It’s no coincidence that both abortion and voting rights are under unprecedented attack in statehouses across the country at the same time.
Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, demanded Congress take action to defend our access and right to abortion and the ballot because “a healthy, participatory democracy is our greatest shield against these assaults on our collective freedom.”
the voting restrictions of the 1950s,” said Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center. “It is incumbent for Congress to take immediate and swift action to defend our access to abortion and the ballot.” Advocates say the right to vote is key to preserving all other constitutional rights, and the restriction of one puts all others at risk. Jennifer Tucker, senior policy advisor at the ERA Coalition, said, “Our democracy is under siege because a radical minority is afraid that the nation’s changing demographic will end the entitlement that they’ve come to expect.” Her comment took on new meaning, given that the Capitol Police officers were on high alert—only three days later,at the U.S.
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