Reproductive rights, abortion access, and a woman’s right to choose. Our nation has heard debates surrounding these topics for a long time, becoming more intense since the Dobbs decision fundamentally changed the lives of women around the country. While the far right continues to claim that they want to protect women, their forty-year campaign to Read more …
People from around the country descended on the National Mall for the March for Women’s Lives, organized by groups including Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Women, to call for the protection and expansion of reproductive health care, including abortion rights.
Wisconsinites were taking the lead in another reform movement. Of the 28 women who founded of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966, eight hailed from the Badger State. One of them was Mary Eastwood, who became a member of NOW’s first legal committee, and organized the group’s much publicized 1967 picket of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She worked tirelessly to assure that women and minorities received equal protection under the law.
With just 21 days until the November 2024 General Election, it is essential to mobilize people to vote for their rights. One of those key rights that will be put to the test is abortion access. As of May, 63% of people polled said that they believe that abortion should be legal in all or Read more …
“It’s definitely concerning,” Nunes said. “No one should be able to use running for office as a free pass in order to spew hate speech.” – Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women