Empowering Women Fighting for Reproductive Justice
Transforming the rights of women to choose now and for future generations
Our Story
How Our Bodies Our Choice began
In June 2022, the Supreme Court reversed Roe v Wade, protecting the constitutional right to abortion for half a century. Since that decision, reproductive rights have been challenged across the country and deeply eroded in many states.
The states with limited abortion access have higher rates of maternal and infant death, living with greater economic insecurity than women in states where abortion is protected.
Our mission
Started by a small group of women in Southwest Virginia, our mission is to increase public awareness about reproductive justice issues and to mobilize in support of equitable access to reproductive services, including abortion, by race, ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, immigration status, and disability.
"We aim to mobilize voter engagement and ballot participation to achieve reproductive justice and equal rights in 2024.
Resources
- ACLU, aclu.org/issues/reproductive-freedom
- AAUW – Virginia, aauw-va.aauw.net/aauw/directors/publicpolicy/ (good Lobby Day packet)
- Birth in Color, birthincolor.org
- League of Women Voters Montgomery County, my.lwv.org/virginia/
- Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, latinainstitute.org
- New River Abortion Access Fund, newriverabortionfund.org
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocates-virginia-inc - Planned Parenthood, plannedparenthood.org
- Repro Rising Virginia, reprorisingva.org
- Virginia Reproductive Equity Alliance, vareproequity.org
- Virginia NOW, vanow.org
- Abortion Information https://www.vareproequity.org/howtogetanabortion
Events
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 – 9:30
Democracy in Crisis
Lyric Theatre, 135 College Ave., Blacksburg
Citizen Groups Concerned ~Free, open to public
October 3, 2024~ 5-7 pm
FILM SHOWING "THE JANES"
Newman Library- Goodall Room 1st floor
Virginia Tech Blksbg, Va~ Free
Our Bodies Our Choices
