“With nearly 50 percent of hospital beds in Washington under policies that deny access ... under-regulated hospital mergers prevent an unacceptable barrier to care. [After Friday's ruling] Washington state has become even more important for abortion ...
Seattle area abortion providers prep for influx of patients in wake of high court ruling
“We’ll be seeing an increase of 385 percent, which is a lot of people. Imagine that being increased significantly. People will have to start waiting for appointments if we have to start accommodating people from out of state.” -- Dr. Anuj Khattar, ...
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 ...
The Stranger Guest Rant: How We Talk About Abortion Matters, Here’s a Guide to Help
As a queer parent and as the spouse of a trans person with reproductive health challenges, I have experienced firsthand how the right to accessible and non-stigmatizing abortion care interconnects with access to other essential healthcare and bodily ...
Conversations with Doug Duin at 94.1 The Sound
"One of the most beautiful parts about this [moment] is that there has been a movement that has been deeply underfunded but so persistent and that has been prepared for this for decades... There are a lot of ways that people can do something today... That ...
How We Talk About Abortion Matters – for Abortion Rights, Social Justice, and so Much More
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 ...
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 ...
