A victory for reproductive rights? Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands wins Alabama special election

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Source: usa today




9:56 p. m. March 26, 2024 Karissa Waddick


Democrat Marilyn Lands won a contentious special election for a state house seat in deep-red Alabama on Tuesday night, in a race that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in elections across the country in 2024.

Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell, a Madison City Council member, in the race for an open seat in Alabama’s state house that was left vacant after former Republican Rep. David Cole pleaded guilty to voter fraud. Lands ran against Cole in 2022 for the 10th District seat, which represents an area around Huntsville, but lost by seven points.

While her win won’t change the makeup of the heavily Republican Alabama legislature, it does showcase the enormous impact reproductive issues, such as abortion and in-vitro fertilization, could have down the ballot in 2024

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Lands focused her campaign heavily on protecting abortion and IVF access.

In a TV ad, Lands shared her experience getting an abortion for a “nonviable” pregnancy years ago with an Alabama woman who faced a similar situation but who had to travel out of state to receive the procedure because of the state’s abortion ban after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.....




Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/26/alabama-special-election-marilyn-lands-results/73107672007/

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Any victory for women's reproductive rights is a GRAND victory for all.



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5 hours ago · 1:19. Democrat Marilyn Lands won a contentious special election for a state house seat in deep-red Alabama on Tuesday night, in a race that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro ...

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1. This outcome was something I was waiting for last night

before heading offline. The polls there closed at 8 pm but nada. Then I realized that they are in Central Time.

Heard about this on the radio this morning.

This is a BFD as part of a string of victories in swing seats when the (D) focused on women's health rights!!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Who knew keeping right wing cranks out of our bodies and test tubes would be popular?

[Sky Jewels]

3. Yo, women-hating religious loon GQP motherfuckers:

Winter is coming. We are going to kick your pasty white asses up and down the ballot.

[sybylla]

4. I suppose you can call that "Deep Red Alabama" if all of Alabama is deep red.

It's a suburb of Huntsville, probably the least red part of the state.

Still glad to see this big win, though.