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How Trump helped inspire a wave of strict new abortion laws

One possible reason, said Heather Shumaker, senior counsel for reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center, is that the Supreme Court decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt makes it harder for...

Groups sue over decision to end Obama-era pay data collection rule

The Lawyers' Committee and NWLC are now asking a judge to force the OMB to hand over documents related to its “sudden and largely unexplained decision.” "A dearth of comparative salary and wage information may...

Groups sue over decision to end pay-data rule

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) filed a lawsuit against the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the...

Clash Over Abortion Hobbles A Health Bill. Again. Here’s How.

Three states — California, New York and Oregon — require nearly all insurance plans to provide abortion coverage, according to the National Women’s Law Center.

Advocates call for women’s equal pay in Alabama

The National Women's Law Center calculates white women in Alabama make 74 cents to a man's dollar, while black women make 57 cents and Latinas only 49 cents.

Antiabortion ‘clinics’ and the Supreme Court case: What you need to know about NIFLA v. Becerra

“The right to free speech doesn’t include the right to deceive,” Heather Shumaker, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “We believe that anyone is free to speak antiabortion values,...