“The deceptive nature of the Trump Administration’s claim to care about ‘making America healthy again’ was laid bare by today’s announcement to fire 10,000 workers across the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) apparently without regard to the potential harms to the health and well-being of families and health care delivery overall.”
National Partnership for Women & Families Asks Court to Protect HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule
The NPWF has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 25 reproductive health, civil rights, and social justice organizations in State of Tennessee et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, supporting reproductive health privacy protections.
New Analysis Shows Trump’s Plans to Slash Medicaid Will Harm Older Women – and the Economy
A new analysis released today by the National Partnership for Women & Families and Justice in Aging reveals congressional plans to cut $880 billion from Medicaid spending amounts to cutting off benefits for nearly 4.8 million recipients ages 65 and older annually.
Largest U.S. Survey of Birth Experiences to be Released Summer 2025
Today, Moms Rising/Mamás con Poder and Black Mamas Matter Alliance joined the National Partnership for Women & Families to announce Listening to Mothers IV, a nationwide initiative to hear directly from mothers about being pregnant, giving birth, and supporting themselves and their babies postpartum.
New Analysis: Abortion on State Ballots Could Impact 16.5 Million Women
Today, the National Partnership released a new analysis on the likely impacts of abortion access on state ballots in the November 2024 election. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago continues to cause significant harm to millions across the nation.
EMTALA: Supreme Court Dismissal Leaves Pregnant Patients and Providers in Untenable Limbo
Today, the Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, dismissed for now a challenge to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act’s (EMTALA) protections for emergency abortion care in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States.
Supreme Court Does Bare Minimum in Case That Never Should Have Happened
Today, the Supreme Court ruled the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine lacked standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, one of two medications commonly used in medication abortion.
Lack of Abortion Care Hurts Overall Health and Economic Well-Being
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye testified as an expert witness in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights’ hearing on “Crossing the Line: Abortion Bans and Interstate Travel for Care After Dobbs.”
Report Details Voters’ Access to Ballot Box Restricted in States that Restrict Abortion
In our new report, Democracy & Abortion Access: Restrictive Voting Laws Threaten Freedoms, we found that the states with abortion bans and other severe restrictions are among the states with the most repressive voting measures.
NPWF Recognizes First Disability Reproductive Equity Day
We are joining advocates in recognizing the first Disability Reproductive Equity Day, a day dedicated to promoting the bodily autonomy and dignity of disabled people, on May 23, 2024.
State Abortion Bans Threaten Nearly Seven Million Black Women
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda released a new analysis on the threats that nearly 7 million Black women face in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion.
New Analysis Shows More Than Half of All Disabled Women Live Under State Abortion Bans
The devastating impact of abortion bans puts the health and safety of more than 3 million disabled women at risk, and especially endangers disabled women who are Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and veterans.
Lack of Representation by Women in State Legislatures Threatens Abortion Access
The representation gap – even more significant for women of color – poses a huge barrier to ensuring policies that support state-level abortion access
New Analysis: Community Initiatives Are Key to Ending the Black Maternal Health Crisis
A new study from the National Partnership for Women & Families finds that Black-led community initiatives may be vital to solving the Black maternal health crisis.
State Abortion Bans Threaten 6.7 Million Latinas: Largest Group of Women of Color Impacted
The aftermath of the Dobbs decision hit women of color the hardest, including leaving 6.7 million Latinas living in the 26 states that have or are likely to ban abortion care.
Las prohibiciones estatales del aborto amenazan a 6.7 millones de Latinas: El grupo más grande de mujeres de color afectado
Las consecuencias afectaron más duramente a las mujeres de color, incluyendo el hecho de dejar a 6.7 millones de Latinas que viven en los 26 estados que han prohibido o probablemente prohíban los servicios de aborto.
Extremist Judge Shatters Precedent
Today, a rogue judge in a federal court in Texas launched the latest salvo in the regressive and coordinated campaign to restrict the basic human rights of women and all those who can give birth.
Reversing the Maternal Health Crisis: A Roadmap for Healthcare Systems
New Resource Outlines Tools for Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence
Voters Declare Abortion is an Economic Issue: Michigan, Vermont and California Codify Right to Abortion
Statement of Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
State Abortion Bans Threaten 6.5 Million Latinas: Largest Group of Women of Color Living Under Bans
New Analysis Details Ways Overturn of Roe v. Wade Harms Latinas