Press Releases

NOW Recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Released on October 7, 2021

NOW Recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month  Congress Must Renew VAWA and Acknowledge Intimate Partner Violence as a Public Health Issue   WASHINGTON, D.C. — This October, as NOW recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we must also spotlight the crisis of intimate partner violence (IPV). This has become a serious public health issue, especially during the pandemic, where rates of domestic violence during lockdown increased by 8.1%, according Read more …

NOW Hails Reversal Of Trump Abortion Gag Rule

Released on October 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NOW applauds the Biden Administration for keeping an important promise to women by releasing its final Title X rule and undoing the Trump-era rule that prevented clinics that receive federal funding from advising patients about abortion options.    The previous rule forced Planned Parenthood to give up Title X funding rather than comply with the restrictions, and further limited the reproductive health care Read more …

NOW is Proud to Rally for Abortion Justice

Released on September 30, 2021

Washington, D.C. — This Saturday, October 2nd, NOW is proud to be a sponsoring partner of the Rally for Abortion Justice, a coalition effort of 120+ reproductive health, civil rights, and justice organizations mobilizing together to defend access to abortion care.  We are not going to let anti-abortion extremists get away with erasing our constitutional right to reproductive choice and bodily autonomy or creating more unnecessary hurdles for people already marginalized by our health care system.     We have to show Read more …

Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence

Released on September 28, 2021

Society has long failed survivors of sexual violence, especially Black women and girls who experience sexual violence at disproportionate rates.