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Civil rights attorneys are planning new approaches to advancing racial justice after the US supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and recent rulings that have eroded civil rights victories. Over its long history, the court has been viewed as a friend and a foe of racial progress. Last week’s decision to overturn a […]
For 49 years, women have had the right to terminate a pregnancy without needing to justify it, giving some a chance to pursue their educational goals, career aspirations and start families when they were in stable situations. Black women are three times more likely than White women to die of pregnancy-related complications; encounter racism from […]
Louisiana is fighting to become a leader in the race to criminalize doctors who allegedly provide abortions, since the US supreme court ended federal abortion protections. In doing so, the state may also become an example of how abortion bans could worsen maternal health in America, as criminal penalties across the US redefine where and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – “So, we know that in 1969, the first Pride started off as a riot, but the fight still continues today,” said Mikey Abante, Member of Black Hills Center for Equality. According to the library of Congress, June 28, 1969, marks the beginning of the Stonewall uprising in New York, a […]
Placeholder while article actions load They laughed and danced and shook out their limbs, stiff from crouching over their computers all day, staring at the news, reading headline after headline: Roe v. Wade had been overturned, and Black women stood to be disproportionately impacted. Black joy was palpable at this movement session held by the […]
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Abortion rights protesters march across the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration in New York City. Photo credit: Ben Von Klemperer / Shutterstock.com In 1973, the US Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade recognized the right to an abortion, citing the US Constitution’s guarantee of personal liberty under the 14th amendment. On June 24, 2022, […]
“This is a serious matter,” Harris said of the high court’s elimination last month of the federal constitutional right to an abortion. “And it requires all of us to speak up, to speak out, and to be active.” Harris participated in a fireside conversation with actress Keke Palmer before an audience of several hundred people […]
The Supreme Court’s ruling to gut nationwide rights to abortion last week has highlighted the importance of access to birth control, which already proves difficult for many women of color due to discrimination, stigma and systemic barriers in the health care system. While the decision does not directly impact access to contraception, legal experts say […]
AMSTERDAM, June 30 (Reuters) – Demand for a Dutch service offering abortion pills surged more than fourfold after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a women’s rights campaigner said on Thursday. Requests for help via the Aid Access website, which offers abortion consultations remotely and ships medication from overseas to women in […]