Partially cross-posted from our joint Raising Women’s Voices campaign This week we’re celebrating the 47th anniversary of Roe v Wade, one of the most significant advancements in women’s health, economic well-being, and individual autonomy in the last fifty years. As we’re highlighting the big gains we’ve made under Roe—and reflecting on the areas where its promise … Continued
Testimony Delivered at the Meeting of the FDA Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee October 30, 2019 [Docket No. FDA-2019-N-3722] Thank you for the opportunity to speak on the Agile transdermal contraceptive patch AG200-15. Being able to space, plan, and prevent pregnancy is vital to women’s health. We appreciate the agency’s interest in fostering … Continued
Raising Women’s Voices (RWV) Having failed to “defund Planned Parenthood” through their ACA repeal bills in 2017, the Trump-Pence administration has settled on the next best thing: driving Planned Parenthood—and numerous independent clinics—from the federal Title X family planning program. Title X helps low-income people access reproductive health care. First proposed in 2018, the devastating … Continued
September 10, 2019 FDA-2019-D-2153-0002] The Honorable Norman E. Sharpless, M.D. Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs Food and Drug Administration Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Submitted electronically Dear Dr. Sharpless: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on recently released guidance for safe and effective hormonal contraception. … Continued
Cross-posted from our joint Raising Women’s Voices campaign Trump Rules Force Clinics to Scramble to Protect Patients On Monday, reproductive health clinics across the nation withdrew from the federal Title X program rather than submit plans for complying with the Trump administration’s radical new “gag” rule. Planned Parenthood, the largest Title X grantee serving roughly 40% … Continued
Cross-posted from our joint Raising Women’s Voices campaign Today, the Senate is set to pass the two-year budget deal announced last week, clearing it for the president’s signature. The House passed the measure last Thursday, 284-189. The deal will suspend the debt ceiling through July 2021, eliminate the deep automatic spending cuts (known as … Continued
In response to the confirmation of two hard-right Supreme Court justices and an increasingly hostile judiciary that threatens women’s access to clinic-based abortion, the NWHN has been working hard to demystify medication abortion for the public and push back against medically unnecessary restrictions imposed by states and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We want … Continued
Raising Women’s Voices (RWV) In 2017, congressional Republicans tried and failed to repeal the ACA and gut Medicaid legislatively. In 2018 and 2019, the Trump-Pence administration picked up where Congress left off, unleashing a barrage of regulatory attacks on public health programs. The executive branch has doubled down on earlier efforts to undermine contraceptive coverage … Continued
The decision to breast- or formula-feed is a highly personal one, with the right answer varying parent to parent. But this is not an article about the benefits of breastfeeding or about concerns that previous studies may have exaggerated those benefits. This isn’t an overview of the long coercive history of formula companies or the … Continued
In the wake of historic election gains for women last fall and opinion polls this month showing that Americans (correctly) blamed Donald Trump for the longest government shutdown in history, it’s easy to feel complacent. It might seem like we’ve overcome the information challenges that defined the 2016 election when, for example, the media’s obsession … Continued