Doug Emhoff to hold event urging men to advocate for abortion rights

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Source: NBC News

May 5, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT


Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will convene a panel in Atlanta on Tuesday focused on the role men can play in advocating for more access to abortion rights, according to sources familiar with the plans.

The event, timed to mark the five-year anniversary of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing Georgia’s six-week ban on most abortions into law, is expected to feature health care providers, reproductive rights activists, local leaders and students.

Emhoff plans to stress the importance of men supporting abortion rights and using their voices to push to expand women’s ability to get the procedure, the sources said. The audience is expected to be made up primarily of men and will include some students from Morehouse College.

The panel will be held in collaboration with Men4Choice, a group that organizes and trains men to fight for abortion access and mobilizes them to encourage other men to support their cause, the sources said. Men4Choice has also organized engagements with the second gentleman across the country, including in Florida, Arizona and North Carolina.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/doug-emhoff-hold-event-urging-men-advocate-abortion-rights-rcna150067

[58Sunliner]

1. Thank you Doug. The life they save may be a family member.

[Freethinker65]

2. Smart.

[RainCaster]

3. I have a wife, 2 sisters, two daughters and many nieces to speak for

They all need to be protected from Idiots Practicing Medicine.
So I speak up.

[twodogsbarking]

4. More support from men is needed. Silence isn't an answer.

[Vinca]

5. I really don't understand why young men are reportedly gravitating to Trump.

Trump wants to outlaw abortion, so any young man who has a one-night stand that results in pregnancy (DNA doesn't lie) will be on the hook for child support for 18 years. A man who gets a woman pregnant and wants the child might be looking at bankruptcy if a badly disabled fetus can't be aborted. Then, of course, there's just supporting the women in your life to make their own medical decisions.

[LiberalFighter]

17. Like every group there are bad people.

That includes people like Kyle Rittenhouse.

[mopinko]

18. no 1 is gravitating TOWARD him.

the polls suck. 20-30 of the gqp voted against him.

[Tetrachloride]

7. there's a great deal of silence from professional Dems such as

Tammy Baldwin

[ananda]

9. Why is that, do you think?

I didn't realize.

That doesn't sound good.

[Tetrachloride]

14. she doesn't make headlines

i can’t speculate safely

[BumRushDaShow]

11. ???

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Tammy Baldwin
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Eric Hovde supported overturning Roe v. Wade, which led to millions of Wisconsin women living under a criminal abortion ban, without exceptions for rape or incest.

I’m the only one in this race that Wisconsinites can count on to restore and defend their reproductive freedoms.
6:34 PM · May 3, 2024

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Tammy Baldwin
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My opponent is as extreme as they come.

Eric Hovde supported overturning Roe v. Wade and said he’s “totally opposed” to abortion. If elected, he would help Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans pass a national abortion ban.

We can't let him anywhere near the U.S. Senate.
1:15 PM · May 3, 2024

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Tammy Baldwin
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Trump doubled down on his support for states monitoring women’s pregnancies and prosecuting those who violate abortion bans if he’s elected. Let’s be clear: This is the future Republicans want, and they won’t stop there.

Those are the stakes.
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10:08 PM · May 2, 2024

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin
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For too long, menopause has simply been written off as a “women’s issue.” Women shouldn’t have to suffer in silence. I was proud to stand with the amazing @halleberry and my colleagues to introduce bipartisan legislation that makes long overdue investments in menopause research.
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11:19 AM · May 3, 2024

[Tetrachloride]

15. Twitter is not on my radar nor of anyone in my family

[BumRushDaShow]

16. It's not on my radar either since I don't have nor EVER had an account

But a simple Google search brought that up.

[Hope22]

6. I hope he broadens the topic!

This might look like the issue is abortion but in reality it is the right to healthcare for the women of this nation! That includes abortion, care of non viable fetuses, maternal health emergencies and more. Yes, it’s great that he is holding a conversation. May he find it in himself to ask the men to contact their representatives and Senators with their concerns. This is not a women’s issue but hits this country on so many levels. Enlisted females, women in the workforce, women enrolling in school borrowing money ……all if this is not possible without contraceptives, reproductive rights, and a doctor’s obligation and right to care for them.

[paleotn]

8. Outstanding! Keep it up!

We've got Republicans pinned in a corner. Keep them there. They can't afford to embrace the position of most Americans for fear of losing their evangelical base. Abortion is literally a religious issue with those people and they won't allow any compromise so Republicans can't either.

[CousinIT]

10. I follow Men4Choice on Xitter.

Have thanked them for what they're doing. The Second Gentleman is awesome for doing this! What a great guy!

[Diamond_Dog]

12. These initiatives to get men more involved are badly needed!

Good for Mr. Emhoff!

[republianmushroom]

13. Good. I like it.