Pregnancy Justice

I really recommend that you check out @pregnancyjust.bsky.social's report with the latest data— there’s so much there. Read more: jessica.substack.com/p/report-ove...

Join us tomorrow! RSVP at bit.ly/policingpregnancy.

JOB POSTING📣 Work alongside our legal and policy teams to advance and defend pregnant people's rights! We review applications on a rolling basis, giving priority to applications from current 2L students received by November 10. Apply at pregnancyjustice.bamboohr.com/careers/56.

We’ve got new research on the first three years after Dobbs.🚨 How many people were charged for their pregnancy, pregnancy loss, abortion, or birth? Where? And why? Join our research team, state advocates, and experts to talk about it. October 20th, 1-2 pm ET. RSVP at bit.ly/policingpregnancy

The truth is, we have a nationwide maternal health crisis that is impacting Black women most. Restrictive abortion laws are only making it worse. We need a world where people are fully supported in the decisions they make for themselves and their families, not forced to make desperate ones.

Laws that control pregnancy have dangerous consequences far beyond abortion access. Check out our "The Role of the Viability Line in Pregnancy Criminalization" report with @patientforward.bsky.social to learn more. www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/u...

📅 Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 3 pm ET! RSVP: pregnancyjusticeus-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... You'll learn where errors happen with drug testing pregnant people, how to evaluate and challenge evidence, and the harmful impact on mothers, babies, families, patient care, and public policy.

This week, an Indiana court is hearing a religious liberty case brought by a faith-based group that supports abortion rights. ⬇️ Today, we're launching a guide that can help others act on their conscience, religion, or beliefs to defend reproductive care. www.globaljusticecenter.net/leveraging-f...

Join us on September 30 to celebrate 25 years of Pregnancy Justice and recognize Sara Solfanelli, a partner at McDermott Will & Schulte deeply dedicated to justice, and a counselor and supporter to us for over five years. Gala tickets and sponsorships are available now at pjgala2026.funraise.org!

All of us at Pregnancy Justice walk the path paved by Gloria Steinem. We owe her for relentlessly fighting to change the world for us and for nurturing the next generation of feminists. Here is our staff at her home in 2022, just one of many moments when she welcomed the next generation to join her❤️

Down from Dover was kept off the radio because Dolly's record label saw single motherhood and stillbirth as too controversial at the time. She still released it on her album. The story is devastating and relatable, and we thank her for giving voice to women with similar experiences. 💖

Join us for a book talk on how forensic evidence is used to criminalize pregnancy and motherhood. ➡️ Featuring “Pink Crime” author Valena Beety and a panel of experts. 📍 September 23 at Cardozo Law School - Moot Court Room. RSVP at: bit.ly/PinkCrimeTalk

This is how fetal personhood laws and abortion bans go hand in hand. They are used to arrest and punish pregnant people and take away bodily autonomy - whether they give birth, have an abortion, or lose their pregnancy.

Did you catch us on “Last Week Tonight @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver?” We worked with the team on their research into fetal personhood and so much of what we do: our cases, our analysis, and explaining the real threat to pregnant people. Help us push the message by sharing!

It’s been a busy year! We analyzed over 730 bills from across the country to identify trends that could attack the rights of pregnant people and those that protect them. Read our 2025-2026 Legislative Sessions in Review⬇️ www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/u...

Black August remembers key figures in the Black liberation movement. It’s a time of reflection and deep study of Black political thought from freedom fighters. Here are some books to add to your reading lists!

Join us on September 30 to celebrate 25 years of Pregnancy Justice and recognize Lauren Smith, an advocate and mother of three from South Carolina, who courageously fought her case for 6 years, refusing to back down. Gala tickets and sponsorships are available now at pjgala2026.funraise.org.

Since Roe fell, advocates have rallied around telehealth abortion as a way to serve pregnant patients—especially in ban states. And in May, the fight to protect mailed abortion pills reached the Supreme Court. But telehealth is not a solution, this op-ed argues—it’s a bandaid.

Everyone deserves access to reproductive health care without barriers.

HUGE shoutout to the activists and abortion storytellers who are fiercely advocating to remove barriers to getting abortion care later in pregnancy in MA, incl. friends of the podcast Kate Dineen @reproequitynow.bsky.social, Jeanette Kincaid @dupontclinic.bsky.social, @patientforward.bsky.social! <3

Democracy is not a spectator sport. It requires we, the people, to act. Join us in 100 Days of Action leading up to Election Day 2026, where we aim to reach people where they are: in communities and online, to take steps to strengthen our democracy.

Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care.

What do Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Mary Davidson have in common? They were all pioneering civil rights figures—and they were all disabled. We’re resurfacing @vilissathompson.bsky.social's 2018 story for Disability Pride Month. rewirenews.link/4gfeIRD

📅 TONIGHT: Join us at 5:00PM for a convo on Georgia’s fertility care landscape with experts from the Center for Reproductive Rights, SisterSong, Muna Fertility, and Morehouse School of Medicine to discuss Georgia’s fertility care landscape. 🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4hF4478

Reproductive health care should be there when a person needs it. But for many people with disabilities, barriers to accessibility can put care out of reach before an appointment even begins. See how Ipas is putting disability justice into action: buff.ly/BCYasJG

🚨BREAKING: 150+ House & Senate Dems introduce Right to IVF Act. Every person deserves the freedom to build their family on their terms. For millions of Americans, IVF is the path to parenthood, and RFC and our Members are pushing to protect your access to the fertility care you need.

Today is #BlackWomensEqualPay Day, and our message is clear: PAY BLACK WOMEN. Black women working full-time, year-round are paid only 65 cents for every dollar white men are paid & face a wage gap in basically every occupation. That gap costs them more than a million dollars throughout their lives.

Medication abortion is popular and the anti-abortion movement can’t stand it. The only takeaway from this hearing is that they’ll STOP AT NOTHING to try and ban abortion nationwide—even pressuring the Trump admin to misuse Victorian-era laws to do it.

The mothers of Black newborns are reported to police for alleged substance use during pregnancy around 2.5 times more often than those of white babies. No one should be unnecessarily investigated, punished, and separated from their newborns by the family policing system.

Thanks to Act 292, “The Unborn Child Protection Act,” Wisconsin is one of the most punitive states in the country for pregnant people who test positive for substances. Fetal personhood laws such as these are harmful for anyone who can get pregnant.

We’re hiring a Major Gifts Officer! This role will lead major gifts fundraising and donor engagement to strengthen long-term support for Pregnancy Justice. We’re so excited to start hearing from you! Apply here: nrgconsultinggroup.applytojob.com/apply/yo6plq...

🪧 Interested In learning more about supporting and advocating for self-managed abortion? Join our virtual 5-week info-series this summer! Learn more and apply here: reproaction.org/resource/sma...

Join allies Women With a Vision and Sister Song on Saturday, July 4th for Pro Heaux, Pro Healing, Pro Justice: An Afternoon of Healing! This gathering honors Black women’s ancestral wisdom and offers a safe space for sex workers and formerly incarcerated community members: posh.vip/e/pro-heaux-...