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The Right to Contraception and Why We Need to Protect It (Blog)

6/24/2025

The right to contraception is currently protected in the United States by a combination of federal court cases and state legislation. Tens of millions of women and other people of reproductive age…

League of Women Voters highlights importance of health care rights (News Clips)

1/24/2023

This story was originally published by WIFR. It’s been seven months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, escalating debate over reproductive rights. Women’s reproductive rights has been a back-and-…

Health Care Reform (Topic Page)

Every US resident should have access to affordable, quality health care, including birth control and the privacy to make reproductive choices.  

LWVUS Urges Congress to Reject Appropriations Riders Restricting Reproductive or Gender-affirming Health Care (Legal Document)

9/29/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to reject any appropriations bills that contained riders restricting access to essential health care including…

Dottye Ricks: Reject the deceit, misinformation, and just plain hogwash (News Clips)

10/30/2022

This piece was originally published in VTDigger. This commentary is by Dottye Ricks of Barre Town, a Reproductive Liberty Amendment liaison for the League of Women Voters, of which she’s been a…

The Hyde Amendment: An Abortion Barrier Hiding in Plain Sight (Blog)

9/28/2023

The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funding for most abortions. As a result, most people enrolled in public health programs cannot use their health care coverage to pay for abortion…

League Sends Letter of Support on Title X to House and Senate (Legal Document)

3/30/2016

The League joined with 61 other health care and reproductive rights organizations in support of $327 million in funding for the Title X Family Planning program in a letter to House and Senate…

LWVUS and More than 140 Diverse Nonprofits Call on President Bident to Act for Publication of the Equal Rights Amendment (Legal Document)

12/16/2024

The League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 140 diverse nonprofit organizations leading in women's, reproductive, LGBTQIA+, civil, and human rights sent a letter to President Biden…

Reproductive Freedom for All v. Board of State Canvassers (Legal Case)

4/5/2023

LWV Michigan filed an amicus brief against an attempt to block a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom

REPORT: Trends from 2023's Legislative Sessions (Blog)

3/13/2024

The legislative landscape of 2023 was a whirlwind of activity, with new laws that both empower and challenge democracy on the fronts of voting rights, reproductive rights, and so much more. Our…