Roe v. Wade
As anticipated, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Access to safe health care is a human right. This is dangerous and unconstitutional and will have devastating consequences on BIPOC, low-income people, rural communities, and other marginalized communities whose residents often do not have the resources or ability to travel to obtain the safe, reproductive health care they need.
Our communities are familiar with this history of reproductive control and fight for bodily autonomy rooted in the legacy of colonialism, slavery, and oppression. This is and has always been about power and control. The fight for abortion rights and bodily autonomy is essential to our freedom. BIPOC communities' decades-long history of organizing for reproductive justice shows how we have established networks, communities, and safety nets of care and protection for before Roe v. Wade and these institutions of care will continue post Roe v. Wade. We will continue to fight and protect our bodies and communities together.
The Praxis Project will continue to act in solidarity with everyone building power in their communities to fight for health, equity, and racial justice. Communities organizing for rights in childcare, paid family leave, healthcare access, housing justice, environmental justice, and immigration justice are all in service of a world in which people have the freedom over their reproductive lives. Further, we cannot allow this to set a dangerous precedent for other rights—same-sex marriage, access to contraception—to be overturned. Many of our community power-building partners are at the forefront of organizing for reproductive justice. Check out their work and take action now:
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