Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 28, 2024 – Today, the Supreme Court upended sound, longstanding, legal precedent that has provided protections for everyday people for decades...
EMTALA: Supreme Court Dismissal Leaves Pregnant Patients and Providers in Untenable Limbo
Today, the Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, dismissed for now a challenge to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act’s (EMTALA) protections for emergency abortion care in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States.
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.'”
‘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.”
Abortion access is motivating Latinas to vote in the 2024 election: Here’s why it matters – Reckon News
“Women of color and Latinas have been particularly impacted by the fall of Roe. A 2023 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families estimated that nearly 6.5 million Latinas, or 42% of all Latinas of reproductive age in the country, live in a state that either had or was likely to ban abortion.”
The Supreme Court delivered a win for abortion access, but the war is far from over – The Boston Globe
“‘The efforts to really impede the right to travel, really go to the heart of our Constitution and our democracy,’ Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said at a Senate hearing Wednesday on the Freedom to Travel for Healthcare Act. ‘And, you know, even in a world where people disagree on a lot of things, our ability to go from state to state of our own accord is a fundamental principle.'”
Supreme Court Does Bare Minimum in Case That Never Should Have Happened
Today, the Supreme Court ruled the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine lacked standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, one of two medications commonly used in medication abortion.
Watch: Witness Brilliantly Shuts Down GOP Senator’s Abortion Question – The New Republic
“‘Well, Senator, first of all, don’t ask a question if you don’t want to know the answer.’ Wise words were offered on Wednesday by Joceyln Frye, president of National Partnership for Women & Families, during testimony to a congressional subcommittee on the freedom to travel for abortion care.”
‘Disrespectful to women’: Women and families advocate smacks down GOP fearmongering on abortion – The ReidOut with Joy Reid on MSNBC
Jocelyn Frye: “… I think the reason they do it is because they’re trying to stigmatize people who are trying to seek abortions. So they frame the conversation in the most extreme way possible, in ways that we know don’t really happen. So they can look reasonable when they push back on abortion. It simply doesn’t happen that way and it was important to say that, because it really paints a picture that is disrespectful to women and anybody who’s seeking an abortion.”
Lack of Abortion Care Hurts Overall Health and Economic Well-Being
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye testified as an expert witness in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights’ hearing on “Crossing the Line: Abortion Bans and Interstate Travel for Care After Dobbs.”
Report Details Voters’ Access to Ballot Box Restricted in States that Restrict Abortion
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.
The abortion crisis is crushing Black women. The numbers don’t lie. – Reckon News
“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.”
State Abortion Bans Threaten Nearly Seven Million Black Women
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.
Almost 7M Black women of reproductive age have little, no abortion access: Research – The Hill
“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.”
More than half of US Black women aged 15-49 live under abortion bans – report – The Guardian
“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.”
More than half of Black women ages 15-49 live with little to no abortion access – NBC BLK
“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.”
New Analysis Shows More Than Half of All Disabled Women Live Under State Abortion Bans
The devastating impact of abortion bans puts the health and safety of more than 3 million disabled women at risk, and especially endangers disabled women who are Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and veterans.
What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant workers – NPR
“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.'”
HHS Expands Important Protections for Reproductive Health Privacy
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a regulation that would strengthen the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to provide additional protections for reproductive health patients.
New Analysis Finds Abortion Providers and Patients Harmed by Restrictions
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.
MIFE & EMTALA: The Latest Attacks On Abortion Access In Front Of SCOTUS
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…