Fired Up Fridays
LOCATIONS VARY MONTHLY BETWEEN FARGO & MOORHEAD – 4:30 to 5:30pm EVERY Friday March – Corner of 8th Street S and 24th Avenue S in Moorhead April – in front of the Federal Building in Fargo – 657 2nd Avenue N May – Corner of 8th Street S and 24th Avenue S in Moorhead JOIN […]
Letter: Potential impact of ‘personhood’ bill is staggering
Sydney Stock February 4, 2025 A deeply troubling bill, House Bill 1373, has been introduced in the North Dakota legislature. This so-called “personhood” bill aims to redefine the term “human being” within the state’s criminal code to include fertilized eggs — specifically “upon the fusion of a human sperm and egg”. Such a change […]
Repro Health Bills at the State Legislature
Amy Jacobson, Executive DirectorPrairie Action ND January 29, 2025 The state legislature is debating several bills impacting reproductive health- your voice is needed! House Bill 1373 is a radical ‘Personhood’ bill at the state legislature. At its core, this bill seeks to redefine the term “human being” to mean a fertilized egg—upon the fusion […]
A Judge Strikes Down North Dakota’s Abortion Ban and Rules that Access is Protected
By: AP News | Jack Dura, John Hana September 12, 2024 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable. The state’s GOP attorney […]
Crisis Pregnancy Centers must be held accountable
By: Kali Bauer, Executive Coordinator, Minot Women’s Network August 5, 2024 Have you ever seen a sign on the side of a building or on a billboard with advertisements such as “Unexpected Pregnancy? We provide free pregnancy testing,” “Pregnant and Scared? Free ultrasounds are available!,” or “Considering an abortion? Peer counselors are here to help”? […]
Major Win: Fargo Public Schools Pull ‘Baby Olivia’ Video After Community Pushback!
By: Amy Jacobson, Executive Director, Prairie Action ND April 24, 2024 Last month we notified you that Fargo Public Schools was using a video in health class produced by the far-right, anti-choice organization Live Action. This video, titled ‘Baby Olivia’, is highly deceptive, inaccurately portraying the developmental timeline of fetuses and employing a pregnancy timeline […]
Use of Fetal Development Video Must Stop
By: Micah Harwood, former Fargo Public Schools Student March 30, 2024 I am a former student of Fargo Public Schools and so I am aware of a lot of internal problems that need to be addressed. However, I will gloss over those for the sole reason of having this specific issue addressed. Fargo Public Schools […]
North Dakotans Deserve Health Care, Including Abortion and IVF
By: Elizabeth Samuelson March 24, 2024 Just before the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, I received a diagnosis informing me that my partner and I would possibly need assistance through IVF to have a child. I began having various labs and medical procedures completed to assess the health of my reproductive organs while representatives in North […]
Disconnect Between ND Voters, Legislators
11.13.23 – The North Dakota News Cooperative report: “North Dakota legislators are out of sync with their voters on the state’s strict abortion law and decidedly independent on topics like property taxes and ballot measures expected to be a focal point during elections a year from now, according to results from the first North Dakota […]
Upholding Reproductive Rights: A Call to Action in North Dakota
June 18, 2023By: Amy JacobsonExecutive Director, Prairie Action ND It has been one year since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that shattered nearly 50 years of precedent and stripped individuals of the right to control their own bodies. Following swiftly, our state legislature passed a stringent near-total […]