I joined Pro-Choice Washington this February, just 11 weeks before the leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson laid bare what many of us have long suspected: our fundamental rights to bodily autonomy are in peril, and we need to shift the culture ...
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Blue states expand who can provide abortions as they brace for a flood of patients
“If we aren’t prepared for what’s going to happen … the inequities that we see when access to reproductive care is not available for everybody will be exacerbated, and that has already historically excluded communities,” Kia Guarino, executive director of ...
Pro-Choice Washington Executive Director Kia Guarino: Bans Off Our Bodies Rally Speech
May 14, 2022 - Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA "Hello and welcome. My heart is full looking out at all of you here. We have been out here for decades, and we could see this train coming for miles and miles. And today, at this ...
The Fight for Abortion After Roe Falls
“[We’re] a lot more focused on broader health equity and justice issues, because that’s essential for a location like Washington, where we have basic abortion protections,” said Kia Guarino, the executive director of the former NARAL affiliate Pro-Choice ...
The Blue State Flail
“'We may be in a place of relative comfort but that isn’t the case in Washington at large,' [Kia Guarino, Pro-Choice Washington Executive Director] says; access varies across our state, and travel barriers can come in many different forms. Much hinges on ...
Pro-choice, pro-life providers respond to leaked draft opinion on Roe v. Wade
"And we need to understand that everybody is impacted by this decision, not just women and not just activists, but really the whole country," - Kia Guarino, Executive Director, Pro-Choice WashingtonKing 5 News ...
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 ...
What does this have to do with abortion? Intersectionality and reproductive freedom
Trigger Warning: discusses infertility and police violence Reproductive Freedom in Washington Today We have been active as an abortion rights advocacy organization in Washington since 1975. In 1991, following decades of activism, we helped ...
Sanctuary States and Progressive Policies that Protect Abortion
Recent statements from the Supreme Court have made it clear that Roe v. Wade will likely be overturned this year. With an escalating number of abortion restrictions being issued across the country, several states have also recognized their role ...
The Onslaught of Abortion Bans in America: What you need to know and why
For the first time in 50 years, half of our country could lose access to abortion care. Due to decades of carefully orchestrated state-level action by conservative groups, we are now seeing an unbelievable onslaught of abortion bans. Two states - Texas ...
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 ...
Two ways COVID-19 improved abortion access. What does this mean going forward?
As we enter 2022, I am mentally and emotionally preparing myself for a future without federal abortion rights. The Supreme Court will likely decide on Mississippi’s abortion ban in June, with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If SCOTUS upholds ...
