Extreme proposals would slash hundreds of millions of dollars from programs and services for women and families – must be nonstarter for negotiations WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2023 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families...
Amidst Your Holiday Cheer, Remember Latina Equal Pay Day is Not a Celebration
by Elisa Davila, Cristina Toppin | Dec 8, 2022 | Fair Pay
December 8th marks one day that does not merit the large family gatherings, endless servings of pasteles washed down with glasses of coquito, and other winter holiday traditions practiced by many Latine households: Latina Equal Pay Day.
NEWS: The fight over medication abortion is just getting started
by Repro Health Watch | Dec 1, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
“The fight over medication abortion bills is heating up, as conservatives turn their focus to medication abortion.”
The Road We’ve Traveled—and the Path Ahead
by Jocelyn Frye | Dec 1, 2022 | Other
Today marks one year since I started my tenure as President of the National Partnership for Women & Families. The year has flown by, as time often does. In many ways, my one-year mark feels like an imperfect moment for reflection …
After Dobbs, Voting Rights are Essential to Reproductive Rights and Justice
by Josia Klein | Nov 22, 2022 | Reproductive Rights
A crucial election is upon us. Early voting has begun in dozens of states, and on November 8th the American public will participate in a midterm election where abortion is on the ballot like never before. And despite attempts to pit concerns about the economy against access to abortion, the reality is that abortion is an economic issue. For example, women denied an abortion are significantly more likely to live in poverty years later.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
by Ulrika Brameus | Nov 20, 2022 | Other
Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives have been lost as a result of anti-transgender violence, hatred, and prejudice.
Bringing Visability to the Transgender Community this Transgender Awareness Week
by Ulrika Brameus | Nov 17, 2022 | Other
This week is Transgender Awareness Week, an annual observance bringing attention to issues transgender people face. In honor of Transgender Awareness week, I wanted to highlight triumphs of the community to establish more positive representation of transgender people in an effort to combat anti-trans stigmas and prejudice.
NEWS: Midterms Bring Major Constitutional Wins for Abortion Rights
by Repro Health Watch | Nov 17, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
The first major election of the post-Roe era yielded new protections for abortion rights, as voters in three states approved measures to add constitutional protections guaranteeing access to the procedure…California, Michigan and Vermont backed ballot measures that effectively make it impossible for state lawmakers to enact bans.
Latest Supreme Court Case, Health and Hospital Corp. v. Talevski, May Change Medicaid As We Know It
by James Campbell | Nov 9, 2022 | Choosing Health Equity
On Election Day, voters cast their ballots in a crucial election for democracy, abortion rights, and economic justice. While votes rolled in deciding who will control the legislative branch of our government, another branch – the Supreme Court – held oral arguments in the case Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) of Marion County v. Talevski. This case may change Medicaid as we know it by eliminating the right of Medicaid enrollees, and participants in other public benefit programs, to sue in federal court when their rights are violated by state officials.
NEWS: Abortion bans affect Latinas the most
by Repro Health Watch | Nov 3, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
Latinas are the largest group of women of color affected by current and future state abortion bans and restrictions: More than 4 in 10 Latinas of reproductive age live in the nearly two dozen states where officials are working to make abortion inaccessible. A new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, first shared with NBC News, found that close to 6.5 million Latinas (42% of all Latinas ages 15-49) live in 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortions after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade this summer.
Scary Stats 2022: ‘Halloween Ends’ but Pregnancy Discrimination Continues
by Gail Zuagar | Oct 31, 2022 | Pregnancy Discrimination
In honor of Halloween – and thanks to our newly released report on pregnancy discrimination — here are a few #ScaryStats on the issue:
NEWS: Taxpayer money for poor families is funding anti-abortion movement instead
by Repro Health Watch | Oct 27, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
A few blocks from the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, America’s battle over abortion is playing out under one roof. On one side of a squat single-story office building, a Planned Parenthood clinic offers reproductive health care and refers patients for abortions. Next door is a branch of Pregnancy Decision Health Center, a crisis pregnancy center that offers counseling and support for pregnant women – but also works to dissuade them from terminating their pregnancies and has been accused of promoting misinformation about abortion.
NEWS: Abortion rights are at the forefront of midterm elections this November
by Repro Health Watch | Oct 20, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
The fate of abortion rights and abortion access will be determined this November at the state and local level during midterm elections. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of this year, most abortions have been banned in 14 states and are actively threatened in seven. Now, voters will directly influence the future of abortion in five states, while local gubernatorial and judicial races across the country will similarly shape the makeup of each state’s abortion access—either acting as stopgaps between the state and abortion bans or paving the way for expanding an already staggering abortion desert.