Recent Updates: SCOTUS abortion win with troubling implications, next with SCOTUS, and other news
June 17, 2024
Here’s what’s new in the fight for bodily autonomy, reproductive freedom, and gender equity at Gender Justice:
SCOTUS Abortion Win With Troubling Implications
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, its first abortion case since the Dobbs ruling reversing Roe v. Wade.
In a unanimous ruling the U.S. Supreme Court maintained the current FDA regulations on mifepristone, one of the two pills used in medication abortion. However, while this ruling maintains the status quo for mifepristone access, it contains troubling language suggesting that doctors with religious objections to any medical treatment could potentially opt out, even if it could result in death or severe harm to a patient.
Listen to our latest SCOTUS Chat to get the details on the ruling, and its implications.
Next With SCOTUS: Looking Toward EMTALA
A SCOTUS decision in the case Idaho v. United States and Moyle et al., or the “EMTALA” (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) case is right around the corner. The case centers on whether or not state abortion bans supersede the federal law mandating that hospital emergency departments receiving federal funding must stabilize a patient whose life or health is at risk. The decision could massively impact emergency medical care for pregnant people nationwide, and once the ruling is made, Gender Justice will help you unpack it by hosting another SCOTUS chat covering the details. Stay tuned!
Lynx Commissioner’s Cup
The Minnesota Lynx have clinched the final spot in the Commissioner’s Cup Final, the WNBA’s annual in-season tournament. As part of the Commissioner’s Cup platform, the league makes charitable contributions to non-profit organizations aligned with each team’s social justice work. This year’s Commissioner’s Cup will serve as a vehicle to support civic engagement efforts, with an emphasis on the impact of voting on reproductive rights. Through Commissioner’s Cup play, Minnesota has accumulated $13,000 donation dollars for their selected charitable organization, Gender Justice!
Check out Gender Justice on the Commsioner’s Cup site!
Film Screening: Under G-d
NCJW and the Courts Matter Coalition will host a screening of “Under G-d”, a documentary film about the national Jewish response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Jess Braverman, Legal Director at Gender Justice, will join the event to speak about her abortion litigation work with pro-abortion religious groups!
Minnesota Non-Profit Mission Advocacy Award
Gender Justice has been selected for the second year in a row as a finalist for a 2024 Minnesota Nonprofit Mission Award in the Advocacy category. Voting will take place between June 17 and June 30, and is open to Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) members! Anyone who is a volunteer, board member, or staff member of a member organization can vote.
Thank You to Spring Fundraising Supporters!
Thanks to 351 generous supporters of gender equity, we surpassed our spring fundraising goal of $15,000, raising a grand total of $20,424.20 for Gender Justice and Gender Justice Action from grassroots donors like yourself!
Thank you to everyone who donated and spread the word. Your donations, big or small, fuel our ability to fight for the rights of individuals to make decisions about their bodies.