Reproductive Rights
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Opinion: The moral imperative to vote for reproductive freedom and against the vision of Project 2025
When it comes to securing the fundamental right to make our own reproductive health care decisions, it’s not always easy to see the connection to who we choose to represent us in government. But we’ve already seen that play out in states with abortion bans that were enabled by Donald Trump and his allies.…
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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Reproductive rights advocates urge Nevadans to vote for Harris and Question 6
With early voting starting Oct. 19 in Nevada, elected officials and advocates aim to keep reproductive rights on top of mind and remind voters that Nevada’s abortion protections are not immune to a national ban.
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Opinion: Next Year, Your Closest Abortion Clinic Could Be Abroad
Last year, more than 171,000 Americans were forced to leave their homes and travel across state lines for an abortion. That’s nearly a fifth of all Americans who needed abortion care in 2023 — and more than twice as many people who had to do the same in 2019. It’s yet another jarring statistic…
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Opinion: Gen Z must elect Kamala Harris to protect reproductive freedom
The 2024 elections present an existential question to Americans: what kind of country do we want to be? As a young person standing on the edge of what could be one of the most consequential elections of my lifetime, I’ve been reflecting on what this election means to me and so many other young people…
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Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump, We need you to know we are still thinking about reproductive care
Donald Trump went on yet another late night all-caps rant on Truth Social, telling American women: “YOU WILL NO LONGER BE THINKING ABOUT ABORTION.” The online meltdown came hours after Vice President Harris delivered a powerful speech in Georgia about the consequences of extreme Trump Abortion Bans, including women who lost their lives. …
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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
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Fact-checking Trump’s lies on abortion during the presidential debate
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Why this Nevada mom is fighting to protect abortion rights in Nevada’s constitution
Laura Campbell chose to have an abortion after suffering devastating complications during her pregnancy. Now she wants to make sure all other Nevada women have that same choice.
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Rep. Susie Lee fights to protect reproductive freedom after three miscarriages and IVF
Susie Lee knows the heartbreak of not being able to start a family without IVF. That’s why she’s making defending women’s reproductive rights a major campaign issue.
