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Press Releases / September 9, 2021

Women Mobilize Against Texas Abortion Ban

Today, the National Organization for Women - NY mobilized with members, allies, and elected leaders to send a clear message that the Texas abortion ban is unconstitutional and dangerous to the lives of women and people in need of reproductive healthcare in the U.S. The law, which went into effect on September 1st, is the most extreme ban in effect in the country, ending access to abortion after just six weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. Since most women don’t even yet know they are pregnant at six weeks, the law effectively ends abortion in the state of Texas.

Press Releases / September 1, 2021

TEXAS BANS MOST ABORTIONS

Texas Senate Bill #SB8 will go into effect on September 1st, ending access to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and creating a hostile legal environment that would allow anyone to sue abortion providers and “aiders and abetters” in civil court.“ This extreme new ban is an assault on women’s lives and dignity,” said Sonia Ossorio, president of NOW-NY. “It’s unconstitutional, and it sets a dangerous course for many states."

Blog / October 27, 2020

Supreme Court redefined & our rights in peril

Ultra-conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed and sworn in to the Supreme Court. Republicans rushed through her confirmation, swearing her in eight mere days before a presidential election in which Americans have already cast 62 million votes nationwide. Barrett will replace the seat vacated by the venerable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a feminist icon whose last wish was that the next president be able to choose her replacement. Here's what you need to know.