SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 16 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2023: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Wednesday with the Iowa Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds, urging the court to allow the state's fetal heartbeat law to take effect: "States have the strongest possible interest in protectin  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 15 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding a public comment ADF attorneys submitted Monday to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider and rescind its conclusion that "gender dysphoria" can be a disability and consequently covered under Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2023: * * * Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed seven Democratic pro-choice women for reelection to Arizona's state legislature. EMILYs List Interim President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to endorse each of these women for election because they have demonstrated a commitment to fighting for abortion access, even in the face of a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 16 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber announced the 2023 ATHENA private sector, public sector, and young professional award recipients at its 36th Annual ATHENA Awards. Melody Lewis, Owner & Founder, Indigenous Community Collaborative, was awarded the 2023 ATHENA Award in the private sector. Jeri Royce, President & CEO, Advance Community, earned the 2023 ATHENA Award in the public sector. Naquana Borrero, CFRE; D  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that says it is committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide, issued the following news release: Financial barriers forced many study participants of reproductive age in Arizona to delay or forgo reproductive health care, according to a new study from the Guttmacher Institute. "Cost-related barriers to sexual and reproductive health care: results from a longitudinal qualitati  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA president, actor, writer, and activist, will receive the 2023 Ripple of Hope Award in recognition of her leadership advocating for workers' rights. Drescher will join fellow 2023 honorees, including The Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust, a donor-advised fund of the Arizona Community Foundation, and the previously announced J  more