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Found nothing in texass record of evidence that shows that the new law advanced texas legitimate interests in protecting womens health." she wrote a concurrence of her own saying laws like hb 2, the law in texas at the time, laws like this that do little or nothing for health that they rather strewn impediments to abortion that cannot survive judicial inspection. thanks to that united states supreme court ruling in 2016, a bunch of texas abortion clin ukz were able to stay open or reopen after h...

44. so there was a reduction. then in november of 2013 when hb 2 was in effect, it went to 22. right? thats where were at right now. were also seeing more and more women take matters into their own hands and, you know, this has been well publicized that people go over the border. the they get medication to self induce abortion. and sometimes they come to us afterward for an ultrasound to see if theyre still pregnant. sometimes theyre actively bleeding so we refer them to where they can get a dnc...

>> what you were seeing with the cumulative restrictions is in 2011, there were 44 facilities in texas. in october of 2013, there were 44. so there was a reduction. then in november of 2013 when hb 2 was in effect, it went to 22. right? thats where were at right now. were also seeing more and more women take matters into their own hands, and, you know, this has been well publicized that people go over the border. the they get medication to self induce abortion. and sometimes they come to us afte...

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Actually care about women sport. they dont materially support women sport in any way. they werent exactly vocal at the disparity between the ncaa womens basketball training facilities compared to the mens. this, i think, is really a proxy war for them having lost the bathroom bill fight, so its just an attempt to control transknow trans peoples bodies and try to legislate us out of public society. >> and as an activist, what does it mean to you that this has now become the new stage, the new cha...

The Federal Equality Act Could Make Bills Like HB 2 Relics of the Past Today, the U.S. House is set to pass the Equality Act, a sweeping bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, education, jury service, federally funded programs including healthcare, and businesses and any other spaces or entities that serve the public. These include retail stores, exhibitions, recreation, amusement and exe...

Chapel Hill Adds LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Jade Wilson It looks like Orange County is now the safest place for LGBTQ folks in North Carolina. The Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously to approve an update to their anti-discrimination ordinance on Wednesday night, which will protect people from discrimination in businesses and in the workplace. It is the third Orange County municipality to do so, following Hillsboroughs historic Monday night vote and Carrboros unanimous ...

Hillsborough Becomes First Town to Enact LGBTQ Protections Post-HB 142 Courtesy of the subjects Gay elected officials championing anti-discrimination ordinances to protect LGBTQ residents (L-R): Hillsborough Commissioner Matt Hughes, Chapel Hill Council Member Karen Stegman, Carrboro Council Member Damon Seils and Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle. Not Raleigh, or Charlotte, or Greensboro—it was Hillsborough, a town of 7,000 people, who made history Monday night by enacting North Carolinas firs...

Sudden eliminated this election. it was something that was real, that was impactful. jeff sessions, his own words saying i find voting rights obtrusive. and every american should really be figuring out where are they going to stand. because as we are increasingly a diverse country, when were trying to participate, and we have an administration hostile to participation, we have to be adamant. our democracys as strong as our participation. >> there was another announcement of the appointment to th...

Lost revenue in north carolina for hb2 there, and a minimum of some 1,400 jobs lost because of hb-2. what are some of the numbers that youre looking at, in addition to what you were mentioning there, that would affect texas? texas, as you know, very big state. >> very big state with a lot more big cities. a lot more tourism, actually. it will be hurt more. if this law passes, yes, sports, entertainment, conventions, meetings. were just dumbfounded that the people in texas would do this to their ...