FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Ryan MacDonald, Pro-Choice Washington, Comms. Director, ryan@prochoicewashington.org, (206) 624-1990Mack Smith, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, Communications Manager, (503) 953-3785LaVendrick Smith, ACLU-WA, ...
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“Dear Abortion Seekers” Wins Anthem Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Ryan MacDonald, ryan@prochoicewashington.org or Sarah Muir, sarahm@cedarriverclinics.org Seattle - The Northwest Abortion and Gender Justice Coalition, an organization of abortion providers, abortion seekers, and community ...
Pro-Choice Washington Statement on Senator Lindsey Graham’s Proposed National Abortion Ban
On September 13, Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a national abortion ban that would prevent access to care after 15 weeks of pregnancy in all 50 states, including Washington state. This shows that the conservative lawmakers who fought to ...
Pro-Choice Washington Statement on Idaho and Texas EMTALA Cases
State leaders across our country continue to decide that patients should die rather than receive an abortion, which is a proven and safe medical procedure. On Tuesday, August 23, a federal judge in Texas ruled that patients can be denied abortion ...
Ten More Ways President Biden Can Protect Abortion Rights: Open Letter from 54 State Organizations
Dear Mr. President: We write as state leaders of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations to thank you for the actions proposed in your latest executive order to protect access to reproductive health care services. The actions ...
Washington State U.S. House Representatives Vote ‘No’ on Right to Contraception Act
On Thursday, July 21, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Right to Contraception Act to protect access to contraceptive care nationwide. The vote was a direct response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health ...
Pro-Choice Washington Joins Call for Social Media Platforms to Stop Abortion-Related Disinformation
In a new open letter, a coalition of medical providers, health care professions, and advocacy nonprofits are urging TikTok, Twitter, Facebook/Instagram and YouTube to “do no harm” and stop the spread of abortion-related disinformation online. The ...
Pro-Choice Washington Statement on SCOTUS Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
SEATTLE (June 24, 2022) - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its final decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The opinion, written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, is consistent with the draft opinion ...
Statement from Pro-Choice Washington Executive Director Kia Guarino on Leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Draft Opinion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Kia Guarino, 206-624-1990 SEATTLE (May 2, 2022) – Pro-Choice Washington Executive Director Kia Guarino released the following statement tonight after a United States Supreme Court draft majority opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson ...
Joint statement from the State Abortion Access Network on the nomination of Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson
Cleveland, OH - The following press statement is issued jointly by the 13 organizations that make up the State Abortion Access Network — Avow, Cobalt, Pro-Choice Connecticut, Pro-Choice Maryland, Pro-Choice Minnesota, Pro-Choice Missouri, Pro-Choice North ...
