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How some Republican officials are trying to make sure abortion isn’t directly on the ballot
Ohio Republicans added back a previously canceled August special election to make it harder to amend the state constitution ahead of a November vote on abortion rights.
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The Democrat running against the woman who ended Roe
Greta Kemp Martin is challenging Lynn Fitch, Mississippi’s first woman attorney general, whose office represented the state in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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Sen. Duckworth took her daughters to see ‘Barbie.’ Because she uses a wheelchair, she had to wait outside.
Thirty-three years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, much of society remains inaccessible, even to a U.S. senator.
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Kamala Harris returns to Iowa to defend abortion — just as Republican presidential hopefuls descend
The vice president’s second trip this year comes as GOP candidates, including Donald Trump, visit the key state in the primary.
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America isn’t a world leader on gender equity — and other democracies are paying attention
Several recent reports show America lagging behind smaller, younger democracies in making progress toward parity across a number of issues.
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On the GOP side of competitive Senate races, it’s mostly men
Groups that advocate for electing Republican women see a tough year ahead, with Trump ally and election denier Kari Lake emerging as the most likely Republican woman to be a nominee in Arizona — if she runs.
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These lawmakers want less gendered language in the law
The U.S. legal code currently defaults to the masculine form when referring to people, but the Equality in Our Laws Act would change that.
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Pence says he wants to ban abortion and support families but hasn't specified how
Republican presidential hopefuls mostly aren’t backing paid family leave or increased child care subsidies even as they say they want to support families in the face of abortion restrictions.
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Emily's List launches Madam Mayor program to support local women leaders
The initiative was launched in part in response to misinformation and disinformation targeting women candidates and officials.