❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All - October 18, 2024
❤️ Our right to reproductive freedom must be protected. Read the latest updates and join the movement to hold our leaders accountable to the people's will.
🗽People Power United is a grassroots group committed to championing progress and power to the people. We must defend our right to reproductive freedom. Stay informed with the latest updates and join the movement to ensure our leaders remain accountable to the people.
Today’s Call-To-Action
People Power United members are committed to championing progress and power to the people. We don’t just complain, we do the work to make change happen. Join us to push back against harms to our community:
Reproductive Freedom for All - News Briefs - October 18, 2024
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. Here’s where the measures stand
The Hill By Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
It appears that the overwhelming majority of Arizonans — 73 percent — support protecting abortion rights at the state level, according to Fox News poll findings released in August. After Roe v. … But reproductive rights advocates in the state, fearing that the current law could be undone in the future, worked to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to enshrine the right to an abortion until fetal viability.
Ron DeSantis Is Deploying “Asshole Politics” to Stop Florida’s Abortion Referendum
Mother Jones By Abby Vesoulis
Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) is trying to change that with Amendment 4, which the reproductive rights group added to Florida’s November ballots by collecting more than 900,000 signatures. … As the referendum states: More than half of Florida voters support expanding abortion rights, according to polling by both Florida Atlantic University and the Hill/Emerson College. But whether this support ultimately alters the abortion landscape in the state is a different question.
Republicans Just Renewed Their Attack On Abortion Pills
HuffPost By Alanna Vagianos
The ruling was a relief for abortion rights advocates at the time, but the decision effectively punted the issue of whether mifepristone access should be left as is or further restricted. … Medication abortion accounts for 63% of abortion care in the U.S., according to a study from the reproductive rights group the Guttmacher Institute.
Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe By Christine Fernando
It's been an attempt to thread the divide between his base of anti-abortion supporters and the majority of Americans who support abortion rights. … Here's a breakdown of Trump's fluctuating stances on reproductive rights. On Tuesday, Trump claimed some abortion laws are “too tough” and would be “redone.”
The Guardian By Gabrielle Goodrick
Women’s reproductive rights have been trampled on, and we have to be open about what this means.
People Power United’s Statement on Reproductive Freedom for All
People Power United declares that MAGA Republicans are relentlessly attacking reproductive freedom, undermining the rights and autonomy of millions of Americans. Their harmful agenda puts personal medical decisions in the hands of politicians, stripping away essential healthcare and endangering lives.
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to harm Americans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
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