Reproductive Justice and Health Equity
To support women’s health and reproductive freedom, we focus on understanding the economic impacts of health access restrictions, our national maternal health crisis, and the racial disparities blocking health care access for people of color.
Post-Roe, Employees Want—and Expect—Businesses to Help with Reproductive Health Access
A new IWPR survey of 10,000 adults, conducted with Morning Consult and the Center for Reproductive Rights, shows that abortion bans are deeply unpopular, particularly among younger individuals and those planning to have children soon, who prefer to work in areas where reproductive rights [...]
New Study Shows Brain Drain In States With Abortion Bans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2025 Media Contacts: IWPR: Chandler Rollins 202-785-5100 Center for Reproductive Rights: center.press@reprorights.org NEW STUDY SHOWS BRAIN DRAIN IN STATES WITH ABORTION BANS A critical part of the workforce—young people who want to have families—are leaving states with abortion bans [...]
Why Are States Trying to Bury the Truth About Preventable Deaths of Pregnant Women?
Maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) can play a critical role in counting and documenting maternal deaths, understanding why they occurred, and supporting evidence-based solutions to the US maternal health crisis. Sadly, instead of supporting this important work, some states are trying to push their [...]
Statement from Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, IWPR President and CEO, on the passing of Cecile Richards:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2025 Contact: Chandler Rollins 314-610-0896 Statement from Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on the passing of Cecile Richards: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Cecile Richards, an absolute giant [...]
