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Reproductive Rights on the Brink as Roe Turns 39
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
January 23, 2012 - 1:16pm (Print)
Bait-and-switch tactics by conservative politicians threaten to further undermine the protections of the Supreme Court’s seminal abortion rights case.
Politics Over Science: HHS Keeps Emergency Contraception From Store Shelves
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
December 7, 2011 - 10:35pm (Print)
What should have been a routine decision based on sound scientific and medical evidence just got hijacked by politics – again.
Why All 100 Senators Should Support Access to Abortion in Cases of Rape in the Military
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
November 30, 2011 - 6:12pm (Print)
The Shaheen Amendment currently has 12 cosponsors. It should have all 100. This amendment should be entirely non-controversial and should appeal even to those who generally oppose abortion but are sympathetic to its need in cases of rape or incest. Even the Hyde Amendment — the original ban on government coverage for abortion — allows for abortion in those circumstances.
Contraception: Expand Access, Not Exemptions
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
November 23, 2011 - 6:29pm (Print)
A broad religious exemption for contraceptive coverage would go too far, depriving millions of women of an important health benefit. Instead of expanding exemptions, we should be expanding access to affordable care.
Mississippians Rightfully Reject Personhood Amendment
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
November 9, 2011 - 1:30pm (Print)
Mississippi voters yesterday soundly defeated Initiative 26, the so-called Personhood Amendment, by a margin of 58 percent to 42 percent. The vague proposition, which would have defined a fertilized egg as a person, threatened a multitude of untold consequences.
A Tale of Two Countries: The Hyde Amendment Turns 35
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
September 30, 2011 - 8:34am (Print)
Until the Hyde Amendment is repealed and poor women receive adequate support for all of their reproductive health needs, rich and poor women will continue to live in two different countries with two different sets of rights.
Chris Smith Introduces Radical Abortion Ban
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
January 20, 2011 - 2:02pm (Print)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) claims his bill would “only” codify, or make permanent, the Hyde Amendment. But it goes far beyond current law, seriously compromise women’s access to reproductive health care, and hamstring government operations.
Prop 8 Court Victory: A Reproductive Justice Win Too
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
August 5, 2010 - 6:30pm (Print)
The widely-celebrated court decision striking down Proposition 8 is important for many reasons, not least because it underscores that reproductive and sexual rights are integrally and intimately linked.
Obama Administration Applies Stupak Amendment to High Risk Pools
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
July 15, 2010 - 5:04pm (Print)
This week the Obama Administration placed a total ban on abortion coverage in Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans even though nothing in the law requires such action.
A Universal Win: Universal Health Care Will Lead to Fewer Abortions
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
March 22, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
No more speculation. Now we know -- universal health care coverage leads to a reduction in the abortion rate.
