During her campaign run, Vice President Kamala Harris made it known that if she gets elected as the next president, she will immediately turn her attention to codifying Roe v. […]
Tag: Roe v. Wade
Posted inFeature, Feature, Local - AV
Abortion rights revives debate over ‘viability’
As California voters decide whether to amend their state constitution to explicitly protect abortion rights, lawmakers still do not agree on whether the amendment would enshrine those rights, which by […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, Local - AV
Outreach campaign to assure women about safe abortions
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week voted unanimously to embark on a public outreach campaign aimed at informing people that abortion remains safe, confidential and legal in […]
Posted inGovernment, Local - AV
Outreach campaign to assure women about safe abortions
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week voted unanimously to embark on a public outreach campaign aimed at informing people that abortion remains safe, confidential and legal in […]
Posted inGovernment, Local - AV
New amendment would confirm Californians right to abortion
The state Assembly has passed SCA 10, a constitutional amendment to make explicit the fundamental constitutional right to abortion and contraceptives in a 58-16 vote. The bill, jointly authored by […]
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics, Local - AV
New amendment would confirm California right to abortion
The state Assembly this week passed SCA 10, a constitutional amendment to make explicit the fundamental constitutional right to abortion and contraceptives in a 58-16 vote. The bill, jointly authored […]
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics, Health, Local - AV
Unforeseen struggles for poor, pregnant Blacks in post-Roe era
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, women in states that now outlaw abortion have scrambled to cobble together piecemeal solutions, including traveling across state lines, an expert told […]
Posted inAcross Black America, Government/Politics, National, News
Black leaders not surprised Roe is at risk, but prepared for the aftermath
When Donald Trump was elected president, Marcela Howell, the founder and executive director of a national reproductive justice advocacy group in Washington, D.C., said she and other leaders immediately began to consider ways to […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Opinion
Our disappearing rights
When the Supreme Court overturned Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, it struck a blow to voting rights. No longer did states with a history of discrimination have to […]
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Radical women stand in solidarity: Fighting for reproductive justice
On Feb. 20, the socialist-feminist organization Radical Women and the Comrades of Color Caucus of the Freedom Socialist Party hosted a virtual event, “Black Women Fire Up the Movement for […]