Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights

NASW remains resolute in our commitment to protect reproductive rights and freedoms. NASW affirms all individuals have a right to bodily autonomy, that abortion is health care, and that all individuals have the right to freedom of choice in accessing essential health care services most especially their reproductive health. 

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers revoking Roe v. Wade, and various states enact laws to restrict access to abortion and reproductive health care, we created this page as a resource to keep social workers up to date on reproductive rights issues.

Related Resources

Take Action

• Legislative Alert: Urge Your U.S. Senators to Pass the Women's Health Protection Act (S. 4132)
• The Roe Act and the Path Forward for our Nation: Hyperlocal Organizing Starting Now - Social Work Blog
• Planned Parenthood "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally on May 14, 2022, and sign petition (NASW is a partner)

National

• Reproductive Rights and Voting Rights Take Center Stage Across the Nation - Social Work Advocates, Dec. 2021/Jan. 2022
• Reproductive Decision Making: Acting To Help Clients - NASW Press, 2018
• Webinar: Reproductive Decision Making: Acting To Help Clients
• Provide Quality Healthcare for All - 2021 Blueprint of Federal Social Policy Priorities
• NASW National Committee on Women's Issues
• Social Work and Public Policy - Social Work Talks podcast

Chapters

• Social Workers' Role in Abortion Access - NASW Michigan
• Roe v. Wade Overturned: Social Workers for Reproductive Justice - NASW North Carolina
• The Roe Act and the Path Forward for Our Nation: Hyperlocal Organizing Starting Now - NASW Massachusetts Chapter

Social Work Blog Posts

• Reproductive Rights legal cases handled by the NASW Legal Defense Fund
• NASW on amicus brief before U.S. Supreme Court that seeks to overturn Texas abortion law
• Texas abortion law could put social workers in legal jeopardy: Please sign petition
• NASW National Committee on Women’s Issues denounces attacks on reproductive rights
• Overturning Roe v. Wade will disproportionately affect people of color: Here is what social workers should know

Reproductive Rights Organizations and Resources

• Women Have Options
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Planned Parenthood
• National Network of Abortion Funds
• Center for Reproductive Rights
• Status of Women in the United States  - Institute for Women’s Policy Research

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