The threat to contraception access is real, and it makes sense for people to fill prescriptions before the transfer of power takes place. It's also why people wanting an intrauterine device (IUD) should consider getting one before inauguration, while the Affordable Care Act still stands and IUDs are still covered without co-pay.
“Democrats will be completely unified under the Senate in beating back any attempts to curtail reproductive rights,” a Senate Democratic leadership aide said in an email to Rewire. “It’s an issue that binds our caucus together.”
Tens of millions voted for Trump on Tuesday. They voted for him. No doubt, many also voted against Hillary Clinton, against President Obama, and against D.C. and various other “elites.” But millions of citizens voted for him with enthusiasm and enormous hopes.
Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed HB 2, a sweeping anti-LGBTQ law that included a provision seeking to prohibit transgender people from using restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.
Washington state Republicans had little success advancing anti-choice and discriminatory bills during the 2016 legislative session. GOP lawmakers tried and failed to block a rule permitting people to use bathrooms based on their gender identity or gender expression.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday at 1:15 a.m. that Sen. Pat Toomey had won re-election in Pennsylvania, leading his party to cinch the Senate’s majority. Sen. Marco Rubio's victory came earlier Tuesday.
We Testify abortion storytellers Jack Qu’emi Gutiérrez, Sam Romero, and Daniela Diaz—all Latinxs who have had abortions—sat down to discuss the Jane the Virgin abortion story line and the effects of Latinx representation on network television.
