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5 Ways to Empower Women Voters in 2024 (Blog)

8/28/2024

The 2024 federal election is a critical moment in the fight for our equality, as the people we elect in November will be in charge of our rights for the next four yearsWe've identified five unique…

Explaining the Abortion Care Challenge in United States v. Idaho (Blog)

7/31/2024

This blog examines United States v. Idaho, a federal challenge to the near-total state abortion ban passed in Idaho; it reached the Supreme Court in 2024. We explain the laws at issue, how the case…

LWV Responds to Supreme Court Decision Temporarily Blocking Idaho Abortion Law Conflicting with Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) (Press Release)

6/27/2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following in response to the US Supreme Court’s decisions in United…

Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog)

6/24/2024

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…

Mifepristone: Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion (Blog)

6/17/2024

The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case around mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion. Their decision preserves access to one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of…

Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone (Press Release)

6/13/2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document)

6/7/2024

The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress Remove Hyde Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document)

5/29/2024

The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Hyde Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget.

LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog)

5/22/2024

To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…

REPORT: Women Voters by the Numbers (Blog)

5/2/2024

We pulled US Census to get a snapshot of how women are voting. It made one thing clear: the next election is up to women. See our map showing the power of women voters in 2022 and our graph on…