Press Releases

House FY20 Bill Would Permanently Repeal Harmful Global Gag Rule, Increase Funding for Reproductive Health Internationally

Released on May 10, 2019

WASHINGTON — A new bill out of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations would restore vital funding and protections for reproductive health and rights across the world and would finally repeal the devastating global gag rule, which President Trump has repeatedly expanded. The FY20 State, Foreign Operations bill advanced through the House subcommittee today and Read more …

Trump Expansion of Religious Refusal Targets Women, Shreds Democracy and Puts Politics Over Health Care

Released on May 3, 2019

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 …

Our time is NOW We Will Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

Released on April 30, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, for the first time in nearly four decades, the House Judiciary Committee is holding an official hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This historic event is yet another example of the successful grassroots movement around the country that is demanding we finally institute a foundational statement on equality between the Read more …

Trump Tells UN to Accept Use of Rape as War Weapon

Released on April 23, 2019

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

Released on April 22, 2019

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 …