Washington D.C. – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

02 May

Sen. Menendez, colleagues reintroduce legislation to ensure doctors can provide legal abortion care, protect providers from out of state extremists

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, MD (D-Wash.-08) in reintroducing legislation to protect medical providers in states like New Jersey – where abortion care remains legal – from Republicans’ attempts to restrict their practice and create uncertainty about their legal liability.

26 Apr

The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America

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U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary--WATCH LIVE 10:00 a.m. EST

23 Apr

House Republicans punt on national abortion ban amid fears of 2024 backlash

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"House Republicans are abandoning a years-long push by their party to pass a federal abortion ban and are exploring other ways to advance their anti-abortion agenda – a remarkable shift that underscores how the GOP is wrestling with an issue that has become a political landmine for their party. In interviews with dozens of Republicans, the vast majority – even among the staunchest opponents of abortion– rejected the idea of Congress pursuing a national ban and said leadership has no plans on the horizon for it to be a centerpiece of their agenda, despite passing federal restrictions on the procedure in previous…

22 Apr

What the Supreme Court’s decision in the legal fight over abortion pills means for access to mifepristone

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"Access to mifepristone, one of the two pills involved in a medication abortion, will be preserved for now after the Supreme Court blocked a federal judge's ruling in Texas while litigation continues..."

21 Apr

Abortion pill: Supreme Court halts mail, telehealth restrictions on mifepristone

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"The Supreme Court on Friday allowed full access to the abortion pill mifepristone, resolving for now a massive and fast moving conflict over the drug while the underlying lawsuit is decided..."