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Uprise RI: May 18, 2022, by Uprise RI  || The Womxn Project and SISTA Fire publicly launched of a letter signed by national reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations urging the Rhode Island General Assembly to pass the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act (EACA) (S2549 / H7442), which would include insurance coverage for abortion in the state Medicaid program and … [Read more...] about Uprise RI: More than a dozen national groups call for passage of the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

Video Project featuring the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act status by Isaac from Feminism in Action, Spring 2022 … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Towards Reproductive Justice Screener EACA

UpriseRI | by Steve Alquist | May 14, 2022 ||| “Those of us who have worked in the abortion advocacy space were not surprised when that opinion was leaked but we’re still reeling and feel punch in the gut seeing our fears written out in that archaic language.” … [Read more...] about Bans Off Our Bodies: Rhode Island rallies and marches for abortion rights

Westerly Sun, By Jocelyn Foye, May 13, 2022 || For years, activists have worried that Roe v. Wade could be overturned, and they’ve often been told by lawmakers that it will never happen. The leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion last week proved that our fears were real. Voters rose up and volunteers showed up in 2019 to push for the passage of the Reproductive Privacy … [Read more...] about OpEd: Make the right to abortion real in Rhode Island

Providence Journal, Opinion Edition: Gabriela Weigel, May 13, 2022|  Brown University OB-GYN resident. |||This commentary represents the views of Brown University’s 32 OB-GYN residents.   The 32 obstetrics and gynecology residents at Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital write wholeheartedly in support of equitable access to abortion care. It is imperative that … [Read more...] about OpEd: RI must act now to pass Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff | May 5, 2022  ||  The 2019 Reproductive Privacy Act protects the right to an abortion in R.I., but high costs, a limited number of clinics, and other issues make accessing services difficult or impossible for many women. If a woman does not have a car, or does not live in Providence, it may be difficult to even get to an abortion clinic, advocates … [Read more...] about The barriers to getting an abortion in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Monthly, May 4, 2022, Kaitlyn Murray || On the heels of breaking news that the United States Supreme Court has voted to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on the legalization of abortion, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has decided Wednesday to uphold the state’s Reproductive Privacy Act. For those unfamiliar, the act protects a person’s right to an … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Monthly: Rhode Island Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Abortion Rights in the Ocean State

The Providence Journal, Katherine Gregg, May 4, 2022 || "If you have money, you get a right to abortion. If you don’t and you can’t pay for it out of pocket, then your right isn’t real,'' according to the advocacy group known as The Womxn Project. Rhode Island could potentially save $5.4 million a year in taxpayer dollars if it removed the current legal barrier to … [Read more...] about Providence Journal Report: Repealing ban on abortion coverage for state workers, others will save money

May 3, 2022 12:37 pm | Dominique Turner ||PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — According to a leaked draft majority opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, which protects women’s rights to an abortion. The leaked draft was written by Justice Samuel Alito. “It’s reprehensible. It’s shocking,” said Joceyln Foye of the Womxn Project. By overturning the ruling, there’s … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Assembly leaders vow to defend R.I. law protecting abortion rights

Published on May 4, 2022 | By Steve Ahlquist  ||  “Our right to abortion is something that we fought for decades ago and ever since then they’ve been chipping away at it, little by little,” said activist Tammy Brown. “They’ve chipped away at our reproductive rights, they’ve chipped away at our voting rights, they’ve chipped away at our access to health care and we are here … [Read more...] about Rhode Island rallies in response to leaked Supreme Court abortion decision

The Providence Journal, Mark Reynolds, May 4, 2022 || Hundreds of abortion rights protesters, aided by tools that ranged from old-fashioned picket signs to projectors and even a hot air balloon, created a spectacle at the State House on Tuesday night, rallying for a defense of the longstanding U.S. Supreme Court decision that has enshrined abortion as a constitutional right in … [Read more...] about Providence Journal Video: ‘We are strong’: Abortion rights protesters rally at RI State House in wake of Supreme Court leak

Boston Globe, May 4, 2022 | By Alexa Gagosz ||| Activists in Rhode Island were long told they were “overreacting” to the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned. Now they’re looking to help women on Medicaid with the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act. PROVIDENCE — In 2018 and 2019, Tammy Brown could often be found holding a bright, red bullhorn and wearing a shirt that … [Read more...] about Boston Globe: With Roe v. Wade at risk, pro-choice activists aim at expanding access to abortion in R.I.

Boston Globe, May 3, 2022 | By Alexa Gagosz and Carlos R. Muñoz || Hundreds of people gathered in front of the State House to protest the US Supreme court’s apparent decision to overturn the 1973 landmark case about abortion rights. College students raised signs, abortion providers marched up the hill to the State House’s stairs wearing their white coats, and women who said … [Read more...] about Boston Globe: Scenes from the Roe v. Wade rally for abortion rights in Providence