FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2021 Contact: Tara Sweeney, [email protected] 620-520-3518 Following years of advocacy, this major municipal policy win will mean safer access to care at Kentucky’s only two abortion clinics LOUISVILLE – Late on May 20, 2021, the Louisville Metro Council passed a safety zone ordinance, O-179-21, that will provide safer access to [...]
In its effort to move the Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA) in New Jersey, NIRH commissioned polling in New Jersey that revealed widespread public support for the RFA and access to reproductive health care in general. Read the full memo here. About the Reproductive Freedom Act Championed by the Thrive NJ coalition, which includes NIRH, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 29, 2020 CONTACT: Kelly Novak, [email protected] In the face of two vetoes from Governor Baker, advocates and legislators pull key ROE Act provisions over the finish line, expanding access to abortion care NEW YORK - The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) congratulates and applauds the Massachusetts legislature for passing critical [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 07, 2020 CONTACT: Kelly Novak, [email protected] New York – After an excruciating four years in which the harms to reproductive freedom and marginalized communities were exponentially exacerbated, the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) Action Fund is thrilled to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2020 Contact: Kelly Novak, [email protected] The Reproductive Freedom Act Will Expand Coverage for Abortion, Birth Control, and Pregnancy-Related Care New York – The National Institute for Reproductive Heath (NIRH) congratulates New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, lawmakers, and advocates on their plan to introduce the Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA), groundbreaking legislation [...]
NIRH Action Fund commissioned polling in 2020 in Arizona and Pennsylvania that found widespread support for abortion access in these key battleground states. This polling builds on NIRH’s national and state-based public opinion and message research conducted since 2016. The Arizona and Pennsylvania surveys yield strikingly similar results, and indicate that voters in these states [...]
In 2018, the NIRH Action Fund partnered with NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts to illustrate that Massachusetts voters care about protecting abortion rights and abortion access. The ultimate goal was to pave the way for passing proactive legislation to repeal barriers to abortion on the books, safeguard reproductive freedom in state law, and expand access to reproductive [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NARAL Pro-Choice MA Contact: Rebecca Hart Holder E: [email protected] C: 718.415.1513 NIRH Contact: Stephanie Reichin E: [email protected] C: 617.549.3745 With Roe v. Wade in Jeopardy, Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Into Law Decriminalizing Abortion With new law, Massachusetts proves states are best defense against hostile Supreme Court, Congress, and Presidential Administration S.2260 overturns centuries-old [...]
June 30, 2016 Contact: Tara Sweeney, 917-488-0094, [email protected] National Institute for Reproductive Health Launches Aggressive Advocacy Campaign to Educate Public About Consequences of Republican National Committee Platform on Abortion Campaign Warns About RNC’s Historic Drive to Criminalize Abortion, Asking: “If abortion is made illegal, how much time will a woman serve?” NEW YORK — In [...]
