Overview
 The National Partnership for Women & Families has a deep, unwavering commitment to giving every individual and couple access to quality, affordable reproductive health services and full information about their choices.This is essential to determining the number, spacing and timing of children, promoting healthy pregnancies and improving women’s health, which are key to women’s self-determination and ability to participate fully and equally in society.
The National Partnership is working to increase women’s access to quality, confidential reproductive health services and block attempts to limit reproductive rights and reverse hard-won gains. Our goal is to give every woman access to the full range of reproductive health information and services, including contraceptive services and supplies, sexuality education, abortion services, and screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, in order to improve women’s health and well-being.
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Mourning Dr. George Tiller
A courageous and compassionate abortion provider, Dr. George Tiller, was murdered at his church in Wichita, Kansas on May 31. Dr. Tiller was a target of anti-choice violence for years, but refused to be intimidated by bullets, arson and harassment. Instead he continued providing the reproductive health services that women urgently needed. The National Partnership condemned his killing and sends heart-felt condolences to his family, coworkers and patients.
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Women's Health Policy Report Will Not Publish Aug. 30-Sept. 6
Friday, August 27, 2010
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Stigma, Cost Leads Texas Women To Seek Abortion Drugs in Mexico
Friday, August 27, 2010
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Richmond-Times Dispatch Reporter Explains Significance of Va. AG's Opinion on Abortion Clinic Regulation
Friday, August 27, 2010
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Neb. Judges Take Action on Antiabortion Law, Request To Restore Prenatal Services
Friday, August 27, 2010
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'Friday Night Lights' Reflects Reality of U.S. Abortion Debate, The Nation Opinion Piece Says
Friday, August 27, 2010
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On the Road to Recovery: Reproductive Health Legislative, Regulatory and Political Highlights of 2008The November 2008 Election and Reproductive Health Issues
Final HHS Rule Jeopardizes Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Final HHS RegulationFinal HHS Regulation BackgrounderStatement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families on final HHS RegulationRH Reality Check blog post by Marilyn Keefe
Proposed HHS Rule
Proposed HHS RegulationProposed HHS Reg BackgrounderComments submitted by the National Partnership for Women & FamiliesComments submitted by the CoalitionComment letter submitted from Members of the U.S. House of Representative MembersComment letter submitted from Members of the U.S. SenateComment letter submitted from 13 State Attorneys GeneralComment letter submitted from Medical GroupsComment letter from the American Hospital AssociationPress release and letter from Illinois Governor Blagojevich opposing ruleLetter from Pennsylvania Governor Rell opposing ruleLetter from Washington State Governor Gregoire opposing ruleLetter from New Mexico State Coalition opposing rule
Draft HHS RuleWould Limit Access to Birth ControlLeaked HHS Reg Backgrounder ACOG Letter opposing draft rule AMA Letter opposing draft rule Medical Group Letter opposing draft rule National Organizations Letter opposing draft rule State Legislators Letter opposing draft rule Letter from California AG Edmund Brown opposing draft ruleLetter from Iowa Governor Culver opposing draft ruleLetter from Illinois Attorney General Madigan opposing draft ruleLetter from Virginia Governor Kaine opposing draft ruleLetter from Oregon AG Myers opposing draft ruleLetter from WA Governor Gregoire opposing draft ruleLetter from Interfaith Community opposing draft rule
Publicly Funded Family Planning ServicesLetter: Representative Crowley (D-NY) Urges President-Elect Obama to Restore Affordable Access to Birth ControlTitle X BackgrounderCoalition Letter Supporting Increased Funding for Title XCoalition Letter Opposing Appointment of Susan Orr as DASPA
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Cost-Effective Screening and Treatment for Chlamydia Can Avert Severe Health Consequences
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The Supreme Court and Abortion AccessLetter: Leading Scientists Urge Congressional Leaders to Reduce or Eliminate Abstinence-Only FundingNational Partnership Letter to Preserve Teen Access to Contraception; Oppose Vitter Ammendments to FY08 Labor HHS AppropriationsCoalition Letter Urging Senate to Oppose Global Gag Rule |
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Dr. George Tiller was Man of Courage, Compassion, Women’s Leader Says
Monday, June 1, 2009
Progress Tinged with Disappointments: Reproductive Health Leader Says Obama Budget Fails to Fully Prioritize Women’s Health
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Women's, Health Leader Lauds Senate for Confirming Sebelius
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Women’s Health Leader Commends Obama for First Step toward Rescission of Provider ‘Conscience’ Regulations
Friday, February 27, 2009
Failure to Expand Medicaid Family Planning Services In Stimulus Package a Missed Opportunity
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
By Reversing ‘Mexico City Policy,’ Releasing UNPFA Funds, President Obama Demonstrates that his Administration Values Women’s Health & Lives, Women’s Leader Says
Friday, January 23, 2009
On Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Americans Want New Administration, Congress To Adopt Reproductive Health Policies that Address Nation’s Needs
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Bush Administration’s Rule Will Jeopardize Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Americans Should be Concerned that Bush Administration’s Proposed Rule Will Jeopardize Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Draft Women’s Health Regulation Leaked Yesterday Would Undermine Access to Birth Control
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
A New Era Begins: New Law Will Let Americans Realize the Promise of Genetic Testing
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Making Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention A Public Health Priority
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
New Data on Sexually Transmitted Disease among Teens Underscores Urgent Need to Make Sexuality Education, Contraception & Reproductive Health Care More Available to Youth
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
On 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Our Right to Choose is at Grave Risk, Women’s Health Leader Warns
Monday, January 21, 2008
Bush's Appointment of Susan Orr shows disregard for access to the basic contraceptive services
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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Prevention First
Half of all pregnancies in the U.S. each year are unintended the highest rate among industrialized nations. Prevention First would address our nation's unmet needs by ensuring that federally-funded sex education programs are medically accurate, increasing desperately needed public funding for family planning services for low-income women, guaranteeing coverage of contraception through private insurance plans, and improving awareness of emergency contraception.
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