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13 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
🚨BREAKING🚨A federal appeals court in Texas just struck down the state’s ban on the standard abortion procedure used after 15 weeks of pregnancy. We filed this lawsuit in 2017 on behalf of @WholeWomans in partnership with @PPFA.
Doctors who violated Texas’s ban would have faced up to two years in prison. As Judge James L Dennis wrote in his decision today, “[This law] unduly burdens a woman’s constitutionally-protected right to obtain a previability abortion.”
"Today’s decision puts a stop to Texas’s strategy to ban one abortion procedure after another until it is all but inaccessible. We are proud, once again, to lead the charge challenging bad laws and ensuring that all Texans get the healthcare they deserve." - CEO Nancy Northup
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13 Oct
NUMEROUS inaccuracies have come to the forefront of Judge Barrett's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, misrepresenting what the future of abortion access in the U.S could be, if Roe fell.

We're here to set the record straight.
#WhatIfRoeFell #WeDissent
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“People are scared for another reason. They know what a future without the protections of Roe v. Wade looks like because President Trump has explicitly stated he would only put up Supreme Court nominees that would overturn Roe v. Wade..."
"..He said it clearly. We should believe him.”

- Senator Cory Booker, in his remarks today as part of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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7 Oct
BREAKING: For only the second time since our founding, the Center for Reproductive Rights is opposing the confirmation of a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

A statement from our CEO Nancy Northup on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett:

#WeDissent
“For only the second time since our founding in 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights is opposing the confirmation of a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
Less than three weeks ago, the American people lost a champion for gender equality and reproductive rights with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On September 26, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace her.
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6 Oct
It’s clear that if confirmed, Amy Coney Barrett would cement a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Barrett’s record reveals she is open to more restrictive laws and a state’s expanded ability to regulate abortion.
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5 Oct
As #COVID19 continues to surge across the U.S., pregnant, birthing and postpartum people are facing new and escalating threats to their health and human rights.
Longstanding weaknesses in the health care system--like access barriers, fragmented care as well as institutional and provider biases--are amplified even more by the pandemic, further limiting health care access and options.
The U.S. MUST prioritize providing respectful, accessible, and comprehensive maternal health care, especially during a global pandemic.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
A statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, on President Trump’s Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"At this unprecedented time, and while the nation is still mourning and paying tribute to Justice Ginsburg’s tremendous contributions to advancing equality, President Donald Trump has nominated a replacement who would gut Justice Ginsburg’s legacy …"
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