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Reproductive Rights

We believe all women must have the care and services needed for genuine reproductive autonomy.

At the National Partnership, we have a deep, unwavering commitment to reproductive health – whether it's expanding reproductive rights or blocking attempts to reverse hard-won gains.

Reproductive health care, including abortion, is both an essential part of health care and a basic human right. Access to reproductive health care facilitates people’s freedom, autonomy, dignity and ability to make decisions about their bodies, their lives and their futures.

The landscape is difficult, and the challenges are dire – but this is also a time full of potential and opportunity, as people and institutions awaken to the harms of denying access to abortion and reproductive health care. That's why we at the National Partnership are working every day to advocate for the policy changes needed to meet this moment – to both hold as much ground as possible and pursue the bold, proactive vision of a future where everyone has access to the care they want and need.

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We believe all women must have the care and services needed for genuine reproductive autonomy.

At the National Partnership, we have a deep, unwavering commitment to reproductive health – whether it’s expanding reproductive rights or blocking attempts to reverse hard-won gains.

Reproductive health care, including abortion, is both an essential part of health care and a basic human right. Access to reproductive health care facilitates people’s freedom, autonomy, dignity and ability to make decisions about their bodies, their lives and their futures.

The landscape is difficult, and the challenges are dire – but this is also a time full of potential and opportunity, as people and institutions awaken to the harms of denying access to abortion and reproductive health care. That’s why we at the National Partnership are working every day to advocate for the policy changes needed to meet this moment – to both hold as much ground as possible and pursue the bold, proactive vision of a future where everyone has access to the care they want and need.

Don’t miss these key resources:

Reproductive Rights in the Courts

Far too often, our access to reproductive health care is in the hands of judges. And in large part because of Dobbs, there is profound legal instability and uncertainty around whether or to what extent our rights will be protected – and the legal landscape is constantly evolving.

Reproductive Health and Rights Post-

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a monumental step backwards in the movement not only for abortion access but for women’s equality. The harms from that decision are ongoing, especially for people who experience the greatest systemic oppression and structural barriers to health care and economic security.

Reproductive Rights and Democracy

In a political landscape that moves the question of abortion access to the states, the reality of how our democracy functions – who gets elected, who has power, whose voices are heard – comes into sharper focus. That is why the movement to defend reproductive justice must be part of the effort to preserve and expand our democratic rights.

Reproductive Health and Data Privacy

While pregnant people have long been criminalized for their pregnancy outcomes, the risk of surveillance and criminalization has been significantly heightened since the Dobbs decision, not just for pregnant people but also for providers of care. Ensuring meaningful health and data privacy protections for people seeking, providing, and facilitating access to reproductive health care is of the upmost importance.

Reproductive Health and Economic Security

Access to reproductive health care and the economic security of women and families are inextricably linked. From the costs of traveling long distances for care, to the availability of paid leave, to the ability to participate fully in one’s education or career, there are significant short and long-term economic consequences to obtaining – or being denied – reproductive health care.

Reproductive Health and Maternal Health

Pregnant people deserve autonomy to make the decisions that are best for them and their families – and to receive high quality, evidence-based, supportive health care no matter their choices. But two of the most significant crises in reproductive health care are undermining women’s ability to be safe and healthy: the dire maternal mortality rates and the passage of abortion bans and other extreme restrictions.

Access, Autonomy, and Dignity Series

Health equity, disability justice, and reproductive justice frameworks call on us to understand how these issues intersect in people’s lives, how access to reproductive health care is shaped by disability status, and how policy solutions must center the needs of those with the greatest barriers. This series, authored with the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, explores four important areas of reproductive health, rights, and justice for people with disabilities: access to abortion, access to contraception, healthy sexuality and sex education, and the right to parent.

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