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Democrat who ran on abortion rights flips seat in deeply conservative Alabama

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Marilyn Lands, a Democrat, on Tuesday defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open House of Representatives seat in a suburban district that had long been held by the GOP. Her victory was celebrated by Democrats who said it underscores the importance of reproductive rights as an issue ahead of the 2024 elections. Alabama bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy with no exception for pregnancies arising from rape.

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Democrat who ran on abortion rights flips seat in deeply conservative Alabama

Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on abortion rights in deeply conservative Alabama, won a special election to the Alabama Legislature, in a victory that Democrats say illustrates voter backlash to extreme reproductive restrictions imposed by Republicans.

30 days ago·Canada

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Raw Story

Alabama underscores abortion threat to Republican election hopes

When a Democrat ousted Republicans from a district in deeply conservative Alabama this week, she won hearts and minds with a pitch about repealing the state's no-exceptions abortion ban and protecting reproductive rights.Marilyn Lands's triumph was the first major test of public reaction to a court ruling that halted in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state -- and the latest demonstration of the threat the issue poses to the Grand Old Party (GO…

1 month ago·United States

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MSNBC

‘We want progress’: Democrat flips Alabama state house seat

Democrat Marilyn Lands shared her own abortion story on the campaign trail in Alabama – a state with a near-total abortion ban – and won her special election race in a landslide. State Representative Lands tells MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that her victory signifies that Alabama voters believe Republicans in that state have “gone too far” curtailing reproductive rights.

1 month ago·United States

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WWBL

Democrat Marilyn Lands flips seat in Alabama House after running on abortion rights

Marilyn Lands, a Democratic candidate for a state House seat in Alabama, won a special election on Tuesday, defeating Republican Teddy Powell and flipping the Republican-held seat. The seat representing Alabama’s 10th district (Madison City) in the state legislature had long been held by Republicans. Lands also ran for the seat in 2022, narrowly losing to her Republican opponent. As a result of a court ruling in Alabama that threw access to fer…

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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Decatur Daily

Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House

Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in conservative Alabama, has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature.

1 month ago·Decatur, United States

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TimesDaily

Democrat wins House seat in special election

MADISON — Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama, has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature.

1 month ago

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