What is the Women’s CARE Act?RestoreHER’s National Dignity Campaign contains two pieces of legislation:
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The Women’s CARE Act Consists of 3 Central Points:
- A pregnancy test must be provided within 72 hours of arrest, allowing the woman to bond out with a positive result.
- If a pregnant woman is convicted and sentenced to serve prison time, the sentence is deferred a minimum of 12 weeks postpartum and other alternative sentencing options, to allow for adequate perinatal care, proper nutritional nourishment, promote safe infant delivery, breastfeeding, family bonding, and essential custody arrangements for care of newborn babies
- Maintain records on statistics of incarcerated pregnant women and their outcomes in local, state and federal correctional facilities across the nation, in order to maintain the safety of babies and their mothers.
The Women’s CARE Act may be modified based on the landscape of the state where the legislation is introduced, however the three central points will remain the same.
The Women’s CARE Act base legislation, offers a minimum of 12 weeks deferral for pregnant women who have been sentenced to prison time, and can be modified to include additional alternatives per state.
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RestoreHER Has Passed:
23 Dignity Bills & 1 Women’s CARE Act Bill
26 Bills total - including SB105 (GA) & First Step Act (Federal)
26 Bills total - including SB105 (GA) & First Step Act (Federal)
ALABAMA - HB 411: Alabama Women’s CARE Act - Judiciary Committee Hearing - PASSED!
CALIFORNIA - AB 2160: California Women’s Care Act - Public Safety Committee Hearing - PASSED!
WCA Bills that have PASSED
WCA Resources
There are a few things you can do to support the Women’s CARE Act!
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