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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court mifepristone case could threaten the state’s abortion rights.
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The March for Life drew more than 1,500 people who called on CT to halt a proposal to enshrine reproductive rights in the state Constitution.
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Connecticut’s top Democratic lawmakers are in favor of amending the state’s constitution to codify the right to an abortion. But members of the Reproductive Rights Caucus say the amendment is not necessary because it's enshrined in state law.
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Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, giving states the right to restrict and ban abortion. The right to an abortion is enshrined in Connecticut’s constitution, and the state has worked to expand access to reproductive health care.
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Connecticut has joined Massachusetts and New Hampshire to bring reproductive healthcare to Americans living in places with abortion bans.
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According to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, the state has seen a 56% increase in the number of people traveling to Connecticut for abortions.
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Advocates and Democratic legislators said they remain committed to preserving reproductive rights in Connecticut on Thursday, denouncing “draconian” efforts to ban abortion in other states.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Red Rose Rescue for blocking access to two reproductive health care facilities on Long Island. She wants the court to create a 30-foot buffer zone around clinics.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited Planned Parenthood in New Haven on Monday to urge the courts to stay out of reproductive health decisions.
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is part of a coalition challenging a ruling that would invalidate FDA approval of the pill.