Health Equity

We believe everyone, no matter where they live or how much money they have, should have access to basic health care.

For far too long, health care has only been accessible to some. The overturning of Roe v. Wade has only deepened already devastating health disparities. 

Historically marginalized communities have worse access to reproductive health care—as a result, they also experience worse health outcomes. People of color have health disparities disproportionately higher than their white counterparts, regardless of income.

The infant mortality rate for babies born to black mothers in Nebraska is 2.8 times the state rate. Nebraskans in rural areas also face significant barriers to care as 52% of Nebraska counties are considered maternal care deserts and 16% of women live more than 30 minutes away from a birthing hospital. 

LGBTQ+ people’s reproductive health needs often go unmet by a system that has traditionally marginalized such care. At the same time, politicians are targeting LGBTQ+ people, especially trans youth, with laws that restrict access to health care and deny people the ability to make decisions about their own bodies. Doctors who discriminate (even unknowingly) leave patients of color with worse health outcomes. And LGBTQ+ people of color face even greater risk of bias and harm from medical providers.  

Health disparities are policy choices—and there are policy solutions.  

Everyone has a right to health care, and your zip code shouldn’t dictate the care you can access. We want to build a world where everyone has access to the health care that is best for their bodies and futures in their own communities. This means access and affordability of abortion care, LGBTQ+ care, IVF, birth control, cancer screenings, and all elements of sexual and reproductive health care.