NPWF President: "Robust interventions to address the substantial racial inequities in maternal health in the United States are long overdue and require immediate action." WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2023 – Today, the National Partnership for Women...
reproductive rights
Testimony of Jocelyn Frye at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing: Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion Ban
People do not live their lives in siloes, and the harms wrought by Dobbs are not limited to people’s reproductive lives. The consequences of this decision – of denying the right to abortion – ripple out into individuals’ and families’ health...
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.
Immigrant Moms and Babies Are Being Denied Health Care
The Problem: Many immigrants are denied access to health care, leaving moms and babies at risk
Disastrous and Dangerous: Judge Barrett Would Wreak Havoc on the Lives of Women of Color
FACT SHEET | Judge Barrett's elevation to the country’s highest court would be disastrous for all of us in regards to our civil and human rights, but is especially dangerous for women of color who live at the intersection of multiple oppressions.
Past as Present: America’s Sordid History of Medical Reproductive Abuse and Experimentation
FACT SHEET | Recently, accounts of forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, have sparked widespread alarm and condemnation.
Bad Medicine: The Government’s Restriction on Medication Abortion
ISSUE BRIEF | Governmental attacks on women’s reproductive health are escalating, putting ideology above science. But the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an opportunity to help remedy this dire situation, and to enable – rather than impede –...
Clean Water Visual Factsheet
Companion piece to the Clean Water report 2020
Maternal Health and Abortion Restrictions:How Lack of Access to Quality Care is Harming Black Women
The rising maternal mortality rate and the passage of laws that undermine access to abortion care are significant reproductive health crises.
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,...
Abortion Access in Jeopardy: June Medical Services v. Gee
Abortion access in the nation is yet again under severe threat as the Supreme Court considers a challenge to a Louisiana admitting privileges law known as Act 620. Act 620 requires physicians who provide abortion to maintain admitting privileges...
Access at Risk: Abortion Bans of 2019
In 2019, we saw a surge of laws restricting reproductive rights. Anti-abortion politicians passed a total of 58 abortion restrictions, including 26 bans on abortion.
Attacks on health care coverage are attacks on reproductive justice for women of color
By undermining the ACA, conservative lawmakers are gambling with the health and economic stability of Black, Latina and Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, families, and communities.