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
Our 2022 Request for Proposals in support of state- and local-level policy and advocacy is open through November 23, 2021.
NIRH’s 2021 Gaining Ground Midyear Report details the progress states made in the first half of the year in advancing reproductive rights, health, and justice.
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
- These Cities and States are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access, The Nation (September 24, 2021)
- N.J. pols won’t act on abortion bill, despite Murphy’s urging and Texas ban, New Jersey Monitor (September 1, 2021)
- New Jersey abortion access bill remains in limbo, New Jersey Monitor (August 25, 2021)
- Abortion Stays in the Spotlight in Courts, State Legislatures, MedPage Today (August 24, 2021)
- Democrats spotlight abortion in bid to save Newsom, Politico (August 20, 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.
