Dear IINE Friends and Supporters: On Friday, June 24th, the United States Supreme Court rescinded a 50-year-old constitutional right allowing women in all 50 states safe and legal access to abortion. The Court's decision means that in some states, women will have the right to make their own decisions about their reproductive health, while other states will deny them this right. IINE's Senior Vice President, Alexandra Weber, wrote IINE's official statement condemning this [...]
Through the 14 years I have participated professionally in supporting the lives of refugees and immigrants, what has centered my commitment is the promise of human dignity, found in opportunities for freedom from oppression and persecution. Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the federal constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) diminishes that opportunity for all Americans. Beyond curtailing freedom, today’s decision [...]