“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.”
“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.”
“‘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.'”
How should those advancing anti-racism in healthcare talk about the work? An expert panel discusses this, and other community-submitted questions, before sharing personal stories of how they came to work in healthcare and community advocacy. Sinsi Hernández-Cancio (National Partnership for Women & Families) stresses the importance of storytelling.
The new requirements to implement Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will strengthen protections against discrimination in health care programs and activities.
“Women’s advocates see the politics of the lawsuit as well. ‘It’s no coincidence that this organized, partisan effort is occurring in states that have some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country,’ Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families wrote in a statement. ‘Any attempt to dismantle these protections will have serious consequences for women’s health, working families, and the ability for women to thrive in the workplace.'”
The National Partnership and Physicians for Reproductive Health (PRH) released a new analysis of the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on abortion providers.
This term, two important cases are in front of the Supreme Court that could restrict abortion care nationwide, have devastating impacts on the health of women of color, and undermine the independence of federal institutions…
The National Partnership calls out the recent effort to downplay U.S. maternal mortality crisis.
Tomorrow, President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address in which he’ll highlight his agenda in a critical election year. The stakes are high for working families.
“The National Partnership commends the Veteran Administration’s commitment to protecting abortion care and its action to expand access to abortion care and counseling for service members and their loved ones.”
“This is the latest example of far-right extremists using the courts to attack the rights of women and all pregnant people. The legal reasoning put forward by Judge Hendrix, a Trump appointee, is deeply problematic…
“This is the latest example of far-right extremists using the courts to attack the rights of women and all pregnant people. The legal reasoning put forward by Judge Hendrix, a Trump appointee, is deeply problematic…
“‘If you are a pregnant person in Texas, and you are experiencing life-threatening pregnancy complications and you go to the hospital emergency department, odds are good that you won’t be able to get the lifesaving care that you need until you’re kind of literally on death’s door,’ said Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
The aftermath of the Dobbs decision hit women of color the hardest, including leaving 6.7 million Latinas living in the 26 states that have or are likely to ban abortion care.
Las consecuencias afectaron más duramente a las mujeres de color, incluyendo el hecho de dejar a 6.7 millones de Latinas que viven en los 26 estados que han prohibido o probablemente prohíban los servicios de aborto.
NPWF President: “Robust interventions to address the substantial racial inequities in maternal health in the United States are long overdue and require immediate action.”
“”When there have been opportunities to pass the policies that pregnant people and parenting people and families need to thrive, the vast majority of Republicans have opposed them,” said Shaina Goodman, a policy expert with the National Partnership for Women and Families, which has for years championed a federal paid family and medical leave program.”
“At the National Partnership for Women & Families, where I work, my colleagues and I have recently witnessed corporations using their clout to take a stand, many for the first time, on guaranteeing reproductive health coverage for their employees, and publicly standing against restrictions on reproductive rights.”
This month, Sinsi Hernández-Cancio joined Univision Dallas – Fort Worth to discuss the new benefits provided to working women by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Watch her interview.
