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. 

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, revoked Roe v. Wade, and various states have enacted, or are poised to enact, laws to restrict access to abortion and other  reproductive health care.

NASW President Angelo McClain and President Mildred "Mit" Joyner said:

NASW is not surprised but still outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This association believes everyone should have the right to make their own decisions when it comes to their reproductive health. We are not going back. NASW will continue to mobilize on a state, federal and court level to do what is necessary to protect reproductive rights.

NASW Sues Ohio over Abortion Access

Related Resources

Take Action

• The Roe Act and the Path Forward for our Nation: Hyperlocal Organizing Starting Now - Social Work Blog
• Planned Parenthood's Congressional Scorecard

NASW National

• Roe Provided Autonomy, Self-Determination: Privacy Rights May Prove Vital Since Court Overturned Abortion Law - Social Work Advocates, August / September 2022
• Reproductive Rights and Voting Rights Take Center Stage Across the Nation - Social Work Advocates, December 2021 / January 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

NASW 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

• Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
• 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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