Abortion
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Opinion: Next Year, Your Closest Abortion Clinic Could Be Abroad.
Last year, more than 171,000 Americans were forced to leave their homes and travel across state lines for an abortion. That’s nearly a fifth of all Americans who needed abortion care in 2023 — and more than twice as many people who had to do the same in 2019. It’s yet another jarring statistic…
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Letter to the editor: Our Voice Our Vote supports Proposition 139
Arizona’s abortion ban has made it all the more difficult for Black and Brown women to access the important and often life-saving care they need. Our Voice, Our Vote Arizona is the largest organizing group of Black voters in the state. We are proud to support Arizona Prop 139 because we trust women and…
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Peep the new ad from Arizona for Abortion Access—part of $15 million campaign for Prop 139
The Arizona for Abortion Access ad supporting Prop 139 will air on the state’s Oct. 7 voter registration deadline and again when ballots are mailed out on Oct. 9.
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Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters in Arizona and Florida
When Lesley Chavez found out she was pregnant at age 16, she saw her daughter as a blessing from God and never considered an abortion, a view reinforced by her devout Christian mother. If she could have voted at the time, Chavez would have opposed expanding abortion access. RELATED: Kamala Harris wants to end the…
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How this nonprofit has helped Arizonans grow their families for 50 years
Contraception, doctor’s visits, and breast and cervical cancer screenings are a few of the many healthcare services made affordable and accessible by Affirm and federal family planning grants.
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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
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Abortion rights got this Arizona man to volunteer politically for the first time
George Kachergis has lived in North Carolina, California, and Arizona. In 2024, he decided to advocate for abortion rights.
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Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books
Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions is now officially repealed.
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This conservative is supporting Democrats and Prop 139 in 2024 because of the GOP’s abortion bans
Peggy Neely has only voted for a Democrat for president once since 1976, and she’s planning to do so again due to abortion rights.
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13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
