EDIT: On May 23rd, the South Carolina State Senate passed a 6 week abortion ban. The bill is now headed to the governor who is expected to sign it into law. All five women in South Carolina’s state senate have united to form a fierce pro-choice coalition, successfully blocking a near-total abortion ban. Republicans Katrina […]
Month: May 2023
North Carolina bans abortion after 12 weeks
North Carolina has become the latest state to pass legislation restricting abortion access. The state’s Republican-controlled house and senate voted along party lines to override Democratic governor Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 20. The bill will replace the current law that allows abortions up to 20 weeks of pregnancy and will narrow this window to […]
FDA unanimously votes in favor of over-the-counter birth control
In an exciting win for reproductive rights, a FDA advisory panel voted unanimously in favor of the use of the “Opill,” Perrigo Co’s oral contraceptive, without a prescription. This will be the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the United States. Over 100 countries throughout the world have already approved birth control for over-the-counter […]
Minnesota becomes a refuge for abortion access and LGBTQ rights
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed three new powerful legislative acts into law to protect individuals fleeing their home states to access abortions and gender-affirming care and to ban conversion therapy for minors. The first act, the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, prohibits the “enforcement in Minnesota of laws, subpoenas, judgements, or extradition requests by other […]
Majority of US Senators vote for historic ERA Resolution
For the first time in history, identical Joint Resolutions have been introduced in both the House and the Senate, removing the time limit and affirming that the Equal Rights Amendment ratification “is valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution having been ratified by the legislatures of 3/4ths of the […]