Federal Policy
Take action at the AAUW National’s Two Minute Activist page to stay up to date with national issues and action items that align with our mission on a federal level.
Click the green button below for further details and to act now!
TWO MINUTE ACTIVIST!
Pass the Equality Act! – The Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to the laws that make discrimination and segregation illegal in the United States.
Email Senator Portman and help protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination using the link below provided by Equality Ohio.
Help Pass the Equality Act!Ohio Policy
Stop Senate Bill(SB) 123 and 157 -These bills would ban access to abortion care in Ohio if the United States Supreme Court overturns or guts Roe v. Wade and overall attempt to make abortion access less accessible in Ohio.
Easily email state elected officials to stop abortion bans and barriers using the email outline link below that has been provided through Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE).
Help Stop Abortion Bans in Ohio
Remove Abortion Restrictions from House Bill 110 – Multiple harmful anti-abortion amendments were added to HB 110. Learn more and tell your legislators to remove abortion restrictions from the state budget using the link provided by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio below.
No More Abortion Bans
Remind Lebanon City Council that Ohioans need abortion access – Lebanon, Ohio, has not only banned abortion but has also passed an ordinance making it illegal to aide someone in obtain an abortion. Use the link below provided by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio to voice that we will not tolerate the removal of access to safe and legal abortion care.
Ohioans Need Abortion Access
Support House Bill (HB) 142 Safe Birthing Bill – Contact House Committee Members to pass this legislation that would allow Medicaid to provide reimbursement for doula services and address high maternal and infant mortality rates of Ohioans and decrease racial disparities there within.
Find more details and an accessible way to contact the House Committee Members involved using the link below provided by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio.
Help Expand Reproductive Health Access In Ohio
Senate Bill 119 Ohio Fairness Act – This bill will finally make discrimination against LGBTQ+ Ohioans illegal. Use the link below provided by Equality Ohio to easily email the Senate Government Oversight Committee to protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans from discrimination.
Email Senate Committee Members to to to protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans from DiscriminationHouse Bill 208 Ohio Fairness Act – Contact the House Commerce and Labor Committee to protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans from Discrimination. Equality Ohio has put together an email outline that will ask the members of the Committee to support HB208 and hold crucial hearings; access this email at the link below!
Contact House Committee Members to to protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans from Discrimination
Stop House Bill 61, a Transgender Athlete Ban – Email the House Education Committee and advocate for the right to let young transgender athletes play sports. Click the link provided by Equality Ohio below!
Stop Senate Bill 132, a Transgender Athlete Ban – Email the Senate Higher Education Committee and advocate for the right to let young transgender athletes play sports. Click the link provided by Equality Ohio below!
Stop Transgender Athlete Bans
Support Senate Bill 50, help end Conversion “Therapy” in Ohio – Email the Senate Health Committee using the link below, provided by Equality Ohio, to support the banning of harmful conversion therapy and hold hearings for this bill.
Help End Conversion Therapy in Ohio
Tell The Ohio Legislature to Stop All Anti-Protest Bills, House Bill 22, House Bill 109, Senate Bill 42, and Senate Bill 16 – Learn more about these harmful bills and how to stop them at the link below, provided by Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE).
Stop Anti-Protest Bills