RI pro-choice activists vow to keep fighting On

“Pro-choice activists aren’t giving up hope to pass an abortion-rights bill this session after a Senate committee struck it down on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, leaving pro-lifers cheering.” (WJAR)

May 14, 2019: Abortion rights bill push at the RI State Capital. Credit: TV Channel 10 News (WJAR)

“I'm hoping that both parties can sit down at the table, find language satisfactory that protects the current status quo and don't a period, a word, a sentence above the current statute and I think that's where the problem is,” Raptakis said.

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Raptakis said women who want to get an abortion in Rhode Island can still do so. He doesn't think there's any urgency to pass the bill. “If there's a fear with the Supreme Court happening, we've got time,” said Raptakis. “We're coming back in six months.” See the full coverage at: WJAR