NIRH works across the country to advance proactive policy on the state and local levels to ensure that all people have access to reproductive health care, including abortion care.
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In 2020, NIRH is working with partners in 25 states, including 19 cities and counties, to advance proactive reproductive health, rights, and justice policies.
Over the years we’ve grown and evolved, but we’ve stayed true to our core mission of fighting for reproductive freedom, passing proactive policies, and advancing a proactive vision of reproductive freedom.
Using a partnership model, we provide state and local advocates with strategic guidance, hands-on support, and funding to create national change from the ground up.
Our Reach
We’ve partnered with more than 180 organizations in 71 localities and 43 states.
NIRH’s partnerships support state- and local-based initiatives that advance the goals of the reproductive health, rights, and justice movements.
Increasing access to reproductive health care by changing public policy, galvanizing public support, and normalizing women’s decisions about abortion and contraception.
NIRH in the News
- How the Supreme Court’s Ruling On Birth Control Stands to Affect BIPOC, Shape Magazine (July 10, 2020)
- NY among stands-outs for reproductive care during crisis, Crain’s Health Pulse (July 9, 2020)
- States moving to reinforce reproductive rights amid the pandemic, new report finds, ABC News (July 8, 2020)
- Abortion activists plot next moves following Supreme Court ruling, Al Jazeera (June 29, 2020)
- SCOTUS Defends Abortion Access—But the Battle is Far from Over, Ms. Magazine (June 29, 2020)
What We Do
- Provide funding to support proactive policy initiatives.
- Policy expertise to draft bills, testify at hearings, and advise on implementing policies.
- Activist mobilization to activate our networks to support our partners’ efforts.
- Media support to amplify these initiatives by drafting press releases, placing op-eds, and garnering local and national coverage of these successes.
