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National Partnership Announces First HBCU Internship in Partnership with Spelman College’s Social Justice Fellows Program

Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA – February 25, 2025 – As the nation celebrates Black History month, today the National Partnership joined with Spelman College to announce the organization’s first Historically Black College Internship. National Partnership for...

New Release Highlights “Red Flag” States for Women on Galentine’s Day

16 states have the most restrictive abortion laws, no paid leave and have weak fair pay laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 13, 2025 – In time for Galentine’s Day today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) released a new resource bringing...

New Analysis: Paid Leave Policy in 14 States Sets a Strong National Standard

Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 3, 2025 – According to new research from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), paid family and medical...

NEWS: The quiet collapse of America’s reproductive health safety net

The Quiet Collapse of America's Reproductive Health Safety Net CBS News, October 27, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs, which administers the Title X Family Planning Program, has been effectively shut down. At the same...

NEWS: Pregnant women report medical neglect in ICE detention

Pregnant Women Report Medical Neglect in ICE Detention, Rights Groups Say The Guardian, October 22, 2025 Pregnant women have reported bleeding, miscarriages, being shackled and other instances of medical neglect while in US immigration custody, according to a group of...

NEWS: Trump administration decimates birth control office in layoffs

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs The New York Times, October 15, 2025 The decimation of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs – part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump to fire federal...

State Opportunities for Improving Health for Moms and Babies

FACT SHEET | The Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model's initiatives center on three main pillars: access to care, infrastructure, and workforce capacity, quality improvement and safety, and whole-person care delivery.

Seventeen States Attack HIPAA and Reproductive Health Privacy

ISSUE BRIEF | Four lawsuits from anti-abortion extremists challenging the 2024 HIPAA Privacy Rule are jeopardizing health privacy and threatening to put pregnant people at even greater risk of criminalization for their reproductive care.

Threats against federal workers impact communities in every state

FACT SHEET | New research shows the numbers of federal workers in each state, as well as by race, gender, disability, and veteran status, underscoring the harm to local economies and every community across the nation as these public servants are put out of work.

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