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Medication Abortion Comes Under Attack in Sham Lawsuit

Anti-abortion rights groups have gone to federal court seeking to ban a drug used safely in medication abortions for over 20 years

Congress Introduces Bills to Overturn Obama Admin Rule that Protects Health Care for 4 Million Who Rely on Title X

The rule made it clear that it is against the law for state politicians to block people from accessing care at a health center because the organization also provides safe, legal abortion.

Jan. 31, 2017

Obama Administration Protects Access to Health Care for Millions of People

The Obama Administration’s rule says that states can’t block people from accessing preventive care at a health center just because its organization also provides safe, legal abortion. However, the next administration could undo it.

Dec. 14, 2016

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The Supreme Court Just Heard a Case That Will Determine if 5 Million Immigrants Can Live Without Fear of Deportation. Here's What That Means for Health Care Advocates.

If the Supreme Court rules that the challenge to President Obama's executive actions on immigration (DACA and DAPA) is constitutional, millions of undocumented immigrants could be prevented from accessing the care they need to survive in the United States.

April 18, 2016

Senate Republicans: It’s Time to Do Your Job and Consider the President’s Supreme Court Nominee

Senate GOP leadership is doing everything in their power to obstruct justice and shirk their constitutional duty, refusing to even hold a hearing or meet with Judge Merrick Garland.
March 16, 2016

Happy 42nd Anniversary, Roe: We Have a Win for You — But It’s Wrapped in Your Opponents’ Threats

Today, on the 42nd anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, our opponents have been attacking women’s access to abortion from all angles. And not just today. All this week.

Jan. 22, 2015

Helms Amendment: A U.S. Policy that Restricts Women’s Abortion Access Around the Globe

The Helms Amendment has been restricting women’s access to much-needed health care for more than 40 years around the world. Here is what you need to know about this harmful policy, and what can be done about it.
Jan. 15, 2015

Why Are We Still Fighting the Global Gag Rule?

President Obama repealed the global gag rule in his first week in office, but we have yet to see the end of this harmful policy. Just yesterday, opponents of women’s health in the House wrote language echoing the global gag rule into the House foreign operations bill. If passed, this legislation would impose dangerous restrictions on foreign aid, limit women’s access to health care and undercut U.S. development objectives by weakening civil society.
July 19, 2013

Great News: The Violence Against Women Act is the Law of the Land

After two years of back-and-forth, the comprehensive Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has finally become a reality.

July 2, 2013