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Abortion rights measures pass in 7 of 10 states
A rundown of the various measures intended to protect abortion rights
By Claire Bugos November 12, 2024
Illustration by Amelia Manley for Verywell Health
Voters in 10 states cast ballots on Tuesday for proposals that would protect their right to access abortion care.
Arizona and Missouri voters approved measures to protect reproductive rights, effectively overturning existing bans on abortion. Meanwhile, voters in Colorado, New York, Maryland, Montana, and Nevada passed measures to cement or expand abortion access.
In Florida and South Dakota, ballot measures to overturn state abortion bans failed. A proposed Nebraska constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights also failed, while an amendment to ban the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy passed.
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Harris makes history
First Black woman, Asian American presidential nominee
August 2, 2024
Rebecca Morin Joey Garrison USA TODAY
The party votes have been cast: Vice President Kamala Harris is officially the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — making U.S. history as the first Black woman and first Asian American from a major party to win that designation.
Harris secured the Democratic nomination on Friday afternoon, receiving the majority of votes — at least 2,350 — from her party's delegates, just one day after voting opened.
banning child marriage in Washington signed into law
Stonier bill to ban child marriage in WA signed by Governor Inslee
March 8, 2024
Governor Inslee signed House Bill 1455, sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver), to prohibit child marriage in Washington state. Child marriage primarily affects girls, subjecting them to coercion to wed adult men to conceal potential sex crimes or due to pregnancy. As the U.S. federal criminal code does not classify sex with a child aged 12 to 15 within marriage as a crime, child marriage has been exploited for child trafficking. Rep. Stonier emphasized that raising the legal marriage age to 18 enhances young individuals' autonomy and closes a harmful legal gap. The bill received bipartisan approval in both the House and Senate.
Sponsors: Stonier, Berry, Farivar, Rude, Fey, Reed, Morgan, Thai, Fosse, Pollet, Macri, Bateman
Companion bill sponsors: Sponsors: Stanford, Dhingra, Rolfes, Saldaña, Shewmake
abortion rights
How Abortion Redefined the 2023 Elections, and What It Will Mean in 2024 - Emily's List
Dec 4, 2023 Excerpts
Abortion rights and access will remain salient heading into 2024—and embracing it is a path to victory for candidates up and down the ballot. As we’ve seen in every election since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs, this issue matters to voters. It helped make the difference for candidates up and down the ballot during the midterms and propelled candidates to victory in special elections and the 2023 elections. What we’ve seen time and again in these races is that when candidates run proactively on their support for abortion, they win.
women's health research
Unprecedented White House Initiative on Women's Health Research to be led by First Lady Jill Biden
Nov 13, 2023 Excerpts
The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research intends to bring in members of executive departments across the federal government to work holistically on this issue; deliver concrete recommendations on how to advance women’s health research within its first 45 days; set priority areas where additional investments could have the biggest impact; and facilitate collaboration between the scientific private sector, philanthropic groups and the government to create new research initiatives.
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