In September 2021, the Texas legislature enacted Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), the most extreme abortion restriction our country had seen. The devastating legislation banned abortion as early as six weeks – before many know they are pregnant – and deputized private citizens with enforcing the law. Supporting Texans after SB 8 Like all abortion …
Whole Woman’s Health (WWH) is packing up our four clinics in Texas and moving to New Mexico – and we need your help! WWH has served Texans for nearly 20 years, and our love for them runs deep. The courts and politicians have turned their backs on millions of Americans, but we never will. As …
Statement from Amy Hagstrom Miller, President & CEO of Whole Woman’s Health & Whole Woman’s Health Alliance on the Texas Supreme Court’s ruling. “The Texas Supreme Court failed to protect the health and safety of Texas families and our communities; they had the power to stop enforcement of Texas’ pre-Roe ban, but they chose instead …
We told you we were going to keep fighting like hell to keep offering abortion care to everyone we possibly can. On June 27th, we took Texas to court to stop the state from enforcing its pre-Roe anti-abortion law that had forced us to close the four Texas clinics managed by Whole Woman’s Health. The …
The Supreme Court’s heinous ruling on Friday has gripped Americans with fear, and Texas is ground zero. Within hours of the decision, the Texas Attorney General put out an advisory stating that “abortion providers could be criminally liable for providing abortions starting today” based on the state’s “abortion prohibitions predating Roe.” Because of that pre-Roe …
Myself, and all of us at Whole Woman’s Heath, are emotionally devastated today. The reversing of Roe is not abstract for us – today we had to call hundreds of our patients in Texas and cancel their appointments. Today, our staff in our 9 clinics in 5 states all across the country are trying to make …
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released its official decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, allowing Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban to stand and overturning the precedent set by Roe v. Wade. They have just turned their back on millions of people across the country who need abortion care. We will never do …
Reproductive rights are inextricably linked with gay rights. People of all sexual orientations and gender identities need abortions. In addition, the same states introducing cruel and unjust abortion bans are also attacking bodily autonomy through legislation that targets LGBTQIA+ people. During Pride Month, we’re celebrating the resilience, strength, and activism of LGBTQIA+ communities. Jared, a gay …
We are just days away from the U.S. Supreme Court releasing a decision that could overturn the federal right to abortion. While abortion is still legal, there has never been a more important moment to join together to ensure it stays that way. That’s why we’re partnering with Liberate Abortion to mobilize supporters to fight …