As Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance, reproductive rights activists in Vermont and Michigan are campaigning to pass state ballot measures to protect abortion rights.
with her nonprofit Faith2Action, have lobbied state legislatures to introduce draconian anti-abortion legislation seemingly in the hopes that it would eventually result in the Supreme Court revisiting federal abortion rights. With the appointments ofto the Supreme Court, conservatives are now reaping the rewards of their efforts.
One group behind the fight to build a state-by-state legal framework in support of reproductive rights is the Fairness Project, which has been working with pro-choice activists and local organizations to get measures on the ballots this fall.
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