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Mar 06, 2011
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Secure Communities (H 5873, S 632)

The Affiliate also testified in opposition to legislation to require all communities to participate in the federal Secure Communities program, which requires an automatic check of the fingerprints of any arrested individual against immigration databases.
Legislation
Feb 18, 2011
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  • Gender Equality

Health Insurance Exchange (H 5498, S 87)

Consideration of a seemingly innocuous bill setting up the framework for a health insurance exchange to implement the new federal health care reform law took a nasty turn when Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed inserted a surprise anti-abortion amendment into the bill.
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Feb 18, 2011
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  • Racial Justice

Civil Unions (H 6103)

In one of the worst examples of legislative “compromise” on a hot-button issue, Rhode Island now has a civil union law that neither proponents nor opponents of marriage equality wanted.
Legislation
Jan 01, 2011
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  • Gender Equality

Genetic Counselors (H 5251)

Abortion also tangled up a bill that sought to establish licensing procedures for the profession of genetic counselor.
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Criminal Justice

Anti-Shackling (H 7551, S 2345)

In an effort to address a major human rights and civil liberties concern, legislation on behalf of the Affiliate, RI State Nurses Association and RI NOW was introduced to prohibit shackling or otherwise restraining incarcerated pregnant women during labor, delivery and post-recovery.
Legislation
Mar 06, 2011
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2011
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Secure Communities (H 5873, S 632)

The Affiliate also testified in opposition to legislation to require all communities to participate in the federal Secure Communities program, which requires an automatic check of the fingerprints of any arrested individual against immigration databases.
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Legislation
Feb 18, 2011
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Feb 18, 2011
  • Gender Equality

Health Insurance Exchange (H 5498, S 87)

Consideration of a seemingly innocuous bill setting up the framework for a health insurance exchange to implement the new federal health care reform law took a nasty turn when Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed inserted a surprise anti-abortion amendment into the bill.
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Feb 18, 2011
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Feb 18, 2011
  • Racial Justice

Civil Unions (H 6103)

In one of the worst examples of legislative “compromise” on a hot-button issue, Rhode Island now has a civil union law that neither proponents nor opponents of marriage equality wanted.
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Jan 01, 2011
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Jan 01, 2011
  • Gender Equality

Genetic Counselors (H 5251)

Abortion also tangled up a bill that sought to establish licensing procedures for the profession of genetic counselor.
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Mar 07, 2010
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Mar 07, 2010
  • Criminal Justice

Anti-Shackling (H 7551, S 2345)

In an effort to address a major human rights and civil liberties concern, legislation on behalf of the Affiliate, RI State Nurses Association and RI NOW was introduced to prohibit shackling or otherwise restraining incarcerated pregnant women during labor, delivery and post-recovery.
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