Late Monday night, a leaked draft decision from the United States Supreme Court confirmed what many in the reproductive justice and abortion rights movement have known: Roe v Wade (1973) will be overturned, making abortion care extremely restricted and in some cases, illegal throughout the U.S. 

While this was anticipated by many reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations, it doesn’t take away the worry of how this will disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and low-income people, youth, queer people, and others that live at the margins. And not just from a health care perspective.

The decision isn’t final yet, and most likely won’t be until Summer 2022. Presently, 26 states have laws in place that are poised to ban abortion procedures. Called “trigger laws” , these states will move to outlaw abortion the second Roe falls.

Until then, access to abortion care is still a constitutional right in the United States. Depending on where you are in the States, access has been dwindling for some time now. Instead of supporting paid family leave, universal health care, subsidized child care, and other economic and financial safety nets, legislators continue to restrict our right to access. And there’s no coincidence that states with the most restrictive abortion policies also have fewer policies supporting pregnancy, children, and families.

My consulting business began as a blog for me to share my thoughts about feminism and reproductive justice. At the core of the work remains the fundamental belief that everyone has the right to access whatever health care they need, and to determine their sexual and reproductive lives. 

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