After Roe’s reversal, founders of women’s health startups prepare for battle
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/16/after-roes-reversal-founders-of-womens-health-startups-prepare-for-battle/
Advocates and organizers had been preparing for Roe v. Wade to be overturned since the U.S. Supreme Court draft decision leaked in early May. But Nadya Okamoto, co-founder of period care company August, still felt heartbroken when the decision became official in late June.
“One of the things that always made me passionate about policy and legislative action was that it always felt so permanent,” she told TechCrunch. “For Roe to be rolled back went against many of the beliefs I had about change and social progress.”