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…

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…

Black Maternal Health: The Landscape and The Legislation We Need

Written by N. Sydney Jemmott, MD, MPH Director of Policy, Reproductive Rights at SIX THE LANDSCAPE When mamas are healthy, their babies are healthy, their partners are healthy, their…

646 State Legislators File Supreme Court Amicus Brief

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…

Beyond Borders: How the U.S. can learn from the global abortion movement

On January 10-11, 2024, State Innovation Exchange (SIX) partnered with the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown Law to host Beyond Borders, an in-person, 2-day convening on international abortion rights in…