Tag: WHPA
Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Calls Attention to Potential Harms of Overturning Ruling
Ebony quoted Breana Lipscomb, the Center’s Senior Advisor for Maternal Health and Rights, on the harms Black women would face if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. If Roe falls, Lipscomb explains, “Pregnant Black women who have abortions will face fewer safe options and higher risks of criminalization and punishment. It will be another […]
In Historic Vote, U.S House Passes Women’s Health Protection Act
The federal bill would protect the right to access abortion in every state.
Progressive Caucus Warns Lawsuits Not Enough to Stop GOP Assault on Abortion Rights
Common Dreams and the Austin Chronicle quoted a statement from Center President Nancy Northup on Texas’s abortion ban. “Every day this law is in effect, patients are being denied access to essential healthcare, and the hardest-hit are people of color, those struggling to make ends meet, undocumented immigrants, and others with pre-existing obstacles to access […]
U.S. House to Take Historic Vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act
he U.S. House of Representatives will soon hold its first-ever vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). When enacted, WHPA will safeguard abortion access from state-level bans and restrictions. This vote will mark the first time the House has voted on proactive abortion legislation in nearly three decades.
In Mississippi’s Effort to Take Away Abortion Rights, Disregard for Those Impacted
In its opening brief to defend a state abortion ban, Mississippi urges the U.S. Supreme Court to take away the constitutional right to abortion—and disregards those people who would be impacted by such a ruling.
Hearing Recap: Witnesses Urge Congress to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act
In a hearing chaired by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in the U.S. Senate, reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates and experts testified in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), a federal bill to protect the right to access abortion throughout the United States.
U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on the Women’s Health Protection Act
Reproductive health, rights, and justice experts and advocates will be testifying before the U.S. Senate tomorrow in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (S.1975), federal legislation that protects the right to access abortion free from medically unnecessary restrictions and bans that impede access in states across the country.
Center’s Creative Council Marks Reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act in New Video
Members of the Center for Reproductive Rights Creative Council–comprised of individuals from the arts, entertainment, fashion, media and other industries who raise awareness of the Center’s work–created this video to mark the reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in Congress. The Women’s Health Protection Act, also known as WHPA, was introduced on June […]
Women’s Health Protection Act Introduced in U.S. Congress to Protect Abortion Access
As members of the U.S. Congress introduce the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Center for Reproductive Rights is announcing new research showing that a solid majority of U.S. voters support passage of federal legislation that would protect the right to access abortion care throughout the United States.
2021 Poll: A Solid Majority of Voters Support the Women’s Health Protection Act
New polling, conducted by Hart Research Associates, shows that a solid majority of U.S. voters support the Women’s Health Protection Act—a bill to protect abortion rights and access in every state. The nationally representative polling, conducted by Hart Research, finds that 61% of voters nationally support passage of a national law that would protect the constitutional right to access abortion by […]
