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Biden expected to use budget to strengthen abortion rights bona fides
“Biden is the leader of the party. He needs to send the message that he supports abortion rights,” said Destiny Lopez with the abortion rights group All* Above All, which has met with Biden’s team…
Biden’s Silence on Abortion Rights at a Key Moment Worries Liberals
“Codifying Roe is basically meaningless in states that have legislated it out of reach. If that’s your standard-bearer, then we’re having the wrong conversation,” said Destiny Lopez, a co-president of All* Above All, an abortion…
Democrats are stuck on abortion and gun control. They have a backup plan
Progressives and abortion rights advocates say even symbolic support for eliminating the Hyde amendment is progress. Congress must “begin to lay down markers” recognizing that the Democratic base largely wants to toss the provision, said…
Abortion Is on SCOTUS’ Radar—and Biden Is Getting Heat
“It’s hard to have a conversation about abortion policy in this country when you can’t say the word abortion,” said Destiny Lopez, co-president of reproductive-rights group All* Above All, adding that doing so would “send…
Supreme Court pulls Biden into an abortion fight he didn’t want
“Saying you want to codify or save Roe isn’t sufficient,” said Destiny Lopez, co-president of All* Above All. “We need from Biden a full-throated plan and a vision for abortion access in this country. He needs to…
The EACH Act would overturn a “blatantly racist” abortion rule. Will it pass?
When Stephanie Loraine Piñeiro was 17, she found out she was pregnant. Loraine Piñeiro decided to have an abortion, but because she was Medicaid recipient — like more than 72 million other Americans — her insurance wouldn’t…
