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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.”
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”