Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Reproductive Rights and the Hyde Amendment

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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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Senator Amy Klobuchar on the Global Gag Rule

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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 …

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Report: Vaccine exemption rate at some Oklahoma schools tops 20%

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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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ACA Litigation Round-Up: Contraceptive Coverage Mandate

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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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Governor Steve Bullock on Reproductive Rights

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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. …

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Mayor Pete Buttigieg on the Title X Domestic Gag Rule

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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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Anti-Choice Clinic Network Sues Because It Has to Use Title X Funds for Abortion Referrals

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Obria Group, a network of anti-choice clinics, is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) because the organization is required—for now—to provide abortion referrals with the Title X funding it received. The Trump administration hopes to ban abortion referrals at clinics that receive Title X funding and force providers to physically and …

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Governor Jay Inslee on the Title X Domestic Gag rule

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In a June 20, 2019 statement addressing the Title X “domestic gag rule,” which prevents organizations that perform abortions or offer abortion referrals from receiving federal funding under Title X, Inslee stated: “This decision threatens to imperil healthcare for millions, including tens of thousands in Washington state. But we’re not done fighting this dangerous and …

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Beto O’Rourke on the Title X Domestic Gag Rule

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On June 20, 2019, in response to the implementation of the Title X “domestic gag rule,” which prevents organizations that perform abortions or offer abortion referrals from receiving federal funding under Title X, Beto tweeted: “Trump’s gag rule is an attack on women, health care, & [Planned Parenthood]– which serves 40% of the 4 million …

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