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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today North Carolina State House and Senate Democrats introduced legislation to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey into state law. These Democratic pro-choice champions are seeking to protect reproductive rights after the Republican-controlled General Assembly has been clear they hope to pass more restrictive laws on abortion access. Christina Reynolds, vice president…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Sunday marks 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortion was protected as a constitutional right in Roe v. Wade. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned this decision, eliminating a constitutional right for the first time in U.S. history. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her reelection campaign. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, thousands of anti-abortion extremists traveled to Washington, D.C. to protest against abortion rights at the Supreme Court, the U.S. Capitol, and the National Mall for the so-called “March for Life” rally. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement in response:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Abigail Salisbury for Pennsylvania House District 34. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Jodi Habush Sinykin for Wisconsin Senate District 8. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Satya Rhodes-Conway for mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, anti-abortion extremist group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America announced their 2023 plans to target states to pass abortion restrictions — Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina and Virginia — continue to press Congress to take votes on anti-abortion policies, and require potential 2024 candidates to explicitly endorse a national abortion ban. In response,…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives continued their effort to end abortion rights with the passage of anti-choice legislation, including a bill that politicizes abortion, further restricts care, and criminalizes doctors, and a resolution on violence at anti-abortion centers that ignores threats to abortion providers and patients. In response, EMILY’s…

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