By Karen Stokes Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech Sunday in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, to mark the 50th anniversary of the now overturned Roe v. Wade. For nearly 50 years, … [Read more...]
Wisconsin’s Republican Controlled Senate Rejects Democrat Substitute Amendment, Approves Welfare and Bail Amendments
By Karen Stokes Hours before the state senate was to be convened on Tuesday for the first time in 2023, Democrats posed a standoff. Legislative Democrats put forth a substitute amendment on … [Read more...]
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In Battleground States Abortion and Equal Rights are top Issues for Young Women Voters
By Kathy Spillar Executive Editor, Ms. magazine Nationwide election surveys of voters continue to be reported as showing the economy is a top issue for all voters without much analysis on key … [Read more...]
PPAWI on Allowing DA’s to Prosecute Abortions in Other Counties
WISCONSIN – Wisconsin attorney general candidate Eric Toney (R) says district attorneys should cross county lines to prosecute abortion cases. The future that he sees for the state is loud and clear: … [Read more...]
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Ron Johnson Wants to Roll Back Reproductive Rights to 1849
By Congresswoman Gwen Moore Before Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin women would collect money to help their friends and neighbors get to New York to have an abortion. I know because I was one of … [Read more...]
Vice President Harris Holds Roundtable Discussion on Reproductive Rights
By Karen Stokes Vice President Kamala Harris met with civil rights and reproductive rights leaders at the White House to discuss the fight to protect reproductive health care and abortion … [Read more...]
Here’s What to Know About Abortion Access in Post-Roe Wisconsin
By Samantha McCabe Wisconsin Watch This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in … [Read more...]
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Republican Attacks on Abortion Threaten Wisconsinites’ Health
By Samantha Crowley MD Candidate - Class of 2025 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health As a medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Despite Public Opinion
By Karen Stokes Last Friday, the Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, on a 5-4 vote, a nearly 50-year-old ruling that protected a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an … [Read more...]
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Know Your Rights, Know the Law, Educate Others
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Last week, Roe V. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that protected women’s right to an abortion, was overturned. This decision came from the highest … [Read more...]