Women's Reproductive Health

The League of Women Voters and Planned Parenthood rallied in response to an unprecedented leak indicating the supreme court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.

LWVUS joins in urging the US House and Senate in support of ending Title 42, which has rendered our southern border and ports of entry virtually closed to asylum seekers and refugees.

The US Supreme Court ruled in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson that abortion providers have the right to challenge a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks and deputizing private citizens to carry out the law.  

In the past year, the League has joined litigation to fight back against the flood of anti-abortion bills that have been put forward across the country.   

LWVUS joined an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson, a case before the US Supreme Court challenging a recently enacted Texas law that severely limits abortion services and deputizes private individuals to enforce the law.

This decision is a victory for women and all people in Texas who may become pregnant.

For those who experience pregnancy, our basic freedoms hinge on our ability to make choices about our reproductive health. Our physical and psychological health, ability to gain and maintain employment, financial resources, and even what we can and cannot eat are all dependent on our reproductive choices. 

The US Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy LWV of the US Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and LWV of Texas President Grace Chimene issued a joint statement in response.

 It is essential that all persons in America have access to affordable health care and that no one be denied coverage after contracting COVID-19.