Jill Morrison

National Women's Law Center

Jill Morrison is a Senior Counsel for Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center.

“La Operación:” How the Church Contributed to Sterilization Abuse in Puerto Rico

The Catholic Church inadvertently pushed women toward sterilization rather than risk committing a continuous offense against the Church.

Racism is Shameful. Sex Isn’t.

Jill Morrison

Hispanic women are 15 times more likely and Black women three more times likely than white women to be tested for Chlamydia. Dare I say racial differences in STI testing is due to doctors’ racial prejudices about the sexual behaviors of Women of Color?

Catholic Hospitals’ Practices Fall ‘Below the Radar’

Jill Morrison

Just weeks ago, St. Joseph's Hospital in Arizona saved the life of a young mother of four with an emergency abortion. Join us to ensure that all U.S. Catholic hospitals protect patients' rights and are held to the highest standard of care.

Do Religiously-Based Restrictions Contribute to Late-term Abortion?

Jill Morrison

Tiller's assassination has raised questions regarding how often late-term abortions take place and what factors contribute to putting women in this difficult position.

The ‘Good Old Days’ Weren’t So Good for Reproductive Justice

Jill Morrison

This history provides just one example of the deeply personal, complex factors that go into each woman’s reproductive decision making.

People Who Are Refused Reproductive Health Care Can’t Always “Just Go Someplace Else”!

Jill Morrison

Jill Morrison writes in her reader diary: Real people can suffer real harms as a result of religious refusals. Next time someone asks the question “What’s the big deal?” -- make sure you're prepared to tell them.

Jill Morrison

“La Operación:” How the Church Contributed to Sterilization Abuse in Puerto Rico

Racism is Shameful. Sex Isn’t.

Catholic Hospitals’ Practices Fall ‘Below the Radar’

Do Religiously-Based Restrictions Contribute to Late-term Abortion?

The ‘Good Old Days’ Weren’t So Good for Reproductive Justice

People Who Are Refused Reproductive Health Care Can’t Always “Just Go Someplace Else”!

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