BREAKING: From the ACLU, Jane Doe has received her abortion. She continues to suffer the injustice of detention, but we are relieved that her constitutional right to an abortion has finally been respected. We will continue to fight for all the Jane’s whose right to an abortion is threatened in federal custody or otherwise. Jane’s […]
Tag: Politics
One year under Trump: ‘An assault on women’s health’
It was one year ago that millions of women worldwide marched against newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump. The marches were meant to send a message to Trump after a presidential election that “insulted, demonized and threatened” women, immigrants and those from the LGBTQ community and others. “[The march] will send a bold message to our […]
A Federal Appeals Court Just Ruled That An Undocumented Teen Can Get An Abortion
“It is unclear why undocumented status should change everything. Surely the mere act of entry into the United States without documentation does not mean that an immigrant’s body is no longer her or his own. Nor can the sanction for unlawful entry be forcing a child to have a baby,” Millett wrote. “The bedrock protections […]