Today is the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision declaring that women have a constitutional right to privacy and reproductive justice, including access to abortions. In recognition of this milestone, I participated in a local NOW chapter round-table reproductive justice discussion on the impact of Roe over the last 40 years at a local café and bookstore. We had a great discussion on the history of Roe, reproductive justice through the lens of class and race, and expected Pennsylvania-based legislation on reproductive health during the 2013-2014 legislative session.
In addition I wrote an op-ed piece for the Centre Daily Times Opinion page. It was printed in this morning’s paper. You can see the original piece by clicking here. I am also embedding it in this blog since my local paper archives articles starting about a week after they have first been published. Just click on the link below to see and read a pdf version of this op-ed.
CDT Joanne Tosti-Vasey _ Women’s health a voter issue _ Opinion _ 1-22-2013
Civil Rights Advocacy 
After reading my op-ed here, you might also be interested in another commentary from a NOW leader in Oregon on Roe at 40. I reblogged the article. You can read it here: https://civilrightsadvocacy.net/2013/01/22/139/
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