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January 16th, 2013
Abortion and reproductive justice activism in the post-Roe era
January's American Journal of Public Health features our own Marlene Gerber Fried, co-founder of the National Network of Abortion Funds, faculty director of Hampshire College's Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program, and current Network board member. Her article, "Reproductive Rights in the Post-Roe Era," chronicles the history of abortion rights activism since the passage of Roe v. Wade four decades ago.
Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, Funds, TakeAction, unfair laws
November 7th, 2012
Women won in 2012. Let's aim high.
Across the country voters spoke loud and clear this week: President Obama ran on a platform strongly supporting the right to abortion regardless of the ability to pay, and he won resoundingly.
Women won. By enormous margins, women delivered that victory.
Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, Funds, health care reform, Hyde Amendment, immigrants' rights, TakeAction
October 27th, 2012
On the anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act, celebrating the UK's only abortion fund
Guest post by Jennifer Reiter, a volunteer with London's Abortion Support Network. The Abortion Support Network (ASN) was founded in 2009 to help women who need to travel from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for a safe and legal abortion. Each year since then requests have doubled for funding, accommodation, and transportation.
When I moved to London from Chicago in 2009, I was aghast that no one recognized or celebrated one of the most life-saving pieces of legislation in the history of the United Kingdom, the 1967 Abortion Act legalizing abortion in the UK. The Act, which was passed on 27 October 1967 and came into effect on 27 April 1968, was truly great advance for women’s health. Before 1967, more women died of unsafe abortion than any other pregnancy-related cause.
In contrast, in the US the anniversary of Roe v. Wade is a huge annual celebration every January and often includes dazzling fundraising gala events. I even remember one year that then-Senator Obama spoke at a Planned Parenthood fundraiser at which I worked one wintry anniversary. So why weren’t pro-choice campaigns and charities in the UK taking advantage of this landmark date in October by celebrating, speaking out and raising much-needed funds?
The following year I was introduced to the Abortion Support Network (ASN).
Categories: Abortion Support Network, International Funds
October 20th, 2012
Women's Media Center nominates Stacey Burns for 2012 Social Media Award!
We are proud to announce that Stacey Burns, our stellar Online Communications Manager, has been nominated as one of nineteen bloggers, social media gurus, activists, and new media makers for gender justice for the 2012 Women's Media Center Social Media Award!
The Women's Media Center, which makes women visible and powerful in the media, selected nominees whose "work combines digital savvy with conscience and passion."
Categories: TakeAction
September 30th, 2012
36 years of the Hyde Amendment: a call to action
On September 30, 1976, the House of Representatives passed the Hyde Amendment, banning federal Medicaid funding of abortion. And every year since, the Hyde Amendment has been included in the federal budget. For 36 years, this ban has burdened the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. For 36 years, the Hyde Amendment has singled out abortion coverage, targeting low-income women, young women, women serving in the military, Native American women, rural women, and women of color.
Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, health care reform, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, TakeAction, unfair laws
Getting an abortion means getting a second chance
Darcy is 14 and she needs help paying for an abortion that will cost more than the family's rent.
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