WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump announced an expanded “conscience rule,” otherwise known as a religious refusal, that will further erode the government’s role in protecting women’s health, replacing the delivery of health care with partisan, extremist politics. The rule allows virtually any individual or entity involved in a patient’s care – from a hospital’s board… Read more »
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Trump Tells UN to Accept Use of Rape as War Weapon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s been reported that the U.S. is threatening to veto a United Nations (UN) resolution combatting the use of rape as a weapon of war because it calls for rape victims to have access to family planning and women’s health clinics. This is only the most recent—and sickest—example of the Trump Administration’s… Read more »
Federal Reserve Pick Stephen Moore is a Misogynist in Donald Trump’s Own Image
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Moore, Donald Trump’s announced choice for the Federal Reserve Board, called it a “travesty” that women “feel free” to play sports with men. In a series of columns published in National Review from 2001-2003, Moore wrote that women should not be permitted to referee or announce games, or even sell beer. “Here’s… Read more »
TRUMP NOMINEE FOR OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) IS UNQUALIFIED AND DANGEROUS
We need YOUR HELP in sending an urgent message to your Senator to block the confirmation of Shannon Lee Goessling to head the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) in the U.S. Department of Justice.
NOW NEEDS YOUR HELP: TRUMP NOMINEE FOR OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) IS UNQUALIFIED AND DANGEROUS
We need YOUR HELP in sending an urgent message to your Senator to block the confirmation of Shannon Lee Goessling to head the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) in the U.S. Department of Justice. OVW administers grant programs that are established under VAWA, which are used to provide effective responses to violence against women…. Read more »
The Trump Administration Is Complicit – We Must Speak Up For Migrant Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused
WASHINGTON – The National Organization for Women (NOW) strongly condemns the Trump administration for their inhumane immigration and detention policies that have allowed thousands of migrant children to suffer from sexual abuse. Detaining children and separating them from their families is already traumatic enough, but the extent of these numerous sexual abuse allegations is terrifying,… Read more »
ISSUE ADVISORY: Two Years into Trump’s Presidency, Cases Challenging Roe v. Wade Approach Supreme Court – Part One
Trump’s Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch showed their true colors and antagonism towards abortion rights in the Supreme Court’s February 7th decision of granting a stay on the Louisiana law in June Medical Services v. Gee.
Donald Trump’s Abortion “Gag Rule” Won’t Silence Us
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump hates free speech – particularly when it comes to women’s health – and his administration has issued its long-awaited rule that bars groups that provide abortion care or abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning funds. Defunding providers and denying girls and women access to information about legal medical options has… Read more »
ISSUE ADVISORY: Two Years into Trump’s Presidency
Cases Challenging Roe v. Wade Approach Supreme Court – Part One February 13. 2019 Trump’s Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch showed their true colors and antagonism towards abortion rights in the Supreme Court’s February 7th decision of granting a stay on the Louisiana law in June Medical Services v. Gee. The case… Read more »
Don’t Believe Donald Trump, But Take Him Seriously
WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union speech, he faced the most diverse Congress in history. Most notably, this included a room filled with women members dressed in white, as Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) explained, in a show of solidarity against “Republican attempts to roll back women’s progress.” He repeated his… Read more »
