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Reproductive Rights Rallies In Iowa Today And Tomorrow

Got these THREE notices of rallies for Reproductive Rights in Iowa for Saturday and Sunday: In Iowa City: ********************************************************************************* In Des Moines: MEDIA ADVISORY – RALLY FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AT THE IOWA STATE CAPITOL TOMORROW Progress Iowa <press@progressiowa.org> Fri 5/6/2022 10:00 … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts On The Coming End Of Roe v. Wade

Like many of you, I am livid over the leaked decision that overturns the Roe v. Wade decision. And like many of you I have been turning all sorts of thoughts concerning access to abortion over in my mind. The … Continue reading

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Senate Will Vote On Codifying Roe v. Wade

FWIW… Starts at 20:22

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We Are Going Back

I don’t really like to just dump negativity out there. But it seems lately that the whole world is freely dumping their negativity everywhere you look in an attempt to make themselves feel better so here’s mine.  Deal with it. … Continue reading

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Banning Abortion Unconstitutional Since 1973

The Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade would he Complex and Difficult to Predict by Ralph Scharnau published with permission On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that a state law banning abortion except to save the life of … Continue reading

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Reminder: Republicans Only Anti-Abortion For Politics

You may remember this segment of the Samantha Bee’s “Full Frontal” from the primary year of 2016.  We have posted it here several times before. Sam Bee does a great job of explaining how evangelicals were maneuvered into becoming the … Continue reading

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Call Your Rep. Today To Pass The Women’s Health Protection Act

Action alert from Indivisible.  Click the link on the sidebar to join Indivisible Iowa if you haven’t already. ### This week, in the dead of night, the Supreme Court took a major step towards overturning Roe v. Wade by allowing … Continue reading

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Grassley And Ernst Vote To Confirm Trump SCOTUS Nominee

Progress Iowa:  Sens. Grassley, Ernst Vote To Repeal ACA, Overturn Roe, Strip Away Rights With Confirmation Vote Des Moines, Iowa — A coalition of Iowa grassroots and advocacy organizations released a joint statement tonight in response to the votes of … Continue reading

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SCOTUS Back To Work Tomorrow: Buckle Up

Tomorrow is the first Monday of October. In the US this year this means that we will be looking at the new Supreme Court session. This time around for the first time in a long time there will be a … Continue reading

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List of #StopTheBans Actions In Iowa

Republicans are attempting to turn America into a third world country where women and girls are forced to bear children against their will, even if they are a victim of rape. State legislators are passing laws making it a crime … Continue reading

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