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DOJ Group Calls for Staff to Have Paid Leave to Travel for Abortions

DOJ Group Calls for Staff to Have Paid Leave to Travel for Abortions
A protester holds the torch from Lady Liberty alongside other pro-abortion protesters gathered outside the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on May 3, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Caden Pearson
Caden Pearson
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5/19/2022|Updated: 5/19/2022

A gender equity advocacy group within the Department of Justice has called for administrative time off for staff and their families to travel interstate to have abortions.

The DOJ Gender Equality Network (DOJ GEN) board of directors wrote to government officials on Wednesday (pdf), prompted by the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Caden Pearson
Caden Pearson
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Caden Pearson is a reporter covering U.S. and world news.
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