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New Hampshire Lawmakers Introduce Momnibus 2.0; Senate Committee Unanimously Recommends Passage
At today’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee public hearing for Momnibus 2.0 (SB 246), legislation that supports the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum women, families, and maternal health providers, committee members unanimously voted in executive session to advance the legislation with an “Ought to Pass” recommendation. This major win comes directly after a group of bipartisan lawmakers, with support from a broad coalition of maternal health advocates, introduced the legislation at a press conference this morning.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead Dept. of Health and Human Services
Today, the Senate voted (52-48) to confirm Donald Trump’s nominee, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Today’s confirmation comes after the Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General and Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget last week. These confirmations will severely threaten abortion access and all reproductive health care nationwide, reinforcing the importance of state governments in standing up against federal encroachment.
New Hampshire House Votes to Withdraw 15-Week Abortion Ban
This morning, the New Hampshire House voted in favor of a motion to withdraw HB 476, a bill that would have banned abortion care in New Hampshire after 15 weeks. The motion to withdraw passed the House with an overwhelming majority of bipartisan support. This vote comes just one week after more than 12,000 Granite Staters registered their opposition to this bill in advance of its public hearing in the House Judiciary Committee.
Reproductive Equity Now Launches 2025 Connecticut Legislative Agenda
Reproductive Equity Now is today announcing its agenda for the 2025 Connecticut legislative session. The organization’s priorities are aimed at standing up to federal attacks on reproductive health care, expanding access to care for patients, and further protecting abortion and gender-affirming care providers.
Governor Lamont Announces New Programs That Are Expanding Access to Contraception in Connecticut
“Access to contraceptives gives people the ability to control their own reproductive destinies and make personal decisions regarding if, when, or how to start their families,” Liz Gustafson, Connecticut state director of Reproductive Equity Now, said.
Reproductive Equity Now Slams Trump's Executive Order Attacking Access to Health Care for Transgender Youth
Last night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for people under the age of 19. In response, Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement condemning the President’s actions, and reminding the public that the fights for transgender health care and abortion access require a coordinated and integrated response.
As Trump Admin Prepares to Bolster Religious Refusal Laws, Reproductive Equity Now Urges CT to Protect Providers Offering Health Care Information, Emergency Abortion
On Monday, the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dr. Dorothy Fink released a statement announcing that the Department will be reevaluating its regulations and guidance pertaining to federal laws on conscience and religious exercise. These laws, which advocates expect the Trump administration to prioritize and bolster, have been used to deny patients basic reproductive health care services, including abortion. In response, Reproductive Equity Now Connecticut State Director Liz Gustafson released the following statement.
Reproductive Equity Now Launches 2025 New Hampshire Legislative Agenda
Reproductive Equity Now is today announcing its agenda for the 2025 New Hampshire legislative session. The organization’s priorities are aimed at improving maternal health outcomes in the state, affirming the right to abortion care, and defending against continued anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ attacks.
Reproductive Equity Now Launches 2025-26 Massachusetts Legislative Agenda
Reproductive Equity Now is today announcing its agenda for the 2025-26 Massachusetts legislative session. The organization’s priorities are aimed at standing up to federal attacks on reproductive health care, expanding access to care for patients, and further protecting abortion and gender-affirming care providers.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement in Advance of Public Hearing on Proposed New Hampshire Abortion Ban
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today as the House Judiciary Committee prepares to hold a hearing on HB 476, a bill banning abortion care in New Hampshire after 15 weeks.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Trump's Reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule on Abortion Care
“Trump is not satisfied with the United States’ appalling maternal mortality statistics; he is intent on worsening maternal health care on an international scale. The decision to reinstate this policy is appalling and morally depraved.”
Ahead of House Hearing, Reproductive Equity Now Releases Statement on Proposed Abortion Travel Ban
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today as the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee prepares to hold a hearing on HB 191-FN, a bill to ban transporting young people for abortion care.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on the Potential Nomination of D. John Sauer to Serve as Solicitor General
Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate D. John Sauer to serve as the Solicitor General of the United States, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Trump’s Expected Nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to Serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Trump’s Expected Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services
Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement.
In Midst of Uncertain National Abortion Landscape, AG Tong and the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation Launch New Connecticut Abortion Legal Hotline
After Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s 2024 Presidential Election, posing uncertainty for the national abortion access landscape, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation, and representatives from top law firms across Connecticut today announced the launch of the Connecticut Abortion Legal Hotline. The Hotline, operated and managed by the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation, connects Connecticut-based health care providers and helpers, as well as patients obtaining abortion care in Connecticut, with free and confidential legal advice and resources about their rights to access and provide lawful abortions. In 2024, Connecticut saw a 150% increase in patients traveling in from out-of-state seeking abortion care, according to Planned Parenthood Southern New England.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Results of 2024 Presidential Election
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement in response to the results of the 2024 presidential election.
“Donald Trump’s Supreme Court ushered in abortion bans in 22 states across our country, leaving millions of people without access to basic health care. He has said that women should be punished for obtaining an abortion, and he and his cronies have threatened to put doctors in jail for offering life-saving, life-affirming health care. Donald Trump’s abortion bans have killed pregnant people. And today, Donald Trump has been emboldened once again to wreak havoc on abortion rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and human rights with a second term in the Oval Office….
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on the Results of the New Hampshire Gubernatorial Race
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder today released the following statement after Joyce Craig conceded to Kelly Ayotte in the 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial race.
Reproductive Equity Now Foundation Statement on Lawsuit Filed By Anti-Abortion Center, Your Options Medical
Reproductive Equity Now Foundation (RENF) President Rebecca Hart Holder today released the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed in August against the organization by anti-abortion center, Your Options Medical. The Reproductive Equity Now Foundation yesterday filed a Motion to Dismiss the case.