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.
More from NIRH
NIRH is working with groundbreaking state and local organizations in 24 states including 15 localities to advance reproductive freedom.
NIRH’s 2020 Year in Review Report, Gaining Ground, tracked proactive legislation in the states with 608 proactive bills introduced as the country grappled with a pandemic
Download Protecting Reproductive Freedom in Cities and Counties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Local Reproductive Freedom Index Special Report.
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.
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
- Metro Council passes ordinance creating buffer zones for health care facilities, abortion clinics, WLKY (May 20, 2021)
- Louisville Metro Council approves buffer zone for abortion clinic, healthcare facilities, Courier Journal (May 20, 2021)
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Extreme 6-Week Abortion Ban, HuffPost (May 19, 2021)
- SCOTUS case on Mississippi abortion restrictions hasn’t gotten the Reproductive Freedom Act moving, New Jersey Globe (May 19, 2021)
- With Supreme Court taking up Mississippi case, Wisconsin’s abortion ban could be reinstated, KPVI (May 17, 2021)
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.
