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March 9, 2023, "Dan Yorke, State of Mind", WPRI, Channel 12 || Jocelyn Foye joins Dan Yorke to discus the Equity in Abortion Coverage Act bill. They also talk about the Womxn Project organization and the relevance of it's name. Stay in the know with WPRI 12 News. Local news, weather, sports, and award winning investigative journalism coverage you can count on on this YouTube … [Read more...] about (Video Interview) WPRI: Dan Yorke’s State of Mind, Jocelyn Foye of The Womxn Project and the EACA

WPRO, The Dan Yorke Show, Mar 7, 2023 || Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director of The Womxn's Project, joins the show to discuss legislative action that is underway to enact the EACA, which would guarantee abortion access to state workers and those are on Medicaid. … [Read more...] about (Radio) The Womxn Project’s Jocelyn Foye Talks Legislative Acton on Abortion Access

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, March 6, 2023 Contact: Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director, The Womxn Project [email protected] w. 401-400-0061 Budget, Bills & Hyde Amendment: FAQ  Frequently Asked Questions: Equality in Abortion Coverage Act (H5006) and Anti-Abortion Attacks (H5047 and H5228) Research Affirms Support for Abortion & Health … [Read more...] about PR: Advocates Ready for Hearing on Bill to Halt Abortion Bans

Westerly Sun, February 14, 2023 || Facts really do matter and yet time and again people who do not want abortion to be legal at all will outright lie to push their agenda, whether it is opening another fake clinic to spout inaccurate information and pressure people to carry a pregnancy to term or another piece of legislation that pushes lies and harmful rhetoric about … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Stop pushing lies about abortion care

Brown Daily Herald | By Yael Sarig | January 26, 2023 ||  For the fourth consecutive year, the Rhode Island General Assembly’s legislative session saw the proposal of the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, which would ensure that individuals on Medicaid or state employee health insurance plans receive coverage for abortion procedures. State Sen. Bridget Valverde, D-East … [Read more...] about Brown Daily Herald: R.I. abortion access bill advocates hope for new success after Roe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, January 19, 2023 Contact: Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director, The Womxn Project [email protected] w. 401-400-0061 On behalf of the Steering Committee members from the Campaign for Equal Abortion Coverage Advocates Commend Governor for a Budget that Protects Abortion Access Groups from across the state are celebrating McKee … [Read more...] about PR: Advocates Commend Governor for a Budget that Protects Abortion Access

Westerly Sun, January 7, 2023 || As the 2023 General Assembly begins, there will be endless debate about politics and policies. I hope the people in our state who are struggling will not be forgotten. That includes addressing the very real obstacles to reproductive health services, such as the policy taking health coverage for abortion away from many state employees and … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Lawmakers need to put people before politics

by Steve Alquist | January 4, 2023 ||   Reproductive rights volunteers and allies from The Womxn Project urged the members of the Rhode Island General Assembly to take quick action and pass the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act (EACA) yesterday as the House and Senate began their 2023 legislative session.   Reproductive rights volunteers and allies from The Womxn … [Read more...] about Uprise RI: On first day of session, advocates steer focus to equal abortion rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Contact: Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director, The Womxn Project [email protected] w. 401-400-0061 Activists Demand Swift Passage of Abortion Access Bill Advocates from across the state are showing up and speaking out today as the 2023 legislative session begins to say no more delays on the EACA! [Providence, … [Read more...] about PR: Activists expect swift passage of abortion access bill

Providence Monthly, December 29, 2022 | By Abbie Lahmers || “I am an artist and designer by training, an activist by calling, and all that I do is inspired and informed by being a mother with the purpose to create a better and more just world for my kids,” begins Jocelyn Foye, co-founder and now executive director of The Womxn Project. Formed in 2016 to help ensure the … [Read more...] about Providence Monthly: Who to Watch in 2023, Watch Jocelyn Foye Use Art and Activism to Protect Reproductive Rights

The Dan Yorke Show, WPRO Talk Radio | Dec 6, 2022 || Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director, The Womxn Project, joins Dan for a discussion on a multi-organizational press release that her organization coordinated, pushing for General Assembly and Governor McKee to pass and sign into law the Equality in Abortions Coverage Act. … [Read more...] about WPRO Live Radio: Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director, The Womxn Project, Talks EACA Push

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 Contact: Jocelyn Foye, Director [email protected] w. 401-400-0061 On behalf of members from the Campaign for Equal Abortion Coverage  Groups from Across RI Come Together to Urge Action on EACA in 2023 More than 20 organizations representing tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders are coming together to push the … [Read more...] about PR: Groups Urge McKee & Lawmakers to Take Swift Action on EACA

By Grace Holleb  | November 30, 2022 ||| "Panel considers reproductive access in Ocean State, future of abortion rights" Several student clubs sponsored a conversation with two Rhode Island representatives centered around identifying local avenues for protecting abortion access on Wednesday at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Rhode … [Read more...] about Brown Daily Herald: Rhode Island representatives discuss protecting abortion access

The Westerly Sun, Nov 4, 2022  |   By Jocelyn Foye    ||    Time and again I hear anti-abortion extremists claim to care about protecting people or women’s health or pontificate about how much they love babies, but their actions or lack thereof on policies that would help support maternal health or ensure families can get by and thrive tell another story. What they really care … [Read more...] about Editorial: Access to abortion would help economic recovery

By The Bruno Brief | October 28, 2022 | 1:42am EDT ||| In the second episode of the Bruno Brief’s series on sexual politics, we examine the landscape of reproductive rights on College Hill, past and present. We speak with Katy Pickens, Metro editor and Bruno Brief producer, about her recent reporting on the topic, diving into the early days of contraceptives and secret … [Read more...] about Podcast: The Bruno Brief: Reproductive advocacy, past and present