Women trying to access reproductive health care are often subjected to threats, harassment and legislative roadblocks. The latest barriers are “TRAP” laws — Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers — designed to shut down clinics that perform abortions.
Laura Bassett writing for the Huffington Post: “The Virginia Board of Health passed the most severe abortion clinic regulations in the nation on Thursday, which health advocates say could effectively close down all 22 abortion providers in the state.”
The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee is proud to announce our endorsement of Rep. Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate. Baldwin launched her bid this week to become the next Democratic senator from Wisconsin, filling the seat of the retiring Sen. Herb Kohl.
Ted Mann writing for the Atlantic Wire: “The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court Friday, and found constitutional a South Dakota law requiring that a pregnant woman be told she has an ‘existing relationship’ with her fetus before going…
Marley Gibbons writing for Women’s eNews:”New Jersey Planned Parenthood clinics lost 10 percent of their budget in a single stroke of the governor’s pen. Now a clinic supervisor talks about heavier work load, streamlined procedures and some lost clients.…
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