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The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88
The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
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February 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
Spoke with Mother Jones about the threats of abortion “abolitionists” who want to treat prenatal life like people, but not women. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The anti-abortion movement is splintering
Is the faction that wants the death penalty for women who terminate pregnancies winning?
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Spoke with Mother Jones about the threats of abortion “abolitionists” who want to treat prenatal life like people, but not women. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Thanks to the Citizens United ruling, today’s political landscape has gone beyond the cash-for-access economy. It is now something more ominous and consequential.
Money’s Control Over Politics Has Never Been Greater
Citizens United played a leading role in the Trump victory.
www.brennancenter.org
January 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thanks to the Citizens United ruling, today’s political landscape has gone beyond the cash-for-access economy. It is now something more ominous and consequential.
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NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
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December 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
TX AG Paxton files first case challenging abortion shield laws.
Day 13 of my Texas Hates Mothers and Children Advent Calendar: AG Ken Paxton sues NY doctor for providing medication abortion to Texas patient via telehealth--fully in compliance w/ NY law. Texas wants everyone to kill women at the same rate it does. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/13/t...
Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman
This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.
www.texastribune.org
December 14, 2024 at 1:09 PM
TX AG Paxton files first case challenging abortion shield laws.
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Happening Now: Watch experts discuss the legal and social ramifications of Trump's plan to invoke the Alien Enemies Act for mass deportations.
Analyzing Trump's Plan to Invoke the Alien Enemies Act
YouTube video by Brennan Center for Justice
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December 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Happening Now: Watch experts discuss the legal and social ramifications of Trump's plan to invoke the Alien Enemies Act for mass deportations.
New UN Guidelines explain State obligation to ensure conscientious refusals to provide abortion don’t prevent patient access. Guidelines reject institutional objection & require abortion provision in emergencies. States allowing CO must ensure adequate non-objecting providers & timely referrals.
Recent #UnitedNations guidance requires States to balance providers’ right to conscientious objection to abortion with patients’ right to access reproductive care, write @cindysoohoo.bsky.social and Jaime M. Gher.
They break down what this requires in practice:
www.justsecurity.org/105169/un-co...
They break down what this requires in practice:
www.justsecurity.org/105169/un-co...
www.justsecurity.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:34 PM
New UN Guidelines explain State obligation to ensure conscientious refusals to provide abortion don’t prevent patient access. Guidelines reject institutional objection & require abortion provision in emergencies. States allowing CO must ensure adequate non-objecting providers & timely referrals.