Despite national and international developments that make many of us feel less than hopeful, NAPW has had a number of victories that remind us of the need to celebrate the accomplishments we have had.
NY: Rinat Dray v. Staten Island University Hospital et al.
NY: Rinat Dray v. Staten Island University Hospital et al.
December 23, 2014
Dray v. Staten Island University Hospital et al., Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae (12/23/2014)
PRESS RELEASE: Florida Hospital Says It Will Force Pregnant Woman to Have Cesarean Surgery
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2014
Contact: Farah Diaz-Tello
(212) 255-9252; (347) 829-4226
fdt@advocatesforpregnantwomen.
FL: Jennifer Goodall vs. Comprehensive Women’s Health et al.
FL: Jennifer Goodall vs. Comprehensive Women’s Health et al.
July 24, 2014
Goodall Complaint
Motion for TRO and Proposed form of TRO
Goodall Memo
Declaration of Howard Minkoff with Exhibits
Declaration of Hytham Imseis with Exhibits
Declaration of Jennifer Goodall with Exhibits
Declaration of Mary Faith Marshall with Exhibits
Order Denying Temporary Restraining Order
Forcing Pregnant Women to Have Cesarean Surgery Is Never Justified
NAPW advocates for all pregnant women, including those who want to end a pregnancy and have an abortion, those who suffer miscarriages or stillbirths, and those who go to term.
Media Breakthrough – How Anti-Abortion Measures Harm All Pregnant Women
As many of you know, The New York Times recently ran a front page story about the Alicia Beltran case that NAPW helped to file with lead counsel, Wisconsin Attorney Linda S. Vanden Heuvel, and the Reproductive Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law.
Guest Post: Your Epidural is Against the Law: What Alabama Women and Doctors Need to Know
By Dr. Pippa Abston, cross-posted with permission.
We have one more day of Alabama’s 2013 legislative session, when it is still possible to ward off the ghastly specter of Foreign Law from being forced upon us.
Press Statement: Florida Doctor Threat of Arrest of Pregnant Woman Dangerous and Without Legal Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
March 6, 2013
CONTACT: Farah Diaz-Tello
212-255-9252 ext. 31
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Press Statement
Florida Doctor Threat of Arrest of Pregnant Woman Dangerous and Without Legal Authority
Tampa, Florida: Ms. Lisa Epsteen, a Florida woman who is pregnant, reached out today to National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) for advice.
Project Prevention: Mothers and Children Speak Out
Project Prevention, originally known as C.R.A.C.K. (Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity) is often described as a program that offers $300 for current and former drug users to get sterilized or to use certain long-acting birth control methods. It was founded by Barbara Harris.
Superior Court of New Jersey has ruled in favor of VM
We are happy to report that the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has ruled in favor of VM in New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services vs. V.M. and B.G.. In the Matter of J.M.G.
In this case, a VM's refusal to sign a consent form for cesarean surgery led to hospital interventions and a report of abuse to child welfare authorities.