New Abortion & Gender Care Resources

A new report from the Guttmacher Institute & the Task Force reveals how policymakers are weaponizing parental rights language, state surveillance & criminal penalties against providers. Kimya Forouzan, Guttmacher Institute Principal State Policy Advisor stated, “It is no surprise that attacks on gender-affirming care & abortion are coming from the same playbook—these are coordinated efforts to stigmatize & undercut essential health care & strip people of the freedom to make decisions about their own bodies & futures. Looking at both forms of care, young people & communities already facing systemic barriers are most impacted. In both cases, patients, providers & support organizations are being targeted by policies rooted in fear, surveillance & political ideology rather than standards of care or evidence. We cannot treat these as separate fights when the strategies & the harms are so deeply connected. Everyone deserves access to the abortion & gender-affirming care they need.” Rajput, National LGBTQ Task Force State Policy Analyst concluded, “The National LGBTQ Task Force has long advocated for abortion access & reproductive freedom as fundamental aspects of our struggle for bodily autonomy & queer liberation. In the current political climate, our work must connect the dots across communities to educate the public on the ways reproductive justice is directly connected to gender-affirming care.” The National LGBTQ Task Force builds power, takes action & creates change by organizing people & money in pursuit of liberation for all. The Guttmacher Institute is a leading research & policy org committed to advancing sexual & reproductive health & rights (SRHR) worldwide.

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