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San Francisco’s lawsuit against Trump’s “conscience” rule argues it’s unconstitutional

Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, called the new regulation "an underhanded attack on the health and lives of patients," and pledged to fight it. "This rule allows anyone...

New Trump rule protects health care workers who refuse care for religious reasons

"This rule allows anyone from a doctor to a receptionist to entities like hospitals and pharmacies to deny a patient critical — and sometimes lifesaving — care," said Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of...

Black mothers keep dying. These 2020 candidates want to do something about it

“This election is highlighting the power of a black woman voter,” said Vacheria Tutson, a fellow on the reproductive rights and health team at the National Women’s Law Center. “People are trying to figure out,...

Trump Administration Strengthens ‘Conscience Rule’ for Health Care Workers

“The rule allows a very wide range of people — from the receptionist to the boards of hospitals and everyone in between — to deny a patient’s medical care if their personal beliefs get in...

Republicans Want to Make a Debate Over Discrimination into an Abortion Battle

“The ERA would help create a basis to challenge abortion restrictions,” Kelli Garcia, the director of reproductive justice initiatives and senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, said Wednesday morning. “We see the ERA...

A Yale Law School policy was meant to protect LGBTQ students. Others saw anti-Christian bias. Controversy ensued.

Fatima Goss Graves, president and chief executive of the National Women’s Law Center, a nonprofit that advocates on gender issues, was one of the graduates who signed the letter and said religious freedom is important....