Author: Isra Pananon Weeks

Isra Pananon Weeks is a second-generation Thai American and interim executive director and chief of staff of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), the nation’s only organization dedicated to building power with AAPI women and girls. As a trained social worker and “citizen soldier,” she has served in many roles throughout her career in government, nonprofits and the military.

Abortion Stigma Is a Reality AAPI Women Know All Too Well

Twenty-two million Asian Americans live in the United States, and one-third of low-income Asian women reside in states where abortion is banned or severely limited. Yet there is little research that examines the reproductive health care needs of AAPI communities.

AAPI women deserve frank conversations about our health and open communication about where to find care. We deserve to access sexual and reproductive health services easily, often, and without shame.