issue: Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues

NOW Hails Biden Administration Executive Action Protecting Access To Reproductive Health Care—But It’s Only A Start

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No executive action from the President can restore the protections the Supreme Court has taken away. No speech from the White House can erase what states are doing to ban all abortion, threaten access to contraception, prosecute women and doctors and put more women’s lives in danger. We need a new Congress that will enact the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify abortion rights.

Rally with us on 5/14 to Protect Abortion Rights

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Fifty years ago, we stood on the Supreme Court stairs and demanded our right to abortion be protected under the Constitution of the United States. However, today, we stand in an unprecedented time where we must rally again to fight for the basic right to bodily autonomy.

NOW Fights Against Coordinated Attack on Roe – Oklahoma’s Governor Values Control More Than Women’s Lives

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Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes   WASHINGTON, DC—By signing the new six-week abortion ban, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has proven, yet again, that misogyny and cruelty are his core values. Stitt and the right-wing extremists who control the state legislature, have advanced a dystopian vision for Oklahoma straight out of The Handmaid’s Tale, Read more …

Supreme Court Ready to Strike Down Roe – But Women Will Not Be Silenced!

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Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes  WASHINGTON, DC–The leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion in the Mississippi abortion case confirms our worst fears are coming to pass.  While Justice Alito’s language may change in the final opinion, the outcome is clear—the Supreme Court is ready to strike down Roe v Wade.  There will Read more …

Oklahoma’s Appalling New Legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC—Extremist legislators in Oklahoma proved how little they value women when they passed a total ban on abortions today. This sneak attack was added to the agenda in the dead of night because they knew this was the only way to pass anti-abortion legislation.  Even abortion providers in the state had no idea the Read more …