Sentences with phrase «for abortion rights»

«I invite you to find your voice and let it be known that you stand for abortion rights and the dignity of a woman to be the master of her own life and body.

Local physicians eventually take over family planning work due to the lack of a Planned Parenthood health center, and the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights provides consultation regarding abortion to Springfield women.

Believing that reproductive freedom is intrinsically tied to religious liberty, the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights and Catholics for a Free Choice are founded to support the right to family planning and abortion.

I joined the National Organization for Women (Downriver Chapter in Michigan) in 1989 right after attending a huge rally for abortion rights in Washington, D.C..

The tide is turning for abortion rights in Argentina.

The teacher, Barbara Wolfe, refused to pay dues to the Helena Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, because of the national union's support for abortion rights and birth control.

«This definitely sets a very strong precedent for abortion rights advocates and will lead to courts striking down the sham laws that impose restrictions that go beyond what is needed to ensure patient safety, that are really aimed at closing down clinics and throwing obstacles in the way of women's access to abortion care.»

Feminists pushing for abortion rights fretted, justifiably, that the machine humanized the fetus.

He hoped New York remains «the laboratory of the American experiment of democracy,» and affirmed his support for abortion rights and same - sex marriage.

In a statement days later, Perez said the party's support for abortion rights were «non-negotiable.»

Women's rights: Cuomo reiterated his support for abortion rights He wants to ban employers from asking job - seekers about their past pay, and will seek to require state contractors to report the gender and pay of employees.

Most said they supported Weprin over Republican candidate Bob Turner because of Weprin's support for abortion rights and access to birth control.

At the time, Mr. Pataki was a State Assemblyman who was preparing to challenge the only Republican woman in the State Senate, Mary Goodhue, who was also an advocate for abortion rights.

The Senate, led by Republicans and a handful of breakaway Democrats, passed nine of the tenets of the women's equality act, but did not have enough votes for the abortion rights provision.

It includes pay equity, tougher human trafficking laws and stronger state protections for abortion rights.

Hochul said she knows of some GOP Senators, who she would not name, who are «supportive» of voting for the abortion rights measure, and she said she's hopeful that election year pressures could encourage them to join Democrats to provide enough votes for passage.

In the coming weeks and months, Ossorio explained, Cuomo will be looking to fight for abortion rights, combat workplace sexual harassment and keep firearms out of the hands of abusers.

Advocates for abortion rights, too, criticized Jung's stance on the issue, which in recent years come to the forefront of both Democratic electoral politics and policy in Albany after Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed for a codification of the Roe v. Wade decision in state law.

Cuomo's Women's Equality Act failed in the state Senate, when neither party could muster enough votes for an abortion rights provision.

Cuomo's Women's Equality Act, failed in the State Senate, when both parties could not muster enough votes for an abortion rights provision.

Dede Scozzafava, an assemblywoman who now works for Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was the endorsed Republican candidate, but was rejected by many national Republican groups for her positions in favor of the Employee Free Choice Act, a union - favored measure known as «card check,» and for abortion rights.

Lieutenant Governor Hochul says she knows of some GOP Senators, who she would not name, who are «supportive» of voting for the abortion rights measure and she says she's hopeful that election year pressures could encourage them to join Democrats to provide enough votes for passage.

I refuse to cut checks for abortion rights people.

She joined Dr. Allen in hosting fund - raisers for liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and for his clinic and expressed strong support for abortion rights, said Herbert Greenberg, a concert violinist and friend of Dr. Allen.

After voting for President Obama in 2008 and proclaiming his support for abortion rights, Carvin seems an unlikely choice for the Conservatives, and even, perhaps the GOP.

I'm an organizer for an abortion rights advocacy group, and there's no lactation space in the statehouse so I did what I had to!

The churches would get on board — several already were as members of the «Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights» — and stay on board.

She suggested in her September 13 column that, this year, Sen. Biden faces the same rough treatment Catholic Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry allegedly got in 2004 because of his support for abortion rights.

Yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she doesn't think the Democratic Party should consider support for abortion rights as a litmus test for its candidates.

First, the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights has been making free exercise arguments for abortion for twenty years, and these claims were routinely rejected even by pro-choice courts, even before Smith.

The media kept insisting that all the young people were for abortion rights.

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.

Before the election, many evangelical leaders predicted that opposition to Obama over his support for abortion rights, his personal endorsement of same - sex marriage and his vision of government as a force for good would trump reservations evangelicals had about Romney's past social liberalism and his Mormon faith.

During the 2004 presidential campaign, Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, was denied communion over his support for abortion rights, which some bishops said was in direct violation of the church's teachings.

Hence, presumably all such conflicts ¯ real and imagined ¯ can be taken as justification for abortion and for abortion rights.

Groups such as Catholics United and Faith in Public Life got off the ground during and just after the 2004 election when a Catholic Democratic presidential nominee - Sen. John Kerry - was hard - pressed to find Catholic support in the face of condemnations from some Catholic bishops over his support for abortion rights.

Its only litmus - test issue is support for abortion rights.

In the ad, Haber also reiterated his support for abortions rights and criticized Martins for blocking support for the 10 - point Women's Equality Act, a package of bills that failed to clear the Senate earlier this year.

So if you've begun the process of having an abortion using the abortion pill but are having second thoughts, contact the doctor or nurse you saw for the abortion right away to talk about your best next steps and what to expect.

Not exact matches

«Brazil and other countries in Latin America are really good examples of what it looks like when you set up barriers to access for abortions,» said Mónica Arango, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Center for Reproductive Rights.

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.

A Boston - based mobile marketing agency, Copley Advertising, has attracted several anti-abortion groups as clients for the location - based abortion clinic ad targeting service, Rewire, a nonprofit women's rights news site, reported this week.

With hot - button right - wing populist issues like abortion and capital punishment largely off the table in Canadian politics, the long - gun registry took on disproportionate importance for that portion of the Conservative base.

It seems to make more sense for Republicans to focus policy proposals on parental rights and restrictions on late - term abortion while noting that - whatever their ultimate beliefs - some abortion restrictions are very unlikely to happen in any foreseeable future while third trimester abortion on - demand is a reality.

The Roe decision created an absolute right to abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy and allowed only for very limited regulation of abortion even late in pregnancy.

All this changed when the sexual revolution and the rise of feminism ushered in easy divorce, the expectation of a career outside the home for married women, ready access to contraception and abortion, and the gay - rights movement.

the person being voted for by these individuals probably does have the right scientific markings like, no God, abortion on demand no matter how late in term, good in business and stealing (er) expropriating for personal gain, cheating on your mate, etc, etc. 2nd.

Who cares if you stand up for the single, low - income woman's right to have an abortion if you are bashing a person for writing an emotional, heartfelt email to her family?

For single women, pick a fight over contraception with the Catholic Church and run a national convention in which the centrality of abortion rights startled even seasoned observers.

They pretend to be the voice for the religious right but then after they are elected issues like abortion rights get no action from them.