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The Black Women Who Fought for Ohio's Historic Abortion Win

Larada Lee-Wallace

November 21, 2023 |

ELLE Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

Ahead of a ballot measure to guarantee access to abortion and reproductive health care in Ohio, the Black-led Ohio Women’s Alliance spoke with more than 1.3 million young female BIPOC voters, framing the campaign as a fight for a wide range of reproductive services. Residents approved the constitutional amendment with 60 percent of female voters and 83 percent of Black voters voting in favor.

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Faith-based maternity homes ‘create a haven' in states with strict abortion laws

Anna Claire Vollers

October 03, 2023 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Chilton County, Alabama

Selah’s Oasis is a maternity home that provides housing for pregnant women and new, single mothers. The Center offers pregnancy resources including free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and parenting classes, as well as Bible study, baby supplies and counseling against abortion. At maternity homes, women can stay for the duration of their pregnancy, as well as for several months, or even years, after giving birth. Selah’s Oasis serves about 400 people per year, but due to increased need, they’ve already met that goal by September and are expecting the number to climb to 500 to 600 people by the end of the year.

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Indigenous people navigate abortion access after Roe v. Wade

Noel Lyn Smith Maddy Keyes Kevin Palomino

August 17, 2023 |

News21 |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Indigenous Women Rising is a national fund that covers the costs of abortions and the traditional ceremonies that come afterward for Indigenous people. Indigenous Women Rising provides funds for airfare, child care, gas and whatever else a person getting an abortion may need covered, particularly to those in states with abortion restrictions. Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the demand for services have significantly increased. In 2019, the group funded 37 abortions and in the first six months of 2023 they had funded over 300.

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Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans

Caroline Kitchener

July 19, 2023 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

Europe-based Aid Access is now allowing U.S. medical professionals in certain democrat-led states with abortion “shield” laws to prescribe and mail abortion pills to patients in anti-abortion states. There are currently seven U.S. providers working with Aid Access under the protection of their state’s shield laws and have since mailed 3,500 doses of abortion pills to those in need.

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In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

Katia Riddle

June 28, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Casa Mía provides housing and support services for pregnant women and new mothers struggling with addiction. The program is run out of an old house and is currently home to nine women. Staff at Casa Mía provide mental health care, recovery resources and work to destigmatize substance abuse to prevent mothers from losing their children to the foster care system.

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Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

María Verza Ginnette Riquelme

May 20, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Honduras, Tegucigalpa

Amidst abortion bans, secret networks of volunteers are working to provide those living in areas with strict abortion bans access to abortion pills to ensure safe access to abortion through burner phones, aliases, code words and helplines. Activists ensure those in need get the medication they need at an affordable price, while maintaining confidentiality.

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Reclaiming Safe Abortion Access in Haiti

Jade Prévost-Manuel

April 17, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Haiti, Port Au Prince

Nègès Mawon works to empower women to fight back against violence and oppression through education and advocacy and focuses on access to safe abortion care. Through the organization’s sponsorship program, women who are also survivors of gender-based violence are partnering together to rise above the patriarchal system and advocate for themselves. Since last May, Nègès Mawon has supported more than 300 survivors of gender-based violence through the sponsorship program.

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Two countries, two different approaches to population programs

Sandhya Raman Sawitree Wongketjai

February 22, 2023 |

Roll Call |

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Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

The Population and Community Development Association was established in 1974 to promote family planning and has since partnered with the local government and other groups to provide family planning services, and resources, like condoms and birth control, as well as education. Widespread promotion and availability of contraceptives thanks to the group has led the uptake among women of reproductive age to go from about 17% in 1970 to 75% in 2022 — as well as a reduction in fertility rates, all of which helps to control the overall population.

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Mississippi Evangelicals Prepare to Welcome Dobbs Babies

Adam MacInnis

February 13, 2023 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Embrace Grace is a 12-week program that supports single parents and women facing unplanned pregnancies and works to coach churches to be more accepting and open their doors and their hearts to those in need, specifically in the wake of the Dobbs. V. Jackson and Roe v. Wade overturn. There are currently about 20 churches across the state involved in the program.

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Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change

Patrick Adams

January 04, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

TEAMM Project — short for Training, Education and Advocacy in Miscarriage Management — is a nonprofit that hosts workshops for healthcare providers in more than 100 sites in 19 states on everything they need to know about miscarriage care. Miscarriage care is often lacking in emergency rooms, which can be dangerous for the person having a miscarriage. To remedy this, TEAMM Project educates and advocates for the use of manual vacuum aspiration kits, training providers on how to use them.

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