Jun 9, 2025 | Gender-Based Violence, Health Care, Reproductive Health
We’re excited to share some good news for reproductive rights! Planned Parenthood of Montana and Dr. Samuel Dickman have won their challenge to three anti-abortion laws passed in 2021: HB 136 would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks. HB 171 added onerous...
Aug 23, 2024 | Gender-Based Violence, Reproductive Health
In 2021, the Montana Legislature passed four anti-abortion bills: HB 136, HB 140, HB 171, and HB 229. Together, they imposed unnecessary health care restrictions, spread misinformation, and undermined the bodily autonomy of people seeking abortions. In response,...
Aug 21, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence
Victims of domestic violence are over five times more likely to be killed by their abuser if the abuser has access to a firearm. And even if a gun is never fired, just knowing that an abuser has access to one causes domestic violence survivors to fear harm....
Jul 27, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence
There is a hidden cycle of abuse. It plays out in courtrooms across Washington State and, like many forms of abuse, is incredibly detrimental to survivors’ emotional and economic health. Yet it remains largely unrecognized by the court. We’re talking about...
May 16, 2017 | Gender-Based Violence, Immigration
Our friends at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project were told they have to stop helping some immigrants — we won’t stand for that. Today, Legal Voice and 15 other organizations that advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking...
Apr 19, 2016 | Gender-Based Violence, Landmark Victories
A significant yet basic way to support sexual assault survivors is to ensure that evidence from the crime is collected and tested in a timely manner. But far too often, rape kits are never examined, and agencies lose track of them, adding another barrier to achieving...
