NAPW's Work

Last night I had the privilege of receiving a National Women’s Health Network’s Barbara Seaman Award for Activism in Women's Health. The National Women’s Health Network created this award to honor one of their founders, Barbara Seaman.

NAPW to Present in New York City
October 01, 2008

The New York Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the New York University School of Law, Student Chapter present: Are a Woman's Rights Compromised Upon Becoming Pregnant? A Discussion on the Employment and Consent to Medical Treatment Rights of Pregnant Women

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
New York University Law School
Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South
Room 210
New York, New York

Speakers on this program are:

Neil A. Capobianco
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Robert F. Julian
Partner, Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi, Pearlman, Julian & Pertz, LLP and retired Justice, New York State Supreme Court

Lynn M. Paltrow
Founder and Executive Director,
National Advocates for Pregnant Women

and

Gillian L. Thomas
Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Momentum

Each year, about 4 million American women become pregnant and decide to carry their pregnancies to term.

Please join me (Lynn Paltrow, NAPW's Executive Director) for:
“Building Our Base: Advancing a Culture of Life that Values the Women Who Give that Life”
A Communications Connection Teleconference and Webinar
WHEN: August 7th, 2008; 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT (11:00am - 12:00pm PDT)
TO SIGN UP: Please visit http://www.

This Sunday, September 16th, NAPW Executive Director Lynn M. Paltrow will be one of the panelists for a Birth Today in New York discussion following a sold-out performance of Birth. This play, based on over one hundred interviews Karen Brody conducted with mothers across America who gave birth between 2000-2004, and directed by Heidi Marshall, tells the true stories of 8 women, painting a portrait of how low-risk, educated women are giving birth in America today.

To answer this and related questions National Advocates for Pregnant Women and more than 60 organizational and individual co-sponsors are holding the National Summit to Ensure the Health and Humanity of Pregnant and Birthing Women, January 18- Sunday, January 21, 2007 at the Hilton Airport Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.

There are over twenty plenaries and workshops at the Summit addressing the question of how we do or do not value pregnant women and mothers.

Demonstrating an extraordinary interest in finding common ground and addressing the shared concerns of pregnant and birthing women -- more than 50 organizations have signed on as formal co-sponsors of this groundbreaking event.

NAPW NATIONAL SUMMIT FLYER AVAILABLE
A beautiful, downloadable flyer announcing the National Summit to Ensure the Health and Humanity of Pregnant and Birthing Women, Thursday, January 18– Sunday, January 21, 2007 at the Hilton Airport Atlanta, Atlanta GA, providing registration information and listing just some of the many amazing co-sponsors is now available!! Please forward it to your e-mail lists, please download it and distribute to all of your networks!

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