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VA sticks to abortion policy after legal threats from GOP state GAs

VA sticks to abortion policy after legal threats from GOP state GAs

Veterans Affairs leaders plan no changes to their abortion access rules following warnings from 15 Republican attorneys general that they plan to fight such policies in court. Last week, the coalition of state officials sent a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough denouncing “lawless and hasty executive actions taken at the behest of his political …

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Texas GOP seeks to restrict transgender healthcare and drag shows

Texas GOP seeks to restrict transgender healthcare and drag shows

Texas Republicans introduced several bills this week that target the transgender community, including at least two measures to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors and one to prevent children from attending drag shows. Although the legislature doesn’t officially begin its next session until mid-January, Monday was the first opportunity for lawmakers to introduce their bills for …

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