An Act Prohibiting Adverse Actions Against Health Care Providers for Providing Certain Health Care Services Thank you for joining Reproductive Equity Now in our advocacy efforts during the 2024 Legislative Session! Below are directions on how to submit written testimony, how to sign up to testify at the public hearing, and a testimony template with helpful talking points and information. If you need additional assistance navigating this guide, writing your testimony, or any additional questions, please email our CT State Director Liz Gustafson, lgustafson@reproequity.org. UPCOMING ACTION ..read more

In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to honor the Black leaders who founded the Reproductive Justice movement, which inspires, activates, and guides the work Reproductive Equity Now does across New England to advance reproductive equity from a holistic, justice-driven perspective.  What is Reproductive Justice? Reproductive Justice is centered around three core human rights:  The right not to have children using safe birth control, abortion, or abstinence The right to have children under the conditions we choose The right to parent children in safe, loving, supportive com ..read more

Where We Are: The Maternal Mortality Crisis Both maternal and infant mortality is on the rise in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics recently released a report detailing how infant mortality has risen for the first time in the last two decades. Additionally, the American Medical Association has reported that maternal deaths (deaths resulting from a live birth) in 2019 nearly doubled that of the rate in 1999. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that between 2011 and 2021, severe maternal morbidity nearly doubled, with the highest rates of delivery com ..read more

Repro Equity Now is so excited to announce our official expansion into New Hampshire and Connecticut! As we continue our work to advance reproductive equity in Massachusetts, we see immediate opportunity for impact in both the Granite and Nutmeg states. This expansion reflects the urgency we face in demanding, protecting, and expanding abortion access and reproductive equity for everyone. The abortion and reproductive rights landscape has changed a lot in the last two years, even here in New England. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, we saw a massive push from anti-ab ..read more

October 20, 2022 | Reproductive Equity Now In the face of nationwide attacks on reproductive health care, Massachusetts is standing up and expanding access to emergency contraception.  In July, the state passed An Act Expanding Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care, which included major provisions to make emergency contraception more affordable and accessible across the state. One key provision from that bill was a statewide standing order for emergency contraception. Let’s take a look at what that means: What is a standing order? Standing orders are useful public health ..read more

October 5, 2022 | Reproductive Equity Now No one should ever be turned away from accessing abortion care because they cannot afford it. The Cost Barrier to Abortion Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, the cost of accessing abortion nationwide is rising, exponentially. People looking for abortion care are left footing an enormous bill.  Today, abortion is now completely banned in 14 U.S. states while severely restricted in many others. Check back tomorrow and that number is likely to have changed. The result: Patients are being forced to wait weeks for ..read more