This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to let South Carolina deny Planned Parenthood funding from its Medicaid program. This decision will strip away access to basic, lifesaving care for thousands of patients in the state of South Carolina where ...
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Reflecting on Three Years Since Dobbs: We Stand Together, We Mourn, We Resist
Three years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning nearly fifty years of constitutional protections for abortion access under Roe v. Wade. In doing so, the SCOTUS ...
Pro-Choice Washington Responds to SCOTUS decision in Skrmetti Case
Pro-Choice Washington is outraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling in the U.S. vs. Skrmetti case. The ruling issued on Tuesday upholds a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors. The decision sets a dangerous precedent. It allows for government ...
Two Years Since Dobbs
Monday, June 24, marked two years since the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) eliminated the federal right to abortion when they ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization by a vote of 6-3. The majority's decision was made ...
SCOTUS Rejects Case against Abortion Pills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a ruling on Thursday, June 13, in the case against abortion pills, also known as mifepristone. The case was brought before the court by anti-abortion groups and doctors ...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Mifepristone Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Ryan MacDonald, Pro-Choice Washington, Communications Director, ryan@prochoicewashington.org, (206) 624-1990 On Tuesday, March 26, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments on ...
The First Anniversary of Dobbs
It is the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, when the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, on June 24, 2022, catapulted abortion rights into the headlines and opened the floodgates of restrictions in 24 states across the ...
Conversations with Doug Duin
Executive Producer Kia Guarino sat down for Conversations with Doug Duin to discuss the ongoing attacks and court rulings on Mifepristone and medication abortion. It was very clear in the Texas case, at the lower court, that they were willing to ...
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 ...
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 ...
