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Karine Jean-Pierre, commenting on her nomination as President Biden’s second White House press secretary, making her the first Black and the first openly gay press secretary in White House history. Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki later this month. (NPR — May 5, 2022)
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Levi Strauss & Co., in a statement on Wednesday, May 4, regarding its assurance that it would help employees cover the cost of traveling out of state to seek health services, including abortions. Strauss is not the only company to assist workers' in their access to reproductive services; Amazon, Yelp, Uber and Lyft have also announced similar assistance efforts. (NPR — May 4, 2022)
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Karina Gould, the Canadian minister of families, children and social development, regarding the availability of abortions to Americans who are able to travel across the northern border if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses federal abortion protections. Gould also expressed concern over the reduced access to abortions for Canadian women who don’t live near a major city in Canada so would cross the border to access services in the United States, if Roe v. Wade is overturned. (NPR — May 4, 2022)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, indirectly calling for an investigation into the leak of the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade abortion protections. (Reuters — May 3, 2022)