National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund

06/02/2026

Everybody scream: ABORTION ACCESS FOR ALL!

We admire Florence Welch for using her tour with Florence + The Machine to uplift and support access to reproductive health care and for sharing her own personal abortion story. 🧡

05/30/2026

The systematic undermining of midwifery in the United States did not happen by accident — it was a power grab rooted in white supremacy and, patriarchy as a way to justify controlling the female body.

However, despite this targeted persecution, midwives have continued to provide dignified care, informed by ancestral expertise and centering the birthing person.

All communities deserve safe and culturally competent reproductive health care, which includes access to midwives and doula care.

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05/27/2026

Alabama birth centers remain steadfast in providing equitable, essential care — even as they face legal turmoil.

This month, the Alabama Supreme Court declined to weigh in on a decision that could allow Alabama to subject birth centers to burdensome regulations, interfering with pregnant people’s personal health care decisions. Birth centers and the midwives and physicians who work in them provide culturally competent care, life-saving support, and safe environments for Black patients and people from rural communities to give birth.

The critical role that midwives and birth centers play in maternal health outcomes is why NIRH is working with a coalition of birth workers, mutual aid organizations, reproductive justice groups, and lactation experts to advance policies that support birth workers in Alabama.

Together, these policies can help increase access to midwives and keep birth centers open — so every person can make the best choices for their health and their future.

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05/21/2026

It's important to practice safety, both on and off the ice. 🏒

When you find a contraception that works for you and your lifestyle, that's the real deal!

05/21/2026

No one should be shackled in labor or forced to give birth without privacy and dignity.
One way to address this is by passing A.1670-B/S.2667-C in NY, which will further prevent the shackling of pregnant people and better protect the health, safety, and dignity of birthing, pregnant, and postpartum people in carceral settings.
Call the Assembly switchboard: 518-455-4100 and ask for Speaker Heastie
Call the Senate switchboard: 518-455-2800 and ask for Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins

Tell them to pass A.1670-B/S.2667-C before the end of the session.
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A woman who was nine months pregnant was in court on low-level charges, raising questions about why she was discharged from a hospital before the hearing.

05/20/2026

Alabama’s Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on a decision that could allow Alabama to subject birth centers to burdensome regulations that interfere with pregnant people's personal health care decisions.

Birth centers and the midwives and physicians who work in them provide culturally competent, life-saving care. They provide a safe and supportive birthing environment for Black patients, people with low incomes, and all their clients. NIRH is working with a coalition of birth workers, mutual aid organizations, reproductive justice organizations, and lactation experts to advance policies that support birth workers in the state.

Together, these policies can help increase the availability of midwives and help birth centers keep their doors open.

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Case will continue in the lower court to protect access to essential midwifery care in birth centers across the state

05/15/2026

What an incredible event! The NIRH Champions Honors Luncheon was an inspiring and energizing gathering where we honored our 2026 honorees and recommitted to a future where health care is accessible and protected.

This event served as a powerful reminder that our movement is more than ready for the fight ahead. Reproductive freedom is won when we work in partnership with one another.

Thank you to our honorees, our sponsors, and our hardworking staff for an impactful afternoon!

05/15/2026

Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting this year’s Champions Honors!

Your support makes this celebration possible and helps NIRH fuel the fight for reproductive freedom and lasting change in communities across the country.

05/14/2026

The Supreme Court's decision to maintain telehealth access to mifepristone preserves a critical pathway to care, including for patients living in states with abortion bans for whom telehealth can be a critical access point. It does not, however, erase the broader threat facing medication abortion care.

Telehealth has been a critical pathway to care, particularly for people in rural areas and those navigating travel to clinics, time off work, or child care. The evidence has long shown that mifepristone is safe, effective, and an essential part of reproductive and miscarriage care.

This case continues, and Trump and his allies will also continue their attacks. The fact that patients’ ability to access this medication can hinge on week-to-week court decisions and the whims of anti-abortion politicians underscores how relentless the attack on reproductive freedom has become. States committed to defending reproductive freedom must act now to defend against future attacks by shielding providers from out-of-state prosecution for providing abortion care, safeguarding patient data from surveillance, and ensuring that people can afford care in the face of escalating attacks.

Louisiana had sued the FDA in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotely

05/14/2026

is a time to celebrate the strength, resilience, and well-being of women everywhere. But it’s also a reminder that access to abortion is a fundamental part of women’s health care — because health care should be safe, private, and on our own terms.

Reproductive rights are health rights. Bodily autonomy is dignity. And no one should ever be forced to carry a pregnancy against their will.

This week — and every week — let’s speak up for equitable, compassionate, and accessible health care for all women. 🧡