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Jewish Women Mobilize For Reproductive Rights

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish women in Alabama are organizing to confront the impact of restrictive reproductive laws that complicate IVF treatments and broader reproductive health care. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityIvfJewish WomenReproductive RightsAlabamaJewish Fertility FoundationMaternal HealthDobbs V. JacksonAbortion LawsPersonhood Laws

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Montgomery, Alabama, United States
"Before Alabama passed an immunity bill that allowed IVF to resume, infertility advocates attended a rally in February 2024 outside the state house in Montgomery."
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
"In February 2024, Nikki Mirova of Birmingham, Ala., was about to start her medications for a round of in vitro fertilization treatment when a court ruling effectively put a halt to all IVF in the state."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Fortunately for her, Mirova, who is Jewish, was a client of the Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF), an Atlanta-based organization that supports women during IVF."
Houston, Texas, United States
"In June 2023, for example, 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi, who was 11 weeks pregnant, showed up mid-miscarriage, bleeding heavily, at Houstons Methodist Sugarland Hospital."
Kentucky, United States
"A well-known case has been playing out in the courts in Kentucky, where Jessica Kalb, a Jewish woman who has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is suing to overturn Kentuckys abortion ban and clarify the legality of IVF."
McLean, Virginia, United States
"As clinics have closed in states with abortion bans, others have opened in less restrictive states to serve this increased demand. One is Meadow Reproductive Health, which opened in 2024 in McLean, Va., a state that permits abortion up to 26 weeks and six days."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"To help such women, in October 2024, Allison Tombros Korman founded the Washington, D.C.-based Red Tent Fund, which raises money in the Jewish community to provide grants to financially strapped women of any background seeking abortions."
United States
"The Jewish Rights Movement fielded candidates in several states, including New York, Pennsylvania, and California during the protests."

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