The Round Hill Association debate Tuesday night was standing room only. Continue Reading →
Candidate Debate at Round Hill Highlights Differences on Abortion, Guns, Climate Change, Taxes
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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
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 →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, Caroline Simmons, Dita Bhargava, Donna Moffly, Francine Gurtler, Gretchen Raffa
YWCA Shares Statement on Roe v Wade Leaked Supreme Court Opinion
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Overturning Roe will have particularly devastating consequences for young women, especially young women of color, as well as victims of domestic violence who experience forms of control that impact reproductive choice. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, abortion, healthcare, Roe v Wade, YWCA Greenwich
Abortion Could Figure into Local Elections; Lawmakers Split on HB 5414 Vote
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Elected officials and candidates reacted to the vote on HB5414 and the leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v Wade. Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, abortion, Roe v Wade, US Supreme Court
PHOTOS: Rally for Reproductive Rights Draws Passionate Crowds outside Stamford Superior Court
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As thousands gathered for the Women’s March on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Saturday, in Stamford a crowd of about 200 gathered outside Stamford Superior Court for a rally for reproductive rights. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, Alexis Gevanter, Caroline Simmons, Danielle Eason, Greenwich High School Democracy in Action Club, Kara Baekey
Crowd Fills “Call to Action” Meeting on Reproductive Rights at Greenwich Town Hall
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At a “call to action” meeting on reproductive rights at Greenwich Town Hall, a group of about 100 jammed into the lower level lounge to listen to speakers including representatives from NARAL and Planned Parenthood.
Speakers reviewed the positions of the Greenwich delegation to proposed anti-abortion bills. Continue Reading →