Vanderbilt, Belmont and Nashville high school students and @studentsdemand volunteers walked out of their classes and over to the capitol today. 💪💪💪 #tnleg https://t.co/HtuPIDTq1L
When choosing a school, Damar Hamlin landed on Pitt in part because he wanted to stay close to his younger brother, then a toddler. “I wanted him to just grow up with a role model in his life and to give him someone to be able to model himself after."
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Nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, are being lethally quashed by the Iranian authorities. Take action and call on the international community to set up an investigation mechanism. https://t.co/OIxWyv7ak9
How can anyone have any respect for a court that doesn’t respect the people or our planet’s future? This SCOTUS is an open-ended crisis for our democracy.
We have to codify Roe v. Wade into law.
And as I said this morning: If the filibuster gets in the way, then we need to make an exception to get it done.
The messaging needs to be clear, consistent and true. “Congress can override what the Supreme Court did and pass a law to legalize abortion. To do that, we need to elect 2 more Democratic Senators and to hold the House. Pres Biden will sign a law codifying Roe if that happens.”
Now is the time to organize. New York is a legal abortion state, but people will need help getting here.
We have compiled a direct multi-abortion fund link to help people seek the medical care they need.
💯% goes to them & covers regions across the US ⤵️
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The final paragraph of the three liberals' Dobbs dissent:
"With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent. "
Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.