These organizations remain dedicated in their commitment to advancing Reproductive Justice. This year, our partners have broadened their work to respond to the increasing number of threats we are facing in today’s political climate. Through the policies we champion and fight for, we are working toward a world where Reproductive Justice is not just a goal—it is a reality for everyone.

Defending Democracy

• Defend the fundamental right of every citizen to vote by dismantling barriers to access and guaranteeing that every eligible vote is not only cast but also accurately counted.
• Provide voter education and resources that help citizens understand both their rights and legislators’ roles and responsibilities

Medicaid Coverage

• Expand Medicaid eligibility to ensure a larger number of holistic practitioners can participate in the health care workforce and provide access to essential services in marginalized communities.
• Increase funding for outreach and enrollment efforts in Black communities.
• Challenge state policies that exclude formerly incarcerated individuals and immigrants from receiving Medicaid coverage.
• Eliminate restrictions to comprehensive reproductive health care services, including abortion care coverage.

Abortion Access

• Eliminate all restrictions on abortion care, including waiting periods, surgical setting requirements, and parental consent or notification.
• Provide public funding for all abortion care services and invest in community-based providers.
• Protect all access to medication abortion.
• Decriminalize abortion– including miscarriages and stillbirths.

Maternal Health

• Require and reimburse postpartum check-ins within the first three weeks after birth, with follow-ups tailored to each person’s healing process, rather than just a six-week visit.
• Expand access to community-based postpartum supports, such as home visits; peer support groups; lactation counseling; community healing spaces; and counseling for postpartum depression, birth trauma, and loss.
• Build systems of care that center rest, recovery, nourishment, and connection, not just clinical check-ins.

Mental and Emotional Well-being

• Expand Medicaid coverage to include comprehensive mental health services.
• Increase funding for community-based mental health services led by culturally responsive providers.

Comprehensive Sexual Education & Contraceptive Equity

• Require comprehensive and medically- accurate sexual education in all public schools.
• Invest dedicated state funding for comprehensive sexual health education.

LGBTQIA+ Liberation and Gender Affirming Care

• Protect and expand access to gender-affirming care including hormone therapy, surgical services, and mental health support.
• Expand access to comprehensive, affirming sexual reproductive health education that reflects diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and family structures.
• Ensure policies that protect LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination in health care settings.

Abolish Crisis Pregnancy Centers

• Require Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) to clearly disclose that they are not licensed medical facilities and prohibit them from engaging in deceptive advertising about the services they provide.
• Enact and enforce consumer protection laws that prevent CPCs from spreading medically inaccurate information about abortion care, contraception, or pregnancy.
• Invest in and expand access to legitimate reproductive health care providers, including abortion clinics, midwives, and community health centers serving Black communities.

Religious Autonomy

• Ensure that Reproductive Justice policies protect access to comprehensive reproductive health care by supporting religious autonomy.
• Reject religious refusal policies that allow providers or institutions to deny reproductive or sexual health services.

Domestic Violence Prevention and Survivor Support

• Increase funding for survivor-centered services, including culturally responsive shelters, counseling, legal assistance, and prevention programs that serve Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people.
• Expand access to safe and stable housing, financial assistance, and employment protections for survivors seeking to leave abusive situations.

Medical School Access for Historically Underrepresented Students

• Invest in policies and programs that recruit, train, and retain Black and other diverse health care providers, including physicians, midwives, nurses, and mental health professionals serving Black communities.
• Expand scholarship, loan repayment, and financial aid programs that reduce the cost of medical and health professional education for historically under-represented students.

Environmental Justice

• Enact state-wide water affordability plans that cap water bills based on the ability to pay and ensure that no one is forced to choose between water and other basic needs.
• Increase funding to improve water infrastructure and programs that result in clean, affordable drinking water.
• Strengthen clean air protections by reducing industrial pollution in marginalized communities and investing in air quality monitoring and enforcement to protect Black communities’ health.

What Can You Do?

• Read more about In Our Own Voice’s state policy and advocacy priorities for 2025 [PDF]
• Explore our resources hub for fact sheets, toolkits, and guides to support your local efforts.
• Engage With Your Members of Congress: Call, email, or connect with their staff to uplift policies that are important to you.
• Engage in a public forum or town hall hosted by your member of Congress.
• Share your story or submit an Op-Ed in your local newspaper.
• Use platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Bluesky to engage your members of Congress.
• Send an action alert message to your members of Congress or call your members of Congress.
• Contact our government affairs staff for advocacy strategies and useful resources