Women's Health in Women's Hands

How Illinois Became an Abortion-Rights Haven As many state legislatures are restricting access to abortion, the Prairie State is removing financial and legal barriers and welcoming “refugees” from across state lines.

An action you can take to increase accountability in birth.

"For now, the US remains one of the most dangerous high-income countries in the world for women to give birth. That’s why ProPublica and Vox are teaming up for a reporting project about mistreatment in pregnancy and childbirth, and how gaps in health insurance and access affect women’s health care experiences. Please help our reporting by filling in our callout or emailing the reporters at [email protected]."

A shocking number of women are harassed, ignored, or mistreated during childbirth A new study finds one in six women report maternal mistreatment. The number is higher for women of color.

Indigenous Doulas Are Reclaiming Birthing Practices Colonization Tried to Erase The ekw'í7tl Indigenous Doula Collective is working to restore age-old customs around pregnancy and childbirth—and reestablish a traditional reverence for women and families in the process.

How Abortion Law in New York Will Change, and How It Won’t The Reproductive Health Act will remove barriers for women seeking to get abortions in New York. But some wish it could have gone further.

These Women Say DIY Abortion Is Nothing to Fear The pro-choice movement has portrayed non-clinic abortion as a last resort. But some women are trying to change that image.

CALL. Drop everything you’re doing and call, please.
Governor Bill Haslam:(615) 741-2001

Gov. Bill Haslam reviewing 'every aspect' of Cyntoia Brown clemency case Cyntoia Brown is serving a life sentence for a murder she committed when she was 16. Black Lives Matter is one of the many groups demanding her freedom.

A personal piece Carol recently published on Medium:

In 2018 Women Are Still Denied Ownership Of Their Bodies. WHWH’s work is more urgent than ever.

Excellent, excellent article about one of Carol’s pre-Roe allies, Pat Maginnis.

The Forgotten Abortion-Rights Activist Who Forever Changed the Abortion Debate With a Single Idea “The word abortion was taboo. And I thought: That’s crazy. … I’m going to talk about abortion! ABORTION!”

THANK YOU JUDGE CARLTON REEVES:

“"The State chose to pass a law it knew was unconstitutional to endorse a decades-long campaign, fueled by national interest groups, to ask the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade," Reeves wrote. "This Court follows the commands of the Supreme Court and the dictates of the United States Constitution, rather than the disingenuous calculations of the Mississippi Legislature."

"The Mississippi Legislature's professed interest in 'women's health' is pure gaslighting," he wrote in a citation. "Its leaders are proud to challenge Roe but choose not to lift a finger to address the tragedies lurking on the other side of the delivery room: our alarming infant and maternal mortality rate."

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Mississippi Law That Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks The judge blocked the state from enforcing its ban, writing that Mississippi passed a law that it knew was unconstitutional.

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In Alabama, Fertilized Eggs Are Now People #ABLC If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Alabama is poised to criminalize abortion across the board—including in cases of r**e, in**st, or when the health of the pregnant person is at risk.