From abortion access to voting rights—reproductive justice is not a single-issue fight. Equality starts now with better, bolder communities built from the ground up.
Mississippi has only 1 abortion provider for the entire state. 88% of reproductive-aged women live in counties with no access to abortion facilities. Currently, there is a ban on abortions after 15 weeks that is being tried at the Supreme Court.
Mississippi has only 1 abortion provider for the entire state. 88% of reproductive-aged women live in counties with no access to abortion facilities. Currently, there is a ban on abortions after 15 weeks that is being tried at the Supreme Court.
Wyoming has only 2 abortion providers both located in Jackson, leaving 22 counties (96% of the reproductive population) without access to abortion. Multiple restrictions exist for women seeking abortions.
For all 55 counties, there is only one abortion provider in the whole state. 90% of reproductive-aged women live in counties with no abortion provider. Multiple restrictions are placed on women seeking abortions.
On September 1, 2021, with the enactment of S.B. 8, Texas become one of the worst states for abortion access in the country. The law bans abortions after six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant.
For all 115 counties, there is only 1 abortion provider in the whole state. 94% of reproductive-aged women live in counties with no abortion provider. Multiple restrictions are placed on women seeking abortions.
Quanita is the founding director of Groundswell Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) public foundation which strengthens U.S. movements for reproductive and social justice by resourcing intersectional electoral organizing led by women of color, low-income women, and transgender and gender-expansive people of color. Prior to this role, she led Groundswell Fund’s 501(c)(3) Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) program, a capacity building program that equips Reproductive Justice (RJ) groups with cutting edge voter engagement skills and technology.
‘Those who are most excluded from our democracy should be at the center of transforming it.’QUANITA TOFFIE