Since its founding in 2003, the legal services and advocacy organization If/When/How has been working to fight back against state intervention in people’s reproductive lives. In addition to training lawyers, working with law students, and maintaining a legal defense fund, the organization also operates a free and
In the months before and following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that struck down the constitutional right to abortion, nonprofits that had long worked to advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights found themselves fighting anti-abortion legislation at unprecedented levels.
Defying expectations, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to preserve access to medication abortion in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case that reproductive rights advocates feared would further devastate abortion care across the country. The decision dismisses the case on standing. Advocates say the case should not
Even those in states with stronger abortion protections could have their abortion access restricted
The effort to make a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights would need support from 60% of voters to succeed
After legislative wins securing abortion access in Minnesota, the work continues to remove systemic barriers to reproductive care
From cultural to systemic barriers, South Asians have continued to fall to the wayside when it comes to reproductive rights
Louisiana is the only state where every Republican and Democratic woman senator voted to remove reproductive rights
The activists are accused of spray painting anti-abortion centers last year
Anti-abortion laws like SB 20 not only restrict access to care, but fuel misinformation about what care is legal and available
Abortion rights advocates are calling on Slack to implement end-to-end encryption
Florida, an abortion haven for people from Alabama and Texas, has proposed a six-week abortion ban
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