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Doctors Push to Bring Reproductive Health Care Back to Guam
Guam Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero, elected in 2018, is the first woman to hold the office. She is a former nurse and has long been in favor of abortion rights.
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The U.S. territory has not had any abortion providers since 2018, and antiquated laws are preventing women from obtaining those services.
Jun 9, 2021
In 2019, C.C., then an 18-year-old American citizen living on Guam, became pregnant, but knew she and her partner weren’t ready to be parents. “I come from a very toxic family and wanted to make sure I gave my child a better life than I had,” she said. C.C. also struggles with psychiatric issues including bipolar and panic disorders and wanted to be in a good position, mentally and psychologically, to have a child.
Decades-long debates surrounding D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam statehood have been reignited. What s the best option? Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY
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The decades-long conversation around statehood for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico has been ramping up in Congress. A bill granting statehood to the District of Columbia passed in the House of Representatives on April 22, though it faces slim odds in the split Senate.
Meanwhile, the U.S. territory Puerto Rico has two current options: the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act and the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act.
Introduced in March by Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., the Statehood Admission Act would grant the island statehood.