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Abortion rights supporters and a couple of physicians talk about the possible reversal of Roe v. Wade; Members of the Filipino community and an attorney who sued the Marcos family share reactions to the Philippine elections; And an accomplished author shares his latest novel written after moving to Maui
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Hundreds rallied in Waikīkī for abortion rights last weekend for what they vowed would be the first of many such gatherings. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, a local OB-GYN says new doctors may not receive abortion training, which she says has other critical applications. The Conversation's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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A local civil rights and discrimination attorney says she strongly opposes the latest federal efforts to undermine Roe v. Wade. While Hawaiʻi is very unlikely to change its abortion laws if Roe v. Wade is overturned, some are concerned the court might seek to ban abortions across the country in the future.
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A Hawaiʻi civil rights attorney discusses the implications for abortion rights across the country and here in the islands; The creator of a new website highlighting ocean access and protecting important cultural sites talks about why she launched the site; A long-time activist for Native Hawaiian rights discusses the role of wahine, past and present, in efforts to protect cultural sites; A celebrated ocean photographer dishes on his career and new book
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Senators voted on the Women's Health Protection Act on Wednesday, but, as expected, it did not reach the 60 vote threshold to pass. It failed 49-51.
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A leaked draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion throughout the country. The draft has been confirmed as authentic by Chief Justice John Roberts, but it’s important to note that it is not yet final. Here are the responses from the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiʻi Republican Party.
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Gov. David Ige discusses issuing an order for the military to suspend operation at Red Hill and potentially asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster; The Environmental Protection Agency shares its response to the contaminated water crisis; and we learn more about the 'Akikiki, the Kauaʻi honeycreeper in today's Manu Minute
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Guam’s government is appealing a judge’s ruling that removed a barrier to women in the U.S. territory accessing telemedicine abortions. American Civil Liberties Union attorneys fighting for abortion access on Guam say that the appeal is alarming because it comes as the island is grappling with the deadliest wave of the pandemic.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Several states have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planned Parenthood, which last year quit a…
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NEW YORK — The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in…