United States Supreme Court Strips Away Constitutional Right to Abortion 
Roe v. Wade overturned by Dobbs v.  Jackson Decision​

WEST PALM BEACH, FL –  Today’s radical Supreme Court decision – overturning Roe v. Wade and upending 50 years of precedent – is nothing short of devastating. Although abortion remains legal in Florida for now, we know this decision will needlessly harm the lives of millions for years to come.
 
We already know the consequences of this decision: Dozens of states can quickly move to ban abortion. Twenty-six states are poised to quickly ban abortion — including 13 states with laws that could immediately go into effect. That’s half the country where people will no longer have power and control over their own bodies and their own lives. 
 
Banning abortion does not take away people’s need to access abortion care. And we know that abortion bans disproportionately harm Black, Latino, Indigenous, and other people of color because of this country's legacy of racism and discrimination. There have always been barriers to access abortion and other health services — like the need to find child care, take time off of work, and navigate the costs of transportation and lodging associated with traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles for care. This decision means the number of people forced to overcome these huge hurdles to essential health care will skyrocket.
 
The Women’s Foundation of Florida has and always will believe in a person’s fundamental human right to freely access abortion care and will work to ensure that right. We believe that every person should be able to live, work, and make decisions about their health and future with dignity and respect. When people can make decisions about their own reproductive health care, including whether and when to have children, they have more control over their economic security.
Ways to Take Action: 

Policy and Research

​Our Statewide Advocacy efforts work to protect women’s access to abortion, reproductive, and maternal health care; ensure comprehensive, medically accurate, and inclusive sex education; eradicate period poverty for students, as well as other issues of economic security for women such as access to Paid Leave; equal pay; and strengthening the basic safety net programs such as food assistance, affordable housing and affordable childcare.  

Legislative Areas of Focus 

  • Access to Paid Family and Medical Leave
  • Access to Paid Time Off – Sick, Vacation, and Flex time
  • Access to Healthcare especially Abortion, Reproductive, Maternal and Mental Health Services
  • Comprehensive, Medically Accurate, Age Appropriate, Trauma Informed, Medically Accurate Sex, and inclusive Education Curriculum in FL Schools
  • End Period Poverty and Stigma for FL Students 
  • Improve the FL Hate Crimes Law to ensure it protects women and girls who are target

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  • Strengthen basic safety net programs for low wage earners or those who cannot work
    • i.e. food assistance programs, affordable housing, affordable childcare
  • Access to Higher education – grant and scholarship funding specifically for Women of Color
  • Ensure state and local business contracts are accessible to women-owned and minority-women-owned businesses
  • Education, training, and financing opportunities for women looking to start or grow their small business
  • Pay Equity – close gender wage gap and decrease wealth gap with special attention on Women of Color
  • Increase Minimum Wage 

Coalition  Work

We believe in partnership and collaboration which allows us to amplify and expand our message and reach.  We work through numerous coalitions that focus on our legislative priorities and advocate at the local, state, and federal level to affect change. 

Florida Women’s Funding Alliance (FWFA) 
Florida Healthy Youth Alliance (FHYA)
Coalition Against Period Poverty (CAPP)
Floridians for Reproductive Freedom (FRF)
Paid Leave for All Coalition
Florida Hate Crimes Coalition 

Research Reports 

The Florida Women's Funding Alliance (FWFA) commissioner a series of research reports on the status of women and girls in Florida. The collection of research studies were conducted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research and the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center.

The Status of Women in Florida by County:
  1. Poverty & Opportunity 
  2. Employment & Earnings 
  3. Health & Well-Being 

Status of Girls in Florida:
  1. Education Attainment and Disparities by County
  2. Well-Being
  3. Research to Action: Make Girls a Priority 
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Reports can be viewed here.