Statement on Biden Administration’s National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

10.22.2021 (PRESS STATEMENT)

Statement from Nancy Northup, President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights:

“We are thrilled with the Biden administration’s first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality. We applaud President Biden’s leadership in setting forth an ambitious agenda that has as a strategic priority protecting and expanding access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, both domestically and globally. The Strategy recognizes that sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice are under grave attack in the United States and outlines an effective response. It addresses both the crisis in abortion access and maternal health. The Strategy affirms that protecting access to health care also means addressing the disproportionate impact on people of color, LGBTQI+ people, people with disabilities, people living in rural areas, and people working to make ends meet. We are pleased to see that the administration has centered in its Strategy the need to address persisting inequities in health care and plans to address systemic bias and racism. In adopting an intersectional approach, the Strategy will help close those gaps and improve health outcomes domestically and globally. We look forward to working with the administration on this gender equity and equality agenda, including to restore U.S. global leadership on reproductive rights.”

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