The pain progressives feel in Virginia is real. We reject racism and blackface from our political leaders. We stand with and believe sexual assault survivors, and we demand that our political leaders treat women with respect.
Our Stop Prosecuting Abortion campaign discusses the real-life consequences of punishing women for pregnancy outcomes, and backs it up with innovative actions to help this country change course.
The line connecting sexual assault with denial of control over pregnancy and birth is short: Both are abuses of power in which an individual or the state denies a person’s human right to bodily autonomy.
The unnecessarily strict regulations surrounding medication abortion are just another example of the blatant disregard for scientific evidence in our political system.
Non-violent civil disobedience is a peaceful refusal to comply with laws as a form of political protest; it has a long tradition within civil and human rights movements.
Delgado and his supporters – anti-abortion advocates and politicians alike – are far less interested in real science than they are in shaming women for their decisions and spreading anti-abortion myths.
After Ms. Dellis experienced a miscarriage in her home resulting in the delivery of a stillborn fetus, she disposed of the remains. She was then prosecuted and convicted.
Remaking the Supreme Court and overturning Roe are key goals for the anti-abortion movement, which has continued to enthusiastically stand with Trump regardless of what is happening in the country or his personal life.
For centuries, women have found ways to control their fertility, and self-managed abortion is the newest.
Attacks on health care continue to make abortion expensive and out of reach for many low-income women.