At the center of every form of interpersonal violence and abuse is the idea that : “You and your body mean nothing to me. I will do with you and your body as I please.” As such, interpersonal violence – including child abuse – is deeply disempowering. Power-over is an assault on personal choice.

Choice and empowerment, consequently, are instrumental factors in violence prevention and trauma healing.

At 90by30, we believe that choice, equity and empowerment must be centered in harm reduction work; we are, fundamentally, pro-choice. We support the right to choose one’s own reproductive health decisions and believe that equitable access to high-quality health care is a basic human right. The statement below will be shared over 90by30 social media, and will live on the 90by30 website moving forward.

 I encourage you to reach out to our staff if you would like to talk through 90by30’s choice to make a statement on reproductive choice. Sara and I are always interested in your reflections, as are Leah and Caroline. Contact information for each of us is below. 

Thank you for your investment in Lane County children, youth and families.

Jeff