Roe v. Wade is overturned. What can we do in California?
We must reaffirm our fight for true reproductive justice in California beyond Roe. Tell California state leaders to pass our reproductive justice legislative agenda for all.
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To Achieve True Reproductive Justice in California, We Must Look Beyond Roe v. Wade
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Why We Vehemently Oppose the Governor’s “CARE Court” Proposal — And So Should You.
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Justice Advocates Remain Undeterred in California
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Thank you, Gov. @GavinNewsom, for signing #SB357 into law. We all deserve to exist peacefully in public without fear of violent arrest.
This happened thanks to the advocacy of our bill author Sen. @Scott_Wiener + our coalition @APILegal @EQCA @positivewomensnetworkusa @SwopLA @st.jamesinfirmary @translatinacoalition & @decrimswca. This legislation is part of a broader movement to treat sex workers as worthy of California’s full dignity and respect.
#SexWorkIsWork
This keeps happening because California sheriffs are colluding with ICE to deport immigrants and refugees — after they already served their time. Read the full @guardian story in our highlights.
No one should face double punishment because of where they were born. Gov. @GavinNewsom, pardon Sal and support the #VISIONAct.
The VISION Act (AB 937) ensures immigrant & refugees who served their time are treated equally by our criminal legal system. 🚫It would clearly prohibit all state and local law enforcement agencies from transferring people in their custody to ICE.🚫
📣Take action using the link in our bio to call on your California state senators to pass this bill. #AB937 #EndICETransfers
Racist & sexist terms and names have no place in our communities or on our federal lands.
AB 2022 would require every state agency or local governing body in the state to identify and forbid the word sq*** from all official places throughout California, create a process in consultation with tribal leaders to rename these areas, establish a process for removing and renaming future racist names throughout California, and more.
The CARE court plan is a statewide sweep of unhoused people that will impose hospitalization, state conservatorship, forced medication, and criminal penalties — while calling it care.
Forcing people into treatment is not a solution to our housing crisis.
Assemblymembers
@AsmAguiarCurry
@AsmKevinMcCarty
@luzmrivas
@asmdrjoaquinarambula
@AsmCarrillo
❌Vote NO on #CARECourt❌
TODAY at 6pm: An urgent, virtual discussion on the governor's flawed proposal to address our affordable housing crisis.
Use the link in our bio to register and to learn more. #CARECourt #CareNOTCourt
We have a lot of work to do here in California to end this struggle. Far too many laws and systems in our state present obstacles to true bodily autonomy for the most marginalized.
To get to true reproductive justice beyond Roe in California, we need to advance bold policy, organize and build power, and shift harmful narratives away from those that stigmatize reproductive healthcare, abortion, and gender-affirming care.
Take action using the link in our bio.
#RoevWade #ReproductiveFreedom #ReproductiveRights #AbortionAccessforAll #ReproductiveJustice
We remain undeterred. We fight for Californians’ bodily autonomy and the right to have children, to not have children, and to parent the children we have with dignity and safety.
Roe v. Wade may be struck down but our vision for reproductive justice and liberation transcends Roe. Swipe through and take action using the link in our bio or highlights. ➡️
Other ways to advocate for reproductive justice:
📍Ensure that your schools are providing comprehensive sexual health education as required by California law including information about abortion and rights to access sexual and reproductive health care. See our Know Your Rights page at your ACLU affiliate.
📍Donate money and/or time to @access_rj, California’s only abortion fund providing practical support for people seeking care, or to an abortion fund in a state where abortion rights are endangered.
📍Learn more about reproductive justice advocacy, follow @BW4WLA, @Latinas4RJ, & @SisterSong_WOC to support their efforts and learn more about abortion rights, reproductive justice, and how barriers to accessing care disproportionately impacts low-income communities and the communities of Black Indigenous, and other people of color.
#RoeVWade #AbortionRights #ReproductiveFreedom #ReproductiveJustice #AbortionForAll
#CARECourt will only lead to the incarceration of the unhoused, poor, and people with mental health disabilities.
Taking people’s rights away and forcing treatment should never be a solution.
Assembly Health Committee, vote NO on #SB1338. @asmaguiarcurry @asmkevinmccarty @luzmrivas @asmdrjoaquinarambula @asmcarrillo
Tell @CAGovernor to stop funding our courts on the backs of low-income Californians.
It takes just 1-minute to tell the Governor it's time to #EndCivilAssessments, the $300 traffic court late fee that disproportionately targets Black and Brown Californians.
‼️Take action using Links in our highlights.
No matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides, we remain committed to the fight to protect and advance a broad vision of reproductive justice that includes everyone. Access to abortion is just one piece of our larger fight to ensure that reproductive rights move beyond abortion access.
#ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveFreedom #RoeVWade #ReproductiveRights #AbortionAccessForAll
#Juneteenth is a reminder that freedom in America is imperfect because of racism. For the indigenous First Nations, for Black people, and for immigrants throughout this country’s history, the justice of liberty and emancipation was delayed and denied. But Juneteenth is also a reminder that hope endures for a future where we can all be free.
The Racial Justice Act was a first-of-its-kind law in the state prohibiting the use of race, ethnicity, or national origin in sentencing and convictions. Join us as we make history again with the Racial Justice Act for All, and extend civil rights in the courtroom to ALL people impacted by racist convictions and sentencing with #AB256.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Take action to urge your California lawmakers to pass this bill. Link in our bio! #RJA4ALL
California lawmakers must do more to prevent sheriffs from abusing their power.
#AB1608 will go up for its first hearing in the California Senate Gov. Committee next week.
Read the full article using the links highlight in our profile.
Gov. @GavinNewsom has the opportunity to help thousands of Californians by eliminating the civil assessment. With a state surplus there is no excuse to fund the courts off of low-income Californians. Read Alex Schultz full story @sfgate using links in our highlights.
#EndCivilAssessments
#DebtFreeJustice @lccrsf @cadebtjustice
A must-read story from the @guardian on reproductive justice. Read the full story in our our highlights.
Pregnant criminalization is growing throughout the country. Miscarriages, stillbirths and abortions are medical issues that should never involve the police. We're proud to co-sponsor #AB2223 to stop criminalizing pregnancy outcomes. This bill is authored by @AsmBuffyWicks w/@pppswaction @ifwhenhow @latinas4rj @prochoiceca @bw4wla.
#ReproductiveFreedom
School policing perpetuates a chilling pattern of racial and disability discrimination, and funnels children into the school-to-prison pipeline.
Tell your California lawmakers to pass SB 1273 to end unnecessary police interaction in California schools — link in bio or highlights. #SB1273
True public safety innovation means investing in the health of our communities. The problems of today call for a human approach to public safety, not an algorithmic one.
Decades of research show that even minimal contact with law enforcement causes long-term harm to young people. Once students make contact with law enforcement, they are less likely to graduate high school and more likely to wind up in jail or prison.
Youth need mental health supports, not punishment.
Support our bill #SB1273 to end unnecessary police interaction in California schools. Take action using the link in our bio!
Today is International Whores’ Day. #SexWorkIsWork
Here are 5 reasons to decriminalize sex work.
#DecriminalizeSexWork
#InternationalWhoresDay
#SB357
Justice & democracy are on the line. We invited 📍#SD28 candidates – representing #CulverCity & #LaderaHeights – to state their positions on the most vital civil rights & civil liberties issues facing Californians today.
Swipe through for the highlights @lolasmallwoodcuevas →
🔗See the full questionnaire using the link in our bio or highlights.
* ACLU California Action is non-partisan and does not endorse candidates for public office. Our candidate survey is designed to educate ACLU’s members and members of the voting public about public policy positions that impact our mission.
Justice & democracy are on the line. We invited 📍#AD60 candidates – representing #MorenoValley, #SanJacinto, & #Perris – to state their positions on the most vital civil rights & civil liberties issues facing Californians today.
Swipe through for the highlights →
🔗See the full questionnaire using the link in our bio or highlights. @esther.for.ca.assembly
* ACLU California Action is non-partisan and does not endorse candidates for public office. Our candidate survey is designed to educate ACLU’s members and members of the voting public about public policy positions that impact our mission.
Justice & democracy are on the line. We invited #AD20 candidates, representing #Hayward and #Fremont, to state their positions on the most vital civil rights & civil liberties issues facing Californians today.
Swipe through for the highlights from @esteen4ca @lizforassembly→
🔗See the full questionnaire using the link in our bio or highlights.
* ACLU California Action is non-partisan and does not endorse candidates for public office. Our candidate survey is designed to educate ACLU’s members and members of the voting public about public policy positions that impact our mission.