A Wave of Anti-Abortion Legislation Expected in 2017
“Women will have abortions. The only question is whether they will be safe,” O’Neill said.
issue: Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues
Women’s rights face a daunting new year worldwide, campaigners warn
“The number of abortions never goes down very much, regardless of the law,” said Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. “What does go down is the safety and affordability of abortions.”
This Tweet Shows How The Ohio Heartbeat Bill Essentially Bans Abortions
Ohio’s unconstitutional attempt to ban abortion care will–without a doubt–put women’s lives at risk. It is morally reprehensible.
ISSUE ADVISORY: Trump and the 115th Congress – A Daunting Picture for Women’s Rights, Part One
Republicans Plan Repeal of Progressive Gains
With Donald Trump’s assumption to the White House and majority GOP control of the Senate and House, Republicans plan to move full speed ahead with their radical agenda of repealing scores of Obama initiatives, enacting their long-desired agenda of drastically cutting funding for social safety net programs, repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (which would also eliminate the contraceptive insurance coverage mandate), converting Social Security and Medicare to private investment accounts and voucher approaches and enacting substantial tax cuts for upper income earners, weakening public schools through a massive voucher program and most alarming, narrowing women’s access to reproductive health care – among many other regressive and harmful actions. It is, indeed, an alarming prospect.
Is Donald Trump’s Cabinet Anti-Woman?
Donald J. Trump’s campaign was dogged by accusations of misogyny. Now his cabinet is shaping up to be one of the most hostile in recent memory to issues affecting women
