Press Releases

Statement by National NOW President Kim Villanueva on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling  Restricting Access to Mifepristone  WASHINGTON–The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday severely restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone, ruling that it could no longer be prescribed by telemedicine or delivered by mail.  Mifepristone is an essential lifeline for people who live in abortion-ban states –- and for those who can’t take time off work, afford childcare, or travel hundreds of miles to reach a clinic. It’s a medication that’s also used to manage miscarriages and other health Read more …

The Trump Supreme Court has given a green light to race discrimination and leaves communities without the most effective weapon they’ve had to ensure they have fair representation by striking down Louisiana’s congressional map. With this ruling, the Court leaves the Voting Rights Act a pale echo of what civil rights heroes like Fannie Lou Read more …

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women.  But today, those rights are threatened by budget cuts that have removed safeguards for women’s rights and end the global commitment to end discrimination Read more …

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is proud to stand in solidarity with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).  The Trump Administration’s indictment of SPLC is a shocking abuse of power, designed by a Justice Department that has lost its way to serve not the law, but the whims and grievances of a tyrant.  SPLC was doing exactly what its supporters Read more …