Banning Abortion Will Have Devastating Consequences for Young Women, Especially Young Women of Color, Argues YWCA USA, Girls Inc., Supermajority Education Fund, and United State of Women in Amicus Brief
Banning Abortion Will Have Devastating Consequences for Young Women, Especially Young Women of Color, Argues YWCA USA, Girls Inc., Supermajority Education Fund, and United State of Women in Amicus Brief
Standing up for Young Women and Young Women of Color at the Supreme Court
Right now, the state of Mississippi is working diligently to overturn Roe v. Wade and with it, the reproductive freedom of every person in this country. If successful, this generation would be the nation’s first in almost 50 years to come of age without the constitutional right to previability abortion care.
We cannot let the Supreme Court turn back the clock to a time that no young woman in America today has ever known, nor should ever know. Upholding Mississippi’s ban will have devastating consequences for young women, especially young women of color.
Strong bipartisan legislation was recently introduced in the Senate to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). FVPSA provides critical funding for programs and services that survivors of family, domestic, and dating violence rely on.
Join YWCA in supporting this important bill by urging your Senators to co-sponsor FVPSA!
On April 4th, H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (VAWA), passed through the House of Representatives. This critical and lifesaving legislation maintains the safety, resources, and protections that have been critical to all survivors, particularly women of color and other marginalized communities. The Senate STILL has not introduced a version of this reauthorization bill.
Urge your Senators to stand with survivors by supporting full funding of VAWA and passing a substantially similar bill in the Senate.
