Religion and medical care should never mix. For one Illinois wife and mother, though, they did. And, it was during one of the most crucial medical episodes of her life.

After falling and then suffering bleeding and pain because her IUD dislodged, a Chicago woman sought medical care at her a Catholic hospital. But, she was denied because of religious doctrine.

A federal judge in late April 2019 blocked the Trump Administration Gag Rule that sought to silence Title X-funded health care providers on abortion care. But make no mistake, the fight for these providers, like Maine Family Planning, to deliver a full range of reproductive care is far from over.

When it comes to women’s reproductive rights, we’re in a moment in history when we are seeing so many setbacks. ... We are losing abortion access. We are just up against a slew of terrible policies at the state level. And it’s still very hard to get people to focus on state politics. … But there are also opportunities to organize in radical ways that we haven’t in the past. And, if women are going to survive this onslaught of horrible laws, organizing and fighting back are the only way.

Arizona can be the 38th state required to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment—guaranteeing equal protection under law regardless of sex—into the U.S. Constitution

As restrictions on women’s reproductive health continue to grow, we will need an even stronger national network of support to stem the tide. Learn about The Brigid Alliance, a nonprofit abortion travel service, which helps women plan and pay for their transportation, food and lodging for reproductive health services.