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

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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:

NOW to Rally in Pitts' Pennsylvania District to Denounce Stupak-Pitts Amendment (11/09)
Tell Your Senators to Vote Against 'Hyde on Steroids' (11/09)
Strip Stupak! Campaign (11/09)
NOW Urges the Obama Administration to Prosecute Roeder Under Domestic Terrorism (11/09)
NOW Opposes Health Care Bill That Strips Millions of Women of Abortion Access: Says Bill Obliterates Women's Fundamental Right to Choose (11/09)
Urge House Members to Reject More Abortion Restrictions (11/09)
NOW Offers Condolences to Richard Schroeder's Family (10/09)
Join SisterSong in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-9 (10/09)
Abstinence-Only Education Shouldn't Make the Cut (10/09)
Bad Health Care Bill Penalizes Women: More Amendments Limiting Reproductive Health Care and Excessive Premium Rates for Older Women (10/09)
Why a Public Health Care Plan is Best for Women (09/09)
Letter Supporting Sen. Lautenberg's Amendment Regarding the Global Gag Rule (PDF) (09/09)
NOW Urges Single-Payer as Best for Women; Says Reproductive Health Care Must Be Covered (09/09)
Share Your Story about Health Care (09/09)
Ted Kennedy -- Women's Rights Strongest Champion in Congress (09/09)
NOW Stands with Dr. Carhart in Nebraska, Calls for Protection for Clinics Across U.S. (08/09)
NOW President Terry O'Neill to Stand with Reproductive Health Care Providers, Defenders in Nebraska (08/09)
Defend Dr. Carhart's Clinic! (08/09)
NOW Outraged at House Vote on Abortion Coverage -- Women's Rights Traded Away (07/09)
Reproductive Health Care in Reform Bills Threatened (07/09)
Washington Post Promotes Randall Terry's Anti-Abortion 'Mission,' Fails to Question Inflammatory Brochure (07/09)
2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Anti-Shackling (07/09)
2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Stop Domestic Terrorism at Women's Health Clinics (07/09)
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)

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