Next meeting: Wed., September 14, 7-8:30 p.m., via Zoom. Topic: The Janes: Lessons from a pre-Roe abortion collective for a post-Roe reality
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# of times in the history of the Supreme Court and this country that a fundamental constitutional right has been taken away (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 6/24/22)
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cents a woman earns for every dollar a man earns (black women earn 63%, Latinas earn 55%) (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
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fake women’s clinics in the U.S., and in at least 12 states these centers receive direct state funding to mislead women. (NARAL)
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thousand plus (!) rape kits shelved and untested in U.S. police stations, and this number continues to rise. 200,000+ rape victims, 200,000+ stories with no resolution, no criminal action, no retribution. (The Harbus)
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