New Survey Shows Abortion Bans’ Unique and Chilling Impact on
Abortion is an LGBTQ issue. Many lesbians, bisexual and queer women, nonbinary and intersex people, and transgender men can and do get pregnant—and can and do seek abortion services. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24 in its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, igniting a series of state bans on abortion around. This includes recognizing the importance of addressing systemic inequalities and barriers that disproportionately impact marginalized communities. Attacks on abortion rights and queer rights align with fascist ideologies that aim to suppress individual autonomy, promote traditional gender roles and social hierarchy, demonize marginalized groups, restrict civil liberties, and advance exclusionary policies. 
An Inclusive Approach to LGBTQ+ Abortion Rights
A surrogate mother from California has come forward, sharing her heartbreaking experience of being threatened with a lawsuit by a gay couple when she expressed her unwillingness to abort the unborn son she was carrying for them. Brittney Pearson, a year-old woman from Sacramento, revealed that these threats occurred after she was diagnosed with an. Josiah Ramos, a Black transgender man, said he fears that a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn longstanding precedent protecting access to abortion would have a greater effect on transgender and nonbinary people, who already face barriers to care. On Monday evening, Politico reported that a draft majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito showed that the court had voted to overturn Roe v.
How the end of federal abortion rights hurt LGBTQ+ parents
New research from the Guttmacher Institute’s Abortion Patient Survey adds to this body of work, indicating that LGBTQ+ people, including individuals who do not identify as women, make up as many as 16% of US abortion patients. Many lesbians, bisexual and queer women, nonbinary and intersex people, and transgender men can and do get pregnant—and can and do seek abortion services. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. 
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The rights of transgender and nonbinary persons are under siege in the United States, including the right to abortion. Allison Whelan advocates for why we need an inclusive approach to reproductive justice that acknowledges the unique burdens that antiabortion laws impose on transgender and nonbinary persons, as well as other historically marginalized communities. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. A groundbreaking new study finds that the overturning of Roe v.
'It's already having an impact'
A groundbreaking new study finds that the overturning of Roe v. Wade upended relationships, family planning, and the mental health of queer women and nonbinary people across the country. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court gutted the constitutional right to abortion by allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect in Texas. Prior to the devastating ruling, there were already countless structural and legal barriers to abortion access in the United States.
Gutting Abortion Rights Would Be Devastating for LGBTQ+
New Survey Shows Abortion Bans’ Unique and Chilling Impact on LGBTQI+ People Findings reveal that after Dobbs, LGBTQI+ people are struggling to find doctors and choosing not to start or expand. . Abortion Is a Queer Issue
Sex-selection abortion prohibitions pose a challenge to this intuition. There is something deeply wrong when a right to abortion, championed in the name of female gender equality, produces a constitutional right to abort human embryos and fetuses for being female. . As Many as 16% of People Having Abortions Do Not Identify as
Abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights are connected through the broader framework of reproductive justice and the fight for bodily autonomy. .