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(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Senate will vote on two anti-abortion bills. One bill – S. 310 and S. 311 – would deny families the ability to decide for themselves how they would like to spend the…

(New York City, NY) Today, a jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of first degree sexual assault and third degree rape.    The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s…

(Washington, D.C.) Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote to lift the deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA would guarantee equal legal rights for all people in this country, regardless of sex. Just…

(Washington, D.C.) In response to the acquittal of President Donald Trump by the United States Senate, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Fatima Goss Graves issued the following statement: “Today we witnessed a…

(Washington, D.C.) A new plan to convert Medicaid funding into limited block grants unveiled by the Trump administration Thursday threatens the health of millions of Medicaid recipients.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid guidance represents a radical and unlawful departure from existing Medicaid financing where every dollar a state spends receives a matching amount…

(Richmond, VA) Today, Virginia became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution following a Senate and House vote. The ERA would guarantee equal legal rights for all Americans, regardless of…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights has taken the extraordinary action of threatening to withhold critical funding to California – just because the state protects its residents…

Media Contact: Gillian Branstetter gbranstetter@nwlc.org 202.588.5180 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court decided to hear a case – Trump v. Pennsylvania – that will determine whether employers and schools can deny insurance coverage of birth control to employees…

Media Contact: Gillian Branstetter gbranstetter@nwlc.org 202.588.5180 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Trump Administration published eight proposed rules that would make it easier for institutions that get federal funding to discriminate. This includes a rule that would expand…

Media Contact: Gillian Branstetter gbranstetter@nwlc.org 202.588.5180   (Hammond, IN) Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ruled to allow a lawsuit brought by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Americans United for…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, members of the House Committee on Education and Labor completed a markup of the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (H.R. 2694) and voted, 29-17, to report the bill out of committee. The…

Advocacy Organizations Call on Senate to Halt Judicial Confirmations Process With Trump’s impeachment, Senators must take seriously the gravity of the upcoming trial   (WASHINGTON, D.C.) A coalition of 29 advocacy organizations today sent a joint…