On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court, in a landmark case of Roe v. Wade decided the US Constitution protects the right to abortion. Today, 50 years later, this precedent stands overturned, trampling the lives of millions of women and non-binary people.

Huq : I seek no favor is a response to the misogynistic malfeasance that is the abortion ban. It brings together artists and thinkers who believe in collective political action! Each collaborator is assigned four distinct pages from the 213 page legal document and this series is a response to those pages. In an act of defiance, we speak back to the system which uses our bodies as a tool for our oppression and perpetuates historical inequality.

Huq is an Urdu word for rights. I seek no favor originates from an Audre Lorde poem ‘a woman speaks’  The bilingual title articulates the multiple identities, cultures and diverse voices this abortion ban affects.

Ashima Yadava is a conceptual documentary photographer and printmaker. With the camera as her conduit, Ashima believes in art as a means to social activism and reform. Her work is rooted in long-form stories with a keen focus on issues of gender equality, race, and social justice.

Born & raised in New Delhi, India, Ashima now lives in San Francisco, California where she works in digital and analog methods including large format and silkscreen. Her work can be seen at www.ashimayadava.com