Girls’ of Color Educational Needs Are Equally Critical to those of Boys of Color
NOW and DC NOW oppose plans for boys-only high school and say that girls of color should not be excluded.
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NOW Testifies before FDA Committee
NOW advocates for safe and effective treatment for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). The FDA Advisory Committee backs approval of women’s sexual dysfunction drug.
ISSUE ADVISORY- Privacy and Contraceptive Access: 50 Years after Griswold v. Connecticut
In 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut ruled that the Constitution protected the right to privacy for married couples using contraceptives. This decision was a watershed event that set a precedent for later Supreme Court decisions.
Criminalizing Miscarriage: Purvi Patel Case Reveals Growing Pattern of Prosecutions
Miscarried, but Found Guilty of Crimes: Purvi Patel, a 33-year-old Indian immigrant in South Bend, Ind., is serving a 30-year sentence for neglect of a child and a six-year sentence for felony feticide, concurrently.
Issue Advisory: Untested Rape Kits Pile Up, Hinder Judicial Process
It is hard to understand why law enforcement and the judicial system continue to fail to protect rape victims and to prosecute perpetrators. These facts about the widespread failure to prosecute sexual assault and the enormous backlog of untested rape kits plus opposition by conservative politicians to testing the kits explain why rape culture persists.