What to do if you live in Louisiana?
After the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade Friday morning, Texas immediately rolled out multiple trigger bans, banning all abortions with narrow exceptions only to save the life of a pregnant patient or prevent “substantial impairment of major bodily function.”
Louisiana had 21 abortion facility for 14.4 million people with uterus
before
Roe v Wade was overturned. Now, there is 0.
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Number of Abortion Clinics
21
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Population of Uterus-carrying Individuals in reproductive age
6.6 million
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Number of Abortion Clinics after Roe v Wade was Overturned
0
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Teen Pregnancy Rate number of births per 1,000 people with uterus
22.4
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Teen Pregnancy Rate Ranking
9
58% of U.S people with uterus of reproductive age (between 13-44) live in states hostile to abortion rights, including Louisiana.
— Guttmacher Institute guttmacher.org↗
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I know, in my situation, I did choose life, because I knew that I could not take care of a child. I knew I couldn't. ”
— Rep. Cori Bush, D-1, on getting an Abortion when she was a teen
fig 1:Pro-abortion rights protesters carried a wide range of signs during a rally on Friday, June 24, 2022. Some had images of uteruses, others compared the country's handling woman's rights and gun rights, while others depicted coat hangers — tools that were once used to perform dangerous, illegal abortions.
Roe v Wade is Overturned
Know Your Representatives
In order to learn more about each state representatives, NARAL Pro-Choice America released their annual Congressional Record on Choice documents the key House and Senate votes on reproductive freedom. Their latest released record is taken in 2020 during the second session of the 116th Congress. The score of each representatives is calculated based on how they voted on certain issues pertaining reproductive rights. These issues include Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, condemning forced sterilization, and confirmation of judicial nominees. Learn more about how the scores are calculated↗
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Roy Blunt(R)
0
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Josh Hawley(R)
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Senate
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District
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1
WM.Lacy Clay(D)*100
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2
Ann Wagner(R)24
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Blaine Luetkemeyer(R)0
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Vicky Hartzler(R)24
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5
Emanuel Cleaver II(D)100
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Sam Graves(R)0
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Billy Long(R)0
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8
Jason Smith(R)24
House
Upcoming election dates in Missouri
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Last Day to Register to Vote
Oct 12, 2022
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Official Election Day
Nov 8, 2022
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General Election
fig 2:Hundreds of people gathered for a pro-abortion rally on May 22, 2019, in downtown New Orleans.
Chris Granger // AP file
fig 3:Abortion rights campaigners participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., May 14, 2022.
Kathleen Flynn // REUTERS
fig 4:Hundreds gathered for an abortion rights rally in New Orleans on Oct. 2, 2021.
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick // WWNO
fig 5:Protesters march down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 25, 2019, to protest the proposed Heartbeat Bill that will ban abortion after 6 weeks in that state scheduled for a vote on May 28.
Emily Kask // Getty Images
Resources in Kentucky
Parenting & Adoption
Abortion
Contraceptives
Parenting & Adoption
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If you’re facing an unplanned pregnancy, you’re not alone — about half of all women in the U.S. have an unplanned pregnancy at some point in their lives. People who are pregnant have three options: parenting, having an abortion, or placing their baby for adoption.
Why do people decide to become parents or choose adoption?
Everyone has their own valid reasons for choosing to have and raise a child. It’s normal to have lots of different feelings about whether you’re ready to take on the challenge of parenting. On the same note, everyone also has their own unique and valid reasons for choosing adoption. Some of the many different reasons people decide to place a child for adoption including that they’re not ready to be a parent, they want to be the best parent possible to the kids they already have, or they’re in an abusive relationship or were sexually assaulted.
To the best of our knowledge, all of the mentioned resources and referrals are LGBT+ friendly and support pregnant people in all of their options.
Resources for Parenting
In Missouri
Family Support Division of Missouri Department of Social Services↗
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Family Resource Centers of Missouri↗
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Nationwide
All-Options Talkline (1-888-493-0092)↗
A toll-free hotline that offers a space to explore all your feelings about parenthood without any assumptions, limitations, or judgments.
Parenting Resources from the Dept of HHS↗
An index of resources and information on parenting compiled by the Administration for Children & Families.
This network of local resources distributes free diapers.
Resources for Adoption
In Missouri
Office in Kansas City, MO.
American Adoption of Missouri↗
Office in South Independence, MO.
Nationwide
Office in San Francisco, CA but will work with pregnant people in any state.
Office in California but will work with pregnant people in all states. Specializes in placing children of color with families of color.
Open Adoption & Family Services↗
Offices in Oregon and Washington, but will work with pregnant people in any state.
Office in Ohio; clinic partners in many states
Abortion
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