74% of women say childbirth should not be interfered with unless medically necessary, yet only 5% gave birth without major intervention
Stalled Progress: New Census Data Show No Gains on the Gender Wage Gap or Women’s Insurance Rates
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today reveal that we still have much progress to make around providing health insurance to women and families and closing the wage gap, according to analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families. The National...
Republican Victory in ACA Case Being Argued in Texas Today Would ‘Bring More Suffering and Sickness’ to Our Country
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Kavanaugh’s Misleading Statement on Abortion and Cohen’s Guilty Plea Should Halt Confirmation
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Seven Reasons Confirming Brett Kavanaugh Would Harm Women
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation by the United States Senate would be a tremendous and enduring setback for women, and for all who care about protecting women’s health and rights, including access to abortion care; ending discrimination of all kinds;...
Trump Rule Means More Sabotage, More Discrimination, More Women & Families With Junk Health Plans That Will Fail Them When They Need Coverage Most
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion – Kaiser Family Foundation
“It’s not a question of if; it’s a question of what or when,” says Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
With U.S. Maternal Mortality Shockingly High, Leading Maternity Care Experts Offer Essential Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for Women, Infants in New Report
Well-tested, evidence-informed strategies should be used to address the nation’s abysmal maternal and infant health outcomes and transform the health care system into one that protects and promotes the health and well-being of mothers and babies. That is the key...
With Roe in the Balance, Two Republicans Hold High Court in Their Hands – New York Times
“These are two women who have been very clear, over many decades, that our constitutional right that protects women’s most important right of privacy — their right to reproductive rights — is important to them,” said Judith L. Lichtman, former president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Supreme Court Devalues Women and Undermines Women’s Health
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Health Leader Decries Latest Conservative ACA Repeal Plan, Warning It Would Devastate Women and Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
MEDIA ADVISORY: Actors Gabrielle Union and Kerry Washington, Facebook/Lean In Leader Sheryl Sandberg and Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer to Speak at Leading Women’s Group’s Gala
National Partnership for Women & Families Annual Dinner to be Held on Thursday, June 7
Women’s Health Leader Urges Congress to Pass Bill that Promotes Health Equity
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Plans Is ‘Dangerous and Discriminatory,’ Leading Women’s Group Warns in Comments Filed Today
Registering “strong objections,” the National Partnership for Women & Families warned in comments filed today that the Trump administration’s proposed rule on short-term, limited-duration insurance plans will result in millions of women and...
Women’s Health Leader Urges Congress to Act Now to Pass Legislation That Would Help Mothers and Babies Thrive
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Women Deserve the Truth;’ States Must Be Allowed to Regulate Anti-Abortion Fake Clinics
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘A Passionate, Powerful Champion for Women’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families, on the Passing of Rep. Louise Slaughter
Leading Patient Advocates Release New Online Tool Designed to Help Patients Access, Use Their Health Information
With New Web Content, GetMyHealthData Aims to Simplify Complex Federal Guidance for Health Care Providers as Well as Patients
In Comment Letter, Leading Consumer Advocate Urges DOL to Rescind Harmful Association Health Plan Proposed Rule
In comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today, the National Partnership for Women & Families condemns a proposed rule that would exempt Association Health Plans (AHPs) from critical consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), increasing...
Trump Administration’s Latest Attempt at ACA Sabotage Would Drive Up Health Insurance Costs and Cut Protections for Women and Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families