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VOTER TIP OF THE WEEK
What are my voting rights exactly? I’m afraid someone will try to intimidate me at the polls, or suppress my vote.
Know your voter rights so you’ll feel confident and unshakable when you go to cast your ballot.
– Know your general Election Day rights
– Know your voter rights as a voter with a disability
– What to do if someone is interfering with your right to vote
Get more free voting tips and resources at our Voting HQ Page.
ELECTION NEWS
–Â Election 2024: Harris visits the southern border; Trump meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
–Â Justice Department sues Alabama, claiming it purged voters too close to the election.
–Â Voter registration is spiking, particularly among young adults.
– Here’s what these young voters say are their top issues in the 2024 election.
–Â Harris’ emphasis on maternal health care is paying dividends with Black women voters.
–Â Trump tells women he ‘will be your protector’ as GOP struggles with outreach to female voters.
WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUE EDUCATION
–Â States with abortion bans saw steep declines in birth control prescriptions after Roe.
– ‘One death is too many’: abortion bans usher in US maternal mortality crisis.
– Pentagon to spend $500M on women’s health research.
– LGBTQ+ adults may have greater risk of poor brain health, likely due to ‘minority stress’.
–Â Florida restricts sex ed references to contraception and consent.
–Â Opinion: I’m an OB-GYN in the South. Abortion bans make it impossible to ‘do no harm.’
NWHN Trusted Resource Highlight
What you need to know about sexual & reproductive health and Project 2025.
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