WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week is the fifth anniversary of the Black Mamas Matters Alliance’s “Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW),” and this year’s theme is “Building for Liberation: Centering Black Mamas, Black Families and Black Systems of Care.” Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than white women due to multiple Read more …
WASHINGTON, DC—Extremist legislators in Oklahoma proved how little they value women when they passed a total ban on abortions today. This sneak attack was added to the agenda in the dead of night because they knew this was the only way to pass anti-abortion legislation. Even abortion providers in the state had no idea the Read more …
The passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) would put the reproductive rights protected by Roe v. Wade into federal law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By not taking action on its own to block Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), the U.S. Supreme Court upended our system of laws in favor of vigilante justice. At six weeks, many do not yet know they are pregnant, and without access to safe abortions, millions of people in Texas could be forced Read more …
Johnson’s assertions come as no shock to pro-choice advocates. “While we are deeply disturbed by Rep. Johnson’s recent comments outlining an imminent plan to overturn Roe v .Wade, we are not surprised,” Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women, said in a statement. “He and his colleagues believe they have the right to control what women Read more …