Women have always known that this day would come—but that doesn’t make Hillary Clinton’s victory any less momentous, or inspiring.
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill on Hillary Clinton’s Historic Victory
Released on June 7, 2016
Press Releases
The Supreme Court’s non-decision decision in Zubik v. Burwell
Released on May 23, 2016
The Supreme Court’s announcement that it will not rule on Zubik v. Burwell, the challenge to women’s access to birth control under the Affordable Care Act, is meant to avoid a 4-to-4 deadlock by sending the issue back to lower courts. It would have been far better if the Court had simply recognized fundamental constitutional principles and human rights.
Oklahoma’s Shameful Criminalization of Abortion Care
Released on May 20, 2016
The Oklahoma law makes it a felony to perform an abortion, with no exception for cases of rape or incest or to protect a woman’s health. A doctor who performs an abortion could be sentenced to up to three years in prison and be barred from practicing medicine in the state.
Ensuring Transgender Students’ Safety and Dignity
Released on May 13, 2016
NOW thanks the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Education, who acted courageously, appropriately and dramatically in issuing new guidance for school districts to ensure that transgender students have equal access to sex-segregated facilities such as restrooms and locker rooms.
“Deal Me In”
Released on April 27, 2016
No one should doubt what Donald Trump thinks about women. When he called for women to be prosecuted for having abortions, he meant it. Donald Trump isn’t playing the role of a tough-talking political outsider who refuses to be politically correct. Donald Trump is just another boorish, babbling bigot who disrespects women.
