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
See NIRH’s strategies to ensure that abortion care remains secure and accessible during the COVID-19 crisis.
The 2020 Midyear Report, Gaining Ground, details the progress states made so far this year in advancing reproductive rights, health, and justice, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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 Americans Really Feel About Abortion Rights in the Year 2020, Well+Good (October 14, 2020)
- 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)
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.
