“Religious exemptions for certain health services “broadened” under the Trump presidency, said Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Study reveals that the abortion ban affects Latinas more than other women of color – Al Día News
“According to a new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, shared with NBC News, it was found that nearly 6.5 million Latinas or more than 4 in 10 of reproductive age (42% of all Latinas ages 15-49) live in 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortions after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade earlier this year.”
Abortion didn’t win in the South – Fuller Project
“Advocates in the South say “abortion won” is not only untrue in their state, it misses the point. Abortion should be seen as a healthcare issue, not a political one, and access to healthcare shouldn’t sway by state or election year, Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told me.”
Keeping Score: Democrats Maintain Senate Control in Midterms; Florida Bans Care for Transgender Youth – Ms. Magazine
“A study from the National Partnership for Women & Families revealed Latinas are the group most affected by state abortion restrictions in the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson. More than 4 in 10 (6.5 million) Latinas ages 15-49 live in states that have banned or likely will ban abortion.”
Abortion Rights Tops Biden To-Do List Even Without Congress – Bloomberg Law
“That “should give the administration everything they need to push ahead with a bold agenda that protects abortion access,” said Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women & Families”
Women Voters Were Underestimated. Again. – Forbes
“There can be no question that abortion was on the ballot this midterm election. Last night, we witnessed major victories for women and all those who respect liberty,” the National Partnership for Women and Families said in a post-election press release.
Voters Declare Abortion is an Economic Issue: Michigan, Vermont and California Codify Right to Abortion
Statement of Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New Abortion Laws Could Cause More Deaths For Black Women, Reports Say – Yahoo! News
“A report from the National Partnership for Women and Families also stated that Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related deaths or complications compared to women of other races and this spans income and education levels.”
‘It’s all about abortion’: how women clawed back ground for the Democrats – Financial Times
Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a non-partisan non-profit, said voters on Tuesday had “rejected the false narrative that too often treats women and the issues they care about as separate from the economy”.
‘This is what we feared’: Latinas are largest group of women of color affected by abortion bans – USA Today
“More than 6.5 million Latinas – or 42% of Latinas ages 15 to 49 – live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion, according to the report by the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.”
“‘Anybody who is capable of getting pregnant at some point in their life may need or want an abortion,’ said Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women & Families, and report co-author ‘…That being said, there are people who are disproportionately harmed, and those are people who live at the intersection of multiple historically marginalized identities where there are real structural barriers to get care.'”
The fight for the 25th – Rochester Beacon
“A study by the National Partnership for Women & Families found that nearly 57 percent of all Black women and 53 percent of all women with disabilities live in the states that have already banned, or are likely to ban, abortion. It also found that the economic security of women and families already experiencing discrimination could be further threatened.”
New Study Says 6.5 Million Latinas Are In Danger After Roe v. Wade Overturn – BELatina News
“Anyone who is capable of getting pregnant at some point may need abortion care,” the director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women & Families, Shaina Goodman, said in an interview. “The breakdown of the data is really about telling a story about who is harmed. It’s moms, it’s moms with young kids, it’s people who are struggling to make ends meet.”
State Abortion Bans Threaten 6.5 Million Latinas: Largest Group of Women of Color Living Under Bans
New Analysis Details Ways Overturn of Roe v. Wade Harms Latinas
Abortion bans affect Latinas the most among women of color, new report finds – NBC News
A new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, first shared with NBC News, found that close to 6.5 million Latinas (42% of all Latinas ages 15-49) live in 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortions after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade this summer.
Experts Urge Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension As Abortion Bans Drive Care Deserts – InsideHealthPolicy
Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families, emphasized that states with restrictive constellations of health and economic policies for pregnant and postpartum people, like abortion bans, no Medicaid coverage expansion for adults or postpartum people, and a lack of economic policies like paid leave and childcare, are also the states with high levels of maternity care deserts.
How Harris is listening — and speaking — about abortion rights before the midterms – NPR
“I think what is immediately evident when you attend those meetings is that she is very much involved in the conversation,” Jocelyn Frye, an ally of the Biden administration who is president of the advocacy group National Partnership for Women and Families.
‘Abortion absolutely is health care,’ U.S. House panel told as GOP pursues nationwide ban – Maryland Matters
“Women’s progress has always been inextricably linked with the ability to control our own bodies,” Jocelyn Frye, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, told members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform during a three-hour-plus hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building. “Access to abortion has been pivotal to women and all those who give birth,” Frye continued. “Research shows that restricting abortion impacts the health, safety, and welfare of people who are pregnant.”
Latinas from Coast to Coast launches second panel discussion on abortion in Texas – AL DÍA
A new analysis cited by Timmaraju from the National Partnership for Women & Families found that state abortion bans can harm nearly 15 million women of color. Latinos make up the largest group of women who will be harmed, at 6.5 million.
Pregnant Asians at Unique Risk in a Post-‘Roe’ World – Rewire News Group Group
Even before the overturning of Roe, Asian immigrants faced many barriers in accessing reproductive care. The end of Roe unquestionably impacts all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, with National Partnership for Women & Families estimating that 1.3 million AAPI women and birthing people live in states where their abortion rights are at risk. Asian Americans largely support abortion rights; according to the Pew Research Center, 74 percent of Asian American respondents favor legal abortion, the highest approval rating of any racial group. We know there is a lot at stake when our bodily autonomy, health, and economic outcomes are stripped away.
Nearly one-third of low-income Asian women now live in states with limited abortion access – NBC News
According to new data from the National Partnership for Women & Families and an NBC News analysis, 31% of lower-income Asian women of reproductive age live in states that have banned or are set to ban abortions. With reproductive care becoming harder to access each day, experts say the most vulnerable groups will be the most crippled — and face the starkest consequences.
