Category: Justice
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Standout against Anti-Abortion “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
In these fraught times when women’s reproductive health in much of the country is subject to legislative fiat and women are criminalized for seeking standard reproductive healthcare, in Massachusetts our state legislature has been at the forefront in defending women’s healthcare and reproductive rights. Among the organizations opposing this effort in Massachusetts, are 30 or…
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Protest Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers
In these fraught times when women’s reproductive health in much of the country is subject to legislative interference and women are criminalized for seeking reproductive healthcare, in Massachusetts our state legislatures and the past two governors have secured women’s reproductive rights, folding them into a vision of “reproductive justice”. Massachusetts has been at the forefront…
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Ban Assault Weapons
In addition to the recent carnage in Nashville, last Spring 18 year-old shooters in separate incidents killed 10 adults in Buffalo, NY, and 19 children and 2 adults in Uvalde, TX, ten days apart. Both shooters were using semi-automatic guns. Nationwide there are over 415 million guns circulating in our towns and cities, 25 million…
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Finally Add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution
As Women’s History Month concludes, we need to take the next step to guarantee gender equality in America. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) must be finally added to the U.S. Constitution to ensure that all Americans are treated fairly, regardless of their gender. It’s time to take action and make the ERA a reality. The…
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Congress Can and Must Reform the Extreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court just finished its most consequential term in decades. Its new extremist majority is out of control and is preparing to take away even more of our rights and freedoms. In a single year, six justices ended womens’ right to their personal freedom to make critical and personal decisions about their own…