issue: Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues
A Texas Court Could End Medication Abortion Overnight
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes The fight is on to save medication abortion. The time is now. A lawsuit in Texas, heard before one of the most conservative judges ever appointed by Donald Trump, could lead to an immediate ban on a key drug used in medication abortions—the method used in more Read more …
NOW Recognizes 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON — This weekend, we should be celebrating 50 years of a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. Instead, last year’s decision sent us back to square one. While Roe was a watershed moment that catapulted women closer to achieving full equality, Dobbs reversed half a century of Read more …
ACTION ALERT: Call Your Representative: Two Abortion Bills Set for Wednesday Vote
Call Your Representative: Two Abortion Bills Set for Wednesday Vote. We have received word that two of three reproductive rights bills are included in a package of legislation that House Republicans plan to bring to the floor as soon as Wednesday, January 11.
NOW President Testifies Against Puerto Rico’s Extreme Abortion Bans
Statement of National NOW President Christian F. Nunes Today, I testified in front of the Comision de lo Juridico/Committee on Legal Matters of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives by video in opposition to legislation that would further restrict access to abortion—which remains legal in Puerto Rico. Last April, I testified against legislation that would Read more …