And a Republican in Illinois is attempting to pass a resolution favored by anti-choice groups directing Congress to change the federal Equal Rights Amendment, which Illinois lawmakers just ratified.
“The four Democrats who control the Rhode Island General Assembly, all men, refuse to protect reproductive freedom, including access to safe, legal abortion."
Ten states have laws invalidating the advance directives of pregnant people. “What we are trying to establish is that pregnancy does not mean you lose your constitutional rights."
This book by Rebecca Todd Peters will pave the way for more accounts that connect faith and reproductive justice, but it also shows how hard it is to escape the access focus of reproductive rights.
Colorado clinics receiving Title X funding erected walls and spun off abortion services into separate corporations to comply with restrictions similar to Trump's proposed domestic gag rule. They still didn't receive funding.
As legislators mount political attacks on reproductive health services, it is always worth remembering that every abortion provider is just one motivated anti-abortion extremist away from being targeted.
Groups that see a dire First Amendment threat in requiring the simple posting of a sign giving women information see no problem in a law that literally silences the speech of doctors, nurses, and other health providers.
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