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.
NIRH’s end of year report tracked an impressive amount of proactive legislation in the states, with nearly 1,000 proactive bills introduced throughout 2019!
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
- Why the Battle Over Women’s Bodies Persists into the New Decade, Well and Good (March 24, 2020)
- 11 Pro-Choice Activists Tell Us What’s At Stake With This SCOTUS Case, Bustle (March 11, 2020)
- NCJW/Essex Event, Roe 2.O, Commemorates Roe v. Wade Decision, Patch (February 18, 2020)
- New York lawmakers introduce bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage, San Francisco Gate (February 12, 2020)
- New York lawmakers introduce bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage, Times Union (February 12, 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.
