(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). WHPA would create a federal statutory safeguard against abortion bans and medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion. The following is a statement...
(Washington, D.C) Today, the House advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a key provision from the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act that will help improve access to contraception for non-Active...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) in response to actions announced by the Department of Health and Human Services to protect abortion...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on health insurance, poverty, and income from 2020. More than 12.6 million women were left without health coverage last year, putting them at increased health...
(Washington, D.C.) According to the results of a new national survey, the vast majority of eligible families reported awareness of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and claimed it in their tax filings, but gaps for...
The suit alleges that Aetna’s fertility treatment reimbursement policy discriminates against LGBTQ individuals Washington, D.C. – September 13, 2021 – Attorneys at New York-based civil rights law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “Texans woke up this morning to the Supreme Court telling them they have fewer rights than people living in other states. SB8 effectively bans...
In 2017, Tina Tchen came to the National Women’s Law Center with a vision for what would become the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund (the Fund). Her clarity of purpose was a guiding light for...
(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a framework of the Biden administration's Build Back Better plan, including historic investments in child care, home-based care, paid leave, affordable housing, nutritional assistance, and health care...
BOSTON, MA -- A federal court has permitted plaintiffs to continue to pursue several claims in Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS, a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Pence Administration's rule that seeks to...
We are grateful to the group of survivors who shared their concerns and ultimately, their desire for change. Doing so in any context is never easy, and to them we say, we hear you. We...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center and co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund:  “Today, we recognize the strength...
(Washington, D.C.) On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled the details of a $3.5 trillion proposal to invest in working families and build a stronger economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act with bipartisan support. Over 40 years after passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, many pregnant workers still face a choice no...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center and co-founder of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund Fatima Goss Graves: “We are grateful to the brave...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “Today is monumental. For the first time in over four decades, the House passed a spending...
Today, the decision was released in a lawsuit initially filed by NWLC in June 2020 challenging Betsy DeVos' sweeping Title IX rules that discouraged students in K-12 schools and colleges from reporting incidents of sexual violence, reduce...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, The New York Times reported on alarming details about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's handling of sexual assault allegations made against Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing, including interference by the...
The following is a statement by Gretchen Borchelt, Vice President for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “For the first time in decades, the Congressional funding bill does not contain...
(Washington, D.C.)Â After conducting a yearlong investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the managers and executives of the Washington Football Team (WFT), the National Football League (NFL) fined the team $10 million dollars but did...
