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Reproductive Equity Now, State Abortion Access Network Celebrate the Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
The United States Senate voted today to confirm Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Jackson brings to the bench over a decade of judicial experience, including eight years as a federal judge, tenure as a public defender, and service on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Justice Jackson is the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, an historic and long overdue step toward ensuring our highest court reflects the people it serves.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on New Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Report on Growing Out-of-Pocket Costs for Pregnancy Care
Reproductive Equity Now Executive Director Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today in response to the new Massachusetts Health Policy Commission report that detailed the growing out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum care in Massachusetts.
Statement from Reproductive Equity Now Executive Director Rebecca Hart Holder After U.S. Senate Republicans Block Women’s Health Protection Act
Reproductive Equity Now Executive Director Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after United States Senate Republicans blocked the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation that would enshrine in federal law the right to access and perform abortion care.
Joint statement from the State Abortion Access Network on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
President Joe Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. With a decade on the bench, Judge Jackson is eminently qualified for this position. Judge Jackson currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and her career includes graduating from Harvard with high honors, working as a public defender, serving eight years as a federal judge, and a clerkship with Justice Stephen Breyer whom she will be replacing. The nomination of the first Black woman to the Court is a historic and long overdue step towards our highest court reflecting the people it serves.
Statement On Supreme Court Action Allowing SB8 To Stay In Effect
Today, the United States Supreme Court again chose to allow SB8, an extreme and unconstitutional anti-abortion law in Texas that effectively bans abortion care after six weeks, to remain in force. The following is a statement of Rebecca Hart-Holder, Executive Director of Reproductive Equity Now on today’s decision.
Reproductive Equity Now PAC Endorses Lydia Edwards
Reproductive Equity Now PAC today proudly endorsed Lydia Edwards for Massachusetts state Senate in the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District. Edwards is the first candidate to be endorsed by the newly-launched Reproductive Equity Now PAC, and her commitment to bold legislative action on reproductive equity issues earned her this endorsement.
SCOTUS Decision Will Have Direct Impact On Access In Massachusetts And New England
This week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The case presents a significant threat to reproductive freedom across the country and would impact abortion access in every state, including states such as Massachusetts where the right to abortion care has been codified into state law.
New Name, Bigger Mission: NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Becomes Reproductive Equity Now
Reproductive Equity Now set to continue and expand on NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts’ mission to protect and expand abortion access in Massachusetts and the region.
A Letter to Our Supporters
We are pleased to relaunch our organizations as Reproductive Equity Now and the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation. This name reflects our expanded mission and the urgency we feel when it comes to demanding, protecting, and expanding abortion access and reproductive freedom for everyone, especially those facing barriers because of both structural racism and poverty.
Reproductive Freedom a Major Winner in Western MA Elections
The success of our City Champions in western Massachusetts is further proof that supporting reproductive freedom is a winning position.
Reproductive Freedom a Major Winner in Boston Elections
Led by new Mayor Michelle Wu, 10 NARAL MA City Champions Head to City Hall
Northampton Voters Advance Six NARAL City Champions to General
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, the Commonwealth’s leading reproductive freedom advocacy organization, proudly celebrates the six NARAL MA City Champions from Northampton who advanced to the general election after today’s prelims. Mayoral candidate Gina-Louise Sciarra, City Councilors Karen Foster and Rachel Maiore, as well as City Council candidates Marissa Elkins, Jamila Gore, and Jesse Hassinger all took the NARAL MA City Champion pledge.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Statement On Supreme Court Setting Date for Mississippi Abortion Ban Hearing
Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court announced it will Dobbs v. Jackson, the most consequential case challenging abortion rights in the last 30 years, on December 1, 2021.
NARAL MA City Champions Shine in Boston Prelims
Votes are still being counted, but if this pattern holds among those seeking City Council seats, it is likely that a majority of the candidates in Boston this November will be City Champions.
NARAL MA City Champions Dominate Local Prelims
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, the Commonwealth’s leading reproductive freedom advocacy organization, congratulates the 57 NARAL MA City Champions who won their preliminary elections this evening.
Statement On Supreme Court Action Allowing SB8 To Stay In Effect
The Texas abortion ban is a calculated, insidious law designed by the Texas legislature to strip away the rights of pregnant people and get around any legal challenges to it.
NARAL MA Unveils City Champion Pledge
The nonprofit does not endorse in municipal elections, but this pledge is an opportunity for candidates running for mayor or city council to make their position on important reproductive freedom policies clear to voters.
A Letter to Our Supporters
On June 28, the NARAL Pro-Choice America Board of Directors voted to move forward with a plan to fully nationalize the organization and eliminate their support for all eleven state-level affiliate organizations, including NARAL Massachusetts.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Honor Former Speaker DeLeo and Senate President Spilka as 2021 Champions for Choice
With this award, the former Speaker and Senate President join leaders like New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, and Attorney General Maura Healey as recipients of the nonprofit’s highest honor.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Celebrates TelAbortion Expansion into Massachusetts
The TelAbortion study is run by Gynuity Health Projects and is currently operating in 17 states and Washington DC. More than 1,500 patients have been able to safely end a pregnancy through the TelAbortion research study.