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May 07, 2008

Marriage equality, medical marijuana, oh my!
By Ian Donnis

Coming your way, at the State House:

From MERI:

On Wednesday, May 7, the Rhode Island Assembly's House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on several bills addressing marriage equality rights for all Rhode Island couples, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Supporters of marriage equality, including several members of MERI, are expected to testify.

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General Assembly, Voting, Civil rights

February 29, 2008

Repro-rights activists backpedal on crit of Segal
By Ian Donnis

On February 8, N4N reported on how the Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island Action Network had launched a suprisingly sharp attack on progressive Representative David Segal, who has been a strong supporter of women's rights.

The organization has since backtracked, as this statement makes clear:

A statement from Miriam Inocencio, CEO, and Barbara Dickinson, Board Chair, of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island:

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General Assembly, Civil rights, Social issues

September 21, 2007

Bush's bitter pill for college women
By Ian Donnis

Mary Ann Sorrentino says the White House is gouging the reproductive interests of young women in college:

Who would ever finger our federal government as the force responsible for thousands of unintended pregnancies on US campuses?

The federal Deficit Reduction Act — which went into effect in January — may do just that.

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