The Third Wave Foundation launched the first annual National Week of Action for Reproductive Justice on Wednesday. The Third Wave Foundation with the Reproductive Justice Network will be holding events all over the country throughout the week to reach out to the public about reproductive justice.
The Reproductive Justice Network has posted a video on Youtube titled "What is Reproductive Justice?" Organizations like Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), New Voices Pittsburgh, Miami International Latinas Organizing for Leadership and Adocacy (MI-LOLA), Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER), Sistas on the Rise, and the Young Women’s Empowerment Project are hosting activities in cities across the US. A list of events is available at the Third Wave Foundation blog.
6/19/2013 House Passes 20 Week Abortion Ban - Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved a nationwide abortion ban after 20 weeks gestation in a vote of 228 to 196. . . .
6/18/2013 Supreme Court Strikes Down Proof of Citizenship Voter Requirements - On Monday, the United States Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship before being allowed register to vote.
In an opinion written [PDF] by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court ruled that the Arizona statute violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA, also known as the "Motor Voter Law") of 1993, which created a federal form that individuals can mail in to register to vote in federal elections. . . .
