FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2020 Contact: Marisa Rodriguez, [email protected] The National Institute for Reproductive Health’s (NIRH) Annual Midyear Report Highlights State Actions to Protect and Advance Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in the First Half of 2020 NEW YORK – During the first half of 2020, many states took action to protect access to reproductive health [...]
In the first six months of 2020, most states took action to protect access to reproductive health care -- with some stepping up to protect abortion care specifically. The National Institute for Reproductive Health’s 2020 Midyear Report, Gaining Ground, details the progress states made so far this year in advancing reproductive rights, health, and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2020 Contact: Liza Dee, [email protected] Amid devastating cuts across the board, funding for abortion care is preserved (New York, NY) -- Last year, New York City became the first city in the country to fund abortion care, dedicating $250,000 to the New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF) to help people cover [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2020 Contact: Liza Dee, [email protected] In June Medical Services v. Russo, Court strikes down Louisiana admitting privileges law that effectively banned abortion The following is a statement from Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and the NIRH Action Fund New York – The U.S. Supreme [...]
June 1, 2020 Contact: Kelly Novak, [email protected] Coming off of a horrifying week in which we witnessed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, we want to honor the frustration, pain, and outrage of the communities that have been harmed by police violence, overpolicing, and state-sanctioned brutality grounded in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2020 Contact: Marisa Rodriguez, [email protected] Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the single remaining abortion clinic in Missouri will continue to offer essential health care for patients across the state and region Statement from Andrea Miller, President, The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) MISSOURI - Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for [...]
Abortion is essential, and reproductive health care cannot be put on hold in times of crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented outbreak -- elected and public health officials are implementing policies to limit spread of the disease and flatten the curve, sometimes with unintended consequences for abortion access. Unfortunately, there are a few who [...]
Just like you, we at NIRH and the NIRH Action Fund are closely monitoring the rapidly changing public health crisis around COVID-19, and thinking proactively about how we can prevent transmission while we support our friends and loved ones. We wanted to share with you some of the ways we are adjusting to this new [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2020 Contact: Marisa Rodriguez, [email protected] Statement from Andrea Miller, president, National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and NIRH Action Fund NEW YORK – Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH), released the following statement today after the Virginia House of Delegates passed the Reproductive Health Protection Act, following passage [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2020 Contact: Marisa Rodriguez, [email protected] NIRH and NIRH Action Fund Invest More Than $800,000 in Advocacy and Political Activities in 25 States, Including 19 Cities and Counties New York – With the Supreme Court poised to further undermine abortion rights, and many state lawmakers moving to ban abortion altogether, the National Institute [...]
