{"id":3972,"date":"2023-09-01T13:52:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2023-09-01T21:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:38:01","slug":"the-naacps-national-board-of-directors-passed-a-resolution-reaffirming-our-support-for-a-womans-right-to-body-autonomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/announcements\/the-naacps-national-board-of-directors-passed-a-resolution-reaffirming-our-support-for-a-womans-right-to-body-autonomy","title":{"rendered":"The NAACP&#8217;s National Board of Directors passed a resolution reaffirming our support for a woman&#8217;s right to body autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3972\" class=\"elementor elementor-3972\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a16eae5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a16eae5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a362d2\" data-id=\"1a362d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c9fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44c9fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The NAACP's National Board of Directors passed a resolution reaffirming our support for a woman's right to body autonomy<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a82588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a82588\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e431a21\" data-id=\"1e431a21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48121742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48121742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There is no denying the fact that this is a direct attack on all women, and Black women stand to be disproportionately impacted by the court&#8217;s egregious assault on basic human rights.<\/em><br \/><em>&#8211; Janette McCarthy Wallace<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS<br \/>BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS: DENIED<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The deciding Justices have ignored fundamental civil rights guaranteed by our Constitution and years of judicial precedent to advance a politically partisan agenda. We must fight the Supreme Court&#8217;s egregious assault on basic human rights.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The NAACP&#8217;s National Board of Directors passed a resolution reaffirming our support for a woman&#8217;s right to body autonomy.<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7897d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7897d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b956449\" data-id=\"b956449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8207f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8207f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resolution in Support of Reproductive Justice as a Core Principle of Civil and Human Rights, and Reaffirming 2004 Resolution on the March for Life<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7ec7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7ec7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78cd9b6\" data-id=\"78cd9b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1241b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1241b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p><p>WHEREAS, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees equal protection of the law to all persons, and American courts have long recognized and protected such fundamental civil and human rights as the right to vote, to marry the person of one&#8217;s choice, to be free from discrimination on the basis of race, gender, disability status, to have privacy and autonomy over one&#8217;s own body, and to safely exercise reproductive freedom, and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WHEREAS, in 1920, the NAACP&#8217;s most distinguished founder W.E.B. Du Bois reflected that every woman must have the right to procreation &#8220;at her own discretion&#8221;, which the NAACP affirmed in its Resolution &#8220;March for Life&#8221; on reproductive choice, and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WHEREAS, the Supreme Court has recognized the right to privacy as protected under the Fourteenth Amendment since 1973, but now nearly 50 years later the federal judiciary has threatened to attack this right, while many states have entirely completely denied it, negating due process and equal protection to women, with a disproportionate impact on Black women.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WHEREAS, a core tenet of human rights and reproductive justice is the right to control one&#8217;s own body regardless of geography or state of residence; and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WHEREAS, Black women have historically experienced greater difficulty accessing reproductive health care contributing to poor maternal health outcomes, and exacerbating health disparities that affect Black women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s ability to productively engage in life, work, family, and community; and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WHEREAS, in light of this disparate impact, Black women must rely upon federal and state governments to protect their right to reproductive freedom from unconstitutional infringement, and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the NAACP condemns efforts by any executive, judicial, or legislative body to erode or overturn well-settled precedents recognizing and protecting reproductive rights and civil and human rights, in general; and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the NAACP calls upon the Congress of the United States to protect the reproductive rights of women by codifying the right to privacy and due process protections enumerated in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, et al. v. Robert P. Casey, et al., and;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the NAACP calls upon its units to educate and advocate with state, executive, and legislative bodies to protect the reproductive rights of women by codifying them in state law and within their state constitutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fbbd6a animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8fbbd6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13038fe\" data-id=\"13038fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e147de elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"7e147de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-icon-flex bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n\t    <div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-toolbox\"><\/i>\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">NAACP Protect Reproductive Rights Advocacy Toolkit<\/h2><p><p>Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe V. Wade<\/p><\/p>\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"action\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/naacp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ROE%20Toolkit%20-%20Updated3.18%202.pdf\" class=\"cta-button  \">LEARN MORE<\/a>\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4efa2706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4efa2706\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d265dd\" data-id=\"42d265dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-197e2430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"197e2430\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1825f95c\" data-id=\"1825f95c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2544d645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2544d645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you do to help?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d53618 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5d53618\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de36f2\" data-id=\"4de36f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2f0bb content-align-cta-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"1b2f0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-basic bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Email Your Senator<\/h2><p><p>This Supreme Court is turning back the clock to a dangerous era where basic constitutional rights only exist for a select few. They've stripped away our right to vote, and now women have lost their right to their own bodies.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must all stand up to have our voices heard in order to protect our nation from the further degradation of civil rights protections we have worked so hard to secure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email your senator and urge them to prioritize reproductive rights and protect democracy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no denying the fact that this is a direct attack on all women, and Black women stand to be disproportionately impacted by the court's egregious assault on basic human rights.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Janette McCarthy Wallace, NAACP General Counsel<\/span><\/p><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/naacp.org\/actions\/protect-reproductive-rights#toc-6930\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta-button  \">Click Here<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5643fc3 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5643fc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4210403\" data-id=\"4210403\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a325dd0 content-align-cta-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"a325dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-basic bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Call Your Legislators<\/h2><p><p>We need all hands on deck. This Supreme Court is turning back the clock to a dangerous era where basic constitutional rights only exist for a select few. Call your legislators and urge them to protect the same women that voted for them.<\/p><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/naacp.org\/actions\/protect-reproductive-rights#toc-6932\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta-button  \">Click Here<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-acadb0d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"acadb0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4298c7\" data-id=\"f4298c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4205aac content-align-cta-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"4205aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-basic bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Amplify Your Advocacy<\/h2><p><p>This fight is now in our hands. Our advocacy toolkit provides insight on states' reproductive rights laws, talking points, and sharable social media posts to fuel your fight. Learn more about what you can do to take action to protect reproductive rights.<\/p><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/naacp.org\/actions\/protect-reproductive-rights#toc-6939\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta-button  \">Click Here<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NAACP&#8217;s National Board of Directors passed a resolution reaffirming our support for a woman&#8217;s right to body autonomy There is no denying the fact that this is a direct attack on all women, and Black women stand to be disproportionately impacted by the court&#8217;s egregious assault on basic human rights.&#8211; Janette McCarthy Wallace \u00a0&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/announcements\/the-naacps-national-board-of-directors-passed-a-resolution-reaffirming-our-support-for-a-womans-right-to-body-autonomy\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The NAACP&#8217;s National Board of Directors passed a resolution reaffirming our support for a woman&#8217;s right to body autonomy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[43],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3972"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4015,"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972\/revisions\/4015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohnaacp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}