Rohingya women and girls have suffered unspeakable atrocities of rape and they’re still suffering, yet the United States has pulled its aid to the organizations doing the most to address the crisis.
Sen. Maggie Hassan questioned a Trump administration official about a decision to force unaccompanied immigrant minors to seek permission from Office of Refugee Resettlement Director Scott Lloyd before they can have an abortion.
These centers, aimed at convincing "abortion-minded" women to continue their pregnancies, purchase videos from the "Earn While You Learn" program with federal funds intended to address maternal health and infant mortality.
“Reproductive rights are human rights, and omitting the issue signals the Trump Administration’s latest retreat from global leadership on human rights."
The GOP-backed, anti-choice omnibus law "was, in effect, trying to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court," said Kenneth Falk, legal director of the ACLU of Indiana.
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Democrat Hiral Tipirneni's opponent in next week's special election is a GOP state lawmaker who has sponsored a range of anti-choice measures, including defunding Planned Parenthood.
"As reproductive justice advocates, we recognize the insidious impact state-sponsored policies have on the dignity and rights of poor women of color who are often stripped of their ability to form the families they want."