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May 30, 2024 |
In our new report, Democracy & Abortion Access: Restrictive Voting Laws Threaten Freedoms, we found that the states with abortion bans and other severe restrictions are among the states with the most repressive voting measures.
May 23, 2024 |
“About 57% of all Black women ages 15-49 live in states with abortion bans, and 55% live in states with both abortion bans and above average maternal mortality, according to analysis released by National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda last week. Further escalating the effects of not having legal access to abortion where they live, the fact that 2.7 million Black women living in these states are economically insecure, and more likely to lack the funds necessary to travel to access abortion in another state.”
May 22, 2024 |
We are joining advocates in recognizing the first Disability Reproductive Equity Day, a day dedicated to promoting the bodily autonomy and dignity of disabled people, on May 23, 2024.
May 16, 2024 |
“The problems that contribute to expensive care are multifold and can be understood by taking a close look at how the market is funded, according to Jocelyn Frye, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit that works to improve lives.
‘It’s a perfect storm in terms of a number of things coming together,’ Frye told Fortune. ‘Families are struggling across the country, the costs are going up, the number of child-care workers has not yet rebounded fully from pre-pandemic numbers, the costs of operating child-care facilities are escalating and we don’t pay child-care workers themselves enough.'”
May 15, 2024 |
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda released a new analysis on the threats that nearly 7 million Black women face in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion.
May 15, 2024 |
“The analysis from National Partnership for Women & Families and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda found that nearly 7 million Black women ages 15-49 live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion.
The number of states to ban or limit abortion care has increased since the 2022 Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to abortion.”
May 15, 2024 |
“The study, by the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and the non-profit In Our Own Voice, shows the stark impact of overturning Roe v. Wade on Black women, NBC News reported.
Jocelyn Frye, president of the NPWF, told NBC that understanding the concerns of Black women can help address barriers to care facing other demographics of women.”
May 15, 2024 |
“The report also found that 2.7 million of the Black women of reproductive age living in such states are already ‘economically insecure’ and that 1.4 million of them work in service jobs — which are less likely to provide resources like paid sick days, flexible scheduling and more. They include Black women with disabilities, multiracial Black women, veterans and immigrants.”
May 10, 2024 |
“The additional time women spend on caregiving is valued at more than $625 billion per year, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. So where can we send the invoice?”
May 9, 2024 |
“‘Right now, it falls short in terms of what pregnant people would need,’ said Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, vice president of health justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families. ‘Given that the majority of hospitals have gotten the designation because the requirements for it are a pretty low bar, it’s not really a useful distinction even for those consumers that do have a choice,’ Hernández-Cancio said. ‘Because if the majority of the hospitals have it, and all the ones in your area do, it doesn’t make a difference.'”
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