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My Voice Matters: How I Learned to Talk to My Legislators

Published: January 23, 2019

Until I, myself, lobbied on Capitol Hill, I never realized how simple it really is. Whenever I thought of lobbyists, I always pictured middle-aged white men making under-the-table deals with Congresspeople to further corporate interests, but this past summer, I – a 20 year old, female college student – sat down with my Senators and […]
By Rosalie Toupin

#SaveSCOTUS: Proposed Ohio Bill Would Criminalize Abortion – and Lead to Capital Punishment

Published: July 26, 2018

  Last Tuesday morning, I – along with a handful of other FMF interns and staff – attended a congressional press conference about the fight to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS. The room quickly became standing room only, with more than 80 activists, congressional staff, and members of the press crowding around to hear from political activists […]
By Rosalie Toupin

#NoGagRule: Protesting the Trump Admin’s Latest Attacks on Reproductive Healthcare

Published: July 25, 2018

In 1988, the Reagan Administration barred Title X health clinics from providing medical counseling on abortion care options. The executive order – more commonly known as the domestic gag rule – was rescinded by President Clinton in 1993, but was then later partially upheld to create a financial (but not physical) separation of Title X […]
By Rosalie Toupin

WTF at Smith College

Published: July 17, 2018

When you first saw a menstrual cup, did you think “WTF is that?” – yeah, so did I. I liked the idea of minimizing my period’s environmental impact but I was not about to switch out my tried-and-true tampons for a strange (and slightly scary) plastic contraption that would have cost me $30. Luckily, I […]
By Rosalie Toupin

Rallying to #SaveSCOTUS

Published: July 12, 2018

Just 12 hours after President Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, I joined one of the dozens of #SaveSCOTUS rallies happening nationwide to protest the conservative stacking of the Supreme Court. At 10 A.M. Tuesday morning, I rallied with 30 other activists outside of Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen’s office to thank him for […]
By Rosalie Toupin
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