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NWLC Reacts to Debt Ceiling Deal

The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): "We are relieved that there is a bipartisan deal that averts a catastrophic default, but we...

NWLC Reacts to Biden Administration’s Delay of Title IX Rule

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): "Students shouldn’t have to wait any longer for their rights to be restored. But...

NWLC Celebrates Confirmation of Nancy Abudu to Eleventh Circuit

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “We are thrilled to celebrate this historic confirmation of Nancy Abudu - a distinguished attorney...

NWLC Applauds Move to Advance Pay Equity for Federal Employees

The following is a statement from Emily Martin, Vice President for Education and Workplace Justice at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “As the nation’s largest employer, the federal government is raising the bar for...

NWLC Applauds CMS’ Action on Mylissa Farmer’s Emergency Abortion Complaint, Finding Hospitals Violated Federal Law

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Biden administration announced that two hospitals, in Missouri and Kansas, violated federal law when they refused to provide emergency abortion care to Mylissa Farmer. This action was in response to a...

NWLC Applauds Reintroduction of The Child Care for Working Families Act

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “We applaud Senator Murray for taking a critical step to make high-quality, affordable child care...

NWLC Responds to the GOP Debt Limit Proposal; Calls for Preservation of Family Support Programs

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “As our nation grapples with the reality of the approaching debt ceiling, leaders face an important...

NWLC Reacts to Supreme Court Stopping Judge Kacsmaryk’s Mifepristone Decision

Washington, DC - Today, the Supreme Court decided to stop Judge Kacsmaryk’s decision that would gut access to FDA-approved mifepristone. The following is a quote from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National...

NWLC Responds to House Passage of H.R. 734, the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act”

(Washington, DC) This morning, the House voted to pass H.R. 734, the Politics Over Participation Act (or the so-called, “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act”), which would amend Title IX of the Education...

NWLC Reacts to Senate Rejecting Anti-Abortion Measure for Veterans

The following is a statement from Jackii Wang, Senior Legislative Analyst for Reproductive Rights & Health at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “Today’s vote upholding the Biden-Harris Administration’s rule allowing abortion care at VA...

NWLC Applauds Biden Administration’s Executive Actions on Family Care

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “We enthusiastically applaud the Biden Administration for making this milestone commitment to child care, care...

NWLC Files Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Against Aetna Alleging Fertility Policies Discriminate Against LGBTQ People

Our Lawsuit San Jose, CA- On April 17, 2023, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), alongside law firms Liu Peterson-Fisher LLP and Altshuler Berzon, LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the...

NWLC Responds to Latest Mifepristone Ruling

The following is a statement from Gretchen Borchelt, Vice President for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “Anti-abortion extremists are using the same playbook to attack access to mifepristone -...

NWLC Reacts to Decision in Medication Abortion Case

CONTACT: Olympia Feil, [email protected] (Washington, DC) Today, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas issued a decision that could potentially eliminate access to mifepristone – a drug typically used in medication abortion, the most common form of abortion...

NWLC Responds to Biden Administration’s Title IX athletics NPRM

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “NWLC has been fighting for over 50 years to see Title IX fulfill its promise to...

Senate Committee Greenlights Kalpana Kotagal for EEOC Commission Post—and NWLC Urges Senate to Swiftly Hold Vote

(Washington, D.C.)  Today—almost a year after Kalpana Kotagal was initially nominated to serve on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the nation’s workplace civil rights agency—the Senate’s top labor panel was finally able to...

NWLC Reacts to President Biden’s 2023 Budget; Monumental Investments in Child Care

The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “A country’s budget is a reflection of not only what it values, but who it values,...

NWLC Responds to Department of Commerce Announcement on CHIPS Act and Child Care

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: “Reliable, affordable and accessible child care is a non-negotiable for working families and those looking to join...

Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly Were Sentenced in Separate Sex Abuse Cases Today

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly were sentenced in separate criminal sex abuse cases. Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul who is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York, was sentenced...

Major Reproductive Rights Organizations Launch Nationwide Network to Offer Abortion-Related Legal Defense Services

02.22.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Today, six leading reproductive rights organizations announced the Abortion Defense Network, a new program to connect people facing legal threats related to abortion care with trusted attorneys who provide legal advice and...