Jacksonville-area women’s groups join to push for reproductive health care access
The Women's
One of the most pressing issues
However, those subcontractors are to "exclusively promote and support childbirth," according to the bill's text. It's the second year Bean has filed such a bill, which in the past has earned him praise from conservative groups, like Florida Family Action. It was the first of several actionable items discussed throughout the night.
"We mount so much public pressure that they don't want to move that bill forward because they know we're going to swarm their committee, they know we're going to make it difficult," Goodhue said.
And so, with a photo of Bean next to his
She said women should be given information about all of their safe and legal options. Additionally, she said this bill does not require the centers to use licensed medical professionals, and nor are they bound by federal HIPPA law, so patients are often harassed after their visits.
"It's our job as women to represent outselves," Wolfe said.
Goodhue said that even 45 years since Roe v. Wade, "year after year," politicians have "definitely tried everything in the toolkit" to overturn access to abortion.
Unlike other states where abortion restrictions have been more swift, like
"We want to make sure that we don't go backwards, and want to make sure that women still have access to reproductive health care," she said.
"WE'RE IN THEIR FACES"
Immediately after President
Dozens of local women traveled to
Together, the three groups -- NOW, the Women's March and
Nearly 600,000 Floridians have signed on as supporters of
The strength of women was recurring throughout the night.
"We're in their faces," Goodhue said of defeating anti-reproductive health bills in
Sheklin, who has been an activist for women's issues since the 1970s, said Trump's election has been of "grave concern" for many women.
"It has mobilized women who in the past have not felt the need to be active," she said. "... Younger women may have thought the work was done."
Hendrix said she's "proud" of what she's seeing.
"I think women are energized," she said. "I think they're joining hands to push back. I feel pride in that."
Wolfe said access to reproductive health care creates social, racial and economic justice, and that undermining this care is truly about undermining the economic viability of women.
"This is an injustice," she said. "We are here to right that wrong."
This renewed activism is the reason the Affordable Care Act has not been repealed by
"It's because of that anger and frustration with the administration and members of
But, the Trump administration has been successful in some of its efforts on this front. One of Trump's first actions in office was to reinstate the global gag rule, which bans federal money from going to health organizations overseas that provide abortion or even provide information about abortion.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration made it easier for employers with 'religious objections' to opt out of the birth control coverage rule in the Affordable Care Act.
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