For Immediate Release: January 19, 2023 Contact: Ryan@prochoicewashington.org Olympia – On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Pro-Choice Washington will host a reproductive freedom rally on the north steps of the Washington State Capitol. ...
Pro-Choice Washington Statement on Club Q
As a Queer person, parent, and activist, I am united in grief, horror, and rage with LGBTQIA+ communities and our allies over the unacceptable violence and loss of life that occurred at Club Q in Colorado Springs on November 19, 2022. At Pro-Choice ...
Make DMs Safe: Why abortion rights activists are taking on Big Tech
KIA GUARINO, Executive Director, Pro-Choice Washington Today is Global Encryption Day, which brings to mind something that happened several months ago and a few issues we need to address around digital privacy. This past July, a Nebraskan woman and ...
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 ...
Five Truths about Abortion Access in Washington State, from My Perspective as a Physician
By guest author: Anuj Khattar, MD, family medicine provider and Pro-Choice Washington Board member With the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the very real possibility that the right to bodily autonomy will be taken away from more ...
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 ...
Mayor Harrell Signs Suite of Legislation to Protect Reproductive Rights in Seattle
“These bills will help strengthen access to safe reproductive care for patients in Washington and across the country by removing barriers and by standing firm in the truth that abortion is a fundamental right. It is essential that we continue to build up ...
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 ...
Discussing the overturn of Roe V Wade, how did we get here?
Kia Guarino, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Washington, sits down with Shannon Hull to discuss how Roe V Wade was overturned, and what we can do to move forward.Right in Front of my Face ...
