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 to opportunities to do more.
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.
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 reproductive rights laws in their state.
The new HIPAA rule prohibits regulated entities from using or disclosing protected health information (PHI) for the purposes of conducting a criminal, civil, or administrative investigation into or imposing liability on anyone for the mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating lawful reproductive health care.
Our research finds that the states with the most restrictive abortion access policies are also the states with the greatest barriers to voting. This brief explores the intersection of state abortion policy and restrictive voting policies, showing how structured inequities are cemented into how our democracy functions to disadvantage women and people of color.
The National Partnership for Women & Families and Paid Leave for All created a this new map to show that in all of the states that have taken extreme measures to ban abortion, none of those states offer paid family leave.
A state-by-state analysis that highlights the significant and growing need for a national paid family and medical leave law that covers workers in all 51 states.
In a political landscape that moves the question of abortion access to the states, NPWF demonstrates the connection between the representation of women and women of color in state legislatures and better policy outcomes for those seeking abortions.
The Dobbs decision has unique impacts on Latina communities.
La decisión de anular Roe v. Wade ha perjudicado a millones de personas en todo el país, impidiendo su acceso al aborto, alterando su futuro económico y poniendo en riesgo su salud e incluso sus vidas. La decisión de Dobbs tiene impactos únicos en las comunidades Latinas.
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.
A state-by-state analysis that highlights the significant and growing need for a national paid family and medical leave law that covers workers in all 51 states.
This 10-part series connects the dots between how different socioeconomic factors affect maternal and infant health, the outsize impact these factors have on Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and recommendations to effect the change we need to ensure all moms and babies thrive.
The issue briefs in this series explore 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.
Everyone needs time to access health care without risking their economic stability. Paid sick days allow a person to recover from short-term illnesses, access preventive care, undergo a basic medical procedure or care for a sick child or family member. Yet, more than 34 million people working in the private sector don’t have a single paid sick day and, for too many of them, taking time away from work to attend to their health means risking their jobs and financial stability.
Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda is Undermining Abortion Care and Access, a 2018 Report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, finds that a large majority of states have one or more of these “bad medicine†laws. Kansas is a key offender.
Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda is Undermining Abortion Care and Access, a 2018 Report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, finds that a large majority of states have one or more of these “bad medicine†laws. Oklahoma is a key offender.
Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda is Undermining Abortion Care and Access, a 2018 Report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, finds that a large majority of states have one or more of these “bad medicine” laws. Wisconsin is a key offender.
Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda is Undermining Abortion Care and Access, a 2018 Report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, finds that a large majority of states have one or more of these “bad medicine” laws. Louisiana is a key offender.
Across the country, politicians are enacting anti-abortion laws that ignore evidence and science and mandate how health care providers must practice medicine, regardless of the provider’s professional judgment, ethical obligations or the needs of his or her patients.
