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Medication Abortion is Under Attack: What you need to Know

By now, you’ve probably heard of an ongoing case in which a cohort of anti-abortion groups have sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a federal district court in Amarillo, Texas over the approval of mifepristone, one of two medications most commonly used in medication abortion in the United States. As this case continues to play out in the courts, we understand that it can get confusing to follow along. Here’s the top things you need to know...

May 11, 2023


United for Rights: Bans Off Abortion

This June marks one year since the Supreme Court made the unjust decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. Almost immediately, we saw anti-abortion lawmakers enforce bans and restrictions that impacted millions of individuals - forcing them to...

May 9, 2023

The Barriers to Healthcare in Our Communities—And What We’re Doing About Them

Let’s talk about barriers to healthcare access, or what keeps our neighbors from being able to get the medical care they need.  Even though the Affordable Care Act made major strides in addressing our nation’s broken healthcare system, it still left people with low incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ and undocumented individuals with...

Jan. 23, 2023

Thousands Gather in Protest of Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Access

On Friday June 24th the United States Supreme Court issued its final decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, ending our constitutional right to abortion. Within hours of the announcement, supporters...

July 1, 2022

Supreme Court Strips Abortion Rights

The right to safe, legal abortion is no longer protected under the U.S. Constitution. But we will not be defeated.

In a landmark decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn our fundamental right to abortion and turn its back on 36 million Americans of reproductive age. This decision...

June 24, 2022

Thousands Rally at Bans Off Abortion Event in Support of Choice

Upwards of 4,000 abortion rights advocates joined together at the Bans Off Abortion Rally on Saturday, May 14 to take a stand against the U.S. Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the sweeping abortion bans that are being passed throughout the country...

May 20, 2022

Breaking: Draft Opinion Shows, Supreme Court Will Vote to Overturn Abortion Rights

Late last night, Monday May 2nd, Politico published a leaked copy of the Supreme Court draft opinion which showed their intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the constitutional right to abortion. We are...

May 3, 2022

Bans Off Abortion Rally

You may have heard on the news that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on a case this summer that could completely dismantle Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion access a constitutional right. This decision could...

April 25, 2022

Why We Celebrate Abortion Providers

Each year on March 10 people from across the country celebrate National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. This national observance serves as a time to recogniz...

March 10, 2022

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Medication Abortion is Under Attack: What you need to Know

By now, you’ve probably heard of an ongoing case in which a cohort of anti-abortion groups have sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a federal district court in Amarillo, Texas over the approval of mifepristone, one of two medications most commonly used in medication abortion in the United States. As this case continues to play out in the courts, we understand that it can get confusing to follow along. Here’s the top things you need to know...

May 11, 2023


United for Rights: Bans Off Abortion

This June marks one year since the Supreme Court made the unjust decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. Almost immediately, we saw anti-abortion lawmakers enforce bans and restrictions that impacted millions of individuals - forcing them to...

May 9, 2023

The Barriers to Healthcare in Our Communities—And What We’re Doing About Them

Let’s talk about barriers to healthcare access, or what keeps our neighbors from being able to get the medical care they need.  Even though the Affordable Care Act made major strides in addressing our nation’s broken healthcare system, it still left people with low incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ and undocumented individuals with...

Jan. 23, 2023

Thousands Gather in Protest of Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Access

On Friday June 24th the United States Supreme Court issued its final decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, ending our constitutional right to abortion. Within hours of the announcement, supporters...

July 1, 2022

Supreme Court Strips Abortion Rights

The right to safe, legal abortion is no longer protected under the U.S. Constitution. But we will not be defeated.

In a landmark decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn our fundamental right to abortion and turn its back on 36 million Americans of reproductive age. This decision...

June 24, 2022

Thousands Rally at Bans Off Abortion Event in Support of Choice

Upwards of 4,000 abortion rights advocates joined together at the Bans Off Abortion Rally on Saturday, May 14 to take a stand against the U.S. Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the sweeping abortion bans that are being passed throughout the country...

May 20, 2022

Breaking: Draft Opinion Shows, Supreme Court Will Vote to Overturn Abortion Rights

Late last night, Monday May 2nd, Politico published a leaked copy of the Supreme Court draft opinion which showed their intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the constitutional right to abortion. We are...

May 3, 2022

Bans Off Abortion Rally

You may have heard on the news that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on a case this summer that could completely dismantle Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion access a constitutional right. This decision could...

April 25, 2022

Why We Celebrate Abortion Providers

Each year on March 10 people from across the country celebrate National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. This national observance serves as a time to recogniz...

March 10, 2022