Activist Gaylon Alcaraz by Everett T

Sources

everetttoth495 — 2024-10-21 18:46:47 UTC

Article title GAYLON B. ALCARAZ URL https://chicagolgbthalloffame.org/alcaraz-gaylon/ Website title Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame Date accessed October 22, 2024 Published 2013

Article title Gaylon B. Alcaraz URL https://womanmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gaylon-alcaraz-bio-2020.pdf

Date accessed October 22, 2024 Published 2020

Article title Meet GRR!'s New Executive Director, Dr. Gaylon Alcaraz!: Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights URL https://grandmothersforreproductiverights.org/meet-grrs-new-executive-director-dr-gaylon-alcaraz/ Website title Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | We are feisty, passionate grandmothers on a mission for younger generations. Date accessed October 22, 2024

Date published October 10, 2024

Article title Gaylon Alcaraz URL https://news.wttw.com/tags/gaylon-alcaraz Website title

WTTW News Date accessed October 22, 2024

About Dr Alcaraz

everetttoth495 — 2024-10-21 19:01:48 UTC

Writer, poet, and activist Gaylon Alcaraz, born October 26 1966 in Chicago Illinois. She is an activist for human rights, women's rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and economic justice. With 2 degrees from DePaul university they have fought for equality for over 20 years. They are making a change as executive direct of the Chicago Abortion Fund and Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights. She is also a founding member of Affinity Community Services advocating for the rights of lesbian and bisexual women. As well as being in the Chicago LGBT hall of fame.

Transition

everetttoth495 — 2024-10-21 19:03:46 UTC

The social justice issue of reproductive rights is a relevant issue in the United States due to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Meaning their is no constitutional protection of the right to abortion. Allowing states to adopt laws on how abortion and reproductive care should be decided. The social justice of reproductive rights is the ability for women have control over the decision to have children, and what to do with their body. The issue of reproductive rights effects many women, especially those in poverty seeking reproductive aid. Some are unable to go to a state that can provide proper reproductive care and do it legally. This matters as women are having unwanted children without support from the government. And losing control over their own bodies. This matters as it puts many women at risk for an unstable life for themselves and for this child leaving both very vulnerable and unstable. Not just economically but in their health as well.

Possible Improvements

everetttoth495 — 2024-10-21 19:04:09 UTC

Due to the supreme courts ruling of the right to abortion being not guaranteed in the constitution. I doubt any significant progress would be made pushing for a national bill in the higher courts. Instead the only step forward is to make sure that your elected officials believe in and protect the right of reproductive freedoms. You must fight for what you believe in and make sure your representatives will too.