MERJ Newsletter 5/31/23
Abortion-rights supporters protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on June 28, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis / AP) Original source
Amazing Organization to Support — by moving money, we can make an immediate difference!
Intersections of Our Lives — a powerful BIPOC women-led collaborative organization!
From their website: “National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Latina Institute), National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda (In Our Own Voice), three women-of-color led national Reproductive Justice organizations with both D.C. and statewide presence, have intentionally collaborated with one another on a number of policy and issue actions.
As Reproductive Justice (RJ) organizations, we operate under a human rights frame that all people have the right to control our bodies, our sexuality, our gender, our work and our reproduction. Reproductive Justice will only be achieved when all people, of all immigration statuses, have the agency, economic, social, and political power and resources to define and make decisions about our bodies, health, sexuality, families, and communities in all areas of our lives with dignity and self-determination. We center the needs, perspectives and solutions of people of color.”
📖 5-Minute Power Read:
“Making ‘impregnators’ pay their fair share”
Ms. website, published May 25, 2022, written by Rob Okun
🎞️ Now Watch This:
The Essentials of Reproductive Justice: Access, Autonomy, Action, feat. Dorothy Roberts
Presented by: Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, and Flora Stone Mather Center For Women, Case Western Reserve University
Note: The title of the video incorrectly spells Dorothy Roberts’s first name.
Help and Resources to Share with Anyone Needing an Abortion: (from ifwhenhow.org)
Find a local clinic by using the National Abortion Federation map.
If you have questions about your legal rights and self-managed abortion, the Repro Legal Helpline is a free, confidential source for legal advice and information. Visit ReproLegalHelpline.org or call 844-868-2812.
If you are under 18 and need information about your rights to an abortion, you can message or call our Repro Legal Helpline at 844-868-2812. You can also read more about your rights on our Judicial Bypass Wiki.
If you have been arrested, contacted by the police, or fear you may be arrested for a self-managed abortion, our Repro Legal Helpline can provide immediate legal advice and support, and our Repro Legal Defense Fund can help with bail and legal fees. You can call our Repro Legal Helpline at 844-868-2812, and for help with bail and other fees, visit ReproLegalDefenseFund.org.
