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Hey Congress, We See You

Mar 13, 2015 / Choice USA Staff / Our Folks

This week it looked like Congress was poised to pass a bipartisan bill, the Justice for Trafficking Victims Act (JVTA). However, after the bill made … Read More

Student Activists Lobby in Texas for Trust, Respect and Access

Mar 06, 2015 / Caitlin Rodriguez / Our Folks

Young Texas students learned how to call upon their government representatives when they took to the state Capitol to lobby for a package of reproductive … Read More

5 Things I Learned From Lobbying at the Capitol

Feb 27, 2015 / Caitlin Rodriguez / Our Folks

Yesterday I did something I wouldn’t have expected myself to do in a million years. I went to my Texas State Capitol and lobbied for … Read More

Texas' First Same-Sex Marriage: What Will Come Next?

Feb 20, 2015 / Caitlin Rodriguez / Our Folks

Yesterday was a milestone day for Texans as the first same-sex marriage was performed in the Lone-Star State. It caused a lot of commotion (and … Read More

Kansas Is Poised to Ban Second Trimester Abortions

Feb 05, 2015 / Paul Brink / Our Folks

Recently introduced in the Kansas Legislature was a bill that could shape up to be the strictest abortion law in the country. The proposed bill … Read More

New Year, New Opponents: the Ohio 20 Week Ban

Feb 04, 2015 / Tristan Cimini / Our Folks

The year seemed to have ended positively in Ohio for reproductive justice legislation with the rejection of fetal “heartbeat” House Bill 248 in the House. … Read More

The battle for accurate history textbooks in Texas

Jan 30, 2015 / Caitlin Rodriguez / Our Folks

View image | gettyimages.com Texas is often known for its political conservativeness; if you take a look at the bills that have been proposed during … Read More

Fighting Revenge Porn

Jan 29, 2015 / Paul Brink / Our Folks

Over the past several years, the problem of “revenge porn” has been growing. Revenge porn is commonly defined as sexually explicit material (usually photos or … Read More

We Need More Women in Government

Jan 08, 2015 / Paul Brink / Our Folks

Across the world, women make up less than 25 percent of all national parlimentarians or congressional representatives. Women are rarely elevated to a role of … Read More

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