Wolf v. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Legal Case) 4/17/2023 LWV Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging several proposed state constitutional amendments
Reproductive Freedom for All v. Board of State Canvassers (Legal Case) 4/5/2023 LWV Michigan filed an amicus brief against an attempt to block a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom
Abortion Legislation is a Democracy Issue (Blog) 3/21/2023 Without the ability to make reproductive decisions for one’s body, those who can become pregnant cannot participate equally in our democracy. Further, since the Dobbs decision reversing the right to…
LWV speakers highlights 'dark money' in Nebraska politics (News Clips) 2/28/2023 This story was originally published in The Hastings Tribune. Massive infusions of money, sometimes of unknown origin, into Nebraska’s political process is a topic of major importance confronting the…
How The Roe Decision Mobilized a First-Time Voter (News Clips) 11/7/2022 This interview was originally published by TheSkimm. College freshman and League of Women Voters of New York City intern, Cassidy Recio Brenes, is excited to vote for the first time.
Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog) 11/1/2022 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and ending the federal constitutional right to…
LWVUS Joins Public Statement of Concerns Related to the Impact of Police Funding Bills in the Wake of Dobbs (Legal Document) 9/21/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a public statement urging Congress not to enact laws that expand federal resources for policing, prosecution, and other criminal-legal practices…
DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog) 8/18/2022 While abortion justice is necessary for the people of DC, our lack of statehood means we have little control over the future of reproductive rights. Until DC becomes a state and has, like all…
LWVUS Urges USAID and the State Department to Demonstrate Their Commitment to Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice (Legal Document) 8/10/2022 The League signed onto a letter urging the USAID and the US Department of State to take immediate action to demonstrate their commitment to reproductive health, rights, and justice.
Women's Inequality Day (Article) 8/1/2022 August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. Yet today, fewer rights than they'd had in decades. In August 2022, we launched our…