NOW and Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues

NOW affirms that reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not mere matters of choice. NOW fully supports access to safe and legal abortion, to effective birth control and emergency contraception, to reproductive health services and education for all women. We oppose attempts to restrict these rights through legislation, regulation or Constitutional amendment.

Related Issues: Emergency Contraception, Supreme Court, Fetal Personhood

Take Action:

• Sign the Pledge for Reproductive Freedom
• Promote Economic Recovery, Support Family Planning

General Information:

• We Want Reproductive Justice NOW!
• Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA):
  • Read our Q&A about FOCA
• NOW v. Scheidler
• Fact Sheet: Reproductive Rights Historical Highlights
• Abortion Around the World -- An Overview

Latest News:

• Below the Belt: Tragedy, Hope and the Media's Abuse of Power (06/09)
• NOW Mourns Loss of Dr. Tiller and Kansas Clinic (06/09)
• Sign the Pledge for Reproductive Freedom (06/09)
• NOW Identifies Murder of Dr. George Tiller As Domestic Terrorism, Calls for Action from Justice Department and Homeland Security (06/09)
• Below the Belt: Teens and Sex: Is the Internet Accurate? (05/09)
• NOW Urges Obama to Protect Women's Reproductive Rights (04/09)
• NOW Calls on FDA to Drop Age Restrictions for Access to EC (04/09)
• Family Planning Coalition Signature Letter, Concerning Title X Family Planning Services (PDF) (04/09)
• Speak Out to Overturn Dangerous HHS Refusal Rule (03/09)
• Below the Belt: Hanging in the Balance (03/09)
• Another Win! Affordable Birth Control Restored (03/09)
• Promote Economic Recovery, Support Family Planning (01/09)
• NOW Cheers Repeal of Global Gag Rule As First Step toward Worldwide Reproductive Justice (01/09)
• Celebrating 36 Years of Roe v. Wade: A New Era for Reproductive Rights (01/09)
• Marking 36 Years of Roe v. Wade: A New President, a New Commitment to Protecting Women's Reproductive Rights (01/09)
• NOW Marks Roe v. Wade Anniversary Across the U.S. (01/09)

Archive of NOW's work on abortion rights and reproductive issues.

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