Posted on Jun 24, 2022
Devastated, but still taking calls, a PNW abortion access fund sticks to its mission
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Twenty-six states, including nearby Idaho, will likely outlaw most abortions after today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Washington-based organizations that help people access abortions expect an influx of people from other states needing care.
Riley Keene volunteers for the Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF), which helps people seeking abortions with funding and travel assistance. She talked to KUOW’s Paige Browning about her organization’s work and the ruling.
Riley Keene volunteers for the Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF), which helps people seeking abortions with funding and travel assistance. She talked to KUOW’s Paige Browning about her organization’s work and the ruling.
Devastated, but still taking calls, a PNW abortion access fund sticks to its mission
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State of Washington
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."What will change now for how NWAAF operates?
In terms of how we operate, we are not anticipating any changes. We have been staffing up as much as we can and have been trying to adjust our budgets and our expected spending in anticipation of this decision. But in terms of logistics, we are not planning any changes right now.
Why do you do this work? What motivates you?
I am motivated by the fact that everyone deserves equal access to health care. I believe in reproductive justice. I believe that there have been decades of attempts to infringe on people's rights to their body and to make health-care decisions for themselves that should be private to themselves. It inspires me every day that I'm doing this work to be able to assist in some way with people reclaiming that right."
..."What will change now for how NWAAF operates?
In terms of how we operate, we are not anticipating any changes. We have been staffing up as much as we can and have been trying to adjust our budgets and our expected spending in anticipation of this decision. But in terms of logistics, we are not planning any changes right now.
Why do you do this work? What motivates you?
I am motivated by the fact that everyone deserves equal access to health care. I believe in reproductive justice. I believe that there have been decades of attempts to infringe on people's rights to their body and to make health-care decisions for themselves that should be private to themselves. It inspires me every day that I'm doing this work to be able to assist in some way with people reclaiming that right."
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