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Women's Reproductive Health

League Commends Federal Judge for Blocking Texas Abortion Law (Press Release)

This decision is a victory for women and all people in Texas who may become pregnant.

There is No Equality Without Reproductive Rights (Blog)

For those who experience pregnancy, our basic freedoms hinge on our ability to make choices about our reproductive health. Our physical and psychological health, ability to gain and maintain employment, financial resources, and even what we can and cannot eat are all dependent on our reproductive choices. 

League of Women Voters Response to SCOTUS Failure to Block Texas Abortion Law (Press Release)

The US Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy LWV of the US Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and LWV of Texas President Grace Chimene issued a joint statement in response.

LWV Statement on Health Care Executive Orders (Press Release)

 It is essential that all persons in America have access to affordable health care and that no one be denied coverage after contracting COVID-19.   

In the Know: Hecox v Little (Blog)

The League of Women Voters is dedicated to ensuring equal rights and equal opportunity for all. This commitment led to LWVUS joining the legal challenge to Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act which prohibits transgender women and girls, intersex persons, and any non-binary person from participating in sports.

League of Women Voters Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Press Release)
League of Women Voters Statement on Reports of ICE Human Rights Abuses (Press Release)
LWVUS Calls on Congress to Act on Institutional Violence Against Black Communities (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined 189 organizations addressing Congressional leadership and standing in solidarity with Black Women’s Reproductive Justice advocates to protect the bodily autonomy and reproductive rights of all people.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictive Abortion Law in Louisiana (Press Release)

We commend the Court on today’s ruling and celebrate that Louisiana will retain the three existing clinics in the state that provide abortion care.

A majority of people support safe, legal access to abortion. So why is it under threat? (Blog)

This week the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that challenges a Louisiana law designed to undermine access to abortion.