Planned Parenthood of Utah v. State of Utah (Legal Case) 8/8/2023 LWV Utah filed an amicus brief in the Utah Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Utah’s abortion ban
Abortion Rights and Access One Year After Dobbs (Blog) 8/2/2023 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion. This ruling eliminated a fundamental right that women…
How Ohio's Issue 1 could affect the rest of the country (News Clips) 8/1/2023 This article was originally published in Ohio Capital-Journal. What Ohio voters decide on Aug. 8 is likely to shape whether similar efforts to restrict ballot measures are brought in other states.
One Year After Dobbs: The Emotional Impact of Anti-Abortion Laws (Blog) 7/26/2023 Last year’s SCOTUS decision repealing the right to abortion continues to affect millions of people nationwide. Yet while most of us are familiar with its impact on family planning, I wonder if we all…
LWVUS Urges US House to Support Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for Centennial (Legal Document) 7/20/2023 LWVUS sent a memo to the US House urging them to support H.J. Res. 25, a resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), during the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's…
Anti-LGBTQIA+ State Legislative Trends (Blog) 7/13/2023 Throughout 2023, we have seen an unprecedented number of legislative attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender minority (…
Iowa Capitol crowded as lawmakers consider six week abortion ban (News Clips) 7/11/2023 This story was originally published by RadioIowa. Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, is an OB/GYN who was medical director at Planned Parenthood…
It's been 100 years. It's time to ratify the ERA (News Clips) 7/4/2023 This opinion was originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. Vicki Samuelson from the League of Women Voters of Utah wrote about why it's time to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (Legal Case) 6/30/2023 US Supreme Court case considering whether a Colorado law banning discrimination against LGBTQIA+ persons by businesses violates the business owner’s First Amendment right to freedom of religion.…
LWV Responds to Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples (Press Release) 6/30/2023 WASHINGTON — Today, League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement after the Supreme Court held that a Colorado website designer may…