June 7, 2021 | An interview with Jocelyn Foye, the director of The Womxn Project ||| In a time of increasing partisan divide around so many issues, advocacy on behalf of issues central to reproductive freedom and justice has become even more challenging. The Violence Against Women Act is stalled in the U.S. Senate, unable to move past Republican resistance to a vote. A … [Read more...] about ConvergenceRI: Changing the political landscape when it comes to women’s reproductive freedom
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Providence Journal OpEd by Tammy Brown: Abortion bans bad for women, economy
The Center on the Economics of Reproductive Health (CERH) recently released game-changing research on reproductive health to monetize the cost of state-level reproductive health restrictions. Studies have long shown that access to reproductive health care is central to gender equity and women’s full participation in the workplace. Restrictions on access to reproductive health … [Read more...] about Providence Journal OpEd by Tammy Brown: Abortion bans bad for women, economy
PR: Biden Budget Eliminates Harmful Hyde Amendment
Contact: Jocelyn Foye, Director [email protected] 401-400-0061 cell Biden Budget Eliminates Harmful Hyde Amendment The Womxn Project celebrates a budget that takes steps to ensure affordable abortion and commits to getting rid of bans here in Rhode Island and around the world! (Providence, RI) - Statement by Jocelyn Foye, The Womxn Project on the release … [Read more...] about PR: Biden Budget Eliminates Harmful Hyde Amendment
PR: Committee to Hear Exciting Package of Healthcare Bills
The Womxn Project makes it clear that legislators should be working to eliminate barriers to health services in these troubled times – not allowing care to be pushed out of reach. [Providence, RI] - Statement on the House hearing on May 13th on H6075 (12 month postpartum), H5709 (eligibility for elderly and disabled) and H5787 (Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, a stop bans on … [Read more...] about PR: Committee to Hear Exciting Package of Healthcare Bills
Providence Journal OpEd on Mother’s Day, “Moms need more than cards and flowers”
Providence Journal Op-Ed by Jocelyn Foye, May 6, 2021 ||| This Mother’s Day people will talk about greeting cards and gifts, but what moms really need are policies and programs that support their health, safety and well-being. No matter where they live, what they look like or how much money they have, all moms want the best for their families and they should have the … [Read more...] about Providence Journal OpEd on Mother’s Day, “Moms need more than cards and flowers”