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Cynthia A. Pearson steps down as Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network
By: Evita Almassi Press ReleasesAfter more than twenty years, Cindy Pearson announced today she is stepping down as Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network.
The NWHN’s statement on The Supreme Court’s Decision to Revive the Abortion Pill Restriction
By: Evita Almassi Abortion, Abortion Pill, Medication Abortion Press ReleasesLast night, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s medically unjustified requirement that people travel to a certified facility simply to pick up abortion pills that they are then allowed to safely take at home.
The NWHN’s Statement in Support of Racial Justice and Black Lives Matter
By: Evita Almassi Black Lives Matter, Black Women, Raising Women's Voices, Social Justice Press ReleasesContact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org or (202) 682-6240
Women’s health groups to Congress: We need strong cosmetics standards
By: NWHN Staff Congress, Cosmetics, FDA Advocacy, Personal Care Products, Toxic Cosmetics Policy Updates, Press ReleasesThe NWHN and 42 organizations sent a letter today to the House Energy and Commerce Committee applauding their work on a bipartisan discussion draft to address cosmetics safety.
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Cynthia A. Pearson steps down as Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network
By: Evita Almassi Press ReleasesAfter more than twenty years, Cindy Pearson announced today she is stepping down as Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network. Updated: Feb 16, 2021
The NWHN’s statement on The Supreme Court’s Decision to Revive the Abortion Pill Restriction
By: Evita Almassi ,Abortion, Abortion Pill, Medication Abortion Press ReleasesLast night, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s medically unjustified requirement that people travel to a certified facility simply to pick up abortion pills that they are then allowed to safely take at home.
The NWHN’s statement in response to the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee’s vote to recommend emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech
By: NWHN Staff Press ReleasesDecember 11, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adele Costa, acosta@nwhn.org Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 17-4-1 to recommend emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech. Soon after,...
The NWHN’s statement in response to the House Appropriations Committee’s historic hearing on the Hyde Amendment
By: NWHN Staff Press ReleasesDecember 8, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adele Costa, acosta@nwhn.org The NWHN commends U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro, All Above All, and the formidable advocates for reproductive health care that participated in the virtual hearing on the harms of the Hyde...
The NWHN denounces Trump’s raw power grab, SCOTUS pick
By: Evita Almassi Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org The following statement can be attributed to Cynthia A. Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network. Washington, D.C. — Over the last week, we’ve had little chance to mourn the passing of Justice...
The NWHN’s statement in response to the denial of justice for Breonna Taylor
By: Evita Almassi Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesBreonna Taylor was asleep in her apartment on March 13. In the middle of the night, she was shot six times and killed by Louisville police officers recklessly executing a warrant with incorrect information. The Kentucky Attorney General announced on...
The National Women’s Health Network Speaks Out on Ongoing National Events
By: Evita Almassi Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesThe National Women’s Health Network is compelled to speak out about ongoing events as a long-time consumer health watchdog with a mission to serve as a trusted health information source for women in all their diversities. Because of our commitment to science and health justice, we are dismayed and angered over recent events,...
Judge Orders FDA to Allow Patients to Receive Medication Abortion Pills by Mail During COVID Emergency
By: NWHN Staff ,Abortion, Medication Abortion Press ReleasesThe NWHN applauds the recent decision by District Court Judge Theodore Chuang to allow pregnant people to receive medication abortion care through telehealth, including receiving mifepristone through the mail.
The NWHN’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s opinion Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions
By: Evita Almassi ,Abortion, Abortion Restrictions, Supreme Court Press ReleasesContact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org