Inslee’s campaign is releasing a climate change plan in pieces, with the most recent piece being released on June 24, 2019. The plan explains the importance of addressing climate change: “Cutting climate pollution in half by 2030 and achieving net-zero pollution by mid-century is a crucial necessity to avoid crippling the U.S. economy and the planet …
On June 24, 2019, De Blasio spoke at a Planned Parenthood Presidential Forum. During the event he spoke about the necessity to remove the “Conscience Care rule” which would allow healthcare providers to opt out of providing services, ranging from performing abortions to filling prescriptions that violate their moral or religious beliefs. “[We need to] …
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On June 24, 2019, De Blasio spoke at a Planned Parenthood Presidential Forum. During the event, he spoke about his views on the Hyde amendment, which restricts the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, citing New York City’s financial support for women seeking abortions. In his statement, he said: “Can we just be …
Gillibrand spoke about reproductive rights at a June 22, 2019 Planned Parenthood Action Fund forum, sharing her concerns about lawmakers making decisions about women’s health without them present. “Women are desperate and we deserve constitutional protections… It’s why I’ll make sure poor, marginalized and black women have the same reproductive freedoms as any person. It’s why …
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During a June 22, 2019 Planned Parenthood Action Fund forum, Klobuchar spoke on the Global Gag Rule, which bans federal funding for non-governmental organizations that provide abortion counseling or referrals, advocate to decriminalize abortion, or expand abortion services, saying: “The global gag rule is just as bad as the [domestic gag rule] because the US …
Almost 1,200 kindergartners in Oklahoma declined one or more mandated immunizations during the 2017-18 school year with exemption rates at some schools surpassing 20%, according to a state Health Department survey. Figures obtained by the Tulsa World from the state Department of Health indicates around 90% of kindergartners have gotten their up-to-date vaccinations, although inoculation …
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Litigation continues over the Trump administration’s rules on religious and moral objections to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) contraceptive mandate. The final rules were set to go into effect in January 2019 until they were enjoined by federal district court judges in California and Pennsylvania. These lawsuits are continuing at both the district court and …
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On June 20, 2019, Bullock made a statement on the Title X “domestic gag rule,” which prevents organizations that perform abortions or offer abortion referrals from receiving federal funding under Title X, tweeting: “Standing up for reproductive healthcare has never been more urgent. Trump’s actions are an attack on women and families across our country. …
On June 5, 2019, Inslee weighed in on the Hyde Amendment, which restricts the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, tweeting: “I voted against the Hyde Amendment in 1993. It was wrong then and it is wrong now. Reproductive health care is health care. Period.”
On June 20, 2019, Buttigieg responded to the enactment of the Title X gag rule, which prevents organizations that perform abortions or offer abortion referrals from receiving federal funding under Title X, tweeting: “The Title X ‘gag rule’ flies in the face of freedom. This decision threatens health care for millions, especially low-income Americans who …
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