NWLC In The Press

Abortion: US mifepristone access blocked and unblocked as legal battle reaches Supreme Court

British Medical Journal MAY 8, 2026

Katie O’Connor, an attorney and senior director for federal abortion policy at the non-profit National Women’s Law Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said this broader ease of access was critical in the context of abortion care...

Samuel Alito Shields Abortion Pill Access in New Supreme Court Order

Newsweek MAY 4, 2026

The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) in a statement labeled the decision as "reinstating outdated, medically unnecessary restrictions" on the drug's use. The NWLC called mifepristone "one of the most accessible, safe, and effective forms" of abortion care. Goss...

Smith College under investigation for admitting transgender women, US Department of Education says

The Boston Globe MAY 4, 2026

Shiwali Patel, senior director of education justice at the National Women’s Law Center, said the probe is proof the Trump administration is more interested in “focusing on fake problems than addressing the actual issues that...

The Midterms Aren’t Stopping the Anti-Abortion Movement—Even as Trump Tries to Shut Everyone Up

Jezebel APR 28, 2026

“We definitely don’t think birth control is safe,” Gretchen Borchelt, Vice President of Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women’s Law Center, tells Jezebel. She points out that the administration could attempt to eliminate...

Eric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales and Accountability in the Post-Post-#MeToo Era

The New York Times APR 27, 2026

The scandal has prompted calls for Congress to rethink how it handles misconduct allegations. Pressure and public shaming for the two congressmen, after all, is not the same thing as true accountability, said Fatima Goss...

63% de los latinos dice que su situación financiera es mala: el problema real es cuánto dinero les falta cada mes

El Diario Nueva York APR 27, 2026

En términos de ingreso, las mujeres hispanas que trabajan a tiempo completo ganan apenas 58 centavos por cada dólar que percibe un hombre blanco no hispano, según el Centro Nacional de Derecho de la Mujer. A...