Abortion Coverage Is Economic Justice
This year marks 44 years of anti-abortion politicians propping up the Hyde Amendment, a measure that denies abortion coverage to those who are struggling to make ends meet. The harm falls hardest on people…
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Abortion is Essential Healthcare
Now more than ever we should be coming together as communities to make sure everyone can safely get the healthcare they need, not actively working to deny our neighbors…
Advancing Black Maternal Health Policies Across the States
We know that racism at the institutional, structural, and interpersonal levels — both historically and present day — drives disproportionate maternal health outcomes for Black birthing people. The COVID-19 pandemic…
160 Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Champions Speak Out Against Voting Access Attacks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2021 State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity released a letter today showcasing 160 reproductive health, rights, and…
31 State Legislators from 15 States on What Roe v. Wade Means to Them
On the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, on the heels of a record-breaking year of bans on abortion, state legislators on SiX’s Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council (RFLC), a first of its kind…
#MeToo: 296 State Legislators Commit to Supporting Survivors and Combatting Sexual Violence
296 legislators from 40 states, including the District of Columbia, have signed a bold letter of support for survivors of sexual violence with a commitment to work with the communities…
621 State Legislators Sign On In Support of Medication Abortion
SiX organized nearly 600 state legislators signing on to a letter protesting a federal judge’s ruling revoking FDA approval of mifepristone, saying the “health and wellbeing of our constituents…
Statements on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Today, in its consequential Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, striking down the only remaining federal…
Q&A with Dr. Abigail Aiken and Dr. Kari White on the Impact on Texas’s SB.8
The sexual and reproductive health and rights of transgender, non-binary, gender expansive, and intersex people are integral to reproductive freedom. We partnered with a team of researchers at Ibis Reproductive…