Support Access in Mississippi
On Thursday, July 22nd, the state of Mississippi filed their argument brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. ICYMI, We Engage is based in Jackson, MS. One of We Engage’s programs is the coordination and support of the Pink House Defenders, the volunteer clinic escorts supporting patients at Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the last abortion clinic in Mississippi and the clinic at the heart of the current case threatening Roe, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
If you would like to support abortion access in Mississippi, here’s how. Support the groups here in Mississippi on the ground working to keep abortion accessible. Here’s a list of people directly involved that could use your support:
The clinic – Jackson Women's Health Organization, an independent clinic.
To fund abortions in Mississippi – the The Pink House Fund (specify “abortion fund”), Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund , and ARC Southeast.
To support the legal defense team keeping the doors open – Center for Reproductive Rights and Mississippi Center for Justice .
To support the clinic escort team – We Engage.
That’s it. That’s everyone here on the ground in Mississippi making abortion available and accessible.
And we all need your help, your donations, your support, your engagement.
We are optimistic, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. As we get closer to the hearing date, and as we wait for the decision, unknown antis from far and wide will travel here, on top of the usual. And then we wait for the decision to come in 2022.
Until then, we all will be here, helping patients access safe and legal abortion in Mississippi.
We Engage and the Pink House Defenders will be here helping patients when they arrive, greeting patients with a smile, making sure they get from their car to the clinic door with as little harassment as possible, fighting stigma, and showing people what patients have to endure just to get to their appointment. We appreciate your support.
Last note - PLEASE contact your congressperson and urge them to pass the Women's Health Protection Act. That protects legal abortion regardless of the SCOTUS decision. It matters.
Thank you for your support y'all, it matters and makes a big difference.
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