On August 25, 2014, President Obama signed additional cuts to the 2014 Food, Farms, and Jobs Bill, colloquially known as the Farm Bill, into law. The Farm Bill, first signed into law in February of 2014, was a particularly controversial piece of legislation, as it made significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…. Read more »
This piece originally appeared on EBONY.com. Earlier this month, McAllen and Beaumont, rural border towns in Texas, saw the closure of two more clinics that provide a full spectrum of women’s health care needs, including abortion. Because of Texas’s cruel new law, known as HB 2, people all across the state (and in neighboring states) are rapidly losing… Read more »
Today marks the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding a person’s right to privacy and abortion. In a 7-2 decision, the Court decided that under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, a person had the right to access an abortion… Read more »