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ABORTION PROVIDERS | CLINICS
An historic coalition of women’s rights, civil rights, human rights, and reproductive justice groups filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the federal district court’s decision to prevent Alabama’s COVID-19 order from resulting in the denial of abortion access to the women of Alabama and the potential criminalization of abortion providers.
HEALTH
Nurses Protest Unsafe Working Conditions and Demand More PPE
Nurses across the country are protesting dangerous working conditions, a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), and limited access to testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses have reported being sent home for refusing to treat COVID-19 patients without sufficient PPE, being denied tests despite having COVID-19 symptoms, and being fired for publicly criticizing PPE shortages.
HEALTH
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Urges People to Stay Home Despite Governor’s Mandate
Earlier this week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a statement that the state would reopen certain nonessential businesses beginning this Friday, April 24, including hair salons, gyms, bowling alleys, and tattoo parlors. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been vocal in urging those in Atlanta– and the state at large– to continue staying home despite the Governor’s decision to reopen businesses.
ECONOMY | HEALTH
As millions file for unemployment, many are now dealing with a pandemic-related ripple effect: a massive loss of employment-dependent health and dental insurance across America.
ECONOMY | HEALTH
Women Are The Majority of America’s Essential Workforce
Nearly one in three jobs held by women are officially considered essential work, meaning women are the majority of those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HEALTH | REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE
COVID-19 Affecting Decisions About Having Children
The current COVID-19 pandemic has provoked a shift in the decision making processes of those considering having children.
ECONOMY | ON THE HILL
Millions of Low-Income Individuals Waiting for Relief Payments That May Never Arrive
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that more than 80 million Americans have received their COVID-19 relief payments via direct deposit. However, millions of people are still waiting, or may never receive their payments.
CLINICS | ABORTION PROVIDERS
Texas Governor’s Executive Order Banning Abortion Expires
This week Texas’ Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s March 21 executive order expired. The order had been the object of weeks of legal debate over the classification of medication and procedural abortion as a ‘non-essential’ medical procedure during the COVID-19 crisis.
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