NOW Hails Reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act
We urgently need a federal law that codifies the right to abortion at the national level, free from attacks on bodily autonomy and reproductive health.
issue: WHPA
NOW Hails Reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–In the eight months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, one in three women have lost access to abortion care, and over 17 million can no longer access all the reproductive health care they need. States are rushing to pass more bans and restrictions on Read more …
The Senate Failed Women Today — But Women Will Not Fail This November
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Senate voted down the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) today, which would have allowed abortion access to continue across the country if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade . Once again, the male-dominated, Senate has shown that it cares more about controlling women Read more …
ACTION ALERT: Call Both Your Senators – Tell them to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act NOW
If the Roe does fall, half of the states will likely ban abortion altogether, resulting in a large swath of the south and mid-west without access to care – affecting 40 million persons of reproductive age. Many of them women of color; many of them living in marginalized communities
NOW Hails House Passage of Women’s Health Protection Act
The passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) would put the reproductive rights protected by Roe v. Wade into federal law.