reproductive rights

Thousands of people from across the country held a march in the nation’s capital on Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other rights many marchers deemed to be under threat from the incoming Trump administration.

Online harassment targeted at women significantly increased on social media platforms following the United States presidential election, according to a report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a consortium of independent human rights nonprofits.

Issues around racial equity, Supreme Court appointments and abortion are top-of-mind for Bay State Banner readers ahead of November’s election.

Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer.

Donald Trump brags about being the person responsible for overturning Roe and has dodged politically tricky questions about a federal abortion ban by saying decisions about abortion are now in the hands of the states. But he can’t dodge the reality that one in three women of reproductive age now lives under an abortion ban.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and five other legislators announced the Women’s Health Protection Act on Tuesday, which guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion and the right of an abortion provider to give those services.