Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 28, 2024 – Today, the Supreme Court upended sound, longstanding, legal precedent that has provided protections for everyday people for decades...
NEWS: How a Kamala Harris candidacy could supercharge Democrats’ message on abortion
by Repro Health Watch | Jul 25, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
President Joe Biden’s decision to not seek a second term – and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him – gives Democrats the opportunity to elevate an eager and consistent messenger on abortion rights heading into the first presidential election since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court’s EMTALA Dismissal Means More Chaos
by Meera Rajput | Jul 22, 2024 | Reproductive Rights
In not actually ruling on the question of whether EMTALA preempts state abortion bans, the Court left in place the uncertainty around whether and when providers in states with abortion bans are allowed to provide care to pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies.
Beyond Access: How Can We Embody Disability Justice?
by Anushka Dar | Jul 19, 2024 | Health Justice
Disability justice frameworks work to eradicate persistent inequities for disabled people, particularly for those who are multiply-marginalized. Working towards tenets of disability justice moves us closer to liberation for all people.
NEWS: Supreme Court’s blow to federal agencies’ power will likely weaken abortion rights
by Repro Health Watch | Jul 18, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
The Supreme Court wrapped up its term at the beginning of July 2024 with a range of rulings that reshape everything from the power of the presidency to how federal agencies carry out their work.
NEWS: RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF
by Repro Health Watch | Jul 11, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
The Republican Party on Monday adopted a “Make America Great Again!” policy platform ahead of its national convention that does not call for a federal ban on abortion, but supports states establishing fetal personhood through the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which grants equal protection under the law to all American citizens.
Our bodies. Our voices. Our votes.
by Jocelyn Frye | Jul 2, 2024 | Maternal Health, Reproductive Rights
As we prepare to mark the 248th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we are increasingly reminded that our democracy has always been a work in progress – and that the progress we have achieved has never been easy or conflict-free.
NEWS: Abortion ruling leaves pregnant women, doctors in limbo over high-risk care
by Repro Health Watch | Jun 27, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
One month after Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz was turned away from a Texas hospital with a life-threatening pregnancy complication, the 25-year-old college senior learned about a federal law that could have protected her during the most frightening medical episode of her life.
Americans’ Unpaid Caregiving is Worth More than $1 Trillion Annually – and Women are Doing Two-Thirds of The Work
by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Jessica Mason | Jun 27, 2024 | Fair Pay
People in the U.S. do more than $1 trillion in unpaid caregiving annually. Asian women and Latinas do the most unpaid caregiving per capita of any group.
NEWS: Abortion pill access could still face challenges after Supreme Court decision
by Repro Health Watch | Jun 20, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
Anti-abortion groups show no signs of backing off their legal fight to restrict access to abortion pills even after Thursday’s Supreme Court victory kept the pills available in 36 states.
2 Years Later: The Ripple Effect of Dobbs on Young Health Professionals
by Madison Alvarez | Jun 20, 2024 | Reproductive Rights
As I look forward to my next steps post-grad, I find myself facing challenges along with many young health professionals like myself. I am especially impacted by the consequences of Dobbs as a Afro Latina woman and a young health professional.
NEWS: Supreme Court rejects challenge to FDA’s approval of mifepristone
by Repro Health Watch | Jun 13, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
The U.S. The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills. By a unanimous vote, the court said the anti-abortion doctors who brought the challenge had failed to show they had been harmed, as they do not prescribe the medication, and thus, essentially, had no skin in the game.
NEWS: Why the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling might not end legal fight
by Repro Health Watch | Jun 6, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
When the Supreme Court debated this spring whether to limit access to a widely used abortion medication, a majority of justices seemed inclined to rule against the lawsuit by finding that the antiabortion doctors behind it had no legal basis to bring the case.