What does it look like now? Read the statement from the Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom. The sub A (amendment) for the RPA (H 5125) will be voted on Tuesday in House Judiciary. The Coalition and The Womxn Project are in support of this amendment. We would like to see the Senate version of the RHCA (S 152) be amended in the Senate to line up with the … [Read more...] about Get the Facts!
Senate Leaders need to LEAD to protect our health and rights!
Hey, Womxn Project friends. We know that a majority of legislators and a majority of voters want to see the Reproductive Health Care Act passed THIS YEAR! We are doing all we can to make that happen. We need your help. We need the Senate leadership to LEAD – to get this bill out of the Judiciary Committee, to the floor and to the governor’s desk without amendments. … [Read more...] about Senate Leaders need to LEAD to protect our health and rights!
Making Art, Making Change
Thank you to everyone who came out to our big FUN'draiser on Sunday. We had an exciting weekend full of organizing and community building across the state from Portsmouth to Coventry to Providence and Warwick. You can check out pictures on our Facebook and Twitter. We have another fun and fabulous opportunity THIS WEEK! On Thursday, April 4th from 3:00-7:30pm, we will be in … [Read more...] about Making Art, Making Change
HONK if you support the RHCA!
Hello Womxn Project Movement! Coming at you with a message to share the MANY opportunities to speak out with us to turn up the heat and push through the Reproductive Health Care Act (S 152A). We are sooooo close, but we have to work hard to maintain the momentum to see this campaign through! A new and fun action is happening this Sunday from 11:00am-12:00pm in Coventry. … [Read more...] about HONK if you support the RHCA!
CONGRESS, what have you done for us lately?
We are fortunate in Rhode Island to have members of Congress who really do a lot of great work to support the health and needs of women and families in our state. That is why THIS WEEK, we are calling on them to do all they can to protect the right to abortion and pass the Reproductive Health Care Act THIS YEAR. Yes, we know it is a state bill, but these are folks with some … [Read more...] about CONGRESS, what have you done for us lately?
KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON with us (we have to!)
We had an EXCITING weekend with volunteers coming together for postcard parties and pick-up, phone-banking, petitions at a parade, and our “Faith in Action” event. Thank you to the MANY people who joined us. We are so grateful to the thousands of volunteers who are part the campaign to pass the RHCA! The momentum is growing, but we have to keep it up! We have to get … [Read more...] about KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON with us (we have to!)
RISE UP With Us This Weekend (Lots Of Options)!
The momentum behind the Reproductive Health Care Act is so exciting, but we have to keep speaking out and showing up. RISE UP WITH US! We have a number of exciting events you can attend. We also have our postcarding program. It is easy, but makes a big difference. Just grab a postcard packet THIS WEEKEND and complete it on your own time. Help keep up the pressure to get … [Read more...] about RISE UP With Us This Weekend (Lots Of Options)!
FAITH IN ACTION – supporting the RHCA!
A lot has been said about faith during the campaign for the Reproductive Health Care Act (S 152). Decisions about reproduction are morally complex, and we understand that people of different religious traditions, as well as people within the same religion, hold varying views on this matter. People of faith can and DO support each person’s decision about whether they are … [Read more...] about FAITH IN ACTION – supporting the RHCA!
Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade
UPRISE RI: March 8, 2019, Steve Ahlquist || In a hearing that lasted around five hours, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA) by a vote of 44-30. The vote included 60 percent of all the Democrats in the chamber, 21 of the 26 women in the House, and had the support one Republican, John Lyle Jr (Republican, District 46, … [Read more...] about Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade
WE NEED TO CELEBRATE – and then get back to work.
Around 9pm last night, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted to PASS the Reproductive Privacy Act (H 5125) and protect the right to abortion. We will share more details soon and we are urging you to please do all you can to help us keep up this momentum to see this effort through, but right now let us celebrate. Let us celebrate the THOUSANDS of volunteers who … [Read more...] about WE NEED TO CELEBRATE – and then get back to work.
EXCITING TIME IN RHODE ISLAND – we are in this!
ey, Womxn Project pals. For real, we have quite a week ahead of us. We need you IN THIS WITH US! Not sure what’s up with the campaign to protect the right to abortion? We are excited. BIG day on Tuesday, March 5th. The Senate version of the Reproductive Health Care Act and the House version of Reproductive Privacy Act are BOTH being heard TODAY at the State … [Read more...] about EXCITING TIME IN RHODE ISLAND – we are in this!
PR: “Put Health Before Politics” (RPA vote, RHCA hearing and Lobby Day)
The Time is Now to Put Health Before Politics and Protect the Right to Abortion The momentum behind the Reproductive Health Care Act continues to grow as it heads to a hearing in the Senate and a committee vote in the House. (Providence, RI) - Statement by The Womxn Project on a health professional lobby day, Senate Judiciary hearing on the Reproductive Health Care Act (S … [Read more...] about PR: “Put Health Before Politics” (RPA vote, RHCA hearing and Lobby Day)
RHCA Health Lobby Day and Hearing Scheduled for 3/5
EVENT ADVISORY: Health professionals set to lobby lawmakers and advocates are planning to fill the State House for the Senate hearing on the Reproductive Health Care Act (S 152) on Tuesday, March 5th. March 1, 2019 Health Professionals Urge Support for Passage of the RHCA The momentum behind the Reproductive Health Care Act continues to grow as it heads to a hearing in the … [Read more...] about RHCA Health Lobby Day and Hearing Scheduled for 3/5
Hitting the Road for the RHCA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hey, Womxn Project friends. From our postcarding program, which has TAKEN OFF with activists all over the state getting involved to our gatherings on the weekends at local public libraries, we have been all over the state lately in our quest to keep up the momentum to pass legislation this year to protect the right abortion. … [Read more...] about Hitting the Road for the RHCA
Do you want to halt federal attacks on our rights?
Hey, Womxn Project friends. While we are working hard to make sure that women in our state have the right to abortion, we also need to make it clear how important it is that the right is a reality. We need to fight for affordable access to quality care. We need to get rid of the barriers that make it harder for young people or that deny health coverage for abortion and push … [Read more...] about Do you want to halt federal attacks on our rights?
