It’s official, the United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion protection. This means that the decision is now left up to each state, with 13 already having “trigger laws” on the books that make abortion illegal immediately once federal protections are removed. As we all… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida Statement on Roe v. Wade
YWCA South Florida has announced an update to its leadership team with the addition of a new chief operating officer, Veronica D. Brown, a local leader in the South Florida community. Brown’s professional career spans more than 20 years in the public and private sectors. She officially assumed her new leadership role at YWCA on… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida announces leadership addition with new COO
Last night, the majority of our United States senators let us down. The failure to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act was deeply hurtful and eye-opening. Their actions took us a thousand steps back in time. Women have come way too far in this country to have our government dictate how we control our own… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida Statement on Failure to Pass WHPA
Late Monday night, POLITICO broke the news that they had obtained a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito detailing that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. This decision, while not final, would end federal constitutional protection of the right to an abortion and leave it up to each… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida Responds to Roe v. Wade Potential Overturn
Miami, Fla. – YWCA South Florida has unveiled six local leaders as the second annual delegation for the organization’s “First But Not The Last” Women Leaders of South Florida event. Inductees include Dr. Lilian Abbo, infectious disease specialist with Jackson Health System; Irela Bague, Chief Bay Officer for Miami-Dade County; Lucia Davis-Raiford, president of The… Continue Reading YWCA South Florida announces First But Not The Last inductees