Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Senate voted down the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) today, which would have allowed abortion access to continue across the country if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade . Once again, the male-dominated, Senate has shown that it cares more about controlling women Read more …
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC—By signing the new six-week abortion ban, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has proven, yet again, that misogyny and cruelty are his core values. Stitt and the right-wing extremists who control the state legislature, have advanced a dystopian vision for Oklahoma straight out of The Handmaid’s Tale, Read more …
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–The leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion in the Mississippi abortion case confirms our worst fears are coming to pass. While Justice Alito’s language may change in the final opinion, the outcome is clear—the Supreme Court is ready to strike down Roe v Wade. There will Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – – NOW supports the National Week of Action in honor of the thousands of Indigenous women who go missing or are murdered each year. Starting today, we join the National Partners Work Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and the MMIW Family Advisors in declaring that “enough is enough – Read more …
WASHINGTON, DC–Oklahoma’s Republican Governor, Kevin Stitt fulfilled his promise to sign every abortion ban that reached his desk—and today, the abortion ban he signed clearly violates women’s constitutional rights. When Texas passed the notorious six-week abortion ban, 45 percent of patients in the state were forced to travel to Oklahoma for abortion care, according Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every March, Women’s History Month presents an opportunity to uplift women who continue to fight for equality, achieving tremendous feats. Women experience incessant threats to their livelihood, physical autonomy, and safety and have no choice but to fight to control their own lives. This past year, women continued to take hard hits; Read more …
Once again, the extremist wing of the Republican Party has put politics over women’s health, telling women their health and safety doesn’t matter.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Friday, West Virginia voted to rescind the state’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on a voice vote, without debate, with all 23 Senate Republicans sponsoring the measure. It took all of 75 seconds for the Republican West Virginia Senate to make clear its intent—undermining women’s equality and looking for more Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organization for Women (NOW) joins the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (NTF) in applauding Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for introducing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022. This important bill reflects a bipartisan consensus that the Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court hears the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. While the specifics of this case involve a Mississippi ban on almost all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, there are much broader implications. The ruling could serve as a vehicle for a direct assault on Roe v. Wade. Overturning Roe and implementing these tyrannical laws (like the Mississippi law or Read more …