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Rhode Islanders travel to the United States Supreme Court to fight for reproductive rights
"Abortion is normal, abortion is healthcare, abortion is freedom, abortion is our human right.” 2020 is an important year for women. Not only does it mark the centennial of the 19th amendment's ratification, it also marks the 47th annive...
General Assembly urged to pass Equality in Abortion Coverage Act of 2020
"We recognize real inequalities in our state, and we envision a Rhode Island where everyone has access to affordable and comprehensive reproductive health care," said Nicole Jellinek, Chair, Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedo...
Coyote RI opposes H7550 the Human Trafficking Reporting and Prevention Act
"Many sex workers also have full-time jobs and they only do sex work to supplement their income. When they are jailed due to increased criminalization, they lose their day job, their apartments, their cars, and sometimes they lose custod...
RIght from the Start campaign seeks to support families with young children
“This is not a fight that can wait,” said Governor Gina Raimondo. “Any time we delay measures to improve the lives of Rhode Island families, more children are left behind." RIght from the Start is a legislative and state budget campaign...
Corvese bill would ban riot gear on attendees of rallies, parades
“We live in very volatile political times,” said Representative Arthur Corvese. “Whether your perspective is derived from television, radio, the newspapers or social media, it is glaringly obvious every day that America is a polarized na...
Testimony from House Judiciary Committee hearing on Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act
For context, see: Parents and advocates call for urgently needed comprehensive parentage reform https://youtu.be/RYXNmasfJFs https://youtu.be/kRV9w23Ymak https://youtu.be/jPFG4VYC7Y4 https://youtu.be/3A8dTYzav68 https://youtu.be/K73jk323...
Parents and advocates call for urgently needed comprehensive parentage reform
"When Eli was born, I had no presumed parental rights. Not one. I was not his birth parent and I wasn't able to put my name on his birth certificate before we left the hospital," said Dr Sara Watson. "I had to spend eight agonizing month...
House fetal heartbeat bill is about religion, not science
"This resolution has one purpose," said Cory Garland, a volunteer with The Womxn Project. "And that is to lay the foundation to ban abortion in the State of Rhode Island." NOTE: Immediately after I published this piece I learned that Chr...
RI Senate still allowing legislators to treat some marriages differently than others
"It's much better if we keep them all on the same calendar, unsegregated, treat them all the same," said Senator Samuel Bell. "Instead of having to have it presented publicly that there are certain votes up or down on one particular marr...
Revenue for Rhode Island coalition seeks to raise taxes on the richest one percent
"Our state's priorities are upside down when we give millionaires big tax breaks and don't invest in residents living with developmental disabilities and the direct support staff who care for them," said Seaniah Ballah, a Rhode Island Co...