With Alito sitting on the Supreme Court, we cannot be complacent with the understanding that a woman will continue to have the right to choose. Access to abortion has been diminishing for years now (even during the supposed liberal Clinton administration), and I think most people would be shocked how many restrictive laws are now on the books.
Want to know how your state rates in terms of reproductive freedom? Then head over to the Who Decides State Profiles page and check the status of your state. I was shocked to see that Michigan gets an “F”.
The first step to safeguarding a women’s right to choose is to know the status of your local laws. The battle to save a woman’s right to have a legal and safe abortion starts on the local level.