Did you know that 3 in 10 women will have an abortion during the course of their lives and that many transgender and gender nonconforming people will also need to seek abortion care?
When a person needs to end a pregnancy, it is important that they have access to safe medical care. Providing insurance coverage ensures they will be able to see a licensed, quality health care provider, but that fact is that right now in Rhode Island we have harmful policies that take away health coverage for abortion. Together, we can change this!
The 2020 Rhode Island General Assembly kicked things off on Tuesday and we were there! The Womxn Project hosted a panel to talk about the bans on health coverage.The goal was to make people aware that these limitations exist and how they impact real people in our state. We recorded the very powerful remarks shared by the speakers, including state employee, Mikaila Arthur and Daria-Lyric Montaquila, an individual who uses Medicaid.
!! You may view it here !!
We were heartened that so many activists came out to join us for this event. We asked you to show up in your Womxn Project t-shirts to make a strong showing on the first day – and so many people did!
The Womxn Project is proud to coordinate the campaign to get rid of the policies that take away health coverage for people who use Medicaid and for state employees, but we need you to keep showing up with us!
