Gaining Ground Series 2015 Year-End Report — Gaining Ground: Proactive Legislation in the States

January 19, 2016
Issues:
Increasing Access to ContraceptionExpanding Abortion Access

In 2015, advocates and legislators made great gains in promoting legislation that affirmatively supports women’s reproductive and sexual health, rights, dignity, and autonomy.

The number of proactive reproductive rights and health bills, both proposed and enacted, more than doubled from 2014 to 2015, with all but 10 states considering such policies and the majority considering multiple pieces of legislation.

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