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Abortion allows people to make the best decisions for their lives, their families, and their futures. Our laws and policies should ensure affordable and available abortion care.

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Protestors with signs reading "Hands off my BC" gather to defend birth control coverage outside the Supreme Court

Abortion Access and Contraception Access Are Both Critical

Destigmatizing Abortion: Why We’re Here for ALL Abortion Stories!

"Abortion Actually is Power" Graphic with illustration of women with their arms raised

Abortion Rights are Inextricably Tied to Social and Economic Justice Movements

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Advocates, Lawmakers, and Directly-Impacted New Yorkers Hold Press Conference at State Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Pass Hospital Transparency Bill

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The State of Abortion: States Moving to Restrict, Ban and Criminalize Abortion in the Wake of Leaked SCOTUS Draft

NWLC Comments on the Women’s Health Protection Act Failing – Again – to Pass the Senate

Summary and Analysis of Leaked Jackson Women’s Health Organization v. Dobbs Opinion

Reproductive Rights Groups Opposition Letter to S. 3713

Businesses and Corporate Leaders: Take Action in Support of Abortion

Catching Our Breath After the Dobbs Leak: What This Means and What To Do Now

Abortion Values Messaging Guides

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The State of Abortion: Bans Passed in FL and OK Will Harm Survivors

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The State of Abortion: Kentucky Providers Forced to Shut Down for One Week

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Introducing The State of Abortion: Your Biweekly Update on Abortion Access in the States

States Take Action To Stop Discrimination Based On Reproductive Health Care Decisions

NWLC Joins Amicus Brief in Montana Supreme Court Supporting State Constitutional Right to Abortion

What’s Behind the Rise in Anti-Abortion Violence?

NWLC Comments on the Senate’s Failure to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act

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The Women’s Health Protection Act Will Help Ensure that Abortion is Available and Accessible in Our Communities

Refusals to Provide Health Care Threaten the Health and Lives of Patients Nationwide

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2021

A Champion for Abortion: On Justice Breyer’s Retirement and Legacy

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: What’s at Stake for Abortion Rights and Access

Roe v. Wade and the Right to Abortion