Extremist judges will not stop endangering the lives of pregnant people or people who may become pregnant—overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking medication abortion, threatening the future of IVF, and this week at SCOTUS, emergency abortion care.
Our lawyers are waging strategic fights that make clear what is at stake for people who can become pregnant and seek to bolster our fundamental rights to control our lives, futures, and destinies.
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34% of single mothers in Vermont live in poverty.
National figure: 32%
9.1% of women 65 and older in Vermont live in poverty.
National figure: 11.2%
Wage gap data for Black women in Vermont is not available.
National figure: $0.69
Wage gap data for Latina women in Vermont is not available.
National figure: $0.57
Source: Figures for women overall by state are based on 2022 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Figures for Black women and Latinas by state are based on 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
4.3% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Vermont are uninsured.Â
National figure: 9.9%
6.9% of women in Vermont reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 10.3%
