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In 1993, the National Organization for Women adopted a resolution in support of a national single-payer health care plan because we believed that this was the most efficient and affordable way to provide health care coverage to everyone. We still believe…
The National Organization for Women is proud to endorse the grassroots National Equality March taking place in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2009. In the 21st century, it is simply outrageous not to have full equality under the law for all people, includ…
Your voice is urgently required: Baucus bill is profit-driven insurance industry dream! In an attempt to write a bipartisan health care reform bill, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, has produced a bill that fails to effectively solve problems in our dysfunctional health care system and is unlikely to overcome strident right-wing opposition, anyway.
The National Organization for Women is proud to stand with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) in support of legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) -- a discriminatory law that is deceptive and harmful. Under DOMA, same-sex couples who legally w…
President Barack Obama's address to Congress and the people of the United States resonates at a time when people are fed up with the health care status quo because it is not working. The National Organization for Women is pleased President Obama mentione…
Bayer, the maker of One-A-Day Teen Advantage, is peddling sex-specific vitamins that claim to promote healthy muscle function for him and healthy skin for her.
Tell President Obama that you want to have a strong public health insurance plan and that you are depending upon his unwavering support. Call the White House TODAY at 202-456-1111 or send an email!
Women's safety advocates were stunned to hear in late July that California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) line item-vetoed $20 million from the state budget which would have funded 94 domestic violence (DV) shelters and centers. The cut would…
Today, National Organization for Women President Terry O'Neill said that the recent dramatic rise in incidents involving domestic violence, family murder-suicides and child abuse amounts to an urgent national crisis. To address the recession-fueled incre…
An email from NOW President Terry O'Neill as she responds to Chris Brown's interview on Larry King.
From NOW President Terry O'Neill: "I need you to share your story. Has private insurance failed to cover your health care? Is your insurance company refusing to cover your birth control? Was your pregnancy declared a pre-existing condition? Are you on…
NOW President Terry O'Neill will be on the Rachel Maddow show September 1, 2009 at 9:30 PM EST to discuss where women's rights are in health care reform. Michelle Goldberg's blog post, The Latest Health Care Lie, will be used as a launching point for the…
For decades Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was the Senate's strongest advocate for women's rights and gay rights. Of the more than 300 bills that the senator and his staff wrote and helped pass into law, many were directed at promoting equality and making th…
On Aug. 26, Women's Equality Day, advocates for ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), called on President Barack Obama and members of the U.S. Senate to take action. The U.S. is one of ver…


