Pregnancy should not be treated as a consequence or a liability. The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is the culmination of decades of anti-abortion politicians and activists decimating abortion access, particularly for communities of color and low-income people. Additionally, anti-abortion centers (AACs) are well-funded and unregulated agents of misinformation, stigma and shame that target the most vulnerable communities of pregnant people. We won't stand for it.

We are grandmothers and elders who work intergenerationally for a future where young people can make empowered decisions about their reproductive futures without barriers or stigma. We share our stories, raise our voices, organize and demonstrate because we know elders have a unique place in this movement and the power to shift culture and policy.

While abortion access is felt deeply at the individual level, it is also true that when birthing people can exercise bodily autonomy without unjust barriers, they are better off physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. This positively impacts families and entire communities. Abortion access is a public good and a necessity that underpins a healthy and equitable democracy. .