Press Releases - National Organization for Women

NOW Hails President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening Access to Contraception

Released on June 23, 2023

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–President Biden and Vice President Harris understand that the lack of access to reproductive health care is a growing threat to millions of women. That’s why NOW members are gratified and proud to see today’s Executive Order Strengthening Access to Affordable, High-Quality Contraception and Family Planning Read more …

Juneteenth as a Commemoration and Celebration

Released on June 15, 2023

June 19th marks the day when federal troops marched into Galveston, Tex. in 1865 to take control and make certain that all enslaved people were freed – two and a half full years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community During Pride Month and Beyond

Released on June 1, 2023

This year’s Pride comes at an urgent, pivotal time. In the face of such bigotry, we must focus on celebrating this important occasion because joy is a critical form of resistance.

The Harmful Cost of the Debt Limit Bill

Released on May 31, 2023

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes Why is it always the people with the most at risk who have to pay the highest price to correct our politicians’ failures? Tonight’s vote in the House of Representatives to suspend the debt ceiling leaves hundreds of thousands in the balance. It will increase hunger and Read more …

Remembering George Floyd and His Legacy

Released on May 25, 2023

Three years-ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. This tragedy was yet another devastating, culture-shifting inflection point in our history, creating an America before and one after.