Press Releases

NOW Calls for End to War in Iraq, Ready to March on Saturday

Released on January 24, 2007

The National Organization for Women is proud to be a part of this powerful coalition calling for an end to the war in Iraq. Saturday’s mobilization of people coming to our nation’s capital from all over the country will demonstrate one more time to the Bush-Cheney administration and to Congress the level of disapproval at the continuation of the disaster this war has brought to Iraq, to the Middle East, to the United States, and to the world.

NOW on Bush’s State of the Union Speech: Careful Words Obscure Old Agenda

Released on January 23, 2007

NOW President Kim Gandy responds to Bush’s State of the Union speech: “He didn’t extend his conciliatory tone to the programs he offered, or to the ones he didn’t offer. And warm words can’t change the sorry shape the country is in, after six years of Bush and the Republican-led Congress running it.”

NOW Applauds Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Candidacy for U.S. President

Released on January 22, 2007

The National Organization for Women (NOW) celebrates Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign announcement as a proud moment for women everywhere. Reflecting the dreams of suffragists at Seneca Falls in 1848 and the vision of NOW’s founders 40 years ago, this weekend Clinton became the first woman ever to enter the race for U.S. president as the clear frontrunner for a major party’s nomination.

Roe v. Wade at 34: A Pillar of Reproductive Freedom

Released on January 22, 2007

Today marks the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. The National Organization for Women, the first women’s organization to call for an end to criminal abortion laws nearly 40 years ago, and a leader in the ongoing fight for reproductive rights, health and justice, salutes the doctors, counselors, clinic owners and activists who stand up every day for a woman’s right to make her own childbearing decisions.