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We Can Do More to Clear Barriers to Abortion Care
Originally published in the Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints 1/21/12
By: Ana Rodriguez, Executive Director
There are certain dates in our history that mark the passage of something transcendent – something life-changing. And while many may not agree on the issue of abortion, the day the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, making abortions safe and legal in the United States, it was life-changing for many women who stopped dying alone in what we called "abortion alleys."
The decision to end a pregnancy is not an easy or a careless one. Each woman makes this very complex and difficult decision after carefully considering what is best for herself and her family. But the right to safe and legal abortion means nothing if a woman does not have access to a local provider she knows and trusts. Throughout the nation, state legislatures have passed an unprecedented number of laws to restrict women's access to abortion. In 2011 alone, 92 laws were passed in 19 states that have limited abortion services for millions of women – four times the number of laws that had been passed in the previous two years.
But here in California, we are writing a different story.
(Read full post here!)
Why ACCESS Supports the Internet Strike
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice is supporting today’s Internet strike. We believe that the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Privacy Act (PIPA) are real threats to everyone using the Internet, and directly impacts our reproductive justice work. We stand with thousands of others (including our allies at Strong Families, and the National Organizing Institute) in the online community against these two bills. This is why our tumblr blog (accesswhj.tumblr.com) will be blacked out for the rest of the day.
For many women we work with, the Internet is their first point of contact for information surrounding decisions about their reproductive health- including abortion. At ACCESS, we use the Internet daily in outreach and connecting women to the health care they need. We are working to build a future where women decide for themselves whether, when and how to have children. A future where women have access to the resources, and options they need to realize their sexual and reproductive health options. This cannot be achieved when content on the Internet is controlled.
SOPA and PIPA will directly affect our ability to organize, and to reach ALL women.
Show your support for free speech and a free internet by signing the petition.
For Justice,
Ana Rodriguez, Executive Director
Reproductive Justice Training: Getting Involved
By Gabriela Castillo, Program Manager
Did you know that California….
Has some of the strongest laws in the country that guarantee your right to obtain sexual and reproductive health care services and will pay for many of these services too?
Nonetheless, a law is only a law and does not always mean its easy or possible for all California women to have equal access, if at all. As a reproductive justice organization, we realize that many of our communities of color face disproportionate barriers in accessing reproductive health care as a result of many factors - some they can control, many they cannot.
(read full post here!)
A Welcome Letter from ACCESS
Welcome to ACCESS Women’s Health Justice’ new look! We are proud to share with you our new website and blog. The process of creating our website has been a collaborative learning experience for all involved and we feel the final product has helped solidify our place in the 21st century. While this process has certainly demanded us to vision and set goals for the future, it has also offered us the opportunity to reflect on an important transformation that ACCESS began two years ago...
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