Tag: WHPA

The federal legislation would re-establish a nationwide right to abortion.

WHPA is U.S. federal legislation to protect the right to access abortion care nationwide.

In an interview with MSNBC, President and CEO Nancy Northup discusses the state of U.S. abortion rights in 2023.

For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. House passes the Women’s Health Protection Act.

The U.S. Senate once again failed to enshrine the right to abortion into federal law, falling short of the votes needed to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) toward passage.

The Women’s Health Protection Act would protect the right to access abortion in every state—even if the Supreme Court weakens or overturns Roe.

Today, the U.S. Senate voted on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in the first-ever Senate vote on proactive legislation to enshrine the right to abortion in federal law. The bill—which is supported by a majority of voters in the U.S and was passed by the U.S. House in September—did not receive the 60 votes needed […]

Multiple media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Vox and more, reported on the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). The Center is a long-time advocate of the federal bill, which would have created nationwide protections for abortion in the U.S. WHPA is especially crucial […]

The federal bill, already passed in the House, would protect the right to access abortion in every state.

As the Court allows Texas to end most abortion access, almost half the U.S. states are ready to ban abortion if Roe is gutted.