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How Yellowhammer Fund Is Keeping Abortion Accessible: A Rewire News Roundup
Rewire News has been doing fantastic coverage of the impact of COVD-19 on abortion access. Over the last month the site has tracked states that have limited clinic access, practical support groups helping patients get to new cities for care, and the growing crisis as...
Yellowhammer Fund in The Progressive: Reproductive Justice is More than Just Abortion
We spend so much time fighting government coercion forcing those who are poor to give birth, we often overlook that the same government is using their agencies to force poor people to give up parental rights, too. Here's a good look at how funds put choice - all...
Have Extra Dollars From Your Stimulus? According To The New York Times, We Can Help With That….
Abortion funds are stretched to the limits trying to help pregnant people travel for care in the midst of this pandemic. That's one of the reasons we are grateful to the New York Times for suggesting Yellowhammer Fund as a place to support with your personal stimulus...
Yellowhammer Fund Calls Decision to Close Alabama Abortion Clinics “Deadly Political Games,” Applauds ACLU Suit to Block It
(Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion fund and reproductive justice organization headquartered in Alabama, condemns the state government’s decision to close its abortion providers during the COVID-19 outbreak and commends the ACLU for its efforts to...
Yellowhammer Fund in AL.com: “Abortion matters even more during a global crisis.”
Yellowhammer Fund Executive Director Amanda Reyes explains to AL.com why the organization is pushing so hard to keep abortion accessible even as the state tries to limit the procedure. "Providing abortions during a global crisis is especially important, said Amanda...
Increased Funding, Free EC Distribution, Material Necessities: What Yellowhammer is Doing Directly to Address Reproductive Needs During the COVID-19 Outbreak
At Yellowhammer Fund we have watched the unfolding COVID-19 crisis sweep the country and knew that for those in the South, who already struggled with poverty and access to basic healthcare needs, increasing our support is a matter of life and death. Because of this we...
Resources for Alabama Patients: Minimizing COVID-19 Risk at Clinics, Unemployment Info
AT THIS TIME ALL CLINICS IN ALABAMA ARE OPEN. WE WILL UPDATE THIS MESSAGE IF THAT CHANGES. COVID-19 and Abortion Access: What You Need to Know Clinic directors understand that abortion isn’t an “elective” medical procedure, but rather a serious health issue that...
COVID-19 Information Fresh from the POWER House
The novel corona virus is at the top of everyone's mind, and our Policy Director Mia Raven has pulled together an amazing resource list for those who need assistance - with health questions, with what is and isn't open, and more. While some of the resources are...
Yellowhammer Fund on Whether To “Crowdfund” an Abortion
Should a person try to crowdfund for an abortion? No, Yellowhammer Fund health services program manager Candace E.C. O'Brien tells Rewire News. They should always try to reach an abortion fund, first. "When we help pay for those funds with NAF or other organizations,...
Let’s Talk Politics
What is it like to try to organize in Alabama? Well, as a non-profit that believes in justice, equal rights, living wages, access to healthcare, abortion, birth control, marriage rights, quality jobs, homes and schools regardless of a person's race, gender, sexual...