"I was terrified about doing this book," said author Karen Blumenthal. "I was afraid that there wouldn't be interest, especially at that level, that schools would have problems with it."
"I think that if the ERA does become an amendment, then, theoretically, all of the anti-abortion legislation would fall."
Democratic lawmakers in Virginia aren't done protecting and expanding abortion rights.
In this new monthly column, we examine Trump-appointed judges, including Kyle Duncan, who are upending long-standing civil and human rights.
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