WATCH: Biden supports filibuster exception for abortion rights #shorts
President Joe Biden said Thursday he supports an exception to the Senate filibuster to codify abortion protections into federal law. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law and the way to do that is to make…
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WATCH: Hillary Clinton on why losing abortion rights would be a threat to democracy
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said if a leaked Supreme Court opinion in support of overturning Roe v. Wade becomes final, it will be “a direct assault on the dignity, rights and even lives of American women” — and…
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WATCH LIVE: VP Kamala Harris delivers remarks at gala hosted by abortion rights group Emily’s List
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WATCH: Biden says overturning Roe would be a ‘radical,’ ‘fundamental shift’ for the country
President Joe Biden criticized a Supreme Court draft opinion that supports overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to an abortion. “If this decision holds, it’s really quite a radical decision,” Biden told reporters while…
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WATCH: Schumer says he’ll hold Senate vote on legislation protecting abortion rights nationwide
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday he would hold a vote on legislation that would protect abortion rights across the country in the wake of a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that suggested a majority of…
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How this advocate fights gendered Islamophobia in medicine
Muslim women in the U.S. experience discrimination in many aspects of their lives, including health care. Sahar Pirzada has made it the mission of her work at a national nonprofit to fight the medical mistreatment Muslim women experience. She gives…
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