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Democratic Women's Caucus Leads New Effort to Address Sexual Misconduct in Congress
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (386+ words) Following the resignation of two members of Congress for sexual misconduct, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) has launched a new initiative to reform the predatory environment of Capitol Hill. A bipartisan effort, Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fern'ndez (NM…...
Supreme Court Rules to Protect Access to Medication Abortion
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (511+ words) On Thursday, May 14, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and mail delivery, at least for now. The ruling blocked a decision from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals that would have restricted…...
House Judiciary Hearing Targets FACE Act Despite Rising Threats to Clinics
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (267+ words) On April 28, the House Committee on the Judiciary convened a hearing on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, following a Department of Justice report alleging FACE was "weaponized" under the Biden administration. Subcommittee chair Rep. Chip Roy…...
Uncertainty and Pressure: Afghans Who Aided the U. S. Fear Return to Afghanistan or Congo
3+ week, 1+ day ago (553+ words) Afghan refugees who have helped U. S. officials living at a former U. S. military base in Qatar have been left with an incredibly difficult decision: go back to Afghanistan under the Taliban or relocate to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The New York…...
The Clean Water for All Life Act: Policing Bodies, Not Protecting Water
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (366+ words) The Clean Water for All Life Act (H. R. 7983) is simply another way for anti-abortion lawmakers to control women's bodies " yet this time, under the guise of environmental regulations." This bill adds to a long list of arguments used to restrict abortion:…...
New Restrictions on the Youth Vote Hit Campuses
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (258+ words) NSLVE is a long-standing, nonpartisan research initiative used in higher education to assess student civic engagement. More than a thousand universities and colleges rely on NSLVE's nonpartisan research statistics to understand student voter engagement. They are not using the program…...
The DOJ Indicts the Southern Poverty Law Center in a Coordinated Attack on Civil Rights
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (330+ words) On Tuesday, April 21, the Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit that for more than 50 years has documented hate and political violence, taking on the Ku Klux Klan, systemic bigotry, and the rise of Christian…...
DOJ Targets FACE Act While Anti-Abortion Violence Rises
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (207+ words) On April 14, the Department of Justice published an 882 page report claiming that the enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act was "weaponized" under the Biden administration. FACE is a longstanding federal law designed to protect access…...
UN Experts: Ban on Afghan Women Working With the UN Undermines Aid and Women's Survival
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (644+ words) UN experts are calling for the immediate reversal of Taliban policies that prevent Afghan women from working at or even entering United Nations offices as they warn that the ban is not only a violation of women's rights but is…...
Urgent Care Clinic in Michigan Fills Gaps in Abortion Access
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (759+ words) As abortion clinics continue to close at alarming rates across the country, many community-based medical providers are stepping in to expand access to care. After a Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan shut its doors, the Marquette Medical Urgent Care,…...