The Biden administration must reassert the U.S.’s leadership position as a human rights defender, reject harmful domestic and foreign policies, such as the Hyde, Helms Amendment and the global gag rule, and champion support for their permanent repeal.
Tag: Roe v. Wade
In His First Days, Biden Can Make a Difference in Domestic Abortion Policy
With access to abortion care within the U.S under constant attack, immediate and comprehensive federal legislation to protect the reproductive rights of women within our nation must be a first priority.
Feminists React: 48 Years After Roe v. Wade, What’s Next?
On the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade—a 7-2 Supreme Court decision that protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion—feminists across the nation are celebrating the major victory and progress that’s been made since, while acknowledging the long road ahead towards securing universal reproductive freedom.
A Roe Anniversary Like No Other with the Rule of Law Under Attack
With a Supreme Court stacked with anti-abortion judges by our country’s only twice-impeached president, Roe’s limited guarantee of rights is more tenuous than ever.
Roe’s opponents have been welcomed much like the Capitol mob—invited to ignore the rule of law and Roe’s protections without recourse.
I Spent My Entire Pregnancy Fighting for Abortion Access in Colorado. There’s More Work to Be Done.
The defeat of Colorado’s abortion ban is one step closer to abortion rights for all, but we can’t stop now.
As we approach the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, as well as a new administration and Congress, it’s clear there is more work to be done to make abortion accessible for all.
From Roe v. Wade to the Green Wave in Latin America
The journey from Roe v. Wade to the big green wave has been decades-long, and has included several generations of feminist movements.
Restrictions on Abortion Care Prevent Critical Access For Millions of Women
As we celebrate 48 years of women having the legal ability to decide for themselves if, when and under what circumstances to have a child, access to abortion care remains deeply inequitable.
Groundbreaking Massachusetts Abortion Law Repeals Parental Consent for Older Teens
On Monday, the Massachusetts legislature passed a new law creating an affirmative right to abortion in the state, expanding abortion access after 24 weeks, and removing a parental consent requirement for 16- and 17-year-olds.
By this law, Massachusetts became the first state ever to legislatively remove a parental consent requirement as unnecessary.
Prosecutors Pledge Not to Enforce Criminal Abortion Laws If Roe Falls
Overturning Roe could drastically increase the number of people criminally prosecuted for abortion. This ominous reality has inspired prosecutors across the country to speak out.
Alas, Women—Barrett Is No Ginsburg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s lifelong work to achieve equality was unrelenting while serving on the Supreme Court. On the other hand, Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court puts freedom of choice, affordable health care, marriage equality and other hard-won rights are at risk.
Short of a new administration’s decision to unpack and expand the Supreme Court, the future will be a conservative supermajority on the court.