This Saturday, NOW will be joining the Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C., along with more than 100 coalition partners. We need to be on the front lines of the fight to defend access to reproductive healthcare, and that’s where we intend to stay. That’s also why we’re working so hard to enact the Biden/Harris Build Back Better Agenda working Read more …
The goal of the Biden/Harris Build Back Better Agenda was to address the urgent crisis of decline in human infrastructure. New government data proves that it’s working. A centerpiece of the Build Back Better Agenda is the Child Tax Credit (CTC). As part of our commitment to economic justice, NOW has been working for decades to enact this historic legislation for women and families. A new Columbia University Read more …
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 …
BACKGROUND The Issue: Typically, it takes 51 votes for a bill to be passed during a debate in the Senate. However, it only takes one Senator to threaten a filibuster to essentially kill a bill. Unlike a regular debate, it takes 60 votes to end a filibuster. Sixty votes are then required to pass a law Read more …
BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: The Biden administration recently authorized the expansion of Child Tax Credit (CTC) through the American Rescue Plan as a way to help support families during the pandemic. The tax credit allows for a total of $3,600 for each child under six and $3,000 for children ages 6 to 17. This expansion must be made permanent and fully inclusive so that Read more …
Let’s sound the alarm. Let’s mobilize. Let’s make it clear to anti-choice extremists that we will not stand by as they attempt to control our bodies. The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed a draconian anti-abortion bill (S.B 8) to take effect in Texas, laying the groundwork for other states to do the same. This bill is unconstitutional and now the Read more …
Sound the alarm! Our reproductive freedom is at stake. We need a massive mobilization to send a loud and clear message: We will defend Roe. The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed a draconian anti-abortion bill (S.B. 8) to take effect in Texas, laying the groundwork for other states to do the same: essentially, overturning Roe v. Wade. Anti-choice extremists have Read more …
To Stop Abortion Bans, Congress Must Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act Now BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: This week the leak of the Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade continues to attack women’s access to safe and legal abortions. Now more than ever we must make our voices heard to protect women’s access to healthcare. We know that outlawing abortions will Read more …
The Texas vigilante abortion law (S.B 8) is top of mind these last few days. It’s brought into focus just how precarious reproductive health care is today, and how clear it is that Roe v. Wade is truly hanging by a thread. Since the Supreme Court’s midnight move last Wednesday to “bury their heads in the sand,” as Justice Sotomayor so aptly described it, Read more …
Washington, D.C. — With each natural disaster we face, it seems like we discover a new set of challenges for women dealing with the impact of the aftermath. Sixteen years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and brought about 135 million dollars in damage, claimed roughly 1,000 lives, and displaced nearly 600,000 people. Hospitals were overwhelmed with patients, and federal agencies were Read more …