LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Air Quality (Legal Document) 7/18/2023 LWVUS joined 60 partnering organizations in a letter to members of Congress in opposition to S.J. Res 31/H.J. Res 69. This resolution would roll back…
LWV Responds to 2023 Introduction of the Freedom to Vote Act (Press Release) 7/18/2023 WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House…
On Air Today: Jennifer Rubin of the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 7/14/2023 This conversation originally aired on 97.9's The Hill. Jennifer Rubin of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton…
Iowa Capitol crowded as lawmakers consider six week abortion ban (News Clips) 7/11/2023 This story was originally published by RadioIowa. A few dozen Iowans have shared their views on a six week abortion ban at public hearings at the…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? Part 2 (Blog) 7/5/2023 How much do you know about our democracy’s Founding Mothers, from the eighteenth century to today? Test yourself below (or in our first…, Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, led the fight for a constitutional amendment that would grant (some) women the right to vote.…, Secretary Debra Haaland, the 54th US Secretary of the Interior and first Indigenous Cabinet Secretary (she’s a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe), is…, During the Stonewall uprising, this young activist said, “I’m not missing a minute of this – it's the revolution!” a. Marsha P. Johnson b.…
Supreme Court Reinforces Role of State Courts in Protecting Voters (Press Release) 6/27/2023 Washington, DC — This morning, the US Supreme Court rejected the dangerous “independent state legislature” theory presented in the Moore v. Harper…
One Year After Dobbs: The Medical Impact of Anti-Abortion Laws (Blog) 6/22/2023 One year ago today, the US Supreme Court took away our right to bodily autonomy. The ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization…, These experiences showed me firsthand how abortion is much more nuanced than our society acknowledges. Many politicians like reducing it to…, And, of course, there are situations where pregnancy threatens the life of the person giving birth. As a doctor, I swore an oath to do no harm. I…, As you can see, the physiological impact of pregnancy and birth cannot be taken lightly. We must always consider these and other life-changing…, Questions around the legality of the drug mifepristone, which is often used in cases of abortion and early pregnancy loss, could have wide-reaching…, The couple sat together, quietly discussing their options. They knew that no matter what they determined in this impossible situation, we would help…