Blog: Remarks on the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion: Given by the League’s national organizing director, Alma Couverthie, on the steps on the U.S. Supreme Court about the leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
Blog and Video: Remarks by LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Solomon: Given at a meeting of Black Women Leaders and Allies on the voting rights and reproductive call to action.
Leagues in the News:
Letter: LWVUS urges U.S. Senate to vote yes on Women’s Health Protection Act: The LWVUS urges U.S. senators to vote yes on S.4132, codifying women’s right to reproductive choice by prohibiting governmental restrictions on access to abortion services.
Letter: League joins call for social media companies to address election disinformation: The LWVUS joined a letter with more than 120 groups to urge social media platform leaders to control the spread of disinformation online as we head into the midterm elections.
Letter: LWVUS advocates for passage of the DISCLOSE Act of 2021: The LWVUS urges the U.S. Senate to debate and pass the DISCLOSE Act (S.443) that would provide transparency and complete, truthful information in campaign funding. The act would require organizations and politicians to disclose donations over $10,000 during an election cycle.
March: Saturday, June 18, the LWVUS will participate in the Moral March on Washington in partnership with the Poor People’s Campaign and the Low-Wage Workers Assembly.
Video: Climate Change Threats to Democratic Elections: View a panel discussion on how elections are disrupted by severe climate change and environmental threats.
Webinar: Reproductive Rights: Overview and Advocacy: June 8, noon PT, the LWVUS will present a webinar that looks at what is happening around reproductive rights at the national and state levels and discuss opportunities for advocacy going forward.