“Republicans in our state senate have introduced over 40 pieces of legislation to chip away at our abortion rights since 2014, so that safety is not settled.” – Trevor Crow, Democratic Candidate for State Senate District 36 Continue Reading →
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AG Tong Joins Amicus Brief Fighting for TX Patients at Risk by Anti-Abortion Laws
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Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency care for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v Texas. A release from AG Tong’s office said the plaintiffs in the lawsuit include 15 Texas women whose health, fertility, and lives were put at risk by Texas’s draconian anti-abortion laws. In the amicus brief, the multistate coalition supported the women’s argument that Texas’s laws endanger the lives and health of pregnant people in the state. The coalition further argued that Texas’s laws would also have serious repercussions for the health systems of other states. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, reproductive rights, Texas, William Tong
Governor Lamont Signs Series of New Laws Protecting Reproductive Rights in Connecticut
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“Now more than ever, it is important for state elected officials across our country to stand by the residents we represent and enact laws that protect their rights to make their own reproductive decisions.” – Governor Ned Lamont Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, Gretchen Raffa, Matt Blumenthal, Ned Lamont, Plannet Parenthood Votes!, reproductive rights
Lamont: Texas Federal Court Ruling on Mifepristone is “yet another devastating attack on reproductive rights”
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“In Connecticut, we remain committed to expanding access to reproductive healthcare, including allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control and protecting both patients and providers who seek and offer that care.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, FDA, medication abortion, Mifepristone, reproductive rights
Candidate Debate at Round Hill Highlights Differences on Abortion, Guns, Climate Change, Taxes
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The Round Hill Association debate Tuesday night was standing room only. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, abortion, Black and Latino Studies, Black Lives Matter, CAGV, gun safety, John Conte, Kimberly Fiorello
Attorney General Tong Announces New Actions to Protect Abortion in CT
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Prior to the announcement, Attorney General Tong and his office held strategy sessions with doctors, lawyers, advocates, and legislators to discuss challenges, gaps, and needs that may require legislative or administrative action to ensure access to abortion care in Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, reproductive rights, William Tong
LETTER: Kimberly Fiorello Does Not Support Reproductive Choice
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“Kimberly Fiorello told us loud and clear last year when she voted to allow pregnancy crisis centers to deceive patients and pretend that they offer abortion services. SHE DOES NOT SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE. She told us when she voted NO on the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, passed this year – a measure to increase abortion access by increasing providers and enact protections for providers against out-of-state legal actions. SHE DOES NOT SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE.” – Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, abortion, Kimberly Fiorello, Rachel Khanna, reproductive rights, Roe vs Wade
Greenwich Democratic Candidates Prepared to Fight against Rollback of Rights
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The gathering was on the heels of the US Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, DTC, Hector Arzeno, Joe Angland, Rachel Khanna, reproductive rights, Roe v Wade, Steve Meskers
UPDATED: Candidates, Elected Officials in Greenwich Share Thoughts on Supreme Court Reversal on Roe
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On Friday, elected officials and candidates in Greenwich reacted to the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health overturning Roe v. Wade. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Ed Lopez, Fred Camillo, Hector Arzeno, Janet Stone McGuigan, Kimberly Fiorello, Lauren Rabin, Peter Sherr
Bans Off Our Bodies Rally: Saying You Support Connecticut Law is Not Enough
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“Let me say to all of you, and to people in Congress who think they can try to ban abortion on a nationwide basis, if you try, I will be the first to sue.” – Attorney General William Tong Continue Reading →