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Through our partnership model, we provide state and local advocates with strategic guidance, hands-on support, and funding to create just and equitable access to reproductive health care
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South Carolina
Learn moreWe’re working in South Carolina to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2013, NIRH worked with the South Carolina Coalition for Healthy Families, a network of organizations that advocates, educates, and collaborates to expand access to sexual and reproductive health information, services, and rights for all South Carolinians. Achieving the goals of enhancing accessibility, affordability, and availability of the full range…
Maine
Learn moreWe’re working in Maine to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2017, NIRH worked with Consumers for Affordable Health Care (CAHC) to lead implementation of a new limited family planning benefit (LFPB) for MaineCare, which expands access to family planning care for low-income Mainers, by engaging in outreach, direct application assistance, and ongoing advocacy. CAHC educated 7,500 Mainers and trained…
Rhode Island
Learn moreWe’re working in Rhode Island to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2014, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England worked to build the Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Justice by bringing in new members, reorganizing the organizational structure and leadership, and coordinating reproductive justice trainings for stakeholders. The strengthened coalition drove a broad proactive policy agenda in Rhode Island, including increasing…
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In 2021, NIRH worked with SISTA Fire in their mission to dynamically address the systemic racism and maternal health crises faced by Black womxn, womxn of color, and their children in Rhode Island, including the particular challenges for those giving birth in the state. NIRH joined with SISTA Fire in…
Tennessee
Learn moreWe’re working in Tennessee to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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CHOICES is an innovative, patient-centered reproductive health practice serving the Memphis area. In 2017, NIRH partnered with CHOICES to increase access to LARC for their patients, with an eye toward developing a model that can benefit other independent clinics around the country. They created and implemented systems changes that included…
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Healthy and Free Tennessee (HFTN) is a network of agencies, organizations, and individuals working together to promote sexual health and reproductive freedom in the state of Tennessee. Its focus is on the intersections of racism, the criminal legal system, and reproductive justice, and it fights to improve access to reproductive…
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Memphis Teen Vision (MemTV) is a collaborative effort comprised of Memphis community organizations, agencies, and providers addressing sexual health disparities of pregnant and parenting teens in Shelby County. In 2011, with NIRH’s support, MemTV developed a guide to teen-friendly reproductive health care providers in Memphis — the first of its…
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SisterReach empowers young people to lead healthy lives, raise healthy families, and live in healthy and sustainable communities by using a four-pronged strategy of education, policy and advocacy, culture change, and harm reduction. In 2013, NIRH partnered to help SisterReach create its SisterReach’s Youth Ambassadors (SYAs) program, a youth-led group…
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From 2016 to 2019, NIRH supported SisterReach, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in their work to improve access to LARC across the state of Tennessee using a reproductive justice framework. Through the lifetime of this project, this coalition successfully advocated to improve Medicaid reimbursement for immediate postpartum…
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From 2016 to 2019, NIRH supported SisterReach, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in their work to improve access to LARC across the state of Tennessee using a reproductive justice framework. Through the lifetime of this project, this coalition successfully advocated to improve Medicaid reimbursement for immediate postpartum…
Texas
Learn moreWe’re working in Texas to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Texas on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion. This project…
Alabama
Learn moreWe’re working in Alabama to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Aid to Inmate Mothers provides services to Alabama’s incarcerated women with emphasis on enhancing personal growth and strengthening the bonds between inmate mothers and their children. In 2010, Aid to Inmate Mothers implemented a program in Montgomery, AL, that offered reproductive health education courses in prison and connected women to…
Indiana
Learn moreWe’re working in Indiana to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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All-Options provides direct services and uses social change strategies to promote unconditional, judgment-free support for people experiencing pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption. In 2019, All-Options hosted tours for community organizations and leaders at their Bloomington center, and worked with NIRH to create a city scorecard for Bloomington. In 2020, NIRH…
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In 2019, NIRH partnered with All-Option, South Bend to host a Reproductive Health Bootcamps to educate key constituencies about the importance of access to high-quality abortion care. With support from NIRH, the bootcamp provided information to community members, local government officials, and religious leaders to destigmatize abortion and prepare them…
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Pro-Choice South Bend partnered with NIRH in 2019 to plan and implement a Reproductive Health Bootcamp in conjunction with All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center (All-Options PRC) and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance in South Bend, Indiana. The clinic was newly opened, after a number of unnecessary delays and hurdles waiting for its…
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Whole Woman’s Health Alliance (WWHA) partnered with NIRH in 2019 to plan and implement a Reproductive Health Bootcamp in conjunction with All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center (All-Options PRC) and Pro Choice South Bend in South Bend, Indiana. The clinic was newly opened, after a number of unnecessary delays and hurdles waiting…
Minnesota
Learn moreWe’re working in Minnesota to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Founded in 1967 by a small group of doctors, clergy, and community members to assist Minnesota women in accessing abortion care – Our Justice works to provide people with the resources they need now, while also advocating for policy change that would make these resources more available and remove many…
Montana
Learn moreWe’re working in Montana to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In the wake of the Dobbs decision, Montana currently serves as the only accessible abortion point for residents of illegal, neighboring states. Thus, Montana has the incredible opportunity to elevate themselves as champions of choice. NIRH is partnering with Blue Mountain Clinic located in Missoula, Montana to increase city funding…
Arizona
Learn moreWe’re working in Arizona to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH supported the newly formed Empower Alliance for Reproductive Justice to build capacity for community organizers and activists to engage in the legislative process and make information about reproductive justice issues more accessible to communities. Empower Alliance, led by Desert Star Family Planning Institute, included Arizona Birthworkers of Color (AZBOC),…
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NIRH is excited to make change in Arizona through a collaboration with Desert Star Institute for Family Planning and Asian Pacific Community in Action (APCA). Desert Star and APCA are both members of the Arizona BIPOC Reproductive Justice Table, which has laid the coalition-building and advocacy groundwork that this partnership…
Washington, DC
Learn moreWe’re working in Washington, DC to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Community of Hope and MedStar Washington Hospital Center worked on implementing immediate postpartum LARC at the Family Health and Birth Center, with hopes of providing a model for other free-standing birth centers. Their multi-pronged approach included standardizing operations, training midwives, and creating evaluation mechanisms to ensure sustainability. MedStar Washington Hospital…
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Medstar Washington Hospital Center is the largest private hospital in Washington, D.C. From 2019-2020, NIRH partnered with Medstar and Community of Hope, a group working to combat homelessness in D.C., to implement a practice of providing immediate postpartum LARC at the Family Health and Birth Center, with hopes of providing…
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With our support, in 2015 the Young Women’s Project drove the process of revision of the Washington, D.C. State Learning Standards for Health Education on sexual health, mental health, and violence. In partnership with young people from across Washington, D.C., the Young Women’s Project submitted a draft of health standards…
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The Black Doula Project, a fund that subsidizes doula costs for Black families in the Baltimore and D.C. area, was founded by two doulas with the objective of improving maternal health education by and for pregnant Black people. NIRH supported The Black Doula Project in developing and launching an informative…
Missouri
Learn moreWe’re working in Missouri to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Abortion Action Missouri Foundation and NIRH are partnering together to create additional municipalities for the Local Reproductive Index Fund. The additional areas include St. Louis County, Kansas City, and Jackson County. Through this collaboration, Abortion Action Missouri will unite community leaders, student activists, and municipal officials together to draft a…
Louisiana
Learn moreWe’re working in Louisiana to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2013, NIRH supported the Institute for Women and Ethnic Studies in educating youth, adult stakeholders, and New Orleans residents about comprehensive sex education. The Institute for Women and Ethnic Studies also developed advocacy curricula and began efforts to evaluate implementation in various charter school networks.
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NIRH worked with Women with a Vision to use their community mobilization model to convene Black women leaders in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport for a series of four community-focused Reproductive Justice Roundtables. Drawing on the conversations and brainstorming that took place at these events, Women with a…
Georgia
Learn moreWe’re working in Georgia to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Georgia on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion in women’s…
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With over 30 years of experience, SisterLove is a reproductive justice-based organization dedicated to the wellbeing of Black womxn+ in the South. In response to a post-Dobbs world, SisterLove has initiated an expansive voter engagement program, which NIRH will provide strategy and policy support for. The 2023 Sexual and Reproductive…
Hawaii
Learn moreWe’re working in Hawaii to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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From 2018-2020, NIRH and the Hawaii Maternal & Infant Health Collaborative (HMIHC) worked on statewide systems change to ensure access to LARC in the inpatient hospital setting. HMIHC developed buy-and-bill programs in two hospitals in an effort to create sustainable models for immediate postpartum LARC access. This effort will especially…
Florida
Learn moreWe’re working in Florida to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Florida on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion. This project…
Oklahoma
Learn moreWe’re working in Oklahoma to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH worked with the Native American Community Board (NACB) in Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota in 2015 to launch an education and media campaign in around newly written policies that require that Emergency Contraceptive/Plan B® be available over-the-counter at all Indian Health Service (IHS) units. NACB hosted meetings across the…
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In the wake of Dr. George Tiller’s assassination on May 31, 2009, Julie Burkhart founded Trust Women Foundation in order to honor his legacy and to continue fighting for reproductive rights. At the time of his murder, Dr. Tiller was one of the few physicians in the United States who…
South Dakota
Learn moreWe’re working in South Dakota to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH worked with the Native American Community Board (NACB) in Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota in 2015 to launch an education and media campaign in around newly written policies that require that Emergency Contraceptive/Plan B® be available over-the-counter at all Indian Health Service (IHS) units. NACB hosted meetings across the…
North Dakota
Learn moreWe’re working in North Dakota to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2017, North Dakota Women in Need Fund (ND WIN) lobbied state legislators at the WE RISE: Lobby Day, advocating for reproductive rights and health, with NIRH partner North Dakota Women’s Network. ND WIN also engaged in critical strategic planning and organizing to build towards the organization’s goals for 2018…
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In 2017, North Dakota Women’s Network (NDWN) strengthened its grassroots and grasstops base by working in collaboration with NIRH partner North Dakota Women in Need Fund to build power, and hosting community events to shift the culture around abortion access and reproductive health, rights, and justice in the state. NDWN…
Nebraska
Learn moreWe’re working in Nebraska to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2012, NIRH worked with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland to engage policymakers on abortion access in Omaha, discussing barriers to abortion training and provision in medical schools and beyond.
Kansas
Learn moreWe’re working in Kansas to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In the wake of Dr. George Tiller’s assassination on May 31, 2009, Julie Burkhart founded Trust Women Foundation in order to honor his legacy and to continue fighting for reproductive rights. At the time of his murder, Dr. Tiller was one of the few physicians in the United States who…
Pennsylvania
Learn moreWe’re working in Pennsylvania to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Pennsylvania on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion in women’s…
Michigan
Learn moreWe’re working in Michigan to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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YWCA Kalamazoo’s mission is to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen communities. The longest-serving YWCA association in Michigan, YWCA Kalamazoo provides individuals and families with victim-focused counseling and advocacy services as well as shelter for survivors of violence, transitional housing, and legal services.…
Wyoming
Learn moreWe’re working in Wyoming to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH worked with the Wyoming Department of Health from 2019-2020 to improve access to LARC at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs). After working together to successfully complete a cost analysis of Medicaid reimbursement policy changes, policies are now in place for FQHCs and RHCs to…
Colorado
Learn moreWe’re working in Colorado to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Colorado on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion in women’s…
Vermont
Learn moreWe’re working in Vermont to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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2019 was a landmark year in proactive legislation that safeguards the right and access to abortion, starting in January with passage of the Reproductive Health Act. It was also a landmark year in anti-abortion blowback and misinformation about abortion. Opponents of abortion, stoked by President Trump’s lies about abortion, began…
Virginia
Learn moreWe’re working in Virginia to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Virginia on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion in women’s…
Washington
Learn moreWe’re working in Washington to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2013, NIRH worked with the Law Centers Alliance to establish a coalition of state- and regional-based legal advocacy organizations for women’s rights and gender justice.
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Legal Voice is a progressive feminist organization using the power of the law to make change in the Northwest. We use that power structure to dismantle sexism and oppression, specifically advocating for our region’s most marginalized communities: women of color, lesbians, transgender and gender-nonconforming people, immigrants, people with disabilities, low-income women,…
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In 2013, NIRH supported NARAL Pro-Choice Washington in planning and hosting a pro-choice policymaker bootcamp to build elected official support and leadership on proactive policy to advance abortion access in the state.
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Surge Reproductive Justice worked for three years to gather stories of people negatively impacted by discriminatory health care policies like the Hyde Amendment and the five-year bar on immigrants’ access to federally funded health care. In 2018, NIRH supported Surge in calling for dedicated funding from the City of Seattle…
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The CAIR Project (Washington) established and led a statewide coalition of reproductive health, reproductive justice, and disability rights organizations to expand their understanding of the barriers that a growing population of dual-eligibles face in accessing abortion care in Washington State. NIRH worked with CAIR to establish a rule change that…
Wisconsin
Learn moreWe’re working in Wisconsin to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness seeks to radically transform Black Women’s health by creating a world where Black women and girls live long, happy and thriving lives, defined by healthy minds, bodies and spirits. NIRH worked with Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FFBWW) and Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health…
National
Learn moreWe’re working in National to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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All* Above All is a catalyst for abortion justice. It envisions a world where abortion care is affordable, available, and supported for everyone who needs it. All* Above All was launched in 2013 as a women of color-led effort to restore and sustain public insurance coverage of abortion. In a…
Portland, OR
Learn moreWe’re working in Portland, OR to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Boys and Girls Club of Portland Metropolitan Area (BGCP) works to empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to discover their full potential as caring, engaged, responsible community members. NIRH partnered with BGCP in 2016 to create and implement a reproductive health advocacy campaign in the Hillsboro…
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Pro-Choice Oregon develops and sustains a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every person who can become pregnant the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, raising healthy families, and choosing legal abortion. In 2021, NIRH worked with Pro-Choice…
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The Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) is an abortion fund serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. They help people pay for their abortion care by sending funding directly to the clinic. We also help people get to and from the clinic, and they make sure people traveling for care have…
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In 2010, NIRH partnered with the Urban League of Portland to address the high rates of low birth weight and infant mortality in the African-American community. Engaging with local elected officials was critical in achieving city-level buy-in to address these issues. The Urban League created and led a policymaker roundtable…
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In 2011, with support from the National Institute, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon conducted an evaluation of its Adolescent Health Care Communication Project, a program offering youth-led trainings to current and future reproductive health care providers designed to improve their communication skills with teens.
North Carolina
Learn moreWe’re working in North Carolina to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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El Pueblo’s central mission is to work at the intersection of immigrant and reproductive justice by prioritizing the voices of Latinx people in North Carolina. As a foundation, El Pueblo is cemented on the belief that the Latinx identity is not a monolith – they a diverse community made of…
California
Learn moreWe’re working in California to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In the United States, only three providers perform abortions at or beyond 28 weeks of gestation. NIRH is working with ACCESS Reproductive Justice and DuPont Clinic to increase Medicaid reimbursements for third trimester abortions in California. Medi-Cal’s reimbursement covers about five percent of the typical amount billed for these services,…
Connecticut
Learn moreWe’re working in Connecticut to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Hartford GYN Center is an abortion provider and advocacy organization with which NIRH partners from 2017-2020. Together, we worked along with Pro-Choice Connecticut and Health Equity Solutions on a range of initiatives to improve access to abortion care in Connecticut. One such initiative was to work at the city level…
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Health Equity Solutions promotes policies, programs, and practices that result in equitable health care access, delivery, and outcomes for all people in Connecticut. NIRH worked with Health Equity Solutions for several years, both as part of a coalition of Connecticut advocates and individually. From 2019-2020, NIRH partnered with Health Equity…
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NIRH has worked with Pro-Choice Connecticut (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut), for many years. , dating back to 2006, when we worked together to advocate for increased access to emergency contraception. Recently we worked with Pro-Choice Connecticut in collaboration with Hartford GYN Center and Health Equity Solutions to advance and secure reproductive…
Massachusetts
Learn moreWe’re working in Massachusetts to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Incorporating LARC provision into primary care is a core component of improving the delivery of family planning services. Recognizing that not all primary care providers will be able to provide LARCs directly, the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital worked in 2017 to…
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In 2017, Health Care for All (HCFA) launched an advocacy campaign to ensure that patient-provider confidentiality is upheld by health plans in their state with a particular focus on protecting the safety of individuals seeking often-stigmatized care, including reproductive and sexual health, or those living in domestic violence situations. With…
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Reproductive Equity Now works to make equitable access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care a reality for all people regardless of their race, ethnicity, income, zip code, gender, age, immigration status, ability, sexual orientation, or religion. Advancing reproductive justice and eliminating barriers to safe, legal abortion care are…
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Through this project in 2017, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) offered etonogestrel hormonal implants at the time of mifepristone administration for women undergoing medical abortion. The project built on PPLM’s participation in a Gynuity Health Projects study that found this procedure was associated with both increased use of highly…
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The Prison Birth Project focused on documenting and improving the conditions for pregnant and parenting people who were incarcerated. NIRH is proud to have partnered with Prison Birth Project since 2014, working on the passage and implementation of Massachusetts’ 2014 anti-shackling policy. In 2015 the Prison Birth Project, with the…
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Prisoners’ Legal Services is an organization that challenges the carceral system through litigation, advocacy, client counseling, partnership with impacted individuals and communities, and outreach to policymakers and the public in order to promote the human rights of incarcerated persons and end harmful confinement. In 2015, NIRH partnered with Prisoners’ Legal…
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Founded in 1999, the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund (EMA Fund) has helped people who can’t afford the cost of their abortions. They work with hundreds of callers every year who need funding or logistical support to access abortion. NIRH partnered with the EMA Fund to pass a resolution in the…
Idaho
Learn moreWe’re working in Idaho to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
Illinois
Learn moreWe’re working in Illinois to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) provides financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in Chicago, Illinois, and the Midwest. NIRH has worked with CAF for many years to make access to abortion a reality in Chicago and the surrounding area. In 2022, NIRH partnered with CAF to identify…
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For more than 30 years, EverThrive Illinois has been advancing the health and safety of Illinoisans by supporting access to quality health care and providing resources to achieve health equity. NIRH has partnered with EverThrive for many years to improve access to contraception in Illinois. In 2015, NIRH partnered with…
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For more than three decades, ICAH has organized and trained young people to advocate for issues that directly affect their lives and communities. ICAH has conducted statewide research, developed resources, changed public policy, and hosted frequent events and training sessions for youth and service providers, always with an emphasis on…
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NIRH has worked with the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of Illinois (ACLU of IL) for several years. In 2019, NIRH partnered with the ACLU of IL to combat misinformation about the Reproductive Health Act. In 2017, the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of Illinois (ACLU of IL),…
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NIRH worked with the University of Chicago Section of Family Planning and Contraception Research, in partnership with EverThrive Illinois, to increase access to abortion in Chicago. In 2013, with NIRH’s support, the University of Chicago created and disseminated an extensive abortion access guide. In 2012, support from NIRH enabled the…
Kentucky
Learn moreWe’re working in Kentucky to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Kentucky Health Justice Network (KHJN) builds the power of Kentuckians to achieve reproductive justice. We support this mission through direct support, education and outreach. NIRH partnered with KHJN over several years to finally establish a safety zone protecting abortion clinics in Louisville. The only abortion clinics in Kentucky are in Louisville,…
New Jersey
Learn moreWe’re working in New Jersey to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Cherry Hill Women’s Center is both an independent abortion provider and a leading advocate for reproductive health care in New Jersey. NIRH started working with the Cherry Hill Women’s Center and New Jersey Policy Perspective in 2018 on a campaign to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act, groundbreaking omnibus legislation to secure…
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The National Council for Jewish Women (NCJW), Essex County is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.…
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Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey (PPAFNJ) is a nonpartisan, independent, 501(c)(4) non-profit social welfare organization, and the advocacy arm of the New Jersey Planned Parenthoods. It advocates for access to essential health care through education, activism, voter engagement, grassroots organizing, and legislative advocacy. NIRH started working with the…
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After Dobbs, New Jersey abortion providers have noted a significant increase in out of state patients traveling to NJ for care, thus establishing the state as a haven for abortion seekers. Comprised of Cherry Hill Women’s Center, Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey, and National Council of Jewish Women,…
New Mexico
Learn moreWe’re working in New Mexico to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in New Mexico on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion in…
New York
Learn moreWe’re working in New York to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Healthcare providers routinely drug test pregnant people and their newborn babies without the informed consent of the parenting patient. These “test and report” practices have a disproportionate impact on low-income Black and Latinx people by restricting their access to postnatal care and increasing risk of family separation. Just Making a…
Ohio
Learn moreWe’re working in Ohio to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH works with a cohort of organizations in Ohio on a long-term proactive abortion policy and culture shift project to develop and advance an abortion rights vision, engage a new and broad base of supporters, and reduce shame and stigma by publicly promoting the affirmative value of abortion. This project…
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NIRH is partnering with New Voices for Reproductive Justice (New Voices) and Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN) at The Ohio State University (OSU) to investigate the effects of Ohio’s temporary six-week abortion ban on adverse pregnancy and health outcomes for those within the state, specifically for Black pregnancy-capable people. New…
Oregon
Learn moreWe’re working in Oregon to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) unites Asians and Pacific Islanders to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work. NIRH partnered with APANO in 2015-2016 to educate and mobilize their communities and local officials to ensure inclusive health coverage. APANO and…
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Boys and Girls Club of Portland Metropolitan Area (BGCP) works to empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to discover their full potential as caring, engaged, responsible community members. NIRH partnered with BGCP in 2016 to create and implement a reproductive health advocacy campaign in the Hillsboro…
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Pro-Choice Oregon develops and sustains a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every person who can become pregnant the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, raising healthy families, and choosing legal abortion. In 2021, NIRH worked with Pro-Choice…
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In 2011, with support from the National Institute, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon conducted an evaluation of its Adolescent Health Care Communication Project, a program offering youth-led trainings to current and future reproductive health care providers designed to improve their communication skills with teens.
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In 2010, NIRH partnered with the Urban League of Portland to address the high rates of low birth weight and infant mortality in the African-American community. Engaging with local elected officials was critical in achieving city-level buy-in to address these issues. The Urban League created and led a policymaker roundtable…
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In 2015, the National Institute supported Western States Center to expand its We are BRAVE program by engaging six organizations as partners in a campaign to enact proactive reproductive health care legislation in Oregon. The We are BRAVE program engaged people-of-color-led organizations new to reproductive justice by using an intersectional…
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The Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) is an abortion fund serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. They help people pay for their abortion care by sending funding directly to the clinic. We also help people get to and from the clinic, and they make sure people traveling for care have…
Maryland
Learn moreWe’re working in Maryland to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Healthy Teen Network is a national membership organization, joined together to support and empower young people to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. In 2010, NIRH partnered with the Healthy Teen Network to host a roundtable in conjunction with the Baltimore Department of Health and local advocates to release their…
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NIRH partnered with Pro-Choice Maryland to establish Reproductive Justice Commissions in one city and one municipality in their state. Modeled on the successful campaign that established an RJ Commission in Atlanta, also an NIRH partnership initiative, these RJ Commissions consist of community-based activists, direct service providers, policy advocates, and others…
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Reproductive Justice Inside is a statewide project in Maryland to address the needs of systems-involved individuals seeking quality and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare in order to engage in authentic family planning and parenting with dignity. Reproductive Justice Inside (RJ Inside) works with and for systems-involved individuals to improve their…
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The Black Doula Project, a fund that subsidizes doula costs for Black families in the Baltimore and D.C. area, was founded by two doulas with the objective of improving maternal health education by and for pregnant Black people. NIRH supported The Black Doula Project in developing and launching an informative…
West Virginia
Learn moreWe’re working in West Virginia to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH has worked with WV FREE for many years to improve abortion access in West Virginia. In 2011, WV FREE led a successful effort to pass an insurance exchange bill without any reproductive health care restrictions, including restrictions on abortion coverage. With our support, their work focused on legislative officials,…
Utah
Learn moreWe’re working in Utah to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The University of Utah worked in 2017 to advocate for the debundling of reimbursements for immediate postpartum insertion of LARCs, as well as the cost of the device, within Utah Medicaid and other public and private insurance programs in the state. To ensure implementation of this policy, the university worked…
Kalamazoo, MI
Learn moreWe’re working in Kalamazoo, MI to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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YWCA Kalamazoo’s mission is to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen communities. The longest-serving YWCA association in Michigan, YWCA Kalamazoo provides individuals and families with victim-focused counseling and advocacy services as well as shelter for survivors of violence, transitional housing, and legal services.…
Mississippi
Learn moreWe’re working in Mississippi to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Converge was co-founded by two Mississippi women with many labels but a shared vision for what could be: what if all people, no matter where they live, whom they love, what they look like, or how much money they have could access family planning care that’s right for them? What…
Holyoke, MA
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The Prison Birth Project focused on documenting and improving the conditions for pregnant and parenting people who were incarcerated. NIRH is proud to have partnered with Prison Birth Project since 2014, working on the passage and implementation of Massachusetts’ 2014 anti-shackling policy. In 2015 the Prison Birth Project, with the…
San Antonio, TX
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NIRH partnered with CityMatCH from 2018-2020 to lead the Well Women, Well Communities Project addressing systemic barriers to high-quality preventative care. The San Antonio Well Woman Coalition brought together advocacy organizations and community members to form a community advisory boards (CAB) with the goal of fostering stronger relationships and tailoring…
Hillsboro, OR
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Boys and Girls Club of Portland Metropolitan Area (BGCP) works to empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to discover their full potential as caring, engaged, responsible community members. NIRH partnered with BGCP in 2016 to create and implement a reproductive health advocacy campaign in the Hillsboro…
Helena, MT
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NIRH partnered with NARAL Pro-Choice Montana for several years. In 2010, we helped NARAL Pro-Choice Montana host roundtables in Missoula and Helena in support of comprehensive sex education, resulting in passage of comprehensive sex education curricula by the school boards in both communities. In 2013, the NIRH partnered with NARAL…
Harrisburg, PA
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NIRH partnered with the Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania (FHCCP) in 2017 to advocate for comprehensive, LGBTQ-affirming sexuality education. FHCCP collaborated with the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania to engage LGBT youth as advocates for sexuality education in their communities. Nearly 130 young people received comprehensive sex education and…
Guilford County, NC
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The North Carolina Survivors Union (NCSU) is a community-led organization comprised of people directly impacted by substance use. NIRH worked with NCSU in an initiative focused on the rights of pregnant women, transgender men, and others who can become pregnant who use drugs or are coping with substance use disorder.…
Hartford, CT
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Hartford GYN Center is an abortion provider and advocacy organization with which NIRH partners from 2017-2020. Together, we worked along with Pro-Choice Connecticut and Health Equity Solutions on a range of initiatives to improve access to abortion care in Connecticut. One such initiative was to work at the city level…
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NIRH has worked with Pro-Choice Connecticut (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut), for many years. , dating back to 2006, when we worked together to advocate for increased access to emergency contraception. Recently we worked with Pro-Choice Connecticut in collaboration with Hartford GYN Center and Health Equity Solutions to advance and secure reproductive…
King County, WA
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Surge Reproductive Justice worked for three years to gather stories of people negatively impacted by discriminatory health care policies like the Hyde Amendment and the five-year bar on immigrants’ access to federally funded health care. In 2018, NIRH supported Surge in calling for dedicated funding from the City of Seattle…
Morgantown, WV
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NIRH has worked with WV FREE for many years to improve abortion access in West Virginia. In 2011, WV FREE led a successful effort to pass an insurance exchange bill without any reproductive health care restrictions, including restrictions on abortion coverage. With our support, their work focused on legislative officials,…
Huntington, WV
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NIRH has worked with WV FREE for many years to improve abortion access in West Virginia. In 2011, WV FREE led a successful effort to pass an insurance exchange bill without any reproductive health care restrictions, including restrictions on abortion coverage. With our support, their work focused on legislative officials,…
Charleston, WV
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NIRH has worked with WV FREE for many years to improve abortion access in West Virginia. In 2011, WV FREE led a successful effort to pass an insurance exchange bill without any reproductive health care restrictions, including restrictions on abortion coverage. With our support, their work focused on legislative officials,…
Chapel Hill, NC
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In 2017, Pro-Choice NC launched a grassroots campaign in support of a local resolution calling for the repeal of federal and state abortion coverage bans as a step towards economic and reproductive justice in Durham County. Pro-Choice NC kicked off their campaign during the BOLD the Future Week of Action…
Montgomery County, MD
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NIRH partnered with Pro-Choice Maryland to establish Reproductive Justice Commissions in one city and one municipality in their state. Modeled on the successful campaign that established an RJ Commission in Atlanta, also an NIRH partnership initiative, these RJ Commissions consist of community-based activists, direct service providers, policy advocates, and others…
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Reproductive Justice Inside is a statewide project in Maryland to address the needs of systems-involved individuals seeking quality and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare in order to engage in authentic family planning and parenting with dignity. Reproductive Justice Inside (RJ Inside) works with and for systems-involved individuals to improve their…
Bloomington, IN
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All-Options provides direct services and uses social change strategies to promote unconditional, judgment-free support for people experiencing pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption. In 2019, All-Options hosted tours for community organizations and leaders at their Bloomington center, and worked with NIRH to create a city scorecard for Bloomington. In 2020, NIRH…
Cook County, IL
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The Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) provides financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in Chicago, Illinois, and the Midwest. NIRH has worked with CAF for many years to make access to abortion a reality in Chicago and the surrounding area. In 2022, NIRH partnered with CAF to identify…
St. Louis, MO
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NIRH worked with Pro-Choice Missouri (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Missiouri) in 2019 to promote proactive reproductive health policy at the local level in St. Louis. Pro-Choice Missouri used the Local Reproductive Freedom Index as a framework for ensuring reproductive freedom in St. Louis, passing Board Bill 212. This policy will significantly…
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NIRH supported the Teen Pregnancy & Prevention Partnership in 2010 to address high rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and reproductive health disparities in St. Louis. Engaging with local elected officials was critical in achieving city-level buy-in to address these issues. TPPP created and led a policymaker roundtable to…
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With support from NIRH, in 2013, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region convened a reproductive health and justice roundtable to develop the Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Network, a coalition of key local advocates and grasstops leaders devoted to protecting and promoting reproductive justice for women of color in St.…
Shreveport, LA
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NIRH worked with Women with a Vision to use their community mobilization model to convene Black women leaders in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport for a series of four community-focused Reproductive Justice Roundtables. Drawing on the conversations and brainstorming that took place at these events, Women with a…
Seattle, WA
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Legal Voice is a progressive feminist organization using the power of the law to make change in the Northwest. We use that power structure to dismantle sexism and oppression, specifically advocating for our region’s most marginalized communities: women of color, lesbians, transgender and gender-nonconforming people, immigrants, people with disabilities, low-income women,…
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In 2013, NIRH supported NARAL Pro-Choice Washington in planning and hosting a pro-choice policymaker bootcamp to build elected official support and leadership on proactive policy to advance abortion access in the state.
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Surge Reproductive Justice worked for three years to gather stories of people negatively impacted by discriminatory health care policies like the Hyde Amendment and the five-year bar on immigrants’ access to federally funded health care. In 2018, NIRH supported Surge in calling for dedicated funding from the City of Seattle…
Providence, RI
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In 2021, NIRH worked with SISTA Fire in their mission to dynamically address the systemic racism and maternal health crises faced by Black womxn, womxn of color, and their children in Rhode Island, including the particular challenges for those giving birth in the state. NIRH joined with SISTA Fire in…
Pittsburgh, PA
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New Voices for Reproductive Justice is dedicated to transforming society for the holistic health and wellbeing of Black women, girls and gender expansive people, nationally and in Pennsylvania and Ohio. They help dismantle patriarchal anti-Blackness using the tools community organizing, leadership development, and voter engagement. In 2010, NIRH worked with…
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The Women’s Law Project is a nonprofit public interest legal organization working to defend and advance the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania and beyond. In 2009, they created a guide to passing successful clinic safety zone legislation for local advocates based on successes in Pittsburgh and…
Multnomah County, OR
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Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) unites Asians and Pacific Islanders to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work. NIRH partnered with APANO in 2015-2016 to educate and mobilize their communities and local officials to ensure inclusive health coverage. APANO and…
Madison, WI
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In 2011, NIRH supported NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin’s investigation into the activities of crisis pregnancy centers in Madison.
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Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH) believes that every Wisconsin woman – at every age and every stage of life – is able to reach her optimal health, safety and economic security. It aims to achieve this vision by informing, involving and inspiring individuals to be effective advocates. NIRH has…
Cambridge
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Founded in 1999, the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund (EMA Fund) has helped people who can’t afford the cost of their abortions. They work with hundreds of callers every year who need funding or logistical support to access abortion. NIRH partnered with the EMA Fund to pass a resolution in the…
Boston
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Reproductive Equity Now works to make equitable access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care a reality for all people regardless of their race, ethnicity, income, zip code, gender, age, immigration status, ability, sexual orientation, or religion. Advancing reproductive justice and eliminating barriers to safe, legal abortion care are…
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Incorporating LARC provision into primary care is a core component of improving the delivery of family planning services. Recognizing that not all primary care providers will be able to provide LARCs directly, the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital worked in 2017 to…
Austin
Learn moreWe’re working in Austin, TX to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH has worked with Avow (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Texas) for more than a decade to help build the support system for abortion advocacy and care in Texas. At the state level, Avow has led the charge on the ground to fight for abortion access and reproductive justice. In 2015, Avow…
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The Lilith Fund is an abortion fund, meaning it helps people pay for abortion care when they cannot afford it. NIRH has worked with the Lilith Fund for many years on advocacy efforts at the state level in Texas and in localities across the state. In 2015, NIRH partnered with…
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In 2009, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region hosted the Austin Leadership Forum on Healthy Teens, bringing together leadership-level staff from local nonprofits, the City of Austin, Travis County, and the Austin Independent School District to examine local teen pregnancy and STI rates. The Forum resulted in the integration…
Los Angeles, CA
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New York City
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Santa Cruz, NM
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In 2015, NIRH worked with Tewa Women United to strengthen its successful A’Gin Healthy Sexuality/Body Sovereignty Project in the Tewa Homelands of New Mexico, an interactive curriculum that fosters healthy decision-making about sex and sexuality among Native tribal youth. Tewa engaged youth facilitators and incorporated a youth advocacy component to…
Shelby County, TN
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SisterReach empowers young people to lead healthy lives, raise healthy families, and live in healthy and sustainable communities by using a four-pronged strategy of education, policy and advocacy, culture change, and harm reduction. In 2013, NIRH partnered to help SisterReach create its SisterReach’s Youth Ambassadors (SYAs) program, a youth-led group…
South Bend, IN
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Travis County, TX
Learn moreWe’re working in Travis County, TX, TX to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH has worked with Avow (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Texas) for more than a decade to help build the support system for abortion advocacy and care in Texas. At the state level, Avow has led the charge on the ground to fight for abortion access and reproductive justice. In 2015, Avow…
Albuquerque, NM
Learn moreWe’re working in Albuquerque, NM, NM to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2017, the New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Southwest Women’s Law Center (SWLC), and Young Women United are continuing their work, begun in 2016 with support from NIRH, to increase access to LARC while preventing coercion. By assessing the current state of LARC access in…
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Bold Futures leads policy change, research, place-based organizing, and culture shift by and for women and people of color in New Mexico. In 2013, Bold Futures participated as a leader in the Respect ABQ Women campaign, which successfully defeated an Albuquerque ballot measure that would have banned abortion after twenty…
Lafayette, LA
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NIRH worked with Women with a Vision to use their community mobilization model to convene Black women leaders in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport for a series of four community-focused Reproductive Justice Roundtables. Drawing on the conversations and brainstorming that took place at these events, Women with a…
Raleigh, NC
Learn moreWe’re working in Raleigh, NC, NC to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH supported 2015 efforts by El Pueblo to advocate for comprehensive sex education in Wake County, N.C., under the Healthy Youth Act, which requires local communities to utilize an unbiased and evidence-based sex education curriculum. Focusing on schools that have a high concentration of Latino students, El Pueblo practiced intergenerational…
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In 2017, Pro-Choice NC launched a grassroots campaign in support of a local resolution calling for the repeal of federal and state abortion coverage bans as a step towards economic and reproductive justice in Durham County. Pro-Choice NC kicked off their campaign during the BOLD the Future Week of Action…
Houston, TX
Learn moreWe’re working in Houston, TX, TX to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Lilith Fund is an abortion fund, meaning it helps people pay for abortion care when they cannot afford it. NIRH has worked with the Lilith Fund for many years on advocacy efforts at the state level in Texas and in localities across the state. In 2015, NIRH partnered with…
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Founded in 1995, the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization of more than 150,000 religious and community leaders who support religious freedom, individual liberties and public education. Based in Austin, TFN acts as the state’s watchdog for monitoring far-right issues, organizations, money and leaders. The organization has…
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NIRH has worked with Avow (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Texas) for more than a decade to help build the support system for abortion advocacy and care in Texas. At the state level, Avow has led the charge on the ground to fight for abortion access and reproductive justice. In 2015, Avow…
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The West Fund West Fund works to make abortions accessible and affordable to people in west Texas. NIRH began working with the West Fund in 2017, along with Lilith Fund, Avow, and the Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund to implement a coordinated, multi-city strategy to advance abortion access and build…
Denver, CO
Learn moreWe’re working in Denver, CO, CO to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Denver Teen Pregnancy Prevention Partnership was a nonprofit focused on teen pregnancy prevention and youth sexual health. In 2009, NIRH worked with the Denver Teen Pregnancy Prevention Project to successfully advocate for unanimous passage of a resolution by the Denver Public Schools Board of Education supporting comprehensive sex education.
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Cobalt (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado) is a leading advocacy group in Colorado that fights for reproductive health, rights and justice. In 2019, NIRH worked with Cobalt and COLOR to advance policies that would ensure that all Coloradans, including young people, low-income communities, people of color, public service employees, immigrants, and…
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Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) is a community-rooted organization that works to enable Latinx individuals and their families to lead safe, healthy and self-determined lives. COLOR works to ensure that Latinx individuals and their families are accessing opportunities and resources for the health of mind, body,…
Coconino County, AZ
Learn moreWe’re working in Coconino County, AZ, AZ to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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NIRH worked with CityMatCH from 2018-2020 to lead the Well Women, Well Communities Project addressing systemic barriers to high-quality preventative care. The Coconino County Well Woman Coalition brought together advocacy organizations and community members to form a community advisory boards (CAB) with the goal of fostering stronger relationships and tailoring…
Chicago, IL
Learn moreWe’re working in Chicago, IL, IL to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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The Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) provides financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in Chicago, Illinois, and the Midwest. NIRH has worked with CAF for many years to make access to abortion a reality in Chicago and the surrounding area. In 2022, NIRH partnered with CAF to identify…
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For more than three decades, ICAH has organized and trained young people to advocate for issues that directly affect their lives and communities. ICAH has conducted statewide research, developed resources, changed public policy, and hosted frequent events and training sessions for youth and service providers, always with an emphasis on…
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NIRH has worked with the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of Illinois (ACLU of IL) for several years. In 2019, NIRH partnered with the ACLU of IL to combat misinformation about the Reproductive Health Act. In 2017, the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of Illinois (ACLU of IL),…
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NIRH worked with the University of Chicago Section of Family Planning and Contraception Research, in partnership with EverThrive Illinois, to increase access to abortion in Chicago. In 2013, with NIRH’s support, the University of Chicago created and disseminated an extensive abortion access guide. In 2012, support from NIRH enabled the…
Baltimore, MD
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The Healthy Teen Network is a national membership organization, joined together to support and empower young people to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. In 2010, NIRH partnered with the Healthy Teen Network to host a roundtable in conjunction with the Baltimore Department of Health and local advocates to release their…
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The Black Doula Project, a fund that subsidizes doula costs for Black families in the Baltimore and D.C. area, was founded by two doulas with the objective of improving maternal health education by and for pregnant Black people. NIRH supported The Black Doula Project in developing and launching an informative…
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Reproductive Justice Inside is a statewide project in Maryland to address the needs of systems-involved individuals seeking quality and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare in order to engage in authentic family planning and parenting with dignity. Reproductive Justice Inside (RJ Inside) works with and for systems-involved individuals to improve their…
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NIRH partnered with Pro-Choice Maryland to establish Reproductive Justice Commissions in one city and one municipality in their state. Modeled on the successful campaign that established an RJ Commission in Atlanta, also an NIRH partnership initiative, these RJ Commissions consist of community-based activists, direct service providers, policy advocates, and others…
Oakland, CA
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Founded in 2005, the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative is a statewide grassroots organization that addresses health, environmental, reproductive justice, and other social issues faced by its low-income, female, Vietnamese immigrant and refugee workforce. In 2010, NIRH partnered with the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative to successfully advocate for passage…
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In 2010, NIRH worked with the California School Health Centers Association in Oakland to host a Policymaker Leadership Institute for school board members from cities across California on comprehensive sexual health education.
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Founded in 1989, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) has been at the forefront of building a Reproductive Justice Movement that places the reproductive health and rights of Asian women and girls within a social justice framework. ACRJ promotes and protects reproductive justice through organizing, building leadership capacity, developing alliances, and…
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ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE (ACCESS RJ) removes barriers and builds the power of Californians to achieve reproductive justice. Despite the few legal restrictions on abortion in California, thousands of people still find it nearly impossible to act on these rights or obtain reproductive health care without a struggle. ACCESS RJ believes that reproductive…
Minneapolis, MN
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Founded in 1967 by a small group of doctors, clergy, and community members to assist Minnesota women in accessing abortion care – Our Justice works to provide people with the resources they need now, while also advocating for policy change that would make these resources more available and remove many…
Montgomery, AL
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Aid to Inmate Mothers provides services to Alabama’s incarcerated women with emphasis on enhancing personal growth and strengthening the bonds between inmate mothers and their children. In 2010, Aid to Inmate Mothers implemented a program in Montgomery, AL, that offered reproductive health education courses in prison and connected women to…
Tulare County, CA
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Phoenix, AZ
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Since 1974, Arizona Family Health Partnership (AFHP) has been a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to making reproductive healthcare and education available and accessible to all individuals in Arizona, particularly those lacking resources and traditionally reluctant to seek health care. AFHP helps coordinate the services funded by the federal Title X program and…
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Reproductive Equity Arizona (REA) was a new organization launched in 2019 formed to galvanize support for reproductive justice work across Arizona. With support and guidance from NIRH, REA dove into this work through a coalition-building initiative with ally organizations who lead work on issues such as immigrant, economic, racial, and…
Visalia, CA
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NIRH supported ACT for Women and Girls’ 2015 efforts to advocate for comprehensive sex education in rural Tulare County, the most conservative region of California. ACT positioned youth as leaders and advocates in the relaunch of their sex ed campaign with the new name, “Plan A: Sex Ed for All,”…
New Orleans, LA
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In 2013, NIRH supported the Institute for Women and Ethnic Studies in educating youth, adult stakeholders, and New Orleans residents about comprehensive sex education. The Institute for Women and Ethnic Studies also developed advocacy curricula and began efforts to evaluate implementation in various charter school networks.
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NIRH worked with Women with a Vision to use their community mobilization model to convene Black women leaders in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport for a series of four community-focused Reproductive Justice Roundtables. Drawing on the conversations and brainstorming that took place at these events, Women with a…
Louisville, KY
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Kentucky Health Justice Network (KHJN) builds the power of Kentuckians to achieve reproductive justice. We support this mission through direct support, education and outreach. NIRH partnered with KHJN over several years to finally establish a safety zone protecting abortion clinics in Louisville. The only abortion clinics in Kentucky are in Louisville,…
San Francisco, CA
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Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights, and to reunify families and communities. We build public awareness of structural racism in policing, the courts, and the prison system, and we…
El Paso, TX
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Founded in 1995, the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization of more than 150,000 religious and community leaders who support religious freedom, individual liberties and public education. Based in Austin, TFN acts as the state’s watchdog for monitoring far-right issues, organizations, money and leaders. The organization has…
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The West Fund West Fund works to make abortions accessible and affordable to people in west Texas. NIRH began working with the West Fund in 2017, along with Lilith Fund, Avow, and the Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund to implement a coordinated, multi-city strategy to advance abortion access and build…
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The Lilith Fund is an abortion fund, meaning it helps people pay for abortion care when they cannot afford it. NIRH has worked with the Lilith Fund for many years on advocacy efforts at the state level in Texas and in localities across the state. In 2015, NIRH partnered with…
McAllen, TX
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Whole Woman’s Health Alliance (WWHA) is both an independent abortion clinic offering personalized, high-quality abortion care, as well as a strong advocate and community pillar, becoming the voice of reproductive justice in many communities where the state has attacked the reproductive healthcare system, creating an environment that forces women to…
Baton Rouge, LA
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NIRH worked with Women with a Vision to use their community mobilization model to convene Black women leaders in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport for a series of four community-focused Reproductive Justice Roundtables. Drawing on the conversations and brainstorming that took place at these events, Women with a…
Dallas, TX
Learn moreWe’re working in Dallas, TX, TX to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Founded in 1995, the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization of more than 150,000 religious and community leaders who support religious freedom, individual liberties and public education. Based in Austin, TFN acts as the state’s watchdog for monitoring far-right issues, organizations, money and leaders. The organization has…
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The Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) provides emotional and financial support to people who are seeking abortion care. Starting in 2015, NIRH partnered with the TEA Fund to develop a public awareness campaign, including a partnership with the local arts community, on the need for public funding of abortion care, while…
Memphis, TN
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Memphis Teen Vision (MemTV) is a collaborative effort comprised of Memphis community organizations, agencies, and providers addressing sexual health disparities of pregnant and parenting teens in Shelby County. In 2011, with NIRH’s support, MemTV developed a guide to teen-friendly reproductive health care providers in Memphis — the first of its…
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SisterReach empowers young people to lead healthy lives, raise healthy families, and live in healthy and sustainable communities by using a four-pronged strategy of education, policy and advocacy, culture change, and harm reduction. In 2013, NIRH partnered to help SisterReach create its SisterReach’s Youth Ambassadors (SYAs) program, a youth-led group…
Miami, FL
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In 2012, MI LOLA (Miami) hosted “A Community Conversation on Women’s Reproductive Health,” a roundtable for activists, academics, students, and health care providers. The event focused on the role of religion, health policy, and providers in abortion access, with an emphasis on the barriers faced by Latinas.
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Southern Birth Justice Network (SBJN) is a community organization committed to providing accessible and quality holistic birth care to Black, indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, low-income people, and other marginalized communities. In 2019, SBJN partnered with NIRH to expand the Birth Justice movement in South Florida through public…
Detroit, MI
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MOASH mobilizes youth voices, engages community partners, and informs decision-makers to advance sexual health, identities, and rights across Michigan. NIRH began partnering with MOASH in 2015 to implement its Michigan Youth Rights initiative to reduce the harm of the state’s forced parental consent for abortion law, while also building a…
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Since 2004, Teen HYPE has reached more than 35,000 Detroit-area youth with programming designed to help prepare them for the world. In 2010, NIRH worked with Teen HYPE to create and distribute a guide to teen-friendly health care providers in Detroit.
Milwaukee, WI
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In 2010, with support from NIRH, the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation developed an evaluation tool for their Human Growth and Development curriculum and expanded the number of schools and classrooms receiving the curriculum across Milwaukee.
Cleveland, OH
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Pro-Choice Ohio is committed to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every Ohioan the right to make personal decisions regarding a full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. NIRH has worked with Pro-Choice Ohio (formerly…
Columbus, OH
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Pro-Choice Ohio is committed to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every Ohioan the right to make personal decisions regarding a full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. NIRH has worked with Pro-Choice Ohio (formerly…
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In 2020, NIRH worked with Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, Pro-Choice Ohio, and Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT), in partnership with other coalition members to introduce a non-discrimination ordinance to protect people who live and work in Columbus against retaliation for any reproductive healthcare decision, including but not limited…
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In 2020, NIRH worked with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT), Pro-Choice Ohio, and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, in partnership with other coalition members to introduce a non-discrimination ordinance to protect people who live and work in Columbus against retaliation for any reproductive healthcare decision, including but not limited…
Philadelphia, PA
Learn moreWe’re working in Philadelphia, PA, PA to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 1985, Pennsylvania cut off Medicaid funding for abortion. Abortion Liberation Fund PA (formerly known as the Women’s Medical Fund of PA) was started that year, because the right to abortion is meaningless for those who cannot afford to pay for it. It supports those living in poverty who need…
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Women’s Way is the Greater Philadelphia region’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of women, girls, and gender and racial equity. In 2013, NIRH partnered with Women’s Way to develop a campaign with grassroots supporters and social justice allies to urge passage of a resolution supporting insurance coverage of…
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The Women’s Law Project is a nonprofit public interest legal organization working to defend and advance the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania and beyond. In 2009, they created a guide to passing successful clinic safety zone legislation for local advocates based on successes in Pittsburgh and…
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New Voices for Reproductive Justice is dedicated to transforming society for the holistic health and wellbeing of Black women, girls and gender expansive people, nationally and in Pennsylvania and Ohio. They help dismantle patriarchal anti-Blackness using the tools community organizing, leadership development, and voter engagement. In 2010, NIRH worked with…
Ithaca, NY
Learn moreWe’re working in Ithaca, NY, NY to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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Learn moreWe’re working in Durham County, NC, NC to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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In 2017, Pro-Choice NC launched a grassroots campaign in support of a local resolution calling for the repeal of federal and state abortion coverage bans as a step towards economic and reproductive justice in Durham County. Pro-Choice NC kicked off their campaign during the BOLD the Future Week of Action…
St. Paul, MN
Learn moreWe’re working in St. Paul, MN, MN to expand access to reproductive healthcare.
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MOASH mobilizes youth voices, engages community partners, and informs decision-makers to advance sexual health, identities, and rights across Michigan. NIRH began partnering with MOASH in 2015 to implement its Michigan Youth Rights initiative to reduce the harm of the state’s forced parental consent for abortion law, while also building a…
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In 2009, the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting implemented a science-based, comprehensive sex education curriculum to pilot in middle and high schools.