{"id":11883,"date":"2022-06-28T16:42:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/5-crypto-and-nft-projects-funding-reproductive-rights-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:42:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:42:43","slug":"5-crypto-and-nft-projects-funding-reproductive-rights-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/5-crypto-and-nft-projects-funding-reproductive-rights-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Crypto and NFT Projects Funding Reproductive Rights in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, political and social relations in the United States are again being strained.\u00a0Whatever your opinions on the decision, or toward abortion in general, there are certain facts about abortion bans that must be taken into account when formulating those opinions.\u00a0And those facts are clear and easy to see, thanks to a growing body of evidence gathered from a range of studies. <\/p>\n

The expert consensus suggests two clear trends pertaining to these kinds of restrictions.\u00a0The first is that bans do not result in any significant, long-term decrease in abortion rates. While they sometimes lead to a temporary decrease in rates as people attempt to adjust to new conditions, such trends are shown to be unlikely to last.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The second is that abortion bans do not affect all people equally. While some pregnant individuals who live in states with strict bans will ultimately find ways to undergo the procedure (via traveling out of state or worse, finding illegal and highly unsafe methods to do so), others will simply be forced to carry the pregnancy to term. It is not a mystery who will have to face such a scenario.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact,\u201d writes Michelle Oberman, an internationally-recognized scholar in ethical issues regarding pregnancy and motherhood in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences<\/em>, \u201cwe have a surprisingly clear picture of those who the bans are most likely to deter: they will be disproportionately young, poor, Black, and brown women. Abortion bans come as one in a long list of factors that circumscribe the reproductive lives and life options of these Americans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

With these facts and the Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision in mind, we felt it appropriate to highlight a number of NFT projects that support and directly fund organizations working to defend reproductive rights in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Salem Ilese and Nadya Tolokonnikova drop \u201cCrypto Boy\u201d<\/h2>\n

Salem Ilese teamed up with Pussy Riot\u2019s Nadya Tolokonnikova for an NFT music drop in May 2022, leveraging the project for a charitable cause. The pair released \u201cCrypto Boy,\u201d a satirical take on the stereotype of the \u201ccrypto bro,\u201d for sale at 0.1ETH per edition. The song, which you can still purchase, raised 86.4ETH ($105,462 at the time) and has seen 11.7ETH ($14,437) in total sales volume on OpenSea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Credit: Saleme Ilese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The project was designed specifically with the (then potential) overturning of Roe v. Wade in mind. All proceeds are being donated to the Center for Reproductive Rights. Of the project, Ilese said, \u201cIt\u2019s imperative that we band together and fight to protect our fundamental rights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

UnicornDAO launches LegalAbortion.eth<\/h2>\n

LegalAbortion.eth is a crypto wallet that functions as a donation center for traditional reproductive rights institutions (like Planned Parenthood) who don\u2019t otherwise have the logistical means to accept such donations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A product of UnicornDAO<\/a> \u2014 an initiative co-founded by Pussy Riot\u2019s Nadya Tolokonnikov that aims to redistribute wealth to women and LGBTQ+ individuals \u2014 and Endaoment, a Web3-focused philanthropic organization, LegalAbortion.eth is the culmination of lessons learned from UnicornDAO\u2019s previous humanitarian fundraising efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By using what\u2019s called a multisig vault (basically, a wallet with shared custody that greatly increases its security) and buying the ENS domain LegalAbortion.eth, the group has done a lot to assuage common fears and worries of scams generally associated with Web3 tech to further encouraged donations.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udf51 WEB3 FOR SAFE ABORTIONS<\/p>\n

we created this wallet, because @PPFA<\/a> and others don’t have eth addresses yet<\/p>\n

DONATE NOW\ud83d\udca6 LegalAbortion.eth<\/p>\n

\u2013 Public multisigners
\u2013 ETH\/USDC
\u2013 No salaries for mgmt
\u2013 No KYC
\u2013 All funds donated (less than a 1.5% fee by @endaomentdotorg<\/a>) QUICKLY<\/p>\n

\u2014 UnicornDAO (@unicorndao_xxx) June 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Individuals can donate anonymously. Proceeds from the initiative will be distributed among a group of seven organizations dedicated to supporting reproductive rights. These include the Center for Reproductive Rights, Fund Texas Choice, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, NARAL, F\u00f2s Feminista, Planned Parenthood, and URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Key supporters of the project include Sia, Andrew Wang, William Tong, ThankYouX, SnowFro, Jill Moriarity, and Consensys Mesh.\u00a0Adding his influence to the cause, Emmy-nominated photographer John Knopf announced on Twitter<\/a> that he will be using the wallet for his upcoming NFT drop, donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the cause.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of the time of writing, Endaoment has raised just under $70,000 in donations. If you\u2019re interested in supporting the group, head here to donate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jenny Holzer responds to Roe v. Wade decision<\/h2>\n

During a May 11, 2022 broadcast of a Fox News panel discussion of COVID-19, vaccine mandates, and mask policies hosted by Tucker Carlson, the channel\u2019s chyron read: \u201cMAKING AN INFORMED CHOICE REGARDING YOUR OWN BODY SHOULDN\u2019T BE CONTROVERSIAL.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Picking up on the scene\u2019s uncanny resemblance to conceptual artist Jenny Holzer\u2019s Truisms<\/em> series (1977-87), ACLU employee Gillian Branstetter screenshot the image and tweeted it out, saying, \u201cThis is like a Jenny Holzer installation or something right.\u201d Holzer\u2019s Truisms <\/em>work often dealt in the sarcastic and ironically juxtaposed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Holzer saw the tweet and turned it into an NFT named \u201cBODY,\u201d auctioning it off for 12.10 ETH ($14,587.28 at the time) and donating the funds to Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and PAI. The auction is still open and accepting bids.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CowgirlDAO<\/h2>\n

With the tagline, \u201cWe\u2019re angry, so we\u2019re getting organized,\u201d another group taking advantage of Endaoment\u2019s efforts is CowgirlDAO, which launched the 10k F\u2014 YOU collection in May 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spearheaded by Molly Dickson of Computer Cowgirls, an NFT community that already donates a portion of their NFT collection proceeds to groups supporting abortion rights, 10k F\u2014 YOU intends to raise $3 million for abortion rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Credit: CowgirlDAO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 10,000 NFTs come in three editions: \u201cMy Mom Said You\u2019re Not Supreme, Alito,\u201d \u201cKick Rocks, Kavanaugh,\u201d and \u201cNever Heard of you, Coney Barrett.\u201d Collectors can mint these editions for 0.03, 0.09, and 0.9 ETH, respectively. The art and smart contract behind the collection were donated to Endaoment, which receives the proceeds and donates them to charities with the advisement of the CowgirlDAO.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Giving Block makes it easy to donate<\/h2>\n

In February 2022, the NFT collective Crypto Chicks became the first to donate crypto to the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Elissa Maercklein, Crypto Chicks CEO and CMO, contacted the IPPF and helped ensure the group would accept crypto donations in the future via a platform called the Giving Block.<\/p>\n

Similar to how Endaoment operates, the Giving Block allows people to find an organization of their choice (among their many campaigns, such as the Crypto for Women\u2019s Rights Campaign) and easily donate to the cause of their choosing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n