STATEMENT: Reproductive rights and justice advocates urge Austin City Council to vote yes on paid sick day ordinance
STATEMENT: Reproductive rights and justice advocates urge Austin City Council to vote yes on paid sick day ordinance Contact: Alexa Garcia-Ditta, alexa@prochoicetexas.org Austin, TX—Over the last several weeks, reproductive rights and justice advocates in Austin have rallied in support of a proposed city ordinance guaranteeing paid sick days for every worker in Austin. The policy measure is […]
Samantha Romero
It was Valentines week 2013 when I had an abortion in west Texas. I was very fortunate to have had my abortion early in 2013 – before Wendy Davis and before HB 2 went into effect. At this time, I was blissfully unaware of all that was happening in Austin. I was in love with […]
Equitable Housing Policy Is Reproductive Justice
As the natural disaster that was Hurricane Harvey exposed the man-made injustices that marginalized groups face in Houston, we at NARAL Pro-Choice Texas and the Lilith Fund knew it was important that our Repro Power TX day of action contribute to relief efforts for the people hit hardest by flooding. In the words of sociologist […]
PRESS RELEASE: Texas Reproductive Rights and Justice Groups Launch Proactive Repro Power TX Initiative
Texas Reproductive Rights and Justice Groups Launch Proactive Repro Power TX Initiative For Release: 9-28-2017 Contact: Alexa Garcia-Ditta, alexa@prochoicetexas.org TEXAS — On Wednesday, Texas abortion funds and reproductive rights advocates launched Repro Power TX, a joint initiative to expand and protect abortion access and reproductive justice in local communities in the face of continued state-level legislative attacks and […]
Aimee Arrambide
For a long time, I felt inauthentic — because, as someone who works for reproductive justice and reproductive rights, I had never told my abortion story. Even though my own father was an abortion provider in Texas for 25 years, and I work specifically on or advocating for proactive abortion rights policies, I had never […]
An update about Repro Power Houston
Houston friends, We hope you and your loved ones made it safely through Harvey and that the process of healing and rebuilding has seen you surrounded by a supportive, resilient community. Both of us working in Houston—Hannah, who has been here for nine years, and Sharmeen, who moved the weekend before the hurricane—are extremely proud […]
