"Voters rely on you to stay true to your word, and everything that I’m campaigning on, that’s what I’ll do when I get to Congress," said Deb Haaland, who would be the first Native American woman elected to Congress if she wins in November. "You have to be courageous."
Governors from Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii announced they would reject Title X family planning funding, should the proposed restrictions on abortion care for grantees become policy.
"The good news is Oregon is a pro-choice state and we have a pro-choice electorate. We know that voters largely recognize these attempts to reduce access for what they are."
“We have failed to reach communities of color with services that we know have worked for a broader population, especially for Caucasians, especially for people of higher income."
Dawn Barlow offered more specifics about her views on abortion, including her support for the discriminatory Hyde Amendment, in a statement to Rewire.News.
Ben McAdams' voting record as a state senator showed he opposed at least seven bills intended to restrict access to abortion care, including legislation in 2012 imposing a 72-hour waiting period, according to a Salt Lake Tribune tally.
And in other news, convicted rapist Brock Turner thinks his appeal should be overturned because he never wanted intercourse with an unconscious woman. He wanted "outercourse."
If the Supreme Court decides to allow employers to discriminate against transgender people, all federal workplace protections for them could disappear.