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18 Dec

WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: DECEMBER 18, 2023:Women’s Congressional Policy Institute

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Bills Submitted on: Adoption/Foster Care · Employment · Family Support · Health · International · Reproductive Health · Veterans · Violence Against Women · Women's History

17 Dec

Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first post-Dobbs case

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This year will end on a major cliffhanger for abortion access. Last November, anti-abortion activists via a powerful conservative Christian law firm asked a federal court to effectively ban or widely restrict the abortion drug mifepristone. Finally on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take the case, making Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration the high court’s first abortion-related case since overturning the federal right to an abortion in June 2022.

01 Dec

Disparities in reproductive health services for women with disabilities

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There are significant disparities relating to reproductive health (RH) services among women with disabilities in the United States, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.

13 Nov

President Biden Signs Memorandum on Women’s Health Research Initiative

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President Biden delivered brief remarks as he signed a memorandum establishing the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, saying it would help solidify federal efforts to boost medical research of specific interest to women. First lady Jill Biden also offered her thanks to some of those in attendance who had advocated for the initiative’s creation, including journalist, advocate, and former first lady of California Maria Schriver.

10 Nov

Ohio Democrats hope to seize on Issue 1 success, announce reproductive health care bills

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Hoping to follow the success Issue 1 had at the polls enshrining reproductive care in Ohio’s constitution, Democratic state representatives wasted no time in proposing legislation to repeal the six-week abortion ban and eliminate various other restrictions.

09 Nov

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Case on Right to Travel to Access Legal Abortions

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The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today in two consolidated lawsuits seeking to protect the right to interstate travel, including the right to travel to another state to obtain an abortion that is legal in the destination state. The statement of interest explains that the Constitution protects the right to travel across state lines and engage in conduct that is lawful where it is performed and that states cannot prevent third parties from assisting others in exercising that right. The statement argues that the Alabama Attorney General’s threatened prosecutions of individuals for providing assistance to people seeking lawful…

08 Nov

Abortion Rights Win Big in 2023 Elections, Again

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In a handful of states with off-year elections, abortion access appeared to be a winning issue for the second general election in a row, even more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

06 Nov

Abortion rights are on the ballot in Ohio

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A six-week abortion ban briefly went into effect last year but is under review by the Ohio Supreme Court.

29 Oct

Abortion rights groups protest crisis pregnancy center in McHenry

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Protests aim to raise awareness of the anti-abortion movement in McHenry County Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity sends representatives!

16 Oct

Virginia elections offer a test case on abortion ahead of 2024

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STAFFORD, Virginia, Oct 16 (Reuters) - At a community fair in Stafford, Virginia, this month, Britainy Riggins approached Democratic state Senate candidate Joel Griffin with a single question: Did he support a woman's right to have an abortion

27 Sep

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

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Ohio Supreme Court justices vigorously questioned the state’s lawyer Wednesday about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning on abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy.

18 Sep

Americans don’t trust politicians on abortion and gender-affirming care, poll finds

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Restricting access to both has been a GOP focus, but a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows sizeable majorities of both parties don’t think politicians are informed enough to make policies.

17 Sep

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

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Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion.

16 Sep

The war on women who use abortion pills takes a terrifying new turn

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Researchers in Poland have developed tests that can detect if a woman has taken mifepristone. It’s a chilling development

15 Sep

Abortion rights roundup: September 15, 2023

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House Republicans have buried anti-abortion provisions in must-pass federal spending bills.