The representation gap – even more significant for women of color – poses a huge barrier to ensuring policies that support state-level abortion access WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 28, 2023 – In a newly released report, Democracy & Abortion...
Of This Year’s 353 Abortion Restriction Bills, 70 Percent Are Based On Lies – Slate
More than 70 percent of the abortion restrictions introduced in state legislatures so far this year are based on false information, according to a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.
New Analysis: 70% of State-Level Abortion Restrictions Introduced in 2016 are Based On Anti-Abortion Lies
Six-Figure Ad Buy Highlights Dangerous Codification of Misinformation
Adverse Ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Could ‘Undermine Women’s Privacy, Dignity and Equality for a Generation,’ Women’s Health Leader Warns
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
State ‘Bad Medicine’ Laws Proliferate, Undermining Women’s Health Care
More Laws in More States Interfere with High-Quality Women’s Health Care Now Than in 2014, New Study Finds
‘The Right Priorities for the Nation’s Women and Families,’ Women’s Leader Praises Obama FY2017 Budget Proposal
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
As Nation Marks 43rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Decision, ‘There Could Not Be More At Stake for Women’s Health’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Says President Obama Offered a Vision for a Fair, Strong, Successful Country Tonight
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Health Leader Applauds Obama Veto, Urges Congress to Stop ‘Prioritizing Politics Over Women’s Health’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
House Vote to Pass Reconciliation Bill Is a ‘Deeply Disappointing Signal for 2016’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Texas Anti-Choice Law Now Before U.S. Supreme Court is ‘Fundamentally Out of Step with Policies that Promote Better Health Care’
Top Health Policy Experts Join National Partnership’s Amicus Brief, Which Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court Ruling and Strike Down Texas’ H.B. 2
Senate Passage of Reconciliation Bill Is ‘A Shameful Display of Contempt for Women’s Health,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Senators Must Reject ‘Mean-Spirited, Indefensible Reconciliation Bill that Would Deny Essential Health Care to Millions’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Health and Lives at Stake as U.S. Supreme Court Decides to Hear Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole (Hellerstedt)
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Contraceptive Coverage at Stake as U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Seven Cases
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
House Passage of Reconciliation Bill Another ‘Outrageous Attack on Women’s Health,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Politicians are invading our medical exam rooms – Washington Post
Opinion writer Catherine Rampell discusses the implications of the Politics in the Exam Room: A Growing Threat report.
State Laws Are Reaching Into The Exam Room To Interfere With Doctors And Their Patients – Think Progress
“It’s an unprecedented coalition, and I think that really speaks to the depth and breadth of this growing problem we’re seeing,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, the director of reproductive health programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, the organization that spearheaded the new report. “We thought it was really important to come together and expose what was happening here.”
The Strange Laws That Dictate What Your Doctor Tells You – The Atlantic
According to the report, written jointly by the National Partnership for Women & Families, National Physicians Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, more than 15 million Americans live within a mile of a fracking well that was recently drilled.
State Laws that Undermine the Practice of Medicine Pose a Significant and Growing Threat, New Report Warns
Environmental, Gun Safety, Medical and Women’s Health Leaders Caution that Imposing Politics on Clinical Care Endangers Patients
Women’s Health Leader Denounces Formation of House Select Investigative Panel As ‘Another Callous Attempt To Block Women’s Access to Abortion Care’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families