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Mass Live | Worcester woman’s lawsuit against Clearway Clinic can go forward, report says
Clearway Clinic has been dubbed a crisis pregnancy center and is on Reproductive Equity Now’s list of “fake women’s health centers.” Crisis pregnancy centers often set themselves up near abortion clinics and are sometimes funded by organizations “that oppose abortion in any and all circumstances,” Reproductive Equity Now’s website reads.
NBC Boston/New England Cable News | Lawsuit against Worcester pregnancy crisis center can move forward, judge rules
“The allegations are very serious,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, the president of Reproductive Equity Now, which fights to expand access to abortion. “Anti-abortion centers are dangerous to people who are seeking unbiased medically accurate information about their options when they have an unintended pregnancy.”
Boston Globe | State legislators are again debating whether insurers should fully cover childbirth. Here’s why it’s different this time.
Massachusetts has nearly universal health care coverage, said Claire Teylouni, director of government affairs for the Boston nonprofit Reproductive Equity Now, but the fact that women have to pay so much more than men due to pregnancy, especially as childbirth is subject to increasingly high deductibles, means that health care is not equally accessible.
New Hampshire Union Leader | Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, Rep. Mary Hakken-Phillips & Karen Liot Hill: Reproductive rights are on the ballot this year.
We encourage people who care about reproductive freedom in New Hampshire to follow these bills in the House and Senate and to follow the Executive Council’s ongoing deliberations on family planning contracts. Planned Parenthood NH and Reproductive Equity Now NH are great sources of information.
NBC Connecticut | WATCH: CT leaders talk about abortion rights following overturn of Roe vs. Wade
Watch our Connecticut State Director, Liz Gustafson, discuss the imperative of going beyond Roe on what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette | Backers call for banning sale of cellphone location data in Mass. Here's why
“Massachusetts cannot afford to sit on its defenses,” in connection with reproductive health care, said Claire Teylouni, of Reproductive Equity Now. “This is lifesaving care.”
Boston.com | DPH warns anti-abortion centers, medical professionals against deceptive practices
The state’s Department of Public Health is reminding physicians and other medical professionals to operate with transparency after an influx of complaints about anti-abortion centers.
GBH | State Department of Public Health warns anti-abortion centers against using deceptive tactics
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning that it will not tolerate any anti-abortion centers using deceptive practices that infringe on people’s reproductive healthcare access.
CT News Junkie | U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Abortion Medication Case
Rebecca Hart Holder, president of Reproductive Equity Now, expressed concern over the case, highlighting that it doesn’t seem to question the FDA’s original approval of mifepristone but focuses on reinstating pre-2016 restrictions.
WCVB | Gov. Healey says abortion pill will remain available in Mass. regardless of Supreme Court's decision
The case will be argued in the spring, with a decision likely by late June, in the middle of the 2024 presidential and congressional campaigns.
GBH: Healey Nominates Solicitor Elizabeth Dewar To Supreme Judicial Court
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder highlighted Dewar's work in the attorney general's office, particularly around reproductive rights. She said Dewar wrote briefs opposing Texas's six-week abortion ban and bounty hunter law, and "made critical contributions to dozens of multistate briefs filed in cases across the country regarding abortion access and gender-affirming care."
MassLive: MassHealth to cover doula services for pregnant, birthing, postpartum people
“Affordable and equitable doula care can be an essential tool to reduce racial health disparities and combat the Black maternal morbidity crisis,” Rebecca Hart Holder, president of Reproductive Equity Now, a Boston nonprofit that advocates for equitable reproductive services, said in a statement
MassLive: Gov. Maura Healey nominates Mass. Solicitor Elizabeth Dewar to fill SJC seat
Rebecca Hart Holder, president of Reproductive Equity Now, a Boston nonprofit that advocates for equitable reproductive access, applauded Dewar for her role in authoring briefs against Texas Law SB8, the Texas six-week abortion ban and bounty hunter law.
Boston Herald: Healey nominates Mass. Solicitor Elizabeth Dewar to serve on Supreme Judicial Court
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder said state supreme courts play a vital role in defending reproductive rights, “and that has never been more true than in a post-Dobbs America.”
Boston Globe: Healey taps state solicitor, former adviser to fill first open seat on Supreme Judicial Court
Rebecca Hart Holder, president of Reproductive Equity Now, said in a statement that Dewar wrote briefs arguing against Texas’s law banning most abortions after six weeks and contributed to dozens of others surrounding abortion access.
“We know that Bessie will bring her brilliant legal mind to the Supreme Judicial Court to make profound impacts and create a lasting legacy for reproductive freedom in the Commonwealth,” she said.
New Bedford Light | UMass Dartmouth will refer students seeking medication abortion to two clinics
“Our hope is that university administrators will really have the support and tools and resources to implement medication abortion readiness plans and increase access to care for students,” said Taylor St. Germain, communications director for Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that worked with the Department of Public Health to issue guidelines to public universities.
WWLP | Public Colleges, Universities Submit Abortion Readiness Plans to the State
Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity, said in a statement to 22News, “Students face some of the largest barriers to accessing abortion care in Massachusetts. As more and more states move to restrict or ban access to abortion nationwide, it’s more critical than ever that Massachusetts colleges provide abortion care for students who may or may not call Massachusetts their permanent home.”
New Hampshire Bulletin | Executive Council Republicans again reject family planning contracts
Ahead of the vote, Reproductive Equality Now submitted a petition signed by 450 people urging the council to reinstate contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Equality Health Center, and Lovering Health Center.
Union Leader | Family planning contracts tied to anti-abortion language
“This petition is a clear mandate from New Hampshire voters that the Executive Council must stand with our state’s clinics and the patients they serve and fund Family Planning Programs. Enough is enough. Support our health care,” said Christina Warriner, the New Hampshire state director of the organization.