“Restrictions on reproductive rights disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income individuals, exacerbating existing health disparities,” Christian shared. “Women cannot be free and equal if the government has made it clear that we are not to be trusted with our own medical decisions.”
…as Head Start approaches its 60th anniversary, it’s a great time to look back on all that the program has achieved — and look forward to what our country could look like if Head Start was strengthened. It’s been said that when it began, Head Start was not simply an “innovation” but also an “invention,” and a radical one at that.
“This shows overwhelmingly that voters believe in abortion access, and it disputes all the misinformation and disinformation that we’ve been hearing about abortion access and belief that people do not care about it,” Christian F. Nunes, the president of the National Organization for Women, which advocates for women’s rights, told NewsNation. “People do care about abortion access,” she said. “Lawmakers writing these oppressive laws were not taking into consideration what the voters really wanted, and were writing for their own sense of power and control, not thinking or even hearing out their constituents so many of them took matters into their own hands.”
Hollywood weighed in on the legislation Tuesday, as more than 120 actors and producers — including “Star Wars” director JJ Abrams, “Moonlight” actor Mahershala Ali and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes — signed a letter asking Newsom to sign the bill into law. One of California’s most prominent unions, SAG-AFTRA, as well as influential feminist groups including the National Organization for Women, have sent similar letters to the governor.
It’s been said that when it began, Head Start was not simply an “innovation” but also an “invention,” and a radical one at that. President Lyndon Johnson, a former teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, believed strongly that education was the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and Head Start was one of the earliest elements of the “War on Poverty” launched by his administration.