PDSS #4: Reproductive Health Advocacy - The Impact of Termination Legislation on Reproductive Liberties

Date: January 11, 4-5p PT

Facilitators: Claire Barton, Cheyla Clark, Kathleen Murphy, and Callan Russell

30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

21 states poised to ban or severely restrict abortion if 'Roe v. Wade' is overturned (article)
Turnaway Study Summary (article)
(optional) SCOTUS Ruling On Texas Abortion Law Could Foreshadow The End Of Roe V. Wade (podcast)

21 states poised to ban or severely restrict abortion if 'Roe v. Wade' is overturnedSo-called "trigger laws" in 12 states would automatically enact an abortion ban if Roe is overturned. In nine others, bans that were blocked by courts or have long been unenforced could take effect.

SCOTUS Ruling On Texas Abortion Law Could Foreshadow The End Of Roe V. WadeIan Millhiser covers the Supreme Court for Vox. He says the Court's decision to uphold the law was a generational victory for abortion opponents: "They've spent many decades working for this moment."

Turnaway_Study_summary_web.pdf

Resources

Opportunities for Advocacy:
- Write an Op-Ed (https://www.theopedproject.org/submissions)
- Serve as an expert witness (ACMG Guidelines)
- Contact representatives and lobbyists (ACLU)

Resources to keep up to date:
- Guttmacher Institute (https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy-resources)

Center for Reproductive Rights (https://reproductiverights.org/)

Resources for patients:
- National Network of Abortion Funds (https://abortionfunds.org)
- Planned Parenthood (https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion)

We Testify (https://www.wetestify.org)

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