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roe v. wade
‘Rally to save Roe’ is an important first step
On the eve of the inauguration of Donald Trump and the 44th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles and the California Latinas for Reproductive Justice are co-hosting a “Rally to Save Roe,” a protest and young activist training intended to defend women’s reproductive rights in California.
On Roe v. Wade anniversary, fresh threats to abortion access demand action
Forty-three years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade protecting a woman’s right to abortion.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz under fire for calling young women complacent on abortion
Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is facing criticism from liberal activists for suggesting that young women are complacent about their abortion rights.\n
‘Stories from the Frontline’ commemorating Roe v. Wade
“My first abortion was in 1966,” began Tony Award-winning actress L. Scott Caldwell in front of a packed house at a National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles (NCJW/LA) event Jan. 22 commemorating the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Prenatal whole genome sequencing technology raises Jewish ethical questions
Expectant mothers long have faced the choice of finding out the gender of their child while still in the womb.
‘The American Bible’: …With liberty, justice and religion for all
The biblical reference in the title of Stephen Prothero’s “The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation” (HarperOne: $29.99) is purely metaphorical.