Reproductive Rights

 

Your Body, Your Choice.

By Bronwyn Carpenter

 

     Reproductive rights are the legal rights and freedoms relating to an individual's reproduction and reproductive health. This may include abortion, contraceptives, assisted reproduction, maternal health, etc. 

    

    The possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade could lead to 20 states banning abortion. Trump's administration has led to individuals having less access to reproductive health services (Global Gag Rule, "defunding" Planned Parenthood, loss of Medicaid, etc.). 

Key Goals include:

• Respecting the bodily autonomy of all people and their reproductive decision-making
• Making sure that resources are accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, identity, class, sexuality, etc.   

Get assistance in Rhode Island:

 

Birth Control, STD Testing, and Abortion in RI:  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/rhode-island/providence/02903/providence-health-center-3362-90220

Gender and sexual health at Lifespan RI: https://www.lifespan.org/centers-services/gender-and-sexual-health-at-lifespan 

Sexual and reproductive health resources for RIC students: http://www.ric.edu/health-promotion/Pages/Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health.aspx#female

 Reproductive health services at Women & Infants: https://www.womenandinfants.org/services/gynecology/family-planning-and-birth-control

 

 

 

Volunteer/advocate/educate:

 

Stand with Planned Parenthood here: https://www.istandwithpp.org/

Learn more from the Center for Reproductive Rights: https://beta.reproductiverights.org/

Expand globally with Bodies + Rights = Power: https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/bodies-rights-power/#.Wti4YIjwZPY

Status of Women in the States: https://statusofwomendata.org/explore-the-data/reproductive-rights/ 

NARAL Pro-Choice America: https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

SisterSong WOC Reproductive Justice Collective: https://www.sistersong.net/mission