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NIRH believes that abortion is health care, not a crime. We’re proud to partner on campaigns with our partners in Ohio and Michigan about the disastrous affects of criminalizing abortion care. Learn more.
The Trump-Pence administration wants to expand the definition of “public charge” to intimidate immigrant families away from accessing health care and other social services. Learn more and submit comments against the proposed rule change before December 10.
NIRH created a set of four tools designed for advocates, policymakers, and candidates to advance reproductive freedom in their cities and counties.Download them here.
Our Reach
We’ve partnered with more than 150 organizations in 56 localities and 39 states in the past decade.
The National Institute’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 These State-Level Abortion Laws Could Have Widespread Impact On People Across The Country, Mic (November 13, 2018)
- What It Takes To Sign The Reproductive Health Act Into Law, Spectrum News Hudson Valley (October 18, 2018)
- Analysis: As GOP Control Of State Senate Ends, Democrats Outline 2019 Priorities, Times Union (November 8, 2018)
- Win Gives Dems Lock On Albany, The Post-Journal (November 8, 2018)
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.
