The SIA Legal Team

Working toward a future when everyone can self-determine their reproductive lives.

*This account does not provide legal advice.

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

We're thrilled to announce that the SIA Legal Team is now If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice! To keep following our work on self-managed abortion, follow us over at @ifwhenhow. What does this mean? Take a look at our thread--

[If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice @ifwhenhow]

Today, we announced our merger with @sialegalteam -- SLT and If/When/How are now, together, If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice: https://t.co/IZzc6LAjBZ

Let's talk about what that means -- and why we're making this move now.

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Addressing both legality and safety is key for abortion advocates.
https://t.co/mqhFeUMdug

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Abortion should never be a crime, no matter the method or reason. Thanks to the bold advocates,
activists, and legislators who carried this win over the finish line! #PassRHA

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[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Check out this Roe Anniversary must-read piece by Sophia Kerby: "For Black women, restrictions on reproductive care are literally costing us our lives."

https://t.co/CvHB23ChKH

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

For many years, NY was 1 of 7 states to criminalize #SelfManagedAbortion. Today, it will pass the
Reproductive Health Act, affirming that abortion is not a crime. Who's next? #PassRHA

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

"At least 13 cases about abortion restrictions are currently at the circuit court level, the last step before reaching the Supreme Court."

https://t.co/Haz4TGM3k0

[If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice @ifwhenhow]

The Roe Anniversary isn't only about the right to abortion. It's about the people who still can't exercise that right -- and they need to be at the center of our conversations today.

https://t.co/EGdS8stxk3

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

"It’s hard to find a compelling reason for prosecuting pregnancy loss...The involvement of law enforcement only compounds these traumas."
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[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

“I know it can be difficult for some people to let go of powerful, arresting images and to update both their images and their rhetoric but it's necessary [...] it contributes to stigma, and that contributes to criminalization.” #AbortionNotPunishment https://t.co/dvvwVlg88t

[If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice @ifwhenhow]

We're thrilled that the repro justice resolution opposing the criminalization of people's reproductive lives -- proposed by our friends at the @sialegalteam -- passed at @NLGnews! https://t.co/XA9UZBe0RE

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Nearly half of Americans are 1 emergency away from financial ruin. We have health insurance to protect ourselves from unexpected expenses. Latest insurance coverage ban rule would deny coverage for just one of those –an abortion. #CoverMyAbortion

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Already, too many people are denied abortion coverage because of how much they earn. Now, restrictive new proposed rules for private insurance would push abortion out of reach for even more people.

Comment period for the proposed rules are open until Jan 8th. #CoverMyAbortion

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

However someone gets their health insurance, they shouldn't have to face burdensome regulations to get abortion coverage. #CoverMyAbortion

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

We could not be more excited for this important step toward a world where everyone can access reproductive care that best meets their needs and upholds their dignity!
For more information: https://t.co/8OIY2sciyk…/about/press/pr2018/pr098-18.page

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Our Strategy Director, Jill E. Adams spoke with The Show at @kjzzphoenix​ to break down the legal landscape of self-managed abortion-- and how our helpline can support pregnant people seeking to self-manage abortion with legal information. https://t.co/NAoiv3JzXM

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Access to abortion pills means people now have a safe method of ending a pregnancy on their own. The risk now, Jill E. Adams with @sialegalteam points out, is legal.
#selfmanagedabortion #abortionwithoutpunishment
https://t.co/P8BEGuUAZd

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Everyone deserves birth control coverage no matter where they work or go to school. #HandsOffMyBC

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[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Hey #APHA2018! Check out this interdisciplinary panel of scholars and scientists in history, health sciences, law, policy, nursing, medicine, and research for an in-depth analysis of obstetric mistreatment at different levels of interaction.

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

"Decriminalization of #SelfManagedAbortion is an ethical, harm reduction, and rational principle. As the evidence about the safety of self-management and the practice itself grows, the regulation of abortion should be removed from criminal law."

[Rewire News Group @RewireNewsGroup]

Most of the world’s abortion laws are decades-old, reflecting the science of their time and legislators’ politics to control women’s bodies—reflecting a model of care where all knowledge is presumed to reside with the trained health-care provider.

https://t.co/8Tq5QMLIRi

[The SIA Legal Team @sialegalteam]

Hey #APHA2018, don't miss our session! Jill E. Adams will discuss the @SiaLegalTeam’s efforts to eliminate the threat of prosecution from U.S. state laws, so pregnant people can fully enjoy their constitutional and human rights. #APHA2018 #AbortionWithoutPunishment