OPINION: People in Massachusetts should care about what's happening in Hobbs, New Mexico. Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll and Rebecca Hart Holder explain how the fight for abortion rights is hyper local.
City-wide bans make it abundantly clear that the fight for reproductive freedom will not only be fought within the walls of Congress or the halls of the Supreme Court. We have to meet this battle where it is: on the ground in cities and states across the country. For too long, the reproductive freedom movement has not invested enough in building local power.
In Salem, we worked to build off the state law and codify protections for those accessing reproductive health care and gender-affirming care. We passed a bold ordinance to prohibit the city — and any recipient of city funds — from providing assistance to anyone from out-of-state trying to sue Massachusetts providers for offering lawful care. Salem made its city values clear: We will protect patients and providers from dangerous attacks on abortion care and bodily autonomy.
City leaders are incredibly effective lawmakers — they know the needs of their communities, hold on-the-ground relationships and have the ability to be nimble. But municipal leaders are also stretched thin with limited resources and funds. That’s where Reproductive Equity Now comes in, a grassroots organization working to ensure the full spectrum of pregnancy care for every person across New England.
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