Released on September 15, 2022
WASHINGTON — September 15 marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s a time to celebrate the culture, history, contributions, and achievements of Hispanic and Latinx-Americans. Hispanic Heritage Month is an important occasion to recognize the significant impact that this population has had on the history of this country, highlight the injustices they still face, Read more …
Released on September 13, 2022
Washington – – For the sixth time, Senator Lindsey Graham has introduced a national abortion ban that has nothing to do with protecting women’s health and safety and everything to do with scoring political points—only this time, he made it even more strict. Earlier versions of his so-called “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” outlawed abortion Read more …
Released on September 2, 2022
WASHINGTON–No one denies that enough signatures were submitted to put a ballot initiative codifying the right to abortion on the Michigan ballot in November—more than 750,000, the largest number in state history. But when confronted with that number, extremist opponents of abortion care looked for a way to game the system and cheat Michigan voters Read more …
Released on August 26, 2022
One hundred-two years ago today, (white) women were finally granted the Constitutional right to vote. We now honor this as Women’s Equality Day to commemorate a milestone that catalyzed decades of progress for women. However, it’s disingenuous to celebrate this momentous occasion as equality becomes increasingly more elusive for women as those in power continue Read more …
Released on August 24, 2022
Once again, a federal judge in Texas ruled to put women’s lives at risk when U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix struck down the Biden Administration’s new guidance requiring hospitals to provide life-saving and essential care. Women may now be denied simple, life-saving procedures for conditions like severe hemorrhaging or dangerous hypertension. Women will be Read more …