While some states are restricting abortion, others move to bolster access.
The abortion debate in America has lately been dominated by news that conservative lawmakers in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Missouri had approved sweeping new restrictions to abortion access. But meanwhile, several states with Democratic majorities have been pushing through bills that fortify abortion rights.On Tuesday, the Vermont House gave final approval to H.
Today, 50+ handmaids came to the Capitol to demand a vote on the Reproductive Health Act. @SenatorBush & I walked out to the rally w/them, blown away by the power of their message & the threat we’re facing. Make no mistake, those were angry tears and we are ready for this fight pic.twitter.com/pswO24F22d
"I think that there is a lack of understanding of the urgency," Cassidy said, because the state has a Democratic majority. But,"this threat" to reproductive rights"is real," she said. I have attached here my statement regarding my Substitute A to the Reproductive Health Care Act and a link to the proposed amendments.https://t.co/VYuSFBZpvo pic.twitter.com/J05KlKG9VN
Meanwhile, efforts to widen abortion access in Virginia led to a showdown between Gov. Ralph Northam and President Donald Trump. Since then, Trump has used increasingly violent and misleading language around"late-term abortions."
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