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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Virginia
@lwv_wa
Empowering voters. Defending Democracy. Resisting Autocracy.
Williamsburg Virginia
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Healthcare Denied
Women’s healthcare is on the line. Last week a Texas woman miscarried in the restroom of an emergency room lobby because the front desk of the hospital refused to permit her to check in. The uncertainty about legal consequences among doctors is dangerous. #BansOffOurBodies @repro Cruelty Is the Point
Women's lives at risk. In Arizona, an 1864 abortion ban. On again. Off again? Maybe. Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act [EMTALA] on shaky legs before abortion-hostile Supreme Court Justices. Legal limbo among confused medical doctors. Texas? Well, Texas! @reprofofall Post Like Democracy Depends on It
An Open Message to: @noam @ProfG @karaswisher Marc Andreessen Ben Horowitz We’ve let the news about Post News shutting down in the next few weeks settle. But we’re stuck on two things. The first i Free People Read Freely
April 6 was National Library Day. April 23 was World Book Day. Last year, public school libraries banned 1,841 books. So far this school year more than 4,000 books have been banned. We have a problem. Free people read freely. @librarycongress @ALALibrary @ACLU @ACLUVA Join us for a powerful discussion about reproductive and maternal health outcome disparities. Hear solutions that improve fertility and maternal health. Attend an in-person watch party at William & Mary or in Richmond. Register now. Votes! Not Violence
End calls to violence. Calls ahead of the election to “put on the armor of God, and maybe strap on a Glock on the side of us just in case.” Calls to handle protest by taking “matters into your own hands.” The rule of law is not mob rule. We Vote! @votesaveamerica @protctdemocracy Greetings from Russia
“I wish the USA to dive into a new civil war…waged using aircraft, tanks, artillery…which will finally lead to the inglorious collapse of the vile evil empire of the 21st century—the United States of America.”—Dmitry Medvedev And we held up aid to Ukraine? Anti-Voter Warning
Stop discriminatory anti-voter laws BEFORE they happen. Be warned! Plenty are in the works. Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure every voter is truly able to make their voice heard. Reinstate & expand preclearance protections nationwide. @CampaignLegal Debate, Not Demand
We don’t hear enough collegial policy debate these days, but that is exactly the course taken in Richmond VA. Debate and compromise are the bedrock of liberal democracy. Kudos to both the Governor and General Assembly for setting aside irreconcilable differences on the biennial b Conversations More Urgent Than Ever Before
Don’t miss this important reproductive health event. In Williamsburg, attend an in-person watch party with live panelist experts at William & Mary hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In Richmond, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan will host. Come with friends. Register now! Letting States Decide?
States deciding reproductive rights? Not so easy. Federal and State Courts are all too ready and willing to smother bodily autonomy. Gerrymandered State Houses dictate the will of the supermajority in spite of the will of the people. Extremists seek a renewed and supercharged 187 Staying Sane
Calls for “Civil War” is trash talk. There is no “national divorce” except in the fever dreams of the disturbed. Elections are not rigged. Violence achieves nothing. The Claremont Institute does not speak for Americans. Resist calls for insanity. @protctdemocracy @BrennanCenter Power Democracy
The 2020 election was not stolen. Massive fraud was never proven. Voter suppression is anti-democratic. You can power democracy by signing up for poll work @PowerThePolls. Get the new guide to keeping things calm in November @TheElectionsGrp. Stand up and do your part. Dangerous Whack-a-Mole
Reproductive Justice. It’s NOT about bringing it back to the states. Don't be fooled. An unelected #SCOTUS overturned it. Project 2025 and powerful extremist partners will ban it. Dominionism is banking on fetal personhood to shut it down. The country is engaged in a dangerous ga Today marks #BlackMaternalHealthWeek April 11-17. Black Maternal Health Week is an annual observance designed to bring awareness to rising cases of adverse maternal and birth outcomes for people of African descent. Women’s Health is paramount in the current political climate. Ignore the Noise. Demand Our Rights!
We stand firm with @lwvaz & every state in the Union denying women’s health, agency, and dignity. The chaos is deafening. But one thing is clear. Women’s health, bodily autonomy, and reproductive rights to choose are all on the ballot in November. VOTE! @reproforall @ReproRights Lives At Stake
First Florida. Now Arizona. Women’s health. Agency. Dignity. All on hold until November when democracy & autocracy are also on the ballot. There is no way to recover the years since Dobbs…or the months till the election. There is no room to fail. Lives are at stake. @reproforall Miss Otis Regrets
Women’s health will not be decided today, madam. Sorry to be delayed, but last night the issue strayed. All reassurances from the Supreme Court are off. Since then we have had a dangerous and shrill legal chaos. The Amarillo judge. Mifepristone. State AGs. Travel bans. Extraditio Voting Rights Fights!
While @LWVMichigan battles voter suppression, Michigan voters have the right to vote early and in person thanks to a November 2022 state constitutional amendment. Voting rights fights go on! For details:
