While all of us who support reproductive freedom faced tremendous challenges in 2014, it wasn’t all bad news. These were a few of the inspiring moments that are going to fuel our fire well into 2015.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg dissents
When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of bosses at Hobby Lobby, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's scathing dissent fired up feminists to keep fighting. Her words captured the very core of our beliefs and even inspired people to become RBG fans.
California drew a line in the sand when it said health insurance companies cannot refuse to cover abortion services. California's policy requiring coverage of abortion care by health-insurance plans is the first in the nation, and stands in stark contrast to the 25 states that ban abortion coverage, either in their health-insurance exchange or in the statewide private insurance market.
Obvious Child premieres
A rom com that honestly portrays a woman’s abortion experience without judgment and stigma? Yes! We rarely see major motion pictures deal with unexpected pregnancy dealt with such candor, authenticity, and humor, and Obvious Child accomplished all of this. Years from now we hope to look back at this movie as a turning point when pop culture started treating abortion for what it really is: a normal medical procedure that many women access. We were proud to cosponsor a screening and lively panel discussion with the cast and crew to encourage more people to see it and bring friends.
Google and Yahoo remove deceptive anti-choice ads
You’d think that when you search online for “abortion clinic” that you’d find what you’re looking for. Based on our research, that’s not what was happening on Google or Yahoo. We partnered with Ultraviolet and worked with Google and Yahoo to remove these misleading ads. Anyone who searches for an abortion deserves the truth, not deception.
