Change Of Political Power In States Likely Will Lead To New Laws Restricting Abortion Access

“[E]mboldened by major changes in the political landscape, with conservative Republicans making large gains,” dozens of state legislatures are considering legislation that would restrict access to abortion care, the New York Times reports. According to NARAL Pro-Choice America spokesperson Ted Miller, 29 governors, up from 21 last year, are considered abortion-rights opponents, the Times reports…

Videos Comment On Pro-Choice Victories, International Maternal Health

The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos. Praise for Pro-Choice Winners: NARAL Pro-Choice New York compiled a video congratulating the many abortion-rights supporters elected by New Yorkers to state and national office on Tuesday…

Female GOP Candidates Break Conservative 'Glass Ceiling,' Los Angeles Times Columnist Writes

In contrast to this year’s primary elections, the so-called “Year of the Woman” in 1992 “was a one-sided wave” in that most of the women who were newly elected to the Senate were “liberal, pro-choice Democrats,” columnist Doyle McManus writes in the Los Angeles Times…

Female GOP Candidates Break Conservative 'Glass Ceiling,' Los Angeles Times Columnist Writes

In contrast to this year’s primary elections, the so-called “Year of the Woman” in 1992 “was a one-sided wave” in that most of the women who were newly elected to the Senate were “liberal, pro-choice Democrats,” columnist Doyle McManus writes in the Los Angeles Times…

Rep. Slaughter Urges Senate Judiciary Committee To Press Kagan About Abortion Views

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging lawmakers to thoroughly question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan about her views on abortion rights, the AP/Google News reports. Slaughter described as “troubling” a memo that Kagan wrote in 1997 while working as a policy adviser in the Clinton White House…

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