﻿SAVE_AJ0 ROE_NN0 ._SENT SAVE_VVB ROE_NN0 ._SENT SAVE_VVB ROE_NP0 has_VHZ been_VBN the_AT0 rallying_AJ0 cry_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 movement_NN1 for_PRP almost_AV0 fifty_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT Roe_NN0 has_VHZ been_VBN under_AV0 relentless_AJ0 attack_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD born_VVN ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN weakened_VVN but_CJC never_AV0 toppled_VVN ._SENT But_CJC with_PRP three_CRD new_AJ0 Trump-branded_AJ0 Justices_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB entered_VVN a_AT0 new_AJ0 ,_PUN fervently_AV0 anti-abortion_AJ0 era_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 majority_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 federal_AJ0 courts_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC many_DT0 state_NN1 courts_NN2 are_VBB no_AT0 longer_AJC Roe’s_NP0 friends_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ time_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 strategy_NN1 ._SENT 
Anyone_PNI who_PNQ has_VHZ embarked_VVN on_PRP strategic_AJ0 planning_NN1 for_PRP companies_NN2 or_CJC organizations_NN2 —_PUN think_VVB endless_AJ0 meetings_NN2 with_PRP Post-its_NN2 and_CJC flip_NN1 charts_NN2 taped_VVN to_PRP walls_NN2 —_PUN has_VHZ been_VBN asked_VVN to_TO0 set_VVI “_AJ0 big_AJ0 hairy_AJ0 audacious_AJ0 goals_NN2 ._SENT ”_NP0 What_DTQ in_PRP your_DPS wildest_AJS dreams_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 win_NN1 you_PNP want_VVB ?_SENT What_DTQ does_VDZ success_NN1 look_VVB like_AV0 ?_SENT However_AVQ clichéd_AJ0 this_DT0 concept_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ time_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 movement_NN1 to_TO0 identify_VVI new_AJ0 ,_PUN bolder_AJC ambitions_NN2 that_CJT do_VDB not_XX0 depend_VVI so_AV0 heavily_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 courts_NN2 ._SENT 
Here_AV0 we_PNP pose_VVB questions_NN2 to_TO0 consider_VVI as_CJS you_PNP determine_VVB the_AT0 path_NN1 you_PNP and_CJC your_DPS allies_NN2 will_VM0 take_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP lay_VVD out_AVP some_DT0 long-term_AJ0 moon_NN1 shots_NN2 to_TO0 advance_VVI reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF our_DPS favorites_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ we_PNP detail_VVB below_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ a_AT0 new_AJ0 Gender_NN1 Equity_NN1 Amendment_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 US_NP0 Constitution_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB dreamers_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC pragmatists_NN2 too_AV0 ._SENT Therefore_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 following_AJ0 chapters_NN2 contain_VVB more_AV0 immediately_AV0 achievable_AJ0 strategies_NN2 as_CJS well_AV0 ,_PUN to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 wide_AJ0 range_NN1 of_PRF reproductive_AJ0 needs_NN2 —_PUN from_PRP abortion_NN1 to_PRP contraception_NN1 to_PRP maternal_AJ0 and_CJC infant_NN1 health_NN1 care_NN1 and_CJC child_NN1 care_NN1 —_PUN more_AV0 affordable_AJ0 and_CJC accessible_AJ0 ._SENT 
Our_DPS movement’s_NN2 future_AJ0 direction_NN1 cannot_NN1 be_VBI invented_VVN out_AVP of_PRF whole_AJ0 cloth_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP must_VM0 be_VBI informed_VVN by_PRP our_DPS history_NN1 and_CJC build_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 decades_NN2 of_PRF hard-fought_AJ0 victories_NN2 and_CJC excruciating_AJ0 losses_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB indebted_AJ0 to_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ have_VHB been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 trenches_NN2 fighting_VVG for_PRP reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 with_PRP vision_NN1 and_CJC persistence_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 activists_NN2 ,_PUN medical_AJ0 providers_NN2 ,_PUN lawyers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC academics_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB been_VBN working_VVG on_PRP these_DT0 issues_NN2 for_PRP decades_NN2 are_VBB some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 accomplished_AJ0 and_CJC dedicated_AJ0 people_NN0 out_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT Similarly_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 organizations_NN2 working_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 wide_AJ0 range_NN1 of_PRF reproductive_AJ0 freedoms_NN2 have_VHB done_VDN incredible_AJ0 work_NN1 to_TO0 safeguard_VVI our_DPS rights_NN2 and_CJC introduce_VVB positive_AJ0 legislation_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 of_PRF relentless_AJ0 opposition_NN1 ._SENT Thankfully_AV0 ,_PUN many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 groups_NN2 are_VBB already_AV0 working_VVG toward_PRP bolder_AJC ,_PUN more_AV0 inclusive_AJ0 models_NN2 for_PRP expanding_AJ0 reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 and_CJC justice_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 next_ORD wave_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 movement_NN1 gains_VVZ from_PRP being_VBG far_AV0 more_AV0 inclusive_AJ0 than_CJS in_PRP the_AT0 past_NN1 and_CJC by_PRP continuing_VVG to_TO0 follow_VVI and_CJC learn_VVI from_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 ._SENT 
Before_CJS we_PNP settle_VVB on_PRP new_AJ0 goals_NN2 and_CJC strategies_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP must_VM0 ask_VVI whether_CJS they_PNP reflect_VVB the_AT0 values_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS movement_NN1 ._SENT Does_VDZ the_AT0 strategy_NN1 build_VVI toward_PRP elimination_NN1 of_PRF systemic_AJ0 racism_NN1 that_CJT limits_VVZ bodily_AJ0 autonomy_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 right_NN1 to_TO0 raise_VVI a_AT0 child_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 safe_AJ0 and_CJC sustainable_AJ0 community_NN1 ?_SENT Will_VM0 the_AT0 changes_NN2 we_PNP push_VVB for_PRP include_VVB transgender_AJ0 and_CJC non-binary_AJ0 people_NN0 and_CJC everyone_PNI else_AV0 under_PRP the_AT0 LGBTQ+_NP0 umbrella_NN1 ?_SENT Is_VBZ the_AT0 commitment_NN1 to_PRP being_VBG inclusive_AV0 reflected_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 leadership_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 coalition_NN1 ?_SENT Are_VBB the_AT0 people_NN0 most_AV0 affected_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 problem_NN1 involved_VVN in_PRP designing_VVG solutions_NN2 ?_SENT Will_VM0 the_AT0 strategies_NN2 not_XX0 only_AV0 help_VVI advance_NN1 everyone’s_NN2 right_AJ0 to_TO0 control_VVI when_CJS ,_PUN whether_CJS ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP whom_PNQ they_PNP have_VHB children_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC to_TO0 realize_VVI those_DT0 choices_NN2 as_CJS well_AV0 ?_SENT Are_VBB we_PNP being_VBG asked_VVN to_TO0 make_VVI compromises_NN2 that_CJT will_VM0 exclude_VVI or_CJC harm_VVI the_AT0 most_AV0 marginalized_AJ0 or_CJC vulnerable_AJ0 ?_SENT If_CJS our_DPS goals_NN2 reflect_VVB these_DT0 core_NN1 values_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 achieving_VVG them_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 celebration_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS commitment_NN1 to_PRP human_AJ0 rights_NN2 and_CJC dignity_NN1 ._SENT 
Models_NN2 of_PRF other_AJ0 successful_AJ0 social_AJ0 justice_NN1 activism_NN1 inspire_VVB us_PNP and_CJC contain_VVB lessons_NN2 relevant_AJ0 to_PRP winning_VVG reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 decades-long_AJ0 campaign_NN1 for_PRP marriage_NN1 equality_NN1 reinforces_VVZ the_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF dreaming_VVG big_AJ0 ._SENT Attorney_NN1 Evan_NP0 Wolfson_NP0 set_VVD out_AVP his_DPS pioneering_AJ0 vision_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 law_NN1 school_NN1 paper_NN1 he_PNP wrote_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 1980s_CRD ,_PUN more_AV0 than_CJS ten_CRD years_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 had_VHD already_AV0 refused_VVN to_TO0 consider_VVI the_AT0 issue_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 mid-1990s_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 HIV_NP0 /_PUN AIDS_NN1 epidemic_NN1 had_VHD forced_VVN some_DT0 LGBTQ+_NP0 people_NN0 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 closet_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 fueled_VVD the_AT0 development_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 vibrant_AJ0 community_NN1 that_CJT engaged_VVD in_PRP politics_NN1 and_CJC demanded_VVD more_DT0 rights_NN2 and_CJC engaged_VVD more_DT0 allies_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP creative_AJ0 direct_AJ0 action_NN1 and_CJC street_NN1 protests_NN2 driving_VVG the_AT0 movement_NN1 for_PRP justice_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD resistance_NN1 from_PRP some_DT0 activists_NN2 who_PNQ saw_VVD marriage_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 fool’s_AJ0 errand_NN1 —_PUN or_CJC worse_AJC ,_PUN a_AT0 hetero-patriarchal_AJ0 trap_NN1 ._SENT Because_CJS goals_NN2 like_PRP enacting_VVG state_NN1 anti-discrimination_AJ0 statutes_NN2 or_CJC repealing_VVG laws_NN2 that_CJT criminalized_VVD sex_NN1 between_PRP LGBTQ+_NP0 people_NN0 seemed_VVD almost_AV0 in_PRP reach_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD significant_AJ0 resistance_NN1 to_PRP chasing_VVG legal_AJ0 “_NN1 I_PNP dos_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
When_CJS in_PRP 1993_CRD Hawaii’s_NP0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 preliminarily_AV0 ruled_VVD that_CJT prohibitions_NN2 on_PRP same-sex_AJ0 marriage_NN1 might_VM0 violate_VVI the_AT0 state_NN1 constitution_NN1 ,_PUN LGBTQ+_NP0 activists_NN2 were_VBD elated_AJ0 ._SENT Unfortunately_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 backlash_NN1 was_VBD swift_AJ0 ._SENT Hawaii_NP0 passed_VVD a_AT0 constitutional_AJ0 amendment_NN1 banning_VVG same-sex_AJ0 marriage_NN1 before_CJS anyone_PNI had_VHD a_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 walk_VVI down_AVP the_AT0 aisle_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 federal_AJ0 level_NN1 ,_PUN President_NP0 Clinton_NP0 signed_VVD the_AT0 Defense_NN1 of_PRF Marriage_NN1 Act_NN1 :_PUN if_CJS same-sex_AJ0 couples_NN2 won_VVD the_AT0 right_NN1 to_TO0 marry_VVI in_PRP any_DT0 state_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 federal_AJ0 government_NN1 would_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 honor_VVI those_DT0 marriages_NN2 ._SENT 
But_CJC Wolfson_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS allies_NN2 envisioned_VVD the_AT0 bigger-picture_NN1 gains_VVZ that_CJT marriage_NN1 could_VM0 bring_VVI and_CJC so_AV0 created_VVN a_AT0 road_NN1 map_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI there_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP launched_VVD a_AT0 nationwide_AJ0 campaign_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 pursue_VVI marriage_NN1 equality_NN1 in_PRP as_CJS many_DT0 states_NN2 as_CJS possible_AJ0 before_CJS ultimately_AV0 seeking_VVG rights_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 federal_AJ0 level_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 decade_NN1 of_PRF legislative_AJ0 and_CJC referenda_NN2 battles_NN2 ,_PUN community_NN1 organizing_NN1 ,_PUN Pride_NN1 marches_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC more_DT0 were_VBD bricks_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 path_NN1 that_CJT finally_AV0 in_PRP 2015_CRD led_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court’s_NP0 decision_NN1 legalizing_VVG same-sex_AJ0 marriage_NN1 nationwide_AV0 in_PRP Obergefell_NP0 v._PRP Hodges_NP0 ._SENT As_CJS President_NP0 Obama_NP0 ,_PUN himself_PNX a_AT0 late_AJ0 convert_NN1 to_PRP supporting_VVG marriage_NN1 equality_NN1 ,_PUN noted_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 legalized_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN “_NP0 sometimes_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB days_NN2 like_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN when_CJS that_DT0 slow_AJ0 ,_PUN steady_AJ0 effort_NN1 is_VBZ rewarded_VVN with_PRP justice_NN1 that_CJT arrives_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 thunderbolt_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 Indeed_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC don’t_NN1 mistake_NN1 that_DT0 thunderbolt_NN1 for_PRP anything_PNI other_AJ0 than_CJS a_AT0 result_NN1 of_PRF hard_AJ0 work_NN1 by_PRP countless_AJ0 activists_NN2 who_PNQ created_VVD the_AT0 necessary_AJ0 barometric_AJ0 pressure_NN1 ._SENT 
Coalition_NN1 is_VBZ queen_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS you_PNP look_VVB at_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 goals_NN2 ,_PUN ask_VVB whether_CJS they_PNP can_VM0 inspire_VVI a_AT0 broader_AJC coalition_NN1 of_PRF allies_NN2 ._SENT Movement_NN1 building_NN1 across_PRP identities_NN2 and_CJC issues_NN2 is_VBZ the_AT0 lodestar_NN1 ._SENT First_ORD ,_PUN can_VM0 we_PNP engage_VVI our_DPS allied_AJ0 activists_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB working_VVG for_PRP gender_NN1 equity_NN1 —_PUN those_DT0 toiling_VVG to_TO0 end_VVI gender-based_AJ0 violence_NN1 ,_PUN gain_VVB equal_AJ0 pay_NN1 and_CJC better_AJC work-life_AJ0 balance_NN1 ,_PUN increase_VVB the_AT0 minimum_AJ0 wage_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC elect_VVB more_DT0 women_NN2 to_PRP political_AJ0 office_NN1 ?_SENT And_CJC crucially_AV0 ,_PUN can_VM0 the_AT0 strategy_NN1 build_VVI bridges_NN2 to_PRP other_AJ0 social_AJ0 justice_NN1 movements_NN2 ,_PUN including_VVG but_CJC not_XX0 limited_AJ0 to_PRP those_DT0 working_NN1 for_PRP LGBTQ+_NP0 equality_NN1 ,_PUN racial_AJ0 and_CJC economic_AJ0 justice_NN1 ,_PUN rights_NN2 and_CJC access_NN1 for_PRP people_NN0 with_PRP disabilities_NN2 ,_PUN voting_NN1 rights_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC immigration_NN1 reform_NN1 ?_SENT Ask_VVB not_XX0 what_DTQ your_DPS coalition_NN1 partners_NN2 can_VM0 do_VDI for_PRP you_PNP but_CJC what_DTQ we_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI for_PRP each_DT0 other’s_NN1 movements_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 recent_AJ0 efforts_NN2 of_PRF Black_AJ0 Lives_NN2 Matter_NN1 (_PUL BLM_NP0 )_PUR are_VBB a_AT0 prime_AJ0 example_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ a_AT0 protest_NN1 movement_NN1 can_VM0 build_VVI coalitions_NN2 across_PRP a_AT0 wide_AJ0 range_NN1 of_PRF activists_NN2 ._SENT What_DTQ began_VVD in_PRP 2013_CRD in_PRP response_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 acquittal_NN1 of_PRF George_NP0 Zimmerman_NP0 for_PRP fatally_AV0 shooting_VVG an_AT0 unarmed_AJ0 Trayvon_NP0 Martin_NP0 grew_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 protests_NN2 in_PRP Ferguson_NP0 and_CJC St._NP0 Louis_NP0 ,_PUN Missouri_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP 2014_CRD into_PRP a_AT0 robust_AJ0 and_CJC historic_AJ0 movement_NN1 ._SENT Seeded_VVN as_PRP an_AT0 online_AJ0 platform_NN1 and_CJC organizing_VVG tool_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 BLM_NP0 hashtag_NN1 created_VVN by_PRP three_CRD Black_AJ0 female_AJ0 organizers_NN2 —_PUN Alicia_NP0 Garza_NP0 ,_PUN Patrisse_NP0 Cullors_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Opal_NN1 Tometi_NP0 —_PUN by_PRP 2020_CRD had_VHD grown_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 member-led_AJ0 network_NN1 of_PRF more_AV0 than_CJS forty_CRD chapters_NN2 with_PRP millions_CRD of_PRF supporters_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 globe_NN1 ,_PUN spurred_VVD to_TO0 take_VVI action_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 wake_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 deaths_NN2 of_PRF George_NP0 Floyd_NP0 ,_PUN Breonna_NP0 Taylor_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC others_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 hands_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 police_NN2 ._SENT 
Black_AJ0 Lives_NN2 Matter_NN1 has_VHZ accelerated_VVN the_AT0 call_NN1 for_PRP tangible_AJ0 policy_NN1 reforms_NN2 including_PRP oversight_NN1 and_CJC accountability_NN1 in_PRP policing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF mass_AJ0 incarceration_NN1 and_CJC stop-and-frisk_NN1 policies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 reallocation_NN1 of_PRF resources_NN2 or_CJC defunding_NN1 of_PRF police_NN2 ._SENT Importantly_AV0 ,_PUN BLM_NP0 and_CJC its_DPS allies_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 unite_VVI people_NN0 of_PRF different_AJ0 races_NN2 ,_PUN genders_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC ages_NN2 to_TO0 protest_VVI injustice_NN1 nationwide_AV0 ._SENT Together_AV0 these_DT0 groups_NN2 highlight_VVB and_CJC condemn_VVB systemic_AJ0 racism_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVD even_AV0 more_AV0 stark_AJ0 by_PRP the_AT0 disproportionate_AJ0 and_CJC violent_AJ0 reaction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 police_NN2 in_PRP major_AJ0 cities_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 disparate_AJ0 health_NN1 outcomes_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 COVID-19_NN1 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 movement_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN consistent_AJ0 demands_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 local_AJ0 ,_PUN state_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC federal_AJ0 levels_NN2 and_CJC before_PRP international_AJ0 human_AJ0 rights_NN2 bodies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP has_VHZ spurred_VVN activists_NN2 to_TO0 organize_VVI politically_AV0 and_CJC run_VVB for_PRP office_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS both_DT0 the_AT0 Freedom_NN1 to_TO0 Marry_VVI and_CJC BLM_NP0 campaigns_NN2 teach_VVB us_PNP ,_PUN advancing_VVG goals_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 wide_AJ0 range_NN1 of_PRF settings_NN2 improves_VVZ your_DPS chance_NN1 of_PRF success_NN1 and_CJC enables_VVZ you_PNP to_TO0 tailor_VVI initiatives_NN2 to_PRP local_AJ0 needs_NN2 and_CJC options_NN2 ._SENT Look_VVB for_PRP ways_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI change_NN1 via_PRP legislative_AJ0 reform_NN1 ,_PUN executive_AJ0 action_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC litigation_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 federal_AJ0 ,_PUN state_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC local_AJ0 level_NN1 ._SENT Whatever_DTQ forum_NN1 provides_VVZ the_AT0 best_AJS chance_NN1 of_PRF winning_VVG is_VBZ where_AVQ you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT Don’t_NP0 overlook_VVB the_AT0 private_AJ0 sector_NN1 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP corporations_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 media_NN0 ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 resource_NN1 if_CJS not_XX0 a_AT0 genuine_AJ0 ally_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC otherwise_AV0 as_CJS a_AT0 target_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS activism_NN1 ._SENT Remember_VVB that_DT0 game_NN1 of_PRF whack-a-mole_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 Center_NN1 played_VVD as_CJS it_PNP fought_VVD against_PRP the_AT0 onslaught_NN1 of_PRF abortion_NN1 restrictions_NN2 ?_SENT It’s_NP0 time_NN1 for_PRP us_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 moles_NN2 popping_VVG up_AVP all_AV0 over_PRP the_AT0 yard_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS we_PNP were_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 Center_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS colleagues_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 Guttmacher_NP0 Institute_NN1 were_VBD outraged_AJ0 that_CJT their_DPS health_NN1 insurance_NN1 company_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO0 include_VVI birth_NN1 control_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS employee_NN1 health_NN1 policy_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP realized_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 Center’s_NP0 policy_NN1 excluded_VVN contraception_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT In_PRP response_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP launched_VVD a_AT0 campaign_NN1 to_TO0 ensure_VVI that_CJT all_DT0 FDA-approved_AJ0 contraception_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI included_VVN in_PRP public_AJ0 and_CJC private_AJ0 health_NN1 insurance_NN1 plans_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP mapped_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 combination_NN1 of_PRF strategies_NN2 :_PUN litigation_NN1 ,_PUN legislative_AJ0 reform_NN1 ,_PUN administrative_AJ0 action_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 and_CJC federal_AJ0 level_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC corporate_AJ0 advocacy_NN1 ._SENT 
Launched_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 mid-1990s_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 strategy_NN1 engaged_VVN partner_NN1 organizations_NN2 and_CJC activists_NN2 nationwide_AV0 ,_PUN winning_VVG hard-fought_AJ0 incremental_AJ0 gains_NN2 and_CJC changing_VVG the_AT0 conversation_NN1 around_PRP insurance_NN1 coverage_NN1 for_PRP contraception_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP led_VVD women_NN2 in_PRP particular_AJ0 to_TO0 question_VVI why_AVQ the_AT0 medication_NN1 they_PNP relied_VVD on_AVP daily_AV0 was_VBD being_VBG excluded_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 guest_NN1 list_NN1 ._SENT Finally_AV0 ,_PUN nearly_AV0 fifteen_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN when_CJS Obamacare_NP0 was_VBD being_VBG designed_VVN ,_PUN reproductive_AJ0 health_NN1 activists_NN2 had_VHD a_AT0 seat_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 and_CJC demanded_VVD that_DT0 contraception_NN1 be_VBI included_VVN —_PUN without_PRP copays_NN2 —_PUN under_PRP Medicaid_NP0 and_CJC in_PRP all_DT0 insurance_NN1 sold_VVN in_PRP federal_AJ0 and_CJC state_NN1 insurance_NN1 marketplaces_NN2 ._SENT 
When_CJS the_AT0 ACA_NP0 later_AV0 came_VVD under_PRP attack_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 Trump_NN1 administration_NN1 ,_PUN activists_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 states_NN2 responded_VVN with_PRP legislative_AJ0 strategies_NN2 they_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN years_NN2 sowing_VVG ._SENT Protection_NN1 for_PRP contraceptive_NN1 and_CJC abortion_NN1 care_NN1 was_VBD shored_VVN up_AVP in_PRP Oregon_NP0 in_PRP 2017_CRD by_PRP the_AT0 state’s_AJ0 Reproductive_AJ0 Health_NN1 Equity_NN1 Act_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ mandated_AJ0 access_NN1 to_PRP affordable_AJ0 reproductive_AJ0 health_NN1 and_CJC preventative_AJ0 care_NN1 in_PRP any_DT0 state-regulated_AJ0 plan_NN1 and_CJC expanded_AJ0 coverage_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 undocumented_AJ0 immigrants_NN2 shut_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 ACA_NP0 ._SENT 
A_AT0 multidimensional_AJ0 campaign_NN1 provides_VVZ more_DT0 avenues_NN2 for_PRP victory_NN1 and_CJC along_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 creates_VVZ broader_AJC engagement_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP allows_VVZ activists_NN2 to_TO0 move_VVI forward_AV0 in_PRP their_DPS own_DT0 way_NN1 toward_PRP a_AT0 common_AJ0 goal_NN1 and_CJC not_XX0 get_VVB too_AV0 distracted_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 opposition’s_NP0 plans_NN2 or_CJC resources_NN2 ._SENT If_CJS you’ve_AJ0 seen_VVN that_DT0 photo_NN1 of_PRF Olympic_AJ0 medalist_NN1 Michael_NP0 Phelps_NP0 butterflying_VVG past_PRP his_DPS archrival_NN1 ,_PUN Chad_NP0 le_NP0 Clos_NP0 of_PRF South_NP0 Africa_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB the_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF staying_VVG in_PRP your_DPS lane_NN1 ,_PUN eyes_NN2 forward_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 goal_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 image_NN1 of_PRF le_NP0 Clos_NP0 losing_VVG valuable_AJ0 time_NN1 by_PRP glancing_VVG over_AVP to_TO0 check_VVI Phelps’s_NP0 progress_NN1 floats_VVZ over_PRP the_AT0 slogan_NN1 “_NN1 Winners_NN2 focus_VVB on_PRP winning_VVG ;_PUN losers_NN2 focus_VVB on_PRP winners_NN2 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Can_VM0 the_AT0 reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 movement_NN1 coalesce_VVB around_AVP one_CRD or_CJC more_DT0 audacious_AJ0 goals_NN2 that_CJT will_VM0 meet_VVI many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 criteria_NN2 ?_SENT Absolutely_AV0 ._SENT Our_DPS dream_NN1 list_NN1 includes_VVZ goals_NN2 that_CJT advance_VVB reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 directly_AV0 but_CJC also_AV0 those_DT0 that_CJT create_VVB the_AT0 proverbial_AJ0 rising_AJ0 tide_NN1 to_TO0 lift_VVI all_DT0 boats_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS wish_NN1 list_NN1 is_VBZ what_DTQ we_PNP have_VHB dubbed_VVN the_AT0 Gender_NN1 Equity_NN1 Amendment_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 supercharged_AJ0 constitutional_AJ0 addition_NN1 that_CJT could_VM0 provide_VVI heightened_AJ0 and_CJC enduring_AJ0 protection_NN1 for_PRP reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 NEW_AJ0 WAY_NN1 ,_PUN A_AT0 NEW_AJ0 CONSTITUTION_NN1 
It’s_NP0 no_AT0 surprise_NN1 that_CJT as_CJS lawyers_NN2 we_PNP look_VVB to_PRP legal_AJ0 strategies_NN2 and_CJC constitutional_AJ0 reform_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 central_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS long-term_AJ0 plans_NN2 for_PRP social_AJ0 change_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 US_NP0 Constitution_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 backbone_NN1 that_CJT shapes_VVZ the_AT0 fundamentals_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS country’s_NN2 legal_AJ0 rights_NN2 and_CJC political_AJ0 system_NN1 ._SENT Overall_AV0 ,_PUN constitutions_NN2 are_VBB more_AV0 permanent_AJ0 than_CJS legislation_NN1 or_CJC policy_NN1 directives_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP provide_VVB mechanisms_NN2 to_TO0 hold_VVI our_DPS government_NN1 accountable_AJ0 ,_PUN enforce_VVB our_DPS human_AJ0 rights_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC solidify_VVB our_DPS values_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 government_NN1 stamp_NN1 of_PRF approval_NN1 ._SENT 
While_CJS protections_NN2 against_PRP gender_NN1 discrimination_NN1 have_VHB increased_VVN dramatically_AV0 in_PRP recent_AJ0 generations_NN2 ,_PUN there_EX0 remains_VVZ a_AT0 long_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI ._SENT Our_DPS current_AJ0 Constitution_NN1 is_VBZ insufficient_AJ0 to_TO0 take_VVI us_PNP there_AV0 ._SENT Drafted_VVN by_PRP our_DPS so-called_AJ0 founding_AJ0 fathers_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Constitution_NN1 reflects_VVZ their_DPS times_NN2 and_CJC their_DPS biases_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS such_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 US_NP0 Constitution_NN1 has_VHZ never_AV0 been_VBN a_AT0 place_NN1 that_CJT reproductive_AJ0 freedom_NN1 can_VM0 call_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN reproductive_AJ0 rights_NN2 have_VHB found_VVN shelter_NN1 just_AV0 outside_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 penumbra_NN1 of_PRF rights_NN2 that_CJT the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 first_ORD recognized_VVD to_TO0 protect_VVI privacy_NN1 or_CJC in_PRP a_AT0 notion_NN1 of_PRF substantive_AJ0 due_AJ0 process_NN1 ._SENT 
