Passing & Protecting the RHA

[fusion_builder_container backgroundcolor=”” backgroundimage=”” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=”” borderstyle=”” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” padding_left=”0px”padding_right==”0px” menu_anchor=”” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=”” id=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]In the face of the Trump-Pence administration’s attacks on abortion rights and access, it is more important than ever for advocates, legislators, and governors to push forward bold, proactive policies that will protect and expand access to reproductive health, rights, and justice — including abortion care.
New York’s Reproductive Health Act (RHA) is a bold example of legislation designed to ensure women have the health care they need and doctors can meet the needs of their patients without political interference. The RHA accomplished three main things:

  1. New York State now treats abortion as health care, not a criminal act. Before the RHA, New York regulated abortion in the criminal code as an exception to the homicide law, and was one of only seven states that criminalized self-managed abortion. No other medical procedure is regulated as a crime, and abortion should be no different.
  2. The RHA ensures that qualified health care providers can provide safe abortion care without fear of punishment.
  3. Providers can now provide abortion throughout a pregnancy if a woman’s health or life is in danger, or if a fetus is not viable.

For more information:

  • Get all your questions answered about what the RHA really does.
  • Hear directly from the women and families who have experienced later abortion care.
  • Read more about Erika Christensen’s experience of traveling across the country for the abortion care she needed.
  • Get the facts from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology about how abortion care later in pregnancy is important to women’s health.

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Understanding The Misinformation Campaign

[/fusion_title][fusion_text]NIRH is pushing forward to protect the RHA and other proactive measures that protect and advance abortion access. In response to the web of misinformation spun by those who would like to see abortion criminalized, including from the White House and statehouses across the country, NIRH launched an aggressive ad campaign to set the record straight on the RHA and other proactive legislation[/fusion_text][fusion_separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”15″ bottom_margin=”15″ sep_color=”” icon=”” width=”” class=”” id=””/][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_2″ last=”no” spacing=”yes” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_imageframe lightbox=”no” style_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”none” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””] [/fusion_imageframe][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_2″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_code]

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