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Project 2025 Is Twisting Disability Rights Law to Attack Abortion – Mother Jones

“The premise of Severino’s claims, says Marissa Ditkowsky, the National Partnership for Women & Families’ disability economic justice counsel, is a fabrication.

‘It’s always concerning when people repeat medical myths to score political points,’ Ditkowsky says. ‘It’s even more concerning when disabled people are used as a political football without consulting or truly centering us.'”

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I just got a taste of our nation’s caregiver crisis. We’re in trouble. – The Washington Post

“That’s according to last month’s analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey by the National Partnership for Women & Families, which found the majority of family caregiving, whether it’s child care, elder care or care for an adult with medical needs, is still done by women.

‘Time spent providing care is time spent working, and America’s caregivers make critical contributions to our communities and our economy. That is why we will continue our push to ensure every person receives the essential supports and protections — including paid family leave — that they need to thrive,’ said Jocelyn C. Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.”

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Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths – NBC News

“‘The specific increase in deaths attributable to congenital anomalies really makes an ironclad link between the change in the law and the terrible outcomes that they’re seeing for infants and families,’ said Nan Strauss, senior policy analyst of maternal health at the National Partnership for Women & Families, who was not involved with the research. ‘The women and families have to suffer through an excruciating later part of pregnancy, knowing that their baby is likely to die in the first weeks of life.'”

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‘We are the people that we serve’: How an ex-abortion clinic became a lifeline for Black moms – USA Today

“‘There are a set of corrective measures that are really about tackling systemic biases throughout the healthcare system… It’s hard work, but it’s also essential if you really try to build something that’s workable for the future that is better than what we had before that’s really responsive to the needs of all patients, particularly those who are most vulnerable who have the least economic capacity and have access to health care,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.”

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