NARAL Blog for Choice, June 27, 2012 Today, a key committee of the U.S. Senate was a supposed to consider a bill to give Washington, D.C. greater autonomy over its own budget. But, the committee won’t get a chance to because of…Sen. Rand Paul. The junior senator from the commonwealth of Kentucky filed several amendments […]
The Hill, June 6, 2012 by Debbie Siegelbaum House Republicans are continuing their efforts to restrict abortions in the District of Columbia, announcing plans to introduce a new anti-abortion-rights bill in Congress. On May 31, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) wrote on his Facebook page that he plans to author the District of Columbia Respect for […]
Think Progress, June 6, 2012 by Annie-Rose Strasser A Michigan congressman used his Facebook page last week to announce that he is planning to introduce legislation that would further limit accessto abortions for women in Washington, DC. Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) posted that his bill would “requir[e] minors in D.C. to receive their parents’ consent […]
RH Reality Check, May 11, 2012 by Robin Marty Not content to let state legislatures have all of the fun, House Republicans are reviving their efforts to impose their own abortion restrictions by creating new rules for Washington, D.C. They’ve already overturned the city’s decision to allow poor women access to abortion via Medicaid, and […]
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