Nancy Green: Cheap and easy virtue with the conscience clause
October 31, 2019

Nancy Green: Cheap and easy virtue with the conscience clause

People forget history so quickly. The definition of conscience in ‘conscience clause’ is from the Bizzaro World...

House Finance hears a bill to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies
October 31, 2019

House Finance hears a bill to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies

While the Rhode Island State House reverberated with chants for and against abortion rights, a bill to...

Senate Judiciary Committee killed the Reproductive Health Care Act, but all hope is not lost…
October 31, 2019

Senate Judiciary Committee killed the Reproductive Health Care Act, but all hope is not lost…

Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected Senate Bill 152A Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) on a 5-4...

Senator Archambault declares himself the monkey in the wrench of reproductive rights
October 31, 2019

Senator Archambault declares himself the monkey in the wrench of reproductive rights

Senator Stephen Archambault (Democrat, District 22, Smithfield, Johnston, North Providence) just disrupted, in a major way, any...

Nykia Leach: Abortion denial is a public health issue
October 31, 2019

Nykia Leach: Abortion denial is a public health issue

The Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) to safeguard legal access to abortion at the state level despite...

Reverend David Helfer: Forced motherhood isn’t a choice for Rhode Island
October 31, 2019

Reverend David Helfer: Forced motherhood isn’t a choice for Rhode Island

I wondered, when I was younger, would my mother have had me if she had other options?...

Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus urges passage of Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus urges passage of Reproductive Health Care Act

On the 65th day since its hearing in the Senate, the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus...

Senate Health Committee hears testimony on providing Medicaid coverage for doulas
October 31, 2019

Senate Health Committee hears testimony on providing Medicaid coverage for doulas

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services heard testimony on Senate Bill 0678 that upon passage...

Coalition calls on RI Senate to pass the Reproductive Health Care Act without amendments
October 31, 2019

Coalition calls on RI Senate to pass the Reproductive Health Care Act without amendments

The Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (Coalition) calls on the Rhode Island Senate to bring the...

Pro-choice students surrounded and prayed at during State House demonstration
October 31, 2019

Pro-choice students surrounded and prayed at during State House demonstration

“I feel that women have the right to choose,” said Hollie, a student at Rhode Island College...

Planned Parenthood President Dr Leana Wen speaks at the Rhode Island State House
October 31, 2019

Planned Parenthood President Dr Leana Wen speaks at the Rhode Island State House

Dr Leana Wen, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), visited the Rhode Island State House...

Rhode Island Religious Coalition in support of Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island Religious Coalition in support of Reproductive Health Care Act

The Rhode Island Religious Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (Coalition) gathered in the State House Library on Wednesday...

Legislation: Allowing Medicaid to cover doula services will improve outcomes for pregnant women and reduce costs
October 31, 2019

Legislation: Allowing Medicaid to cover doula services will improve outcomes for pregnant women and reduce costs

The legislation is particularly important for women of color, who are three to four times more likely...

All the video: Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act before Senate Judiciary
October 31, 2019

All the video: Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act before Senate Judiciary

Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday lasted well...

Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade

In a hearing that lasted around five hours, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the Reproductive...

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