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Prom King: A South Bronx-based nonprofit giving away swag and love
Evelyn started Prom King as a way to give professional clothing to young men…
Roe Under Attack: Why Telling Abortion Stories is Necessary
As we honor yet another Roe v. Wade anniversary, the case that legalized the right to an abortion in the United States, the country will discuss the state of access to safe abortion care and argue over the morality of the procedure.
Let’s Use Our Abortion Stories to Push Policy Reforms in 2015
When Brittany Mostiller shared her abortion story in November as part of a 1 in 3 Campaign abortion speak-out, she talked about how the economic challenges she was facing informed her decision to have an abortion.
Letters to Justice Blackmun Offer Glimpse of Public’s Post-‘Roe’ Reactions
Nine months after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a woman named Katherine T. wrote Supreme Court Associate Justice Harry Blackmun, the author of the case’s majority opinion, a rambling letter detailing her illegal abortion and expressing her gratitude.
On Amber Rose: “I want my daughter to have sexy role models too!”
I want my daughter to have grown women who are complex role models.
Dear President Obama: Reducing teenage pregnancy will not ‘fix’ America
As a teenage mother, I feel slighted by President Obama’s following comment:
A Vest That Moves People: A Q&A With Benita Ulisano of the Clinic Vest Project
As increasingly hostile anti-choice legislatures pass policies aimed at restricting women’s access to quality health care, the Clinic Vest Project is supporting the people who are on the front lines protecting patients’ ability to exercise their reproductive rights.
Still We Lead: Clarifying the Resolve of Black Women
Only when our society acknowledges what Black women are doing and have been doing to advance equality for all—in spite of the disenfranchisement we’ve experienced that comes with lack of visibility, respect, and resources of any kind—will people truly understand why Black lives matter.
Reproductive Justice Media Reference Guide
This Strong Families media guide is intended to be used by a variety of traditional and new media outlets seeking to learn about or expand their knowledge of Reproductive Justice (RJ) in their writing. With the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade in 2015, our first RJ In Focus looks at abortion, in part due to renewed state-level attacks on access to abortion, and increased coverage of reproductive rights in the media.