Some excellent pro-choice news to kick start your weekend…
You can breathe a sigh of relief, because after all that worry, it turns out Scott Roeder will not be given a chance at a lesser charge in the murder of Dr. George Tiller. After the defense rested its case Thursday, the judge ruled that the [...]
I had the great opportunity to represent Planned Parenthood New York City at the Women’s Health Matters Day of Action in Albany on Monday. The day of action was sponsored by Family Planning Advocates of New York and took place on the first day of session.
One of the highlights of my day was getting to [...]
Senate Republicans, in their relentless tirade on women’s bodily autonomy, have blocked yet another pro-choice judicial nominee by President Obama, Edward Chen. Barack nominated the U.S. Magistrate for a federal judgeship in San Francisco. Chen happens to be a former attorney for ACLU and vehemently pro-choice. To little surprise, this caused an uproar among Senate [...]
Arizona used to provide domestic partner benefits for state employees and their partners. While Janet Napolitano was the governor, Arizonans had a strong advocate for equal rights. Things have unfortunately taken a turn for the worse. Last fall Arizona voters voted in favor of Proposition 102, which made same-sex marriage illegal in [...]
Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the state of Arizona in response to the state’s decision to eliminate domestic partner benefits for state employees. According to the press release issued by Lambda Legal:
Arizona lawmakers included a provision stripping domestic partner health benefits from state employees as part of a last-minute budget [...]
We’ve been ranting for a few weeks now about the latest abortion restrictions that passed in Oklahoma. The audacious nature of the bill and it’s impending court challenges should leave pro-choice advocates wondering if the law could end up in front of the US Supreme Court. According to UPI, it’s a fairly probably [...]
The good news from Arizona is that the omnibus abortion bill, which was scheduled to go into effect today, will no longer have as much of a sting on women’s access to reproductive health care. Planned Parenthood was victorious in court yesterday, and an injunction will keep the bill from going into effect. [...]
Planned Parenthood of Arizona a filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of several provisions in the omnibus anti-abortion law that threatens women’s access to health care in Arizona. The law was signed by Governor Jan Brewer in July of this year.
“Planned Parenthood of Arizona is committed to ensuring women and families in this [...]
I know there are plenty of feminists out there that are not only passionate about reproductive justice, but the law as well. If that happens to be you, consider this new fellowship offered by Columbia Law School and The Center for Reproductive Rights. It is a two year, post-graduate fellowship that will begin in July [...]
Last month I told you about Obama’s nominee for the Office of Legal Counsel, Dawn Johnsen. Her nomination has been held up in the Senate Judicial Committee, even though she is highly qualified for the position (and staunchly pro-choice). She’s not the only judicial nominee in this boat. Several other judicial appointments [...]
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