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Overturning Roe v. Wade Directly Impacts Marginalized Communities

Nena LezamaJune 30, 2022June 30, 2022

by Nena LezamaJune 30, 2022June 30, 202203607

On June 24 the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that officially stated that the U.S. protected a pregnant person’s right to choose an abortion. This means that abortion is no longer protected on a national...

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The Economic Impact on Women if Roe v. Wade is Overturned

Virginia IsaadMay 11, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 11, 202202894

Kara Pérez is the founder of Bravely Go, a financial platform focused on feminist economics and inclusive personal finance. When Politico leaked the Supreme Court document stating plans to overturn abortion rights, my stomach dropped. It showed that Roe v Wade, the landmark...

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Guatemala Further Criminalizes Abortion and Bans Same-Sex Marriage

Sofía AguilarMarch 10, 2022March 11, 2022

by Sofía AguilarMarch 10, 2022March 11, 202204153

[UPDATE 3/11/22]: Since the original publication of this story, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has threatened the country’s Congress with a presidential veto on the new legislation unless they reverse it. He has stated that the law, which criminalizes abortion and...

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Colombia Partially Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling

Sofía AguilarFebruary 23, 2022

by Sofía AguilarFebruary 23, 202207791

Colombia’s Constitutional Court partially legalized abortion on Monday, February 21, making it a historic day for abortion rights advocates throughout the country. With this new ruling from the court, abortions will be legal up until 24 weeks of the beginning...

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Sara Rogel Free After a Decade in Prison due to El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban

Virginia IsaadJuly 6, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 6, 202103054

El Salvador has an absolute abortion ban which means that even if a woman’s health is at risk she can’t abort the pregnancy. This extreme law, which has been in effect since 1998, has led to the criminalization of abortion...

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Argentina Legalizes Abortion in Historic Move for Women’s Rights

Virginia IsaadDecember 30, 2020December 30, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 30, 2020December 30, 202003746

After years of protests and mobilization by pro-choice activists, Argentina has legalized abortion in a landmark moment for women’s rights in the mostly Catholic nation. In the early morning hours on Wednesday. the Senate voted 38-29 to give millions of...

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El Salvador Rape Victim Accused of Murder in Abortion Trial is Acquitted

Virginia IsaadAugust 20, 2019July 31, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 20, 2019July 31, 202002228

Evelyn Beatriz Hernández, 21, served 33 months of a 30-year prison sentence after she was found guilty of aggravated homicide after giving birth to a stillborn baby. The judge stated she had been careless during her pregnancy. Hernández had been...

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Vermont Is Making Moves to Protect Abortion Rights

Araceli CruzMay 22, 2019August 7, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 22, 2019August 7, 202001293

If you’re a liberal Democrat who wishes to move to a state that follows the same beliefs as you, then you should consider Vermont. As some Republican-lead states like Alabama, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri Mississippi, and Georgia attempt to ban abortion,...

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12 Latinas Taking a Stand Against the Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

Virginia IsaadMay 17, 2019August 7, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMay 17, 2019August 7, 202004494

On May 15th, Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed into law the most restrictive abortion bill in the country, a near-total ban on the procedure with no exceptions for incest or rape. Under the new law, doctors could face up...

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White Men Voted To Make Abortion Illegal In Alabama

Araceli CruzMay 15, 2019August 7, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 15, 2019August 7, 202001477

Last night, lawmakers in Alabama voted to restrict abortion further than any other state since 1973. The Senate majority (consisting of all white men) voted 25 votes to six to make abortion almost entirely illegal, even in the case of...

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Alyssa Milano’s Sex Strike Got People Talking About Abortion Laws

Araceli CruzMay 13, 2019August 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 13, 2019August 6, 202005407

On May 10, actress and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that she was launching a sex strike — and encouraged women to do the same — in response to new abortion restrictions. The boycott against sex came just days after Georgia Gov....

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Congresswoman Seeks to Criminalize Abortion Two Weeks After Conception

Araceli CruzApril 5, 2019August 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 5, 2019August 10, 202001524

Alabama Republican Representative Terri Collins is proposing a bill that would make abortion punishable by death in her state. Essentially, Rep. Collins wants to overturn Roe V. Wade (the Supreme Court decision that made abortions legal). This new legislation, if...