One yr in the past right now, following the Dobbs choice, The Supreme Court docket has continued to indicate a restricted and regressive view of the rights conferred by our Structure. It has additionally turn out to be clearer that opponents of equality in Congress will proceed to govern the federal government to additional the second-class standing of girls and gender/sexual minorities in America.
Presently, abortion is both unlawful or severely restricted in at the very least 15 states. We at the moment are witnessing the dire penalties of this reproductive disaster, which is detrimentally impacting the lives of girls, ladies, and individuals who can turn out to be pregnant with bodily and psychological burdens that ripple throughout generations—particularly for folks of colour.
Statements from a few of the ERA Coalition‘s Accomplice Organizations embody:
Labor Council for Latin American Development (LCLAA):
As we speak, we additionally honor the power and resilience of Latina staff, and keep in mind the influence of the Dobbs’s choice and acknowledge our ongoing wrestle for bodily autonomy.
Mientras conmemoramos el aniversario de la decisión de Dobbs, reconozcamos que los derechos reproductivos impactan a las comunidades latinas de manera desproporcionada. Al apoyar la #ERANow, podemos luchar por el acceso equitativo a la atención médica y garantizar que se escuchen todas las voces. #ERAparaTodos #ERAAfterRoe
El aniversario de la decisión de Dobbs nos recuerda la urgencia de proteger los derechos reproductivos de todos, incluidas nuestras hermanas latinas. Al adoptar los principios de #ERANow, podemos crear una sociedad donde las voces latinas son valoradas y respetadas. #ERAAfterRoe
So, on this essential day, we should additionally middle the experiences of Latina people within the battle for reproductive justice.
Muslims for Progressive Values:
Additional, banning the precise to decide on to have a secure and accessible abortion eliminates a person’s bodily autonomy and management over their sexual and reproductive selections, rights mandated to Muslim ladies by the Qur’an. Limiting the precise to decide on instantly violates the beliefs that many Muslims maintain that ladies maintain God-given company over their physique and that the well-being, well being, and wellness of a mom and pregnant particular person come above all else:
Within the Holy Qur’an, “no soul shall be compelled past capability, neither the mom made to endure for youngster or the daddy for his offspring” (Qur’an 2:233), as a reminder that God needs solely ease for us and that ease is nowhere to be discovered with out bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom.
Nationwide Partnership For Girls and Households:
On account of #Dobbs, 1000’s of pregnant folks haven’t been in a position to have the abortions they sought within the final yr, with important unfavorable penalties for his or her lives, plans, well being and financial safety.
In consequence, pregnant persons are extra anxious than ever concerning the privateness of their private well being data and face heightened dangers of criminalization – particularly Black ladies and different ladies of colour.
As we speak, to mark one yr after #Dobbs, new knowledge out from @NPWF reveals that 36.2 million ladies of reproductive age dwell in states which have banned or are prone to ban #abortion – 15.4 million of whom are ladies of colour.
Defend My Care:
TN households deserve higher than our legal guidelines enable. Final yr’s #SCOTUS #Dobbs choice & the following Human Life Safety Act have harmed our sufferers. Physicians, sufferers, & healthcare voters lament the erosion of our private freedoms.
Strike for America:
The present reproductive disaster is placing a heavy toll on the lives of girls and ladies, forsaking a path of bodily and psychological burdens that reverberate for generations. This disaster disproportionately impacts ladies of colour. This has by no means been about saving lives. It’s about energy and management.
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