NEWS: Abortion ruling leaves pregnant women, doctors in limbo over high-risk care
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
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
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
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
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
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.
How a lack of LGBTQI+ data harms gender justice
Gender justice requires identifying and addressing inequities for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI+) people.
A narrower AANHPI gender wage gap isn’t a model minority win but a state policy one
There are many factors that affect the economic situation and narrower wage gap for AANHPI women beyond individual characteristics. The influence of living in supportive states cannot be overlooked, as well as the work of AANHPI legislators who are working to make their states more supportive and equitable places to live but are underrepresented.
Let’s Talk Mental Health in AANHPI Communities
For this May’s AANHPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, I spoke with some AANHPI NPWF colleagues about some of the issues contributing to stigmas and barriers surrounding mental health in our vastly diverse communities. Check out some common themes within our individual experiences!
NEWS: How Florida’s abortion law is affecting East Coast abortion clinics
Clinics up the East Coast have seen a surge in patient traffic since a law banning most abortions in Florida went into effect on May 1 – but so far they have not experienced the collapse in care that many providers had feared…
Caregiving Costs Outpace Inflation, But Caregivers Still Lack a Living Wage
Paid caregiver wages compared to economy-wide wage changes and inflation in care costs over the past few years show that we still need large federal investments in all types of care.
NEWS: The states where abortion is on the ballot in November
Plenty has happened with abortion access in the nearly two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. State laws have been changing constantly, new bans have taken effect, and there have been a slew of lawsuits and ballot measures. There are total bans on abortion with very limited exceptions in 14 states.
