Roe v Wade: Celebrating 36 Years of Justice

On a cold winter day in January 1973, the US Supreme Court ruled that women were fully capable of making decisions regarding abortion for themselves. Kudos go out to Justice Harry Blackmun, who authored this important decision. Looking at today's Court, one has to wonder whether women would get the same outcome.

The decision sparked a firestorm of protest that continues today, and over the years we have seen an erosion of our reproductive rights.

With a new administration and Congress, we now have a chance to fight back! This is not the time to breath a sigh of relief, sit back and relax -- now is the time to push forward. To reclaim rights that have been lost, to secure reproductive justice for all women.

There are a number of advocacy groups working on this issue -- Planned Parenthood, NOW, Feminist Majority, National Abortion Federation, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. And political organizations like EMILY's List.

I urge you to find the one that you like best and JOIN! Get on their action alert list, send those emails and make those calls! Now IS the time for action.