Sexual & Reproductive Health

Our Track Record

Since our first protest as outsiders on the steps of the FDA, we’ve become change-making insiders and frequently–invited testifiers in the halls of power regarding sexual & reproductive health issues. Most notably, we sponsor Plan C and the Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline, which help thousands of people access sexual and reproductive health care every day.

What’s Next

We cannot be full citizens of this country until they have complete sexual and reproductive autonomy, access, and justice. The Network will stand strong in support of the following issues during a time when these essentials are being threatened in a post-Roe world:

Access to safe, legal, and affordable abortion care for all.
Safe, affordable access to all proven forms of contraception.
Prevention and screening for Estrogen Dependent Cancer.
Promoting sexual well-being via robust sex education, healthy relationship and consent education, the importance of sexual pleasure, and more.

Featured Resources:

Your Health Unlocked Episodes

043: Public Health and the Environmental Harms of Extractive Capitalism with Kelley Dennings

April 12, 2024

By: Rachel Grimsley, (RN, BSN, MSN) Volunteer Health Officer

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Your Health Unlocked Episodes

042: Pregnant, and Nowhere to Go – Serving Young Mothers with Angels Protection Inc

April 3, 2024

By: Rachel Grimsley, (RN, BSN, MSN) Volunteer Health Officer

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Your Health Unlocked Episodes

040: A Sit- Down with Endometriosis Filmmaker Shannon Cohn

March 5, 2024

By: Rachel Grimsley, (RN, BSN, MSN) Volunteer Health Officer

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Policy Updates, Press Releases

Introducing the National Women’s Health Network Policy Advisory Committee

February 28, 2024

By: NWHN Staff

These health experts will spearhead research and policies related to health care access, biomedical research, and bodily autonomy for the NWHN.

Policy Updates, Press Releases

The National Women’s Health Network Releases 2024 Policy Agenda

January 24, 2024

By: NWHN Staff

Its issue briefs, legislative actions, and policy recommendations are a road map to true health equity for women across the life continuum.

Campaigns, Policy Updates

The National Women’s Health Network’s 2024 Policy Agenda

January 24, 2024

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Health Program, Policy Updates

Introducing the HEALTH Program Cohort for 2024

January 23, 2024

By: NWHN Staff

Meet the five community-based reproductive justice organizations set to make national change this year as part of the Network’s elite training program.

Press Releases

The NWHN Commends the New White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research

November 14, 2023

By: Denise Hyater-Lindenmuth, Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network

As a leading advocate for women's health, we recognize the pivotal importance of this initiative in addressing the stark disparities in funding and attention that currently plague the landscape of women's health research.

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