Press Releases - National Organization for Women

NOW Joins Repro Blueprint Coalition to Applaud President Biden’s Executive Actions on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Released on January 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organization for Women (NOW) joins a diverse coalition of organizations to applaud President Biden for taking the first steps to undo the harms of the previous administration’s dangerous and restrictive policies that robbed countless people of the right to control their own bodies and access sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion. Rescinding the Read more …

We Must Defend Roe—Before It’s Too Late

Released on January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today is the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade that recognized the Constitutional protection of an individual’s right to abortion care. It’s up to us to ensure that today isn’t the last time we mark this occasion—before a new conservative majority on the Supreme Court strikes it down. In recent years, state legislatures Read more …

NOW Celebrates Historic Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Released on January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today’s inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will long be remembered by history, and by every one of us who worked so hard for this moment. Donald Trump has spent the last four years taking a wrecking ball to policies and laws that protect against discrimination, violence against women, and threats to Read more …

The National Grassroots Election Protection Coalition Demands Immediate Response to Domestic Terrorism Threats

Released on January 19, 2021

NOW Joins Call to Action on Lawmakers and Tech Companies to Address Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. — The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was the most shocking assault on our democracy to unfold before our eyes since the horrific attacks of 9/11. But unlike the sneak attack from terrorists based overseas, this violence was organized, in Read more …

NOW Commemorates MLK Day and Reaffirms Commitment to Racial Justice

Released on January 18, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NOW reaffirms our commitment to continue fighting for racial justice and the lives and rights of Black people across the nation. In the last year, we have seen the impacts of structural racism dominate the news cycle again and again. From the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color, to the murders of George Read more …