We’d like to share two new resources that help explain the new landscape surrounding abortion and reproductive health rights:
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office issued a Know Your Rights guide on reproductive rights and abortion in Washington state. The document includes the state laws that cover abortion, patient confidentiality, commercial insurance, Apple Health coverage, birth control, and emergency contraception.
A new resource from the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) provides information for immigrants seeking information on how to access abortions, such as
- getting an abortion if a person is undocumented,
- whether having an abortion will affect immigration or citizenship status,
- options if getting an abortion is unaffordable, and
- what happens in a medical emergency when a person is undocumented and pregnant.
The NILC Know Your Rights: Abortion Access for Immigrants is available in Arabic, Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, English, Haitian Creole, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.