Erin Matson

Erin Matson

Reproaction

Erin Matson is co-founder and co-director of Reproaction, a new direct action group forming to increase access to abortion and advance reproductive justice. She has appeared in a variety of publications and frequently on television, including ABC World News, BBC World News and MSNBC. An organizer and strategist, Erin has led local, state and national advocacy campaigns on areas including abortion rights, contraceptive access and cultural representations of women. Erin has served as an editor at large for Rewire News Group, and a vice president at the National Organization for Women. She is the proud mother of a daughter.

Image of doctor handing patient abortion pills

‘Pro-Life’ Propaganda Wants to Fool You About Abortion Pills

Erin Matson

We must be free to make our own abortion decisions—including how and where we access abortion pills.

Photo of abortion and voting rights protesters holding signs outside the Supreme Court

Why There Is No Progressive Agenda Without Abortion Access

Jennifer Driver & Erin Matson

Part of being a true progressive means standing in solidarity with communities of color and firmly rejecting racist efforts to control bodies and lives.

Woman walking through construction site with orange barrels and road closed sign

What Do Bridges, Roads, and Abortions Have in Common?

Erin Matson

They're critical infrastructure that needs to be funded.

[Photo: A split screen image of two white women. On the left is Stephanie Brice and on the right is Georgia Republican House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene.]

More Anti-Choice Women Were Elected to Congress Than Ever Before

Erin Matson

And there’s nothing feminist about that.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taught That the Fight for Justice Is With Us

Erin Matson

With her gone, it is increasingly up to us—the people—to strengthen abortion access in this country.

[Photo: Two people holding signs that read 'ERA Yes' outside the U.S. Capitol.]

Abortion Rights Opponents Are Terrified of the Equal Rights Amendment

Erin Matson

It's revealing that anti-choice activists are attacking the ERA and gender equality as they embrace the deeply problematic man they call “the most pro-life president in American history.”

[Photo: Images of Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring placed side by side with shamed expressions.]

More Than Anything, Virginia Needs Moral Leaders (Who Live Here, Thanks)

Erin Matson

The pain progressives feel in Virginia is real. We reject racism and blackface from our political leaders. We stand with and believe sexual assault survivors, and we demand that our political leaders treat women with respect.

[Photo: Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearing]

Brett Kavanaugh Is the ‘Pro-Life’ Poster Boy

Erin Matson

Both assault and denial of control over pregnancy thrive on stigma, secrecy, and shame about human sexuality.

No Thanks, Bernie: Virginia Abortion Rights Advocates Know Better

Erin Matson

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ongoing drive to own what the progressive brand within the Democratic Party should look like—a quest currently taking place in Virginia with gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello—coupled with his willingness to make abortion rights an optional part of that brand, is dangerous at a critical moment for reproductive health care.

There Is Nothing Progressive or Winning About a ‘Big Tent’ on Abortion

Erin Matson

This is no time to abandon the current Democratic Party platform in order to welcome with open arms those who vote to restrict reproductive rights, including votes against proactive advancements in access to care.

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