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Is Trump’s Trans Ban Even Legal? Probably Not.

“I think Trump’s ban is not legal,” said Emily Martin, the general counsel and vice president of the National Women’s Law Center. “The federal courts have been pretty consistent that when you discriminate against someone...

Confused About The Healthcare Repeal? Here’s What You Need to Know By Lauren Holter

If you want to get involved in the fight to protect Obamacare from repeal, women's groups including Emily's List, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and the National Women's Law Center are organizing a nationwide "Our Lives on...

Republicans Go Forward With ‘Devastating’ Attack on Obamacare’s Health-Care Gains

Republicans reportedly are pushing to allow insurance companies to drop essential health benefits, such as maternity care, which will drive up costs and rob vulnerable communities of care. Only 12 percent of insurance plans pre-ACA included...

An Obamacare repeal would be disastrous for me and my patients

I am not the only health-care provider whose job is at risk from the ACA repeal effort. Cuts to Medicaid in particular would threaten job stability; the National Women’s Law Center recently reported that 4.4...

Federal guidance, enforcement are crucial tools for overdue reform on campus sexual assault

Letter to the Editor by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of NWLC

Flurry Of Laws Enacted On Women’s Access To Health Care

“People should be very concerned about what states are doing around Medicaid and women’s health now that the new administration has reversed Obama-era protections,” said Mara Gandal-Powers, senior counsel with the National Women’s Law Center.