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Read the latest updates on our work to improve women’s health by advocating for policy change.
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Take Action: Congress Can Save Title X
By: Sarah Christopherson Abortion, Health Care Reform, Planned Parenthood, Raising Women's Voices, Title X Policy UpdatesOn 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.
Medication Abortion Should Be Available on My Campus: What SB 24 Means to Me
By: Sophia Harrison Abortion, Medication Abortion Policy UpdatesAt a time when so many states are choosing to take care options away from women, California state legislators are positioned to lead the fight to expand access to reproductive care by making medication abortion available at student health centers on campus for the first time.
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How Trump and the GOP Rigged Our Tax System for the Rich and Legalized Corruption
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Congress, Health Care Reform, Trump Administration Policy UpdatesCongress just voted themselves a windfall at our expense.
Congressional Republicans’ effort to pass their tax bill is under way. Now we must fight even harder to kill the bill!
How Much Do Different Kinds of Birth Control Cost Without Insurance?
By: Eliana Kosova ,Birth Control, Health Insurance Policy UpdatesAs I began my search, I realized just how disconnected from the reality of birth control prices I was. In my own life, discussions about starting prescription medication went hand-in-hand with discussions about insurance. I knew that the small co-pays...
NWHN’s Take on Alex Azar: An Interview with Cindy Pearson
By: Evita Almassi ,Alex Azar, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Policy UpdatesAnswer: The HHS secretary has a tremendous amount of power, and his or her leadership can greatly affect women. For example, if the person in charge doesn’t support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they can cut funding for open enrollment, sabotage...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By: Evita Almassi ,Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Health Policy UpdatesFar too many women, 1 in 8 to be precise, are diagnosed with breast cancer.
How Will Donald Trump’s New Rules on Birth Control Affect Me?
By: Evita Almassi ,Affordable Care Act (ACA), Birth Control, Health Care Reform, Trump Administration Policy UpdatesOn October 6, 2017, the Trump Administration published two new rules, effective immediately, undermining the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurance plans cover all 18 FDA-approved methods of birth control without copay or deductible.
Standing up Against Trump’s Attack on Birth Control
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Birth Control, Health Care Reform, Religious Freedom Policy UpdatesNew rules give millions of employers the right to deny their employees birth control coverage for any reason—or no reason at all.
Let Women Get the Abortion Pill from Pharmacies
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Abortion, Abortion Access, Abortion Pill, Medication Abortion, Mifepristone Policy UpdatesMedication abortion is safe and effective, but medically unnecessary rules block access — by design.
Graham-Cassidy: The Most Radical Trumpcare Bill Yet
By: Sarah Christopherson ,ACA Repeal, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Graham Cassidy, Health Care Reform, Raising Women's Voices Policy UpdatesSenate Republicans are making one last push to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and gut Medicaid and their latest Trumpcare bill known as Graham-Cassidy is the most radical one yet!
The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration — and What Comes Next
By: Cindy Pearson ,Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health Care Reform, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter, Trump Administration Policy UpdatesEven if we can repeat the success seen so far, and maintain the resistance’s momentum, the implications for health reform, health justice, and reproductive health remain bleak for the foreseeable future. We are all in a position of trying to...