Folks,
Today marks the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic Supreme Court decision in 1973 that established the right to abortion care in the United States. This transformative decision came after decades of determined activism.
Many of us saw Roe as only the floor — not the ceiling — in our fight for reproductive justice. But the Supreme Court reversal of Roe has stripped away that fundamental right.
The reversal of Roe and subsequent abortion bans enacted by states have had a detrimental impact on people of color, immigrants, and those with limited resources. Access to abortion care has now become nearly impossible for these communities.
The 2022 Supreme Court decision only exacerbated the barriers that our communities faced before Roe fell, including the cost of abortion care and travel, childcare needs, the lack of access to translation services, resources in preferred languages, militarization of the border and interior CBP checkpoints, and more. These hardships are only compounded for immigrants in detention.
Abortion rights are crucial to our efforts to build a more just and equitable society, one that works for all people, no matter where we’re from or how much money we have.
We are in the fight of our lives for reproductive freedom and our fundamental human rights – and the people most impacted by the loss of abortion rights must lead it.
That’s why we’re building our movement and making it stronger every day — one that extremism can’t topple. To do that, we need you to stick with us, friend. Your support is critical as we take action to secure and defend our rights.
We fight on,
Kica Matos
President
National Immigration Law Center
