Reproductive Rights and Justice
NOW is working toward accessible reproductive health care for all women and LGBTQIA+ people. NOW fully supports safe and legal abortion, affordable and effective birth control and other contraception, medication abortion, telemedicine for reproductive care, and reproductive health education for all. We fiercely oppose attempts to restrict reproductive freedom through underhanded legislation and regulations.
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I Stand With Planned Parenthood Because It Helps So Many Stand for Themselves
By Marandah Field-Elliot, Government Relations Intern NOW activists rally with President Terry O’Neill in front of Congressional buildings earlier this summer to show they #StandWithPP. I have always been a paranoid person. A lock-the-doors-twice, neve Read more...Does Your Pharmacy Sell Emergency Contraception? Take This Survey
I was recently shocked to find out that even though emergency contraception (EC/Plan B) was approved by the FDA for over-the-counter (no prescription) sale to women 18 and over in 2006, as many as 30 percent of pharmacies are not stocking EC or are hid Read more...One in Three Women?
“One in three women?” That’s what guest moderator Frank Sesno asked me when I appeared on the Diane Rehm Show last week to talk about the recent outrageous and dangerous attacks on Planned Parenthood. He was surprised to learn that one in three women i Read more...News
Supreme Court Rally To Protect Abortion Pill Access
They want to keep women and nonbinary persons from accessing abortion care in a doctor’s office, a clinic, a hospital, or now, in their own homes. Read more...NOW: Texas Supreme Court Continues its Campaign to Endanger and Control Women’s Bodies
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Christian F. Nunes, National Organization for Women (NOW) National President, issued the following statement in response to last night’s decision by the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed a Read more … Read more...NOW Demands SCOTUS Uphold Mifepristone Access
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C.– National Now President Christian F. Nunes issued the following statement in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that would restrict access to the abortion pil Read more … Read more...Resources
Issue Advisory: We Won’t Go Back: Tracking the Fight for Reproductive Justice
The long-awaited catastrophe has finally occurred. On June 24th in a 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, stripping women’s and pregnant persons’ bodily autonomy.
Medication Abortion – Just the Facts
The use of mifepristone has increased significantly over the years. In 2017, 40 percent of all recorded abortions and 60 percent of abortions performed up to 10 weeks of gestations – though the rate is likely higher due to self-managed abortions which are not recorded. Most women seeking abortions now use this safe and effective medication.
Abortion Cases in the SCOTUS Pipeline: What Can We Anticipate?
With the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, which has clinched a 6-3 majority on the high court, we should not expect to win many cases related to women’s rights. Those cases that pertain to reproductive rights are clearly in peril.
Right-Wing Abortion Rights Opponent Set for High Court – Majority Leader McConnell Says He has the Votes
The National Organization for Women opposes the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as, by her record, she stands against everything we value about equal treatment and equal opportunity.