Ryan NicolMarch 1, 2019
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The "On Notice" program aims to target vulnerable Republicans in 2020.
Tag: Abortion rights
Ryan NicolMarch 1, 2019
Danny McAuliffeJuly 25, 2018
5min347
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene is continuing his television outreach blitz a month away from the primary with two new ads addressing the Parkland shooting and the fate of women’s rights amid Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Hitting two heavy concerns of Democrats — gun control and reproductive health care — […]
Drew WilsonJuly 18, 2018
3min221
Another major pro-life group announced Wednesday that it was backing Pensacola state Rep. Frank White for Attorney General. The new endorsement came in from the political arm of the staunchly-Christian-conservative Family Research Council, which takes hard-line stances against abortion and LGBTQ rights and in favor of increasing the role of Christianity in public life. “During […]
Brendan FarringtonJuly 15, 2018
4min940
Abortion rights could be stripped away under a new-look U.S. Supreme Court, former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham told a group of women Friday, and she said that as the only woman running for Florida governor she’s in the best position to preserve those rights in the state. Graham met with more than 20 women […]
Scott PowersApril 5, 2018
2min336
Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy has drawn the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America for her re-election bid in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, the organization announced Thursday. “Congresswoman Murphy is a fighter for Florida women and families, and we are proud to endorse her re-election to Congress,” Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, stated in a […]
Associated PressFebruary 26, 2016
2min249
A Florida appeals court on Friday ordered the enforcement of a state law that requires women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion. The 1st District Court of Appeal lifted an injunction that blocked the waiting period from taking effect. In its decision, the three-judge panel contended that a circuit judge did not have […]
Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2016
2min229
Susannah Randolph has won the endorsement for election in Congressional District 9 of a key congressional figure in the abortion rights community with an endorsement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. DeGette, who has served in Congress since 1997, is co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus. Randolph is in a five-way battle for the Democratic nomination in […]
Associated PressMarch 31, 2015
3min180
Abortion rights backers objected angrily to time limits on public comments as a bill requiring a 24-hour waiting period for an abortion got its first Senate committee approval Tuesday. The legislation, SB 724 sponsored by GOP Sen. Anitere Flores of Miami would require a woman to wait 24 hours after a legally required counseling session […]