Women Donors Network | Reproductive Health Archives

Topic: Reproductive Health

How ABC Fund and Our Grantees Are Resisting Attacks

In its first six weeks, the Trump administration has unleashed federal-level attacks on abortion patients, providers, and reproductive health care access at large. These federal attacks have, in turn, emboldened state legislators to further chip away at abortion access. We wanted to take a moment to share some insights from the Abortion Bridge Collaborative (ABC) Fund on how this will impact our work and our grantees.
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Action photos from our 2023 annual conference

Empowering Change: Takeaways from WDN’s 2023 Impact

In 2023, we mobilized an incredible $20.2 million via WDN and WDN Action, funding 175 organizations and projects. We strengthened our community by welcoming new members and hitting three decade member anniversaries for others! And we harnessed our collective wisdom and deepest aspirations to chart our next era through our new strategic plan.
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ABC Fund: Dobbs Doesn’t Stop Us

By Amanda Beatriz Williams, Abortion Bridge Collaborative Fund Director June 24 marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a landmark decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and decimated abortion access across the country.
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WDN’s Impact in 2023

Photo Credits: Just Vision and We Testify When we step back and look at our work in 2023, we see a constellation formed from moments of mobilization. Like stars in an unchanging sky, movement leaders and organizations guide us toward a more just future, which is why we prioritized and robustly supported existing partnerships with unrestricted funding.
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We Sent $3.8M to the Field This Fall

Photo: Alliance for Youth Organizing We close 2023 with one of our largest funding pushes to date – over $3.8 million in grantmaking this fall! WDN’s members, staff, and movement partners collaborated to channel these funds to 48 organizations championing progress across Black liberation and feminism, workers’ rights, economic justice, abortion access, a Just Transition, year-round voter engagement, and pro-democracy work.
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$380,000 to 6 Organizations Advancing Reproductive Justice

Photo: Puerto Rico Transgender Wellness Center WDN’s Abortion Bridge Collaborative (ABC) Fund supports organizations that center reproductive justice in their mission, values, and work as they navigate this new rapidly changing landscape. Using an open, grantee-centered nominations network our Grantmaking Advisory Council seeks out organizations that: Respond to the moment by meeting immediate needs or critical gaps in the existing abortion access ecosystem or by building needed foundational structures.
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The ABC Fund One Year After Dobbs

One year after the Dobbs decision, a patchwork of laws and an uncertain future for abortion access continue to characterize post-Roe America. Service providers, movement leaders, and abortion defenders on the frontlines continue to push back against restrictive policies to deliver abortion care, defend abortion access, and advance reproductive justice nationwide.
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We Just Directed $2.4M to 27 Movement Organizations

In our most recent round of grants, we sent $2.4M to 27 organizations dedicated to creating safer, healthier, and more just communities for all. This latest round of support maintains our commitment to existing partnerships, explores new catalytic opportunities, and meaningfully backs a wide ecosystem of change-builders.
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As Reproductive Justice Organizations Chart Stormy Waters, ABC Sends $320K to the Field

Today, patients who need an abortion must face a rapidly changing and complex legal landscape and potentially juggle high costs and extensive travel just to obtain basic health care. Providers must operate amidst constantly shifting laws, and states with access are overwhelmed with patients in need of care.
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Texas Ruling & What You Can Do

Graphic: @liberaljanee Since Roe v. Wade ended, much of the battle over legal abortion has focused on access to medication abortion pills. Opponents of abortion have long wanted to block the use of mifepristone not only in states with abortion bans but also nationwide.
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