Abortion Access
NEWS: Nearly 1/3 low-income Asian women in states with limited abortion access

NEWS: Nearly 1/3 low-income Asian women in states with limited abortion access

When a young Rohingya woman touched down in New York in 2018, she thought she had finally reached safety – the end to an arduous lifelong journey of fleeing persecution without much choice. […] “Getting an abortion had a financial cost to it, but now that cost has essentially tripled,” said Rachna Khare, the executive director of Daya, a Houston-area survivors organization.

State Abortion Bans Could Harm More than 1.3 Million Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

State Abortion Bans Could Harm More than 1.3 Million Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has harmed millions of people across the nation, impeding their access to abortion, disrupting their economic futures, and putting their health and even their lives at risk. The impact of this decision is particularly harmful for women of color, who are less likely to have insurance, and face economic barriers to accessing abortion.

NEWS: Nearly 1/3 low-income Asian women in states with limited abortion access

NEWS: Their medications cause pregnancy issues. Post-Roe, that could be dangerous

“Karen Kaiser says she will never forget her feelings of dread and sadness as she hurried past picket lines of antiabortion protesters in 2008. In the waiting room of a Maryland Planned Parenthood, “I remember crying,” she said. Kaiser had decided to have an abortion in part because she was taking a medication called Depakote to control her bipolar disorder.”

NEWS: Nearly 1/3 low-income Asian women in states with limited abortion access

NEWS: No, Justice Alito, reproductive justice is in the Constitution

Editor’s Note: The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and reverse a legal precedent of nearly 50 years is no surprise. The willingness of the Court’s majority to disrespect the importance of women’s autonomy and catapult them backwards into a 19th century, second-class status speaks volumes about the majority’s lack of respect for women’s equality and individual dignity.

Dobbs v. Jackson WHO – What now?

Dobbs v. Jackson WHO – What now?

We knew this was coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Whole Women’s Health Organization reversed a nearly 50-year legal precedent established in Roe v. Wade: that abortion is a fundamental constitutional right. The Court in Dobbs upheld the Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, and ruled that states have the right to restrict or ban abortion access entirely.

NEWS: Nearly 1/3 low-income Asian women in states with limited abortion access

NEWS: Biden pledges executive orders on abortion. His options are limited.

Repro health news from the week of June 6 – 10, 2022.

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Abortion Restrictions Hurt Women of Color

The EACH Woman Act Matters for Women of Color

Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has withheld federal funds for abortion care for women enrolled in Medicaid and other health insurance through the federal government except in cases of rape, incest or life endangerment. This pushes abortion care out of reach of millions of women, particularly women of color.