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Discrimination in Health Care

For decades, insurance companies discriminated against women. They charged women more or denied coverage altogether. They didn’t cover women’s health services. The health care law stopped this discrimination. We must ensure the law’s promise is fulfilled.

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Forced Sterilization Report

Forced Sterilization of Disabled People in the United States

NWLC Co-Leads Eighth Circuit Amicus Brief Challenging Arkansas’ Gender-Affirming Health Care Ban

NWLC Co-Leads Eighth Circuit Amicus Brief Challenging Arkansas’ Gender-Affirming Health Care Ban

Supporting the Economic Security and Health of Older Women of Color

The Implications of SB8 and Protecting Health Care Professionals Who Provide or Support Abortion

NWLC Joins Amicus Brief in Support of LGBTQ Rights in Long-term Care Facilities

Aetna’s Fertility Benefits Discriminate on the Basis of Sex. So We Sued.

NWLC Lawsuit: Emma Goidel v. Aetna

NWLC Co-Leads Supreme Court Amicus Brief Advocating for Compensation for Emotional Distress in Civil Rights Cases

Federal Court Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump “Rollback Rule” Undermining Healthcare Nondiscrimination Protections to Continue

The Biden-Harris Administration’s First Action on Reproductive Health Care Is a Win, But They Must Do So Much More to Expand Access to Abortion and Birth Control.

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100 Wins, 100 Days: Decisive Actions to Advance Gender Justice

The Equality Act of 2021: Expanding Antidiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ People and Women

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National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights

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NWLC and Partners Challenge Trump Administration Attack on Health Care Rights Law

Case Against The Affordable Care Act Threatens To Devastate Women’s Health And Economic Security

Letter Opposing the Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court

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NWLC Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Transgender Individuals’ Right to Gender-Affirming Health Care Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act

Supreme Court Vacancy: What’s at Stake for Abortion

NWLC Files Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Rule Undermining ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections

NWLC Demands Justice for Women at Irwin County Detention Center

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Civil Rights Orgs, Harvard CHLPI, and Firm Hogan Lovells File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Rule Undermining ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections

Trump Administration Issues Final Rule Undermining ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections

Amicus Briefs Filed Against Trump Rules Allowing Employers and Universities to Take Away Birth Control Coverage