Longtime LWV moderator Kay Maxwell and GHS senior Zarah Haque took turns asking the questions. Continue Reading →
36th District State Senate Candidates Spar on Gun Safety, Abortion, Cost of Living, Taxes
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Fazio and Simmons Trade Barbs at Round Hill Association State Senate Debate
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The debate included an accusation of plagiarism and a complaint about mansplaining. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, abortion, Brendon DeSimone, Donald Trump, gun safety, local control, MAGA, Nick Simmons
CROW: Reproductive health care includes abortion and contraception
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“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 →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, abortion, contraception, reproductive rights, Trevor Crow
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
Attorney General Tong: Medication abortion remains legal and accessible in Connecticut
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On Wednesday, in an appeal of a separate Texas lawsuit, a panel of judges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order imposing restrictions on access to mifepristone. Thursday’s order from Judge Thomas Rice clarifies that those restrictions do not apply to the 18 states that filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Washington, protecting mifepristone in those states – including Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, medication abortion, Mifepristone, William Tong
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
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 →