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Reproductive Equity Now Statement in Advance of Oral Arguments in Case Challenging EMTALA
“This attempt to usurp EMTALA and put pregnant patients’ lives at risk is simply cruel and inhumane. Abortion and emergency labor care are life-saving, life-affirming forms of health care,” said Liz Gustafson, Connecticut State Director of Reproductive Equity Now.
Reproductive Equity Now: Donald Trump Poses Existential Threat to Abortion Rights
“Donald Trump is a known liar who will stop at nothing to win back the presidency, including making false promises about abortion rights. He poses an existential threat to abortion access, and has continuously shown us that he will do everything in his power to ban access to basic health care nationwide," said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement in Advance of Oral Arguments in Mifepristone Case
“This case ignores established law and science, and replaces them with anti-abortion activism. Mifepristone is a safe, effective, life-saving medication that has been used over six million times since its approval more than two decades ago.”
CT Public Health Committee Advances Bill to Protect Doctors Providing Reproductive Health Care Information to Patients
“Connecticut has taken great strides to protect providers and expand access to reproductive health care, but we know that in a post-Roe world, there is more we must do to ensure that every person is able to obtain the care they want and need, when they want and need it,” said Liz Gustafson, Connecticut State Director of Reproductive Equity Now.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on CVS and Walgreens Beginning to Dispense Mifepristone
“As anti-abortion extremists continue to wage nationwide attacks on medication abortion access, this is a critically important step to remove medically unnecessary obstacles to accessing mifepristone,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.
Reproductive Equity Now to Advocate for Bold, ‘Beyond Roe’ Policy Agenda This CT Legislative Session
“Last session, Connecticut took historic action to expand access to reproductive health care, protect patients' digital privacy, and pass the first shield law to protect providers and those seeking care in the state. Yet, in a post-Roe America, there is still work to be done. Connecticut has a responsibility to continue to build back a reproductive health care future that goes beyond Roe,” said Liz Gustafson, Reproductive Equity Now Connecticut State Director.
Amidst National Attacks on Mifepristone, New Hampshire House, Senate Demonstrate Support for Medication Abortion Access
“Reproductive freedom is a core Granite State value, and today the New Hampshire House and Senate reaffirmed our state’s commitment to medication abortion access by passing HCR 11 and SB 567,” said Christina Warriner, New Hampshire State Director for Reproductive Equity Now.
Cellphone location data used to target abortion misinformation to visitors at 600 reproductive health clinics in 48 states
“This latest report proves that Massachusetts is not immune from 21st century anti-abortion attacks—this data privacy crisis is right here in our backyard. If these extremists are able to use our location data to target abortion seekers with digital advertising, they can also use it to harass, threaten, or litigate against patients and providers in our state. Massachusetts has a responsibility to protect our location data and ensure that this personal information cannot be sold to hostile, out-of-state actors,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, president of Reproductive Equity Now.
New Hampshire House Fails Granite Staters By Denying Them the Right to Vote for Their Own Reproductive Futures
While the bill received bipartisan support and earned a majority vote in support of an ought to pass motion, it failed to reach the three-fifths majority threshold necessary to advance a proposed constitutional amendment. The final vote was 193 to 184 in support of CACR 23.
ICYMI: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell Tweets in Support of Banning the Sale of Cellphone Location Data in Massachusetts
“We’re proud to stand with Attorney General Campbell in calling for a ban on the sale of cell phone location data and we’re grateful that the Attorney General is using her office to ensure that abortion providers’ and patients’ personal location information never ends up in the wrong hands,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Confirmation of Elizabeth Dewar to MA Supreme Judicial Court
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after the Governor’s Council unanimously confirmed former State Solicitor Elizabeth (Bessie) Dewar to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on New MA DPH Guidance Regarding Anti-Abortion
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued guidance outlining and reminding licensed providers, clinics, and hospitals of their obligations under state law and as a condition of licensure. These obligations include “providing patients accurate and complete information for informed decision-making, accurate portrayal and advertising of clinical services, and licensees practicing within their scope of practice and their license.”
NH: Reproductive Equity Now Statement After Supreme Court Grants Cert to Mifepristone Case
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari to U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a baseless case that challenges the current accessibility of mifepristone, one of two medications used in a typical medication abortion regimen.
CT: Reproductive Equity Now Statement After Supreme Court Grants Cert to Mifepristone Case
CONNECTICUT: Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari to U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a baseless case that challenges the current accessibility of mifepristone, one of two medications used in a typical medication abortion regimen.
MA: Reproductive Equity Now Statement After Supreme Court Grants Cert to Mifepristone Case
MASSACHUSETTS: Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari to U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a baseless case that challenges the current accessibility of mifepristone, one of two medications used in a typical medication abortion regimen
Statements in Response to Lawmakers’ Plans to Protect Abortion in the New Hampshire State Constitution
Christina Warriner, New Hampshire State Director, Reproductive Equity Now: “New Hampshire is the only state in New England that has not codified abortion protections, putting the Granite State just one election away from eroding abortion access. We must act urgently to pass this Constitutional Amendment to protect abortion and put reproductive health care decisions in the hands of patients and health care providers, not politicians.”
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Nomination of Elizabeth Dewar to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after State Solicitor Elizabeth (Bessie) Dewar was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court.
Reproductive Equity Now Urges MA Dept. of Public Health to Investigate Worcester Anti-Abortion Center, Clearway Clinic
Reproductive Equity Now today filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, urging the state to investigate Worcester anti-abortion center, Clearway Clinic, for alleged deceptive advertising, out-of-scope medical practice, and improper delegation of medical services.
New Hampshire Executive Council Ignores Will of Voters, Fails to Fund Essential Reproductive Health Care
“New Hampshire voters overwhelmingly support reproductive freedom, and the four members of the Executive Council who voted to defund our reproductive and sexual health clinics are wildly out of step with their constituents.”
More than 450 Granite Staters Urge Executive Council to Support Family Planning Program Funding for NH’s Reproductive & Sexual Health Clinics
Over 450 New Hampshire residents signed Reproductive Equity Now’s petition urging the Executive Council to support these contracts, and many shared why New Hampshire’s reproductive and sexual health clinics are critical to the health of their community: