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Women’s Groups Urge Congress to Protect Abortion Rights and Reauthorize the Violence Against Women act

More than 50 women’s groups are pressing Congress to protect abortion rights and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address.

Biden is set to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday which, according to White House adviser Cedric Richmond, will lay out the president’s plans for 2022 and discuss the challenges the administration met in its first year in office. He will also likely address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ahead of Tuesday’s annual speech, 52 women’s groups — led by United State of Women — are urging Congress to act on five key policies that they say “women need to survive and thrive across the country, across communities and experiences, and across our lifespans.”

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