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Republicans change mentions of ‘fetus’ in proposed abortion amendment to ‘unborn child’
By Morgan Trau and Ian Cross On August 24, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A version of the abortion rights amendment that was rewritten by Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office to change mentions of “fetus” to “unborn child” was approved by the Ohio Ballot Board Thursday and will appear on the ballot in November instead…
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Voters reject Issue 1 in Ohio special election, scoring win for abortion rights supporters
By Haley BeMiller On August 8, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters rejected a ballot measure in Tuesday’s highly charged special election that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, taking away a simple majority rule. The controversial proposal was projected to fail, according to Decision Desk HQ, an election results…
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Economists: Abortion protections will lead to better outcomes for Ohio women
By Marty Schladen On August 29, 2023 Abortion rights will be on the ballot in November, and Ohio Republican politicians who oppose them are again trying to stack the deck. However, a majority of economists who were surveyed this month said that such rights will improve economic prospects for women — especially those who are poor.…
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Largest U.S. women’s group makes early Biden endorsement, citing abortion rights threats
On August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The largest U.S. women’s group on Friday endorsed President Joe Biden’s re-election bid, pledging to use its resources to mobilize voters and drive turnout in 2024. The political action committee for the National Organization for Women (NOW) offered its earliest-ever endorsement for a presidential re-election campaign, saying women’s…
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Ohio abortion rights advocates sue over ballot language
By Jessie Balmert On August 29, 2023 The group pushing to enshrine abortion access in the Ohio Constitution filed a lawsuit Monday, challenging ballot language written by Republicans that reproductive rights advocates say is inaccurate and will confuse voters this fall. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights asked the Ohio Supreme Court to use the same ballot language that…
Read MoreCourt Finds that Texas Law Requiring the Rejection of Mail Ballots and Applications Violates the Civil Rights Act
On August 18, 2023 The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled yesterday that portions of Texas Senate Bill 1, adopted in September 2021, violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court found that parts of S.B. 1 require officials to reject mail-in ballot applications and mail-in ballots based on errors…
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These deadly racist attacks should be impossible, but they’re becoming more common
By Jaweed Kaleem On August 30, 2023 A young white man wielding a weapon marked with a swastika. A trail of manifestos espousing far-right ideologies. Victims killed because of their race. It’s a situation that should be impossible, or at least uncommon. “We have three people who are dead because they are Black,” Democratic Florida state Sen.…
Read MoreCivil Rights Organizations Send Letter to Texas Superintendents Calling for Accordance with Crown Act
By Kristi Gross On August 11, 2023 HOUSTON — Civil rights organizations sent a letter to every K-12 superintendent in Texas today urging them to update their policies to be compliant with the Texas Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (“Texas CROWN Act”). The Texas CROWN Act amends the Texas Education Code to prohibit racial…
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Saudi Arabia: Mass Killings of Migrants at Yemen Border
On August 21, 2023 Systematic Abuses of Ethiopians May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity (London) – Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. If committed as part of a…
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