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Washington Post
6 days ago
- Health
- Washington Post
On Dobbs anniversary, Senate Democrats aim to restart abortion conversation
Just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Nancy Davis learned that her fetus had a fatal cranial condition. She sought an abortion in her home state of Louisiana, but a 'trigger law' took effect shortly after the June 2022 decision. The law banned nearly all abortions in the state, and doctors were unsure if Davis's case fell within its few exceptions, forcing her to travel to New York to have an abortion. Now, three years post-Roe, Davis worries for patients who may still face the kind of excruciating decisions about their pregnancies that she did. On Tuesday, she will help Senate Democrats as they try to bring abortion and reproductive health care back to the forefront on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. 'I know these women who are currently going through it need someone to say 'I see you,'' Davis told The Washington Post. ''I believe you.'' In a forum designed to resemble a congressional hearing at the Capitol, Davis will share her story with an audience of Senate Democrats and members of the press alongside other witnesses, including two abortion providers. They will speak about their experiences in the three years since the high court eliminated the nearly 50-year constitutional right to an abortion — part of an ongoing effort from some Democrats to keep steadfast attention on the issue. The event, known as a shadow hearing, allows for a public forum to be held without conducting an official Senate hearing, which would've required approval from Republican leaders who chair committees. The move comes at a time when abortion appears to have drifted away from where it once stood as a key political issue. Though President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for appointing the justices who solidified the landmark Dobbs decision, he said on the campaign trail last year that he would veto a federal abortion ban and leave abortion law up to the states. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday. When Roe fell in 2022, conservatives claimed it as a massive victory. For liberals, it served as a sign of the ground the GOP gained while the Democratic Party struggled to muster enough votes to pass national abortion legislation over the past decade. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), one of the four Democratic lawmakers leading the Dobbs anniversary messaging, said that since Trump took office, his administration has steadily launched smaller scale antiabortion efforts, which she said amount to a 'national abortion ban behind the scenes.' 'Because there's so much going on, and because it's little by little and piece by piece, women don't collectively see what is coming at them,' Murray told The Post. Among the efforts Murray referenced is the GOP's budget bill, which includes a provision that would halt Medicaid payments to abortion providers who received more than $1 million in federal reimbursements in 2024 — a measure that would mean funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, one of the biggest reproductive health care providers in the United States. Senate Republicans are racing to meet Trump's July 4 deadline to pass their version of the bill. Leading the Democratic messaging on this year's Dobbs anniversary alongside Murray are Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin) and Tina Smith (Minnesota), all of whom have been vocal about the need to protect abortion access and other reproductive health advocacy. Murray said they will highlight a medley of actions from the Trump administration related to reproductive health over the past six months — some of them undoing Biden-era efforts to protect abortion access. Within days of assuming the presidency, Trump pardoned 23 people who were convicted of blocking access to reproductive health clinics, many of them during the Biden administration for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or Face Act. This month, Republicans prepared a bill that if passed would repeal the Face Act altogether. Also in January, Trump overturned two executive orders signed by President Joe Biden that aimed to expand access to reproductive care. And in early June, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rescinded Biden-era guidance that required hospitals to provide emergency abortions when needed to stabilize patients, regardless of the state where they were receiving treatment. For Davis, who still lives in Louisiana and has become a reproductive health advocate, the ongoing changes have made her afraid that more patients will be unable to receive the care they choose in a timely manner. It's a fear that's been on her mind constantly, she said, especially as a mother to three girls, one of whom was born in the time since her 2022 nonviable pregnancy. Sharing her story again this week, Davis said, 'gives us a chance to stand up before any more harm is done.' 'For me, it's about protecting the next woman, the next family, the next mother,' she said.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lindsay Lohan's oil heir ex Brandon Davis makes rare red carpet appearance with wife Ashley Benson
and her husband Brandon Davis got all dressed up to attend the Race to Erase MS gala. The annual gala is thrown by Brandon's mother Nancy Davis and attracts the who's who of Hollywood. Ashley, 35, put on a leggy display in a Veronica Beard black romper with a plunging neckline and belted waist. She wore her blonde hair down and parted on the side and chose black pumps for her shoes of the night. Her husband, an oil heir to his grandfather Marvin Davis' fortune, 45, looked suave in a black suit with a white shirt with the first button undone. The couple posed for pics with Nancy, who wore a gorgeous black gown and sequin jacket from designer Veronica Beard. The 32nd annual fundraising gala took place on May 16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel. To top off the evening, guests enjoyed a beautiful dinner and can take part in a silent auction - as well as enjoy a fashion show from Veronica Beard. Robin Thicke provided the evening's entertainment. 'We are so thrilled and excited to have the talented Robin Thicke and A Great Big World entertaining our guests for the 32nd annual Race to Erase MS Gala,' Nancy Davis, the charity's founder, said. She continued: 'We are also looking forward to seeing the incredible styles by Veronica Beard on the runway for this year's fashion show.' Race to Erase MS was founded in 1993 by Nancy Davis, who was diagnosed with MS at only 33 years old. Davis, now 67, is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of multiple sclerosis, striving to pool together recourses and research for the best chance of a cure. Funding research is the core focus of the foundation and significant strides have been made to find the cause and cure of this debilitating disease. The event has been instrumental in funding pilot studies that have contributed to drugs now on the market and other very important therapies that are improving the lives of people suffering from MS. Brandon - who notoriously called Lindsay Lohan 'firecrotch' in 2006 after they dated - was previously romantically linked to The O.C. alum Mischa Barton, socialite Brittny Gastineau, and hotel heiress Paris Hilton. Ashley and Brandon are the parents of daughter Aspen, 15 months. The Pretty Little Liars star shared a sweet Valentine's Day message for her baby on Instagram. She shared a photo of Aspen with a strawberry emoji concealing her face as she was getting glam by pro make-up artist Laura Bueno. 'From the moment you came into my life, everything changed in the most beautiful way,' Ashley - who boasts 33.3M social media followers - gushed. 'Your smile is infectious and your little spunky personality makes me laugh every single day. I have never loved anything as much as I love you. Waking up to you every day is the best gift I have ever received. My forever best friend and my little girl.' Benson currently plays Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh's fictional love interest Cindy in Mike Ott's psychological thriller McVeigh, which hit limited US theaters and VOD on March 21. The terrorist drama currently has a 71% critic approval rating (out of 17 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes, and the Spring Breakers alum joined the project six years before they filmed it. 'Mike brought [Cindy] in there to just kind of show a different side of Timothy and to kind of show that he is a human being with feelings and he's yearning for a connection with someone,' Ashley told JoBlo last month. 'It was really nice how those scenes played out because there's a lot of quietness and there's a lot of storytelling through me and Alfie's eyes looking at each other and just showing that there is a softer side to him. '[Plus,] her being completely unaware of what his motives were throughout the film, it was interesting just how [that] played out and how it was a very intimate, genuine connection that I think both characters were longing for.'
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ashley Benson makes rare red carpet appearance with oil heir husband Brandon Davis at his mom's MS fundraiser
and her husband Brandon Davis got all dressed up to attend the Race to Erase MS gala. The annual gala is thrown by Brandon's mother Nancy Davis and attracts the who's who of Hollywood. Ashley, 35, put on a leggy display in a Veronica Beard black romper with a plunging neckline and belted waist. She wore her blonde hair down and parted on the side and chose black pumps for her shoes of the night. Her husband, an oil heir to his grandfather Marvin Davis' fortune, 45, looked suave in a black suit with a white shirt with the first button undone. The couple posed for pics with Nancy, who wore a gorgeous black gown and sequin jacket from designer Veronica Beard. The 32nd annual fundraising gala took place on May 16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel. To top off the evening, guests enjoyed a beautiful dinner and can take part in a silent auction - as well as enjoy a fashion show from Veronica Beard. Robin Thicke provided the evening's entertainment. 'We are so thrilled and excited to have the talented Robin Thicke and A Great Big World entertaining our guests for the 32nd annual Race to Erase MS Gala,' Nancy Davis, the charity's founder, said. She continued: 'We are also looking forward to seeing the incredible styles by Veronica Beard on the runway for this year's fashion show.' Race to Erase MS was founded in 1993 by Nancy Davis, who was diagnosed with MS at only 33 years old. Davis, now 67, is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of multiple sclerosis, striving to pool together recourses and research for the best chance of a cure. Funding research is the core focus of the foundation and significant strides have been made to find the cause and cure of this debilitating disease. She wore her blonde hair down and parted on the side and chose black pumps for her shoes of the night The event has been instrumental in funding pilot studies that have contributed to drugs now on the market and other very important therapies that are improving the lives of people suffering from MS. Ashley and Brandon are the parents of daughter Aspen, 15 months. The Pretty Little Liars star shared a sweet Valentine's Day message for her baby on Instagram. She shared a photo of Aspen with a strawberry emoji concealing her face as she was getting glam by pro make-up artist Laura Bueno. 'From the moment you came into my life, everything changed in the most beautiful way,' Ashley - who boasts 33.3M social media followers - gushed. 'Your smile is infectious and your little spunky personality makes me laugh every single day. I have never loved anything as much as I love you. Waking up to you every day is the best gift I have ever received. My forever best friend and my little girl.' Benson currently plays Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh's fictional love interest Cindy in Mike Ott's psychological thriller McVeigh, which hit limited US theaters and VOD on March 21. The terrorist drama currently has a 71% critic approval rating (out of 17 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes, and the Spring Breakers alum joined the project six years before they filmed it. 'Mike brought [Cindy] in there to just kind of show a different side of Timothy and to kind of show that he is a human being with feelings and he's yearning for a connection with someone,' Ashley told JoBlo last month. 'It was really nice how those scenes played out because there's a lot of quietness and there's a lot of storytelling through me and Alfie's eyes looking at each other and just showing that there is a softer side to him. '[Plus,] her being completely unaware of what his motives were throughout the film, it was interesting just how [that] played out and how it was a very intimate, genuine connection that I think both characters were longing for.'
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A Great Big World's Chad King Credits Race to Erase MS for His Life-Changing Drug
The first Race to Erase MS gala I attended was back in 2010 — and from that initial experience 15 years ago, I knew I'd walked into something much more substantial than an annual fundraiser. Nancy Davis had built a years later, her successful gala format has remained the same: an elongated cocktail hour-slash-mingling session over extensive silent auction items; a fashion show from a hip brand (like Alice + Olivia, L'Agence, or this year, Veronica Beard); a three-course dinner kicked off with mini grilled cheese sandwiches; and a lively musical performance that brings guests to their feet (which I saw Flo Rida do, on two occasions). What's also remained the same are many of Race to Erase MS' attendees, who come out year after year to show support for a woman who's not only beat the odds (upon being diagnosed with MS, she was told she'd never be able to do much more than operate a remote control) but who's changed the course of science. Upon seeking medical treatment, Davis realized that many of the great minds were duplicating research, so she united them together — to life-changing results. (Davis was featured in Los Angeles magazine's April Top Doctors Issue and you can read her first-person account here.) "I began this complicated journey over three decades ago, when there were zero treatments for MS — and zero hope that there ever would be," Davis said when she took the stage at Fairmont Century Plaza for the 32nd annual gala on Friday, May 16. "Today, we have 25 FDA-approved drugs."While Davis is a hero to many, she's still appreciative of her supporters: "I'm so grateful to each and every one of you for being here tonight — especially after such a challenging year in Los Angeles with the wildfires," she said. "You still showed up — you are my heroes, and your generosity, compassion and support mean the world to me, and for everyone who suffers with MS." "I've only been coming to this event for 32 years in a row — they finally asked me to be a part of the show!" said actor David Faustino, who played Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children and introduced A Great Big World singer-songwriters Ian Axel and Chad King. "Thank you to Race to Erase for having us back," began King, who sang at the event last year and was featured in Los Angeles magazine's April Top Doctors Issue. (Read King's first-person account on his condition here)."I was diagnosed with MS when I was 21 years old — it was senior year of college," King told the crowd. "I didn't know what MS was; I didn't believe my doctor. And to be honest, I kind of ignored him, and ignored the diagnosis ... I kept moving through life." "We formed a band," King continued. "We had some success with the music we put out, which is a few albums, and toured around the world and it was awesome. And MS didn't really impact me directly. It was not in those moments. And it wasn't until four and half years ago that MS really started to affect me. I started losing strength on the left side of my body — and that meant losing strength to play the guitar, losing strength to sing and losing strength to walk."It was then that I got on Ocrevus — which is a drug that Race to Erase MS champions and is a big part of. And it was then that I spoke to Nancy Davis — who we all know and love — and she was like, 'I really think you should speak to these doctors that might be able to help.' And I did and I'm so happy to say that as of three months ago, I started to regain strength on the left side of my body." "I started to regain enough strength to start playing guitar again," King said. "And I would love — I haven't done this in a really long time; it's been years. But I would love to play for you all on the guitar something I just wrote about this journey I've been on. It might be rough, but I would still love to."As he played the guitar in his first performance in years, King sang the lyrics: "My hands are not the same, my voice is not the same, things are different for sure. I know it won't be long ... that all in time moves on." Afterward, he exclaimed, "The fact that I'm able to strum a chord is incredible to me!' Then, taking a seat at the piano, his bandmate Axel sang a powerful rendition of their hit "Say Something." Following dinner (featuring product sponsors Adam Vodka, G.H. Mumm Grand Brut Champagne, Hafner Vineyards, Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards, Sanpellegrino and Acqua Panna Fine Dining Waters) and a live auction — during which Kathy Hilton won the adorable puppy auctioned off each year — more entertainment continued. Dancing with the Stars pros Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov performed a ballroom dance number. Siedah Garrett, who recently appeared at Davis' inaugural Cure Addiction Now benefit (founded after she lost her son to addiction), belted out the hit she co-wrote, "Man in the Mirror" — which is when the crowd first stood and gathered around the stage to dance. Repeat guest Kelly Osbourne praised Davis for "standing up and being the hero that she is to so many of us." "For 32 years, she has had this charity in the palm of her hands and been on the forefront of making medical recognitions and it is unbelievable," Osbourne said. "If it wasn't for Nancy Davis, we would not know what to do. So, it is my honor tonight to introduce the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Robin Thicke." With great energy and emphatic dance moves, the five-time Grammy Award nominee took the stage and performed four songs ('Blurred Lines,' 'Lost Without U,' 'Magic,' and 'Take Me Higher,' along with a cover of 'I Wanna Be Your Lover') — even hopping up to dance on top of the piano — as the crowd danced in the aisles. Then, Davis invited audience members to join her on the stage for the annual finale performance of "Lean on Me" (this time by Garrett and Thelma Houston) before a calling it a night — and raising $1.5 million for Race to Erase MS and its Center Without Walls research program.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Millersport news: First Cruisin' on the Commons of the year on May 16
The Millersport Sweet Corn Festival Committee will host their first Cruisin' on the Commons of 2025 from 5 to 8 p.m. May 16, at the Millersport Lions Park, Home of the Sweet Corn Festival, on Chautauqua Boulevard in Millersport. Registration of $15 will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. for cars, trucks and motorcycles. There will be lots of fun, food, music and trophies. The trophies will be awarded for vehicles 2005-2024, 1985-2004, 1965-1984, 1945-1964, Pre-1964, and Best of Show. There will also be door prizes and a 50-50 drawing. Proceeds will benefit Millersport Lions supported charities. For more information, call 614-562-1919 or 740-953-1521. The Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest will be held May 16-18, 2025. The adult and family-friendly Pirate Festival features a 3-day Port Royal Pirate Marketplace and a weekend Buckeye Lake Pirate Treasure Hunt by land and sea. There are plans for days of entertainment and activities all around Buckeye Lake to celebrate the kick-off to summer. More: Summer 2025 festivals in Central Ohio: From washboard music to HoneyFest The Port Royal Pirate Marketplace is free to attend and features two outdoor shopping areas featuring over 100 vendor booths and multiple food trucks. The Pirate Markets will be held at Port Royal Market, located at the Harbor Community Center, 5312 Walnut Road in Buckeye Lake, Ohio. The North Shore Market will be at 11175 Hebron Road in Buckeye Lake. There will be 6,500 maps distributed for the Treasure Hunt, featuring over 40 locations and other events by land and sea. Get your maps at participating locations throughout Buckeye Lake. The Treasure Maps will identify over 40 business locations with a Red X that will each have a drawing for a treasure chest with contents customized by each business. Registrants must be at least 18 years old and only one entry per person. Millersport Senior Citizens met at noon May 2, in the Millersport Lions Clubhouse on Chautauqua Boulevard in Millersport. President Richard Neff welcomed those present and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Nancy Davis offered a prayer before the potluck lunch. Following lunch a group of Student Council members and Sign Language Club members from Millersport High School joined the seniors for an afternoon of fun and games. The Walnut Township Local School District Board of Education held a special meeting May 5. The purpose of the meeting was to review the five-year forecast as presented by Treasurer Jill Bradford. The Walnut Township Board of Education met in regular session following the special meeting. The district bus drivers were recognized for all they do for the district and our students. Student Liaison Rocky Smith brought concerns of the students to the attention of the board. The minutes and Treasurer's Reports were approved. Elementary Principal, Kim Mathews gave information on upcoming end-of-the year activities. High School Principal Mike Collins sent a report on end-of-the-year activities in the junior/senior high school. The Annual Food Service Report was given. Superintendent Radulovich answered concerns from the April meeting. This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: First Cruisin' on the Commons of the year on May 16
