BREAKING: Democrat @marilynforAL has defeated Republican Teddy Powell, who just conceded in the special election for Alabama House District 10, a Huntsville-area swing district, by what looks like will be a pretty big margin (district was Trump +1, Doug Jones +5 in 2020)
@MarilynForAL Lands campaign says Alabama women "sent a clear message that will be heard in Montgomery and across the nation.
"Our legislature must repeal Alabama’s no-exceptions abortion ban, fully restore access to IVF, and protect the right to contraception."
More: 19thnews.org/2024/03/marily…
@MarilynForAL Some quotes from Lands voters I spoke to last week....
“I’ve seen your ads, and you looked so sincere,” a 61 year old first-time voter told her. “And I just agree.”
“I hate what’s going on,” another said of GOP led abortion bans. “I really hate it.” 19thnews.org/2024/03/marily…
News: Over 60 House Dems, led by @DemWomenCaucus, are pressing top pharma distributor AmerisourceBergen for answers on reports the company won't distribute Mifeprex, the brand name for abortion drug mifepristone, to pharmacies in up to 31 states 19thnews.org/2023/05/aborti…
@DemWomenCaucus .@rmc031 reported in March that AmerisourceBergen, the sole distributor of Mifeprex in the US, had told corporate clients it wouldn't distribute the drug to pharmacies in 31 states — the company has not confirmed the reports or said what those states are 19thnews.org/2023/05/aborti…
@DemWomenCaucus@rmc031 “This one company could be a determining factor in whether women can access medication abortion, so our ask here is simple: lawmakers want to see their list of states where they do not plan to supply this medication to pharmacies," said @RepLoisFrankel19thnews.org/2023/05/aborti…
New: I talked to first-term Michigan Democrat @RepScholten about how she wants Democrats to reclaim faith, freedom and "compassionate conservatism" going into 2024
“Our biggest mistake has been completely giving up that lane of faith,” she said. 19thnews.org/2023/05/hillar…
@RepScholten Scholten thinks her 13-point victory over a Trump-aligned candidate in November could be a blueprint:
"You don’t win by that margin just because people are rejecting something on the other side. We built something that attracted people to our message" 19thnews.org/2023/05/hillar…
@RepScholten "When I go to the prayer breakfast, it’s basically me, Lucy McBath and Ted Lieu who are the only ones there on the Democratic side. We just need to be engaging more on this issue — faith and freedom are so inextricably linked.” 19thnews.org/2023/05/hillar…
Florida just moved one step closer to banning abortion after 6 weeks, with the state Senate this afternoon passing a GOP-sponsored bill that bans most abortions after 6 weeks in a key access point state for the South
Story from @MelLeonor_ & me @19thnews: 19thnews.org/2023/04/aborti…
@MelLeonor_@19thnews If the bill passes + goes into effect, Florida will go from being a top state for access in the South to having...
• A 6-week ban
• Telemedicine abortion banned
• 24-waiting period
• Parental notification/consent requirement 19thnews.org/2023/04/aborti…
@MelLeonor_@19thnews “We will be the only state in the country with a six-week ban plus mandatory two trips without option for telehealth. It is beyond arcane,” @LeaderBookFL told us last week. The bill will go into effect if the FL Supreme Court upholds FL's 15-week ban 19thnews.org/2023/04/aborti…
👋🏼 hello from Madison, where abortion rights advocates are holding a rally (rescheduled from last weekend due to snow) at the state Capitol — and yes, that’s an angry uterus on a stick you see
Some signs, including a @taylorswift13-themed one — these attendees said they took inspiration from Pinterest