Sentences with phrase «back abortion rights»

Since 1985, the group has raised more than $ 400 million to support Democratic women who back abortion rights.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics in January rejected disclosure exemptions for Family Planning Advocates and New York Women's Equality Coalition, which back abortion rights.

A former state Republican chairwoman in New Jersey has weighed in on the combative 1st Congressional District primary fray, claiming millionaire contender Randy Altschuler, who is backed by the Conservative Party, has backed abortion rights in the past.

Not exact matches

Newman, who had the backing of an array of national abortion - rights groups and two members of Illinois» congressional delegation, campaigned heavily against her opponent's voting record and promoted herself as a champion of «working families, healthcare for all, and everybody's rights,» she told Business Insider last year.

Roe, of course, was important in establishing the right to abortion back in 1973 — but Casey?

The New York Times: Irish Poised to Revisit Abortion Law Abortion is back on the agenda in Ireland after a European Court of Human Rights ruling last year found the state in violation of its own Constitution on the matter.

Instead, Garlow told his followers he would be endorsing DeMaio's rival, Democratic incumbent Scott Peters, representative for California's 52nd District, to send a scathing message to Republican leadership that candidates who back abortion and gay rights are unacceptable to the party's Christian base.

For instance, Cardinal Sean O'Malley backed the decision to allow the late Sen. Ted Kennedy to have a church funeral in 2009, despite the politician's well - known support for abortion rights.

everyday, christians pray fo this country, our leaders, troops, the economy, values and morality, and all we get back is hatred from abortion groups, gay right movements and other form of wayward beleifs with the sole purpose of reducing humans to the same level as animals.

Then, once the «reproductive rights» language is adopted, CRLP and others take that language back to the legal systems of the participating nations and claim (as the CRLP did in its own lawsuit) that such «agreements... favor protection of reproductive rights, including abortion, as internationally recognized human rights.»

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetusAbortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetusabortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

Then when they got elected last fall they ignored the election promises about helping with the job situation and went right back to trying to push the social agenda's of anti abortion and anti gay marriage.

A majority of the states, he noted, have had restrictions on abortion going back a hundred years, all of which suggested powerfully that the Fourteenth Amendment was never understood to entail a right to an abortion.

And Gillibrand — who also faces re-election for a full 6 - year term this fall — herself has been pretty vocal on reproductive rights, pushing back with Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal against a Republican - led bill on the federal level that would eliminate tax breaks for insurance premiums on plans that provide abortion coverage.

Following state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long's assertion that he is too moderate for NY - 23, Matt Dohney is firing back, casting himself as in the same camp on abortion rights as another of Long's endorsed candidates, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio.

The Assembly Democratic conference, which is poised to release its one - house budget proposal, is upping the ante in the abortion rights debate in light of President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and return this controversial issue back to the states.

The 29 - year - old juggernaut, which backs female Democrats who support abortion rights, has infrastructure so strong it can occasionally create headaches for the official party committees in primaries.

He is moderate on social issues — he has no plans to roll back Cuomo's gun - control law, supports same - sex marriage and abortion rights up to the third trimester, and endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Cain ran against Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine's 2nd District in 2014 and 2016, with the endorsement of the group, which backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights.

In June, as a Cuomo - backed abortion - rights measure failed to come to a floor vote (and granted, it is doubtful that it had the votes to pass) and legislators adjourned without acting on any of the governor's public corruption bills, he refused, even when prompted, to single out the IDC.

Hanna said the GOP should look back at the last time the party won a statewide race, when Pataki - who supported abortion rights and had a strong environmental record — was re-elected governor in 2002.

Schneiderman supports a woman's right to choose abortion and backs a proposal by Democrats to codify the rights in Roe v. Wade into state law.

With that history, it seems unlikely that Senate Republicans will rush to back items like a provision to codify the abortion rights in the federal Roe v Wade decision into law, or enact the Dream Act, which would give college aid to children of immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Schneiderman supports a woman's s right to choose abortion, and backs a proposal by Democrats to codify the rights in Roe v Wade into state law.

The bill passed the Democratic - led Assembly but the Senate refused to back it because of language strengthening abortion rights.

In a mailer sent out in the 41st SD, where Dutchess County Legislator Sue Serino is facing off against Democratic freshman Sen. Terry Gipson, the GOP maintains Gipson has «turned his back on Hudson Valley women» by voting «yes» in favor of the full 10 - point act that included the controversial abortion rights plank, which the Republicans maintain allows non-doctors to perform abortions and threatens women's health.

Backed by a large number of his conference and advocates, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie warned of «a slow and steady erosion» of reproductive rights hours before the Democrat - dominated chamber passed two measures designed to protect abortion availability and enhance access to contraception.

Since Nelson Rockefeller signed a law legalizing abortion here in 1970, New York has not elected a pro-life governor, and a June poll showed voters, after several questions explaining the legislation, supported a Cuomo - backed proposal to change abortion law and establish an affirmative right to an abortion by a 56 - 31 margin.

By noon, the group EMILY's List, which backs women abortion - rights Democrats, called on Gillum «to make clear to his supporters that negative, gendered attacks have no place in political discourse.»

He's against the Reproductive Health Act, backed by Democrats in the state legislature and Cuomo, which would codify into New York State law the abortion rights provisions in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

He is moderate on social issues — he has no plans to roll back Cuomo's gun - control law, supports same - sex marriage and abortion rights up to the third trimester — and endorsed Hillary Clinton over Trump in 2016.

The governor also made statements about protecting immigrant and abortion rights, raising the age of criminal responsibility and, in his State of the State book, rolling back the state's marijuana laws.

Mitt Romney's eldest sister, Jane, who has backed prominent Democrats for office, said her brother is «not going to be touching» abortion rights if he's elected president.

Meanwhile, Stewart - Cousins attended and spoke at an event for WE PAC, a political action committee that backs women candidates who support abortion rights.

SJ Jung in separate settings last month announced he was opposed to abortion rights unless the life of the mother was threatened and told a group of mostly Korean church members he would back removing the images of same - sex couples from textbooks.

In January, Bonacic became the only Senate Republican to back a bill prioritized by abortion rights activists.

Hawkins said that if the Governor was serious about the 10 - point Women's Equality Agenda he announced 18 months ago in his 2013 State of the State address, he would have backed bipartisan efforts to vote on the nine parts that have overwhelming majority support in both houses and then focus on flipping the Senate to Democratic hands to get the tenth abortion rights point adopted.

Backed by a large number of his Democratic conference and advocates, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday afternoon warned of «a slow and steady erosion» of reproductive rights hours before the Democrat - dominated chamber passed two measures designed to protect abortion availability and enhance access to contraception.

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall picked up several endorsements for her re-election bid over the holiday weekend, winning the backing of the United Federation of Teachers and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators as well as an abortion - rights group.

Cahill opposes a provision backed by many Democrats to codify the abortion rights in the US Supreme Court Roe v Wade into state law.

Democrats say the state should push back against Trump if he cracks down on people in the country illegally, seeks to restrict abortion rights or rolls back efforts to address climate change.

The IDC backs the governor on the abortion rights issue, and has introduced an even stronger bill to enact public campaign finance and other reforms.

Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, says lawmakers will stand up to President - elect Donald Trump if he and Congressional Republicans move to roll back initiatives to fight climate change, rein in abortion rights, health care benefits or immigration.

Cahill opposes a provision backed by many Democrats to codify the abortion rights in the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling into state law.

Cuomo has tried to salvage his women's agenda, asking the state Assembly to come back for a special session to act on the other items in the package that do not include abortion rights that the Senate already passed.

Newman is backed by former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I — VT), as well as by abortion rights organizations such as Planned Parenthood, the National Organization of Women, and EMILY's List.

by Walter Chaw As abortion dramedies go, this year's already seen Todd Solondz's far superior Palindromes and will soon see the abhorrent right - wing stem cell flick The Island, and for bellwethers of such things, there's still Hal Hartley's timeless Trust from fifteen years back.

Education - related issues are expected to take a back seat to questions about abortion rights and presidential powers during the possibly lengthy grilling of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. by the Senate Judiciary Committee that was set to begin this week.

With the issue of abortion rights thrown back to the states, divisive legislative and electoral battles at the state level quickly follow.