Extremist judges will not stop endangering the lives of pregnant people or people who may become pregnant—overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking medication abortion, threatening the future of IVF, and this week at SCOTUS, emergency abortion care.
Our lawyers are waging strategic fights that make clear what is at stake for people who can become pregnant and seek to bolster our fundamental rights to control our lives, futures, and destinies.
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(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC President & CEO:
“All of us are forever indebted to the extensive work of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. Her broad-reaching legacy forged a pathway towards equality for women and their families. Whether as the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee, her fierce defense of recent attacks on birth control and leadership in support of women’s legal right to access abortion, we are all better because of her leadership. She fought for extensive breast cancer research and for the inclusion of women in clinical trials to ensure medications met women’s health needs. Beyond health care, she pushed legislation to help domestic violence victims, advocated for equal pay, and campaigned for marriage equality.
“Our thoughts are with her family, colleagues, and everyone whose lives she touched. Congresswoman Slaughter’s commitment and spirit will continue to inspire us in the fights ahead.”
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For immediate release: March 16, 2018
Contact: Maria Patrick ([email protected]) or Olympia Feil ([email protected])
