Dear John, The National Institute for Reproductive Health and the NIRH Action Fund are proud to announce a new 17-state initiative, which will work to forge meaningful abortion access, address worsening pregnancy-related mortality, and create solutions that mitigate the harm caused by abortion bans. NIRH’s work, in partnership with state and local advocates, resulted in record numbers of states and localities passing reproductive health care funding initiatives. In year two of a post-Roe reality, this 17-state initiative builds on our work nationwide to address gaps in reproductive health and rights that disproportionately impact people of color, people with low incomes, women, and other marginalized communities. Two-thirds of NIRH initiatives are led by reproductive justice organizations and organizations whose leaders are Black, Indigenous, and people of color, the experts in the communities disproportionately impacted by abortion bans and by the worsening pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity crises. NIRH believes investing in work that centers the people and communities most harmed by bans, restrictions, and inequitable access to care will lead to meaningful and long-term improvements in health outcomes for everyone. Meet the advocates working in these 17 states: Focusing on Meaningful Access to Abortion Care: California: ACCESS Reproductive Justice and DuPont Clinic Colorado: Cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Michigan: YWCA Kalamazoo Minnesota: Our Justice Montana: Blue Mountain Clinic New Jersey: Cherry Hill Women’s Center, National Council of Jewish Women - Essex County, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey New York: NIRH Action Fund with a coalition of groups across the state New Mexico: Cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Arizona: Asian Pacific Community in Action and Desert Star Institute for Family Planning Florida: Cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Georgia: Amplify Georgia Collaborative, SisterLove, and a cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Missouri: Abortion Action Missouri Foundation New York: Just Making a Change (JMAC) for Families in New York North Carolina: El Pueblo Ohio: New Voices for Reproductive Justice and Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN), and a cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Pennsylvania: Cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Texas: Cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations Virginia: Cohort of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations In solidarity, ANDREA MILLER President National Institute for Reproductive Health If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Purpose. Power. Progress. |