Supreme Court Decides to Throw Out Legal Challenge to Mifepristone
Today, the Supreme Court decided to throw out the challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone...
The Impact on Alabama’s Supreme Court “Fetal Personhood” Decision on Black Women
In response to the latest developments out of Alabama following the state’s Supreme Court ruling that an embryo is considered a person, Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice, released the following statement: “The Alabama Supreme…
Roe was the Floor
“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” As we mark the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Fannie Lou Hamer’s words remain relevant in our fight for Reproductive Justice. As we acknowledge the second Roe anniversary post the Dobbs decision, over a…
No Indictment for Brittany Watts: Case Still Shows Clear Danger of Abortion Bans and Harm to Black Women
An Ohio grand jury has decided NOT to indict Brittany Watts - a Black woman who miscarried a non-viable fetus at home after care was twice delayed because of the state’s current abortion law. In response, Dr. Regina Davis Moss,…
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda on Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Mifepristone Case
Today, the Supreme Court decided that they will hear Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug Administration, which will determine access to the essential abortion pill mifepristone. In response, Dr. Regina Davis Moss, In Our Own Voice President and…
Black women leaders denounce federal abortion ban, call for Reproductive Justice supporters to register and vote
Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham introduced a 15-week abortion ban. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President…
The New Dangers Surrounding Period-Tracking Apps
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, cycle/period-tracking apps have left nearly one in three menstruators vulnerable to attacks on their privacy. What once was an easy way to map fertility, manage premenstrual symptoms and plan contraception use has now…
Reproductive Justice is on the line in Kansas
Statement from Marcela Howell, president and CEO, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Today, Kansans are going to the polls to protect their communities and abortion access in their state by voting “no” on…
Black women applaud executive order, pledge to vote for Reproductive Justice
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden issued an executive order to protect reproductive rights in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Marcela Howell, president and CEO of…
Black women denounce wholesale attack on human and civil rights
Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In Our Own Voice: National Black…