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NOW Supports President Biden’s Latest Guidelines On Reproductive Rights

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Washington D.C. – President Biden announced new guidelines on reproductive rights 100 days after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the second meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access. The task force members comprised of top OB-GYNs shared powerful statements on how the current abortion bans prevent them from providing the best care to their patients, the negative impact felt in the medical community in the form of burnout, and the harmful toll that this has taken on the lives of the most vulnerable populations in our country.   

As the Biden Administration continues to create space for pregnant people, healthcare providers, and communities affected by the lack of reproductive care, they are also working to institute a policy that moves our nation closer to codifying a national law that protects abortion. Their new actions from this most recent convening include allocating $6 million in grants from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand abortion services and sending guidance from the Department of Education to universities reminding them of their duties to protect their students.   

There is no reason why our nation’s medical doctors must choose between practicing safe, crucial reproductive rights and practicing in a state that they call home. There is no reason why a woman should fear for her life in pursuit of reproductive healthcare. There is no reason why people should not have a say over the body they govern. NOW thanks the Biden Administration for their efforts in codifying human rights and pushing for a national law protecting all reproductive healthcare. 

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May 14th Bans Off Our Bodies

Our Worst Fears Confirmed

Abortion is still legal. It’s still your right. But the Supreme Court is prepared to end your constitutional right to abortion. Our country is facing an abortion access crisis.

By this summer, 26 states could move to ban abortion — affecting 36 million women, plus more people who can become pregnant. This is personal.

May 14th – we rally.

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Florida NOW Statement Calling on Ron DeSantis as Governor of the Supposed “Free State of Florida”, to Veto Abortion Ban Bill.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2022

Contact: Kat Duesterhaus | communications@flnow.org | 772-267-6353

Orlando – Today, Debbie Deland, president of Florida National Organization for Women, released the following statement in anticipation of HB 5, Florida’s abortion ban bill, arriving on the Governor’s desk for approval or veto.

Statement from Debbie Deland, president of Florida NOW:

“Ron DeSantis travels the state crusading for his version of freedom. He admonishes young people to remove masks and school systems to end Covid safety protocols to protect liberty. Throughout the pandemic, he has seen such measures as limiting Floridians’ ability to live their lives freely, inhibiting our pursuit of happiness.

“Yet, this same man has promised to sign the most draconian of restrictions on bodily autonomy in Florida history. The abortion ban bill he is waiting to hit his desk for signature criminalizes doctors who offer abortion care to patients beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for most fetal abnormalities or for survivors of rape or incest.

“A long-held principle of the National Organization for Women is our affirmation that reproductive rights are issues of life and death, not mere matters of ‘choice’. The right to abortion is fundamental to a person’s participation in the social and economic life of the nation. Generations have relied on this right to shape their lives and futures.

“Floridians do not need cruel bans that result in the criminalization of medical care. Every person and every pregnancy is different. The complexities of this must be acknowledged. Patients’ and families’ decisions must be listened to and respected. One-size-fits-all restrictions have no place in health care delivery or the state’s public health laws.

“NOW knows that access to safe and legal abortion is a cornerstone to reproductive justice. Restricting reproductive rights is anti-justice, anti-public health, and anti-liberty. Governor DeSantis, the leader of the supposed ‘freedom state’ of Florida must veto HB 5.”