REPORT | We still find that states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion also overwhelmingly fail women on a range of key work and care policies. Yet, we also find that many states have taken key steps to advance women's health and economic freedom, and point...
Black Women and the Care Agenda: Investing in Care Priorities Advances Gender and Racial Justice
ISSUE BRIEF | Black women are family caregivers – and they need flexibility and economic supports to make the best decisions for themselves and their families
Data Privacy & Reproductive Freedom
In order to ensure pregnant people can exercise full autonomy over their bodies and lives on their own terms and without fear of criminalization, data privacy protections are urgently needed.
Project 2025 Threatens Women and Families’ Health and Freedom
Project 2025, a 900+ page document created by the Heritage Foundation, serves as a playbook to systematically dismantle the foundation of checks and balances that American democracy rests upon. If implemented, Project 2025 would serve as a draconian tool to harm the...
With Abortion on the Ballot in November, 16.5 Million Women Could be Impacted
In the November 2024 election, abortion access will be on the ballot in 10 states. Our analysis shows that more than 16.5 million women of reproductive age – 21.9 percent of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. – could be impacted by changes to...
HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
FACT SHEET | The Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services finalized the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy on April 26, 2024, in response to the threats to abortion access, health care privacy, and...
The Cumulative Costs of Barriers to Abortion Care
FACT SHEET | The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, and the state abortion bans that followed, have further curtailed people’s access to essential healthcare and fundamentally undermined people’s autonomy. As a result, pregnant people encounter many costs – including...
State Abortion Bans Harm More Than Three Million Disabled Women
ISSUE BRIEF | Nearly two years later, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade continues to undermine disabled people's reproductive freedom and dignity, threaten their economic security, and endanger their health and lives.
Dobbs’ Erosion of the Health Care Workforce: Harms to Providers and Patients
ISSUE BRIEF | The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and extreme abortion bans and restrictions passed by states even prior to then, have had far reaching impacts on health care providers and the communities they care for.
State Abortion Bans Harm More Than 15 Million Women of Color
ISSUE BRIEF | Our analysis shows that one year after Dobbs, more than 36 million women of reproductive age live in states that have or are likely to ban abortion.
Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) Coalition Letter to Congress
LETTER | 28 organizations urge Congress to cosponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), a bill that would create a statutory right for health care providers to provide abortion care and a right for their patients to receive that care.
Building Alliances: Guidance for Sexual Violence Organizations
The sexual violence and reproductive health, rights, and justice movements have some of the very same values and principles. Both movements are shaped by a belief in the importance of bodily autonomy, empowerment and choice, and person-centered care.
Testimony in Support of Bill 23-0318, The Community Safety and Health Amendments Act of 2019
The National Partnership for Women & Families is pleased to support Bill 23-0318, the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019. This bill removes criminal penalties from the selling and buying of consensual sex and invests in the health, rights and safety of...
The Equality Act (H.R. 5/S. 788): Providing Critical Protection Against Discrimination for LGBTQ People and Women
The Equality Act (H.R. 5/S. 788) is groundbreaking civil rights legislation that would amend and supplement the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other key federal nondiscrimination laws that provide protection from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national...
We Decide: Demanding the Policies Pregnant People Need to Thrive
Subhead (larger intro copy) When it comes to pregnancy and parenting, we all want to make the best decisions for our families and ourselves so that we can thrive.
An Agenda for Progress for Women and Families
Protecting Science at Federal Agencies
Independent scientific analysis and advice are essential for effective policies that serve the public interest. This report describes new and ongoing threats to the communication of science and its use in public health and environmental decisions, and it recommends...
