Reproductive Freedom Fighters! Live Today at SCOTUS

This is so surreal. In this very moment I have so many emotions. I have been very anxious about coming back here.  Thank you for the warm welcome. Your energy fuels both my disdain and my persistence for the fact that we should not be here again!  My name is Amy Hagstrom Miller, and I am …

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Amy Hagstrom Miller: Today, We Made History

I am beyond elated. Every day Whole Woman’s Health treats our patients with compassion, respect and dignity – and with this historic decision, today the Supreme Court did the same. We’re thrilled that justice was served and our clinics stay open. After years of fighting heartless, anti-abortion Texas politicians who would seemingly stop at nothing …

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Countdown to SCOTUS: Five decades of Texas TRAP laws in 30 seconds

As the countdown to Supreme Court oral arguments continue, we are reminded that the admitting privilege and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) requirements we’re fighting are part of a long history, five decades – in fact, of anti-abortion legislation that has been pushed through the Texas legislature. P.S. Have you signed up for the Thunderclap yet? …

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Statement from Amy Hagstrom Miller: “Today, my heart is filled with hope”

Hello, My name is Amy Hagstrom Miller, Founder and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health. We are the lead plaintiff in this case. I own and operate 8 high quality independent abortion care clinics in 5 states – Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico and Maryland. Today is an exciting day for Whole Woman’s Health. We have …

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We think birth control is for everyone.

Recently the Supreme Court heard Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, a case concerning a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that required employers’ health insurance plans to offer contraceptive coverage for their employees. Hobby Lobby, who officially won the case yesterday, sued to be exempted from the provision due to the “deeply held religious beliefs” of their …

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On Buffer Zones and the First Amendment

Today the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in McCullen v Coakley, a case in which anti-choice protesters claim that a Massachusetts buffer zone law requiring picketers to stay at least 35 feet from a clinic entrance violates their right to free speech. Should the high court side with McCullen and others, places like Portland, Maine, Colorado, Pittsburgh and …

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SCOTUS Refuses Intervention into House Bill 2

As you may have heard last night, The Supreme Court of the United States issued a 5-4 ruling refusing to intervene into the 5th Circuit Court’s decision to allow House Bill 2 to be implemented in Texas, citing that there was not enough evidence that the court’s decision is causing harm to Texas women. The Supreme …

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