Impact of Latest Supreme Court Ruling on Reproductive Rights

In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state attempts to restrict access to abortion clinics, the landscape of reproductive rights has changed. To clue us in to the latest challenges and opportunities, the Humanists and Freethinkers of Farifield County (HFFC) has engaged Sarah Croucher, the Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut to address us.

Reproductive rights in the U.S. today seem to present a paradox. On one hand, attacks on abortion rights threaten to roll back the protection of Roe vs. Wade for many American women. But progressive states such as Maryland and Vermont are passing laws that expand birth control access, with other states such as New York pushing forward with paid family leave. Sarah Croucher will discuss the threats to reproductive rights, along with the victories. She will talk about what we can do here in Connecticut to ensure that we are at the forefront of progressive legislation, the new threats that are rising, and the need to stay active in state politics to ensure our freedoms.

Sarah Croucher is Executive Director of NARAL (National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League) Pro-Choice Connecticut. She moved to Connecticut from the United Kingdom nine years ago, and was appalled by the state of reproductive rights in America. Sarah recently made a move from academia (Wesleyan and Columbia Universities) to NARAL, and is looking forward to making sure that Connecticut is one of the strongest states in the nation for reproductive rights.

Ms. Croucher, a British transplant ("Qui transtulit sustinet!") , most recently was Assistant Professor at Wesleyan University and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University.
As is usual at HFFC, there is full opportunity for dialog with our speakers.