Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Amicus Brief at the Supreme Court

On September 20, 2021, a coalition of 36 abortion funds and practical support organizations submitted an amicus – or friend of the court – brief at the Supreme Court in opposition to Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.  The brief discusses the barriers clients of abortion funds and practical support  organizations face in accessing care before 15 weeks of pregnancy, forcing many of them to have abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy despite trying to access abortion earlier.  For these individuals, there is no practical difference between a fifteen-week abortion ban and a total abortion ban.  

The Lawyering Project and Gender Justice submitted the amicus brief on behalf of  A Fund, Inc., Abortion Fund of Arizona (AFAZ), Abortion Rights Fund of Western Mass, Access Reproductive Care-Southeast (ARC-Southeast), ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, All-Options, Apiary, Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF), The Bridge Collective, Carolina Abortion Fund, Chicago Abortion Fund, DC Abortion Fund, Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA), Florida Access Network, Freedom Fund Inc., Frontera Fund, Fund Texas Choice, Indigenous Women Rising, Jane’s Due Process, Kentucky Health Justice Network, Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, Mariposa Fund, Midwest Access Coalition, National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), New Jersey Abortion Access Fund (NJAAF), New York Abortion Access Fund, North Dakota WIN Abortion Access Fund (WIN Fund), Our Justice, Reclaim, Stigma Relief Fund (SRF), TBA Fund, Inc. d/b/a Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (TBAF), Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund), Tucson Abortion Support Collective (TASC), West Virginia Focus: Reproductive Education and Equity (WV FREE), Women’s Medical Fund, Inc., and Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP). 

Coalition of abortion funds and practical support organizations’ memorandum brief as amicus curiae, including individual declarations from Abortion Fund of Arizona / Pro-Choice Arizona, Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, All-Options Hoosier Abortion Fund, Indigenous Women Rising, Jane’s Due Process, Kentucky Health Justice Network, Our Justice, and Texas Equal Access Fund

Media Advisory:  Dozens of Abortion Funds, Practical Support Organizations Tell Supreme Court: Banning Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy is Same as Total Abortion Ban for our Clients