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Reproductive Justice Initiative

Kim Ahern

FIGHTING FOR ACCESS & CHOICE

As Attorney General, Kim will fight for Rhode Islanders and their rights to determine if, when, and how to have children, and to nurture the children they have in safe and sustainable communities.

Kim will fight to protect access to sexual and reproductive healthcare in the State and to ensure that Rhode Island is a leader in the pursuit of reproductive justice and bodily autonomy for all.

to further this mission kim will:

Establish a Reproductive Justice Unit within the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office.

The unit will focus on:

Access to Abortion

maternal health

Family-planning Resources

Bodily Autonomy

The reproductive justice unit will:

  • Litigate against intrusion into Rhode Islander’s bodily autonomy
  • Publish know-your-rights pamphlets and webpages
  • Follow Massachusetts & Connecticut to establish a legal helpline
  • Collaborate with national and state-based organizations

What they're saying:

“As a physician and longtime advocate for women’s health, I have seen firsthand how important it is to have public officials who will defend access to reproductive care with both urgency and expertise,” said Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, former Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island. “Kim’s proposal recognizes that reproductive justice is about more than one service – it is about protecting the full range of care people need, from abortion access to family planning and maternal health.”

“All people in our Rhode Island community should have confidence that our access to evidence-based care, to shared decision-making in the privacy of the exam room, and to having autonomy in the decisions that affect our lives and our bodies will never be challenged, infringed, or revoked. Kim’s proposal will provide the resources and opportunities for all Rhode Islanders to have safe, effective, medically necessary care, no matter what is going on on the federal level,” said Dr. Michelle Forcier, Professor of Medical Sciences at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and former Director of the Sex, Gender, and Reproductive Justice Clinic at Lifespan. “I’m proud to live and work in a state that defends the rights of all Rhode Islanders to access high-quality, affordable healthcare. We need leaders like Kim who understand the needs of our diverse community and have demonstrated their commitment to protecting those rights.”

“We are in a moment when states have to be proactive, not reactive, in defending reproductive freedom,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, Consultant and former Executive Director of Reproductive Equity Now, an organization focused on making access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care a reality for all people in New England. “Kim’s proposal for a new Reproductive Justice Unit is the right approach to help close gaps in access, support providers and patients, and make sure Rhode Islanders have a place to turn when their rights or care are threatened.”