March 20, 2021 Addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women Southwest Women’s Law Center is serving on the New Mexico Governors’ Task Force on MMIW, has drafted a position statement on Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act, and is training…
March 20, 2021 Litigating impact cases to challenge discrimination against trans youth athletes Legal Voice and Gender Justice cases (Hecox v. Little and Cooper v. USAPL) have garnered widespread media coverage and support from health care, women’s rights, and civil rights organizations and…
March 8, 2021 Repealing New Mexico’s 1969 Abortion Ban Southwest Women’s Law Center and its allies’ successful advocacy to pass the Respect NM Women & Families Act has repealed the statute criminalizing and banning abortion and eliminated NM’s physician-only…
March 5, 2021 Filing amicus brief in Pennsylvania case asserting dating violence is a form of sex-based harassment Women’s Law Project and Public Justice filed an amicus brief with the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a Title IX case on schools’ responsibility to address known dating violence.…
March 4, 2021 Winning legal challenge to religious group’s claim of ministerial exemption to discriminate against employees due to sexual orientation Legal Voice was co-counsel in the case challenging Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission after they told lawyer and longtime volunteer Matt Woods not to apply for an attorney position in their…
February 15, 2021 Defeating a six-week abortion ban in Idaho When the legislature threatened to pass a bill to essentially ban abortion, Legal Voice’s Idaho advocate presented powerful testimony in opposition to the bill and its implications, especially for women…
September 14, 2020 Releasing groundbreaking research on Native Americans’ support for reproductive freedom in New Mexico Southwest Women’s Law Center partnered with Forward Together/Strong Families NM in conducting the first, original, data-based research exploring Native American experiences and attitudes towards abortion care and reproductive healthcare. Further…
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