Women Should ‘Absolutely’ be Punished for Having Abortions, Texas lawmaker Says on Video
“Of course they should,” the 66-year-old said on the video released by Reproaction, which has drawn national media attention.
#StopCensoringAbortion
For months, EFF has been investigating stories from users whose abortion-related content has been taken down or otherwise suppressed by major social media platforms. In collaboration with our allies—including Plan C, Women on Web, Reproaction, and Women First Digital—we launched the #StopCensoringAbortion campaign to collect and amplify these stories.
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Women Who Have Abortions Deserve to be 'Punished' with Prison Sentence, Says Republican
Representative Ron Wright, who was elected in 2018, responds to questions about whether or not women who induce their own abortions should be punished with jail in a video released by abortion access advocacy group Reproaction.
Should Women be Punished for Having Abortions? 'Absolutely,' Arlington Rep. Ron Wright Says in Video
Reproaction, an abortion rights advocacy group, published a video May 30 asking Wright what he thought of women going to jail for self-managed abortions.
Should Women be Punished for Having Abortions? 'Absolutely,' Arlington Rep. Ron Wright Says in Video
Reproaction, an abortion rights advocacy group, published a video May 30 asking Wright what he thought of women going to jail for self-managed abortions.
Texas Republican Says Women Should ‘Absolutely’ Be Jailed For Having An Abortion
In a video released by abortion access advocacy group Reproaction on May 30, Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who was elected in 2018, responds to questions about whether or not women who induce their own abortions should be punished with jail.
Reproaction Hosts Press Conference Discussing Virginia’s Anti-Abortion Activity
Reproaction co-founder and co-director Erin Matson hosted speakers Tarina Keene, executive director NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, and Sharon Kann, reproductive rights director for Media Matters for America on a call-in press conference to discuss Virginia’s anti-abortion activity including anti-abortion zealotry leading to suspicion and punishment of women for a variety of pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage; as well as the pitiful state of abortion access today, the rampant pro-life harassment occurring against abortion providers, people who have abortion, and policymakers who support them, and Reproaction’s demand to stop prosecuting self-managed abortion in the United States.
Reproaction Hosts Press Conference Discussing Missouri’s Regressive Abortion Laws
Reproaction co-founder and co-director Pamela Merritt hosted speakers Indra Lusero, staff attorney for National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman, and a Gateway Women’s Access Fund board member on a call-in press conference to discuss Missouri’s limited access to abortion, the state’s history of policing and incarcerating women, and the Supreme Court now having a 5-4 anti-abortion majority poised to strike down or gut Roe v. Wade and how it puts women at risk.
The State of Roe v. Wade: Lynn Paltrow
The Laura Flanders Show featured the first video from our Stop Prosecuting Abortion campaign
