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Local Reproductive Freedom Index: Evaluating US Cities 2019

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Health

This report evaluates health policies in 50 cities across the United States in 2019. It assigns each city a score ranging from zero to five stars based on a range of indicators related to reproductive health, rights, and justice. This report also discusses the "Model City," a realistic...

Providing Contraceptive Implants at Time of Medication Abortion: A Case Study from Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) Massachusetts

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Health

Providing Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) during medication abortion visits can reduce the number of visits a patient is required to obtain LARC, thereby reducing barriers to access. This report describes the steps taken by the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts...

Crisis, Experimentation, and Prosperity: A Year of Policy Advocacy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level Other

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas -

This publication compiles all the policy analysis conducted and published by ProGov21 for the year of 2023. It includes policy roadmaps for local public officials addressing issues of equity, reproductive health, immigration, land use, public finance, regional coordination, housing,...

Supporting Contextualized Resilience as a Buffer to Structural Violence and a Bridge to Healthier Birth Outcomes

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Structural violence reduces health outcomes through systemic stratification along race, class, and gender. People exposed to more structural violence are disproportionately likely to experience preterm birth. This report illustrates the role of structural violence in creating adverse...

Gaining Ground Series: Proactive Legislation in the States at Midyear, 2021

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

This report highlights several examples of proactive state policies that were enacted to improve abortion access in the first half of 2021. This report also discusses steps states have taken to mitigate racial disparities in maternal health. Policies aim to increase public awareness...

Recommendations for Title V Programs: Co-Creating an Equitable Future with the Wisdom of Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Title V MCH Services Block Grant programs provide funding for three categories of essential services--direct, enabling, and public health services--but requires funded programs to be "family-centered, community-based and culturally competent." This report examines the methodologies...

Declaring Abortion Provider Appreciation Day in Your Community: A Proclamation Toolkit.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Education, Health

This toolkit is designed to assist organizers, and advocates, and abortion providers, looking to pass a proclamation officially recognizing March 10 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day." This resource features a step-by-step procedure for advocating for passing the proclamation...

NIRH Earned Media Toolkit

Type Article

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, National, Other Boards and Agencies, School Board, School District, State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Health

This resource provides guidance to reproductive health and justice advocates as they engage with "earned media," or publicity obtained through unpaid means such as op-eds, news story quotes and press conferences. It discusses best practices for conducting outreach, preparing for media...

Transforming Approaches to Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Optimal Community Impact

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Organizations conducting research on and proposing policy solutions to structural inequalities in maternal and child care often fail to integrate the perspectives of the people being studied into their work. This report explores reasons to include the perspectives of research subjects...

Setting the Record Straight on the RHA

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) New York

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Health

On January 22, 2019, New York enacted the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) decriminalizing and safeguarding abortion and ensuring greater access to reproductive health care. This policy brief clears up common misconceptions regarding the RHA. Contrary to misinformation circulating about...

The Oregon Preterm Birth Rate in Context: Zooming in Spatially and Racially

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Following the release of the March of Dimes annual report on progress to improve the health of moms and babies, the only state to receive an "A" was Oregon. This report studies the approach taken by Oregon to address racial and systemic inequality preventing better maternal, prenatal,...

State Legislators and Abortion Stories: A Toolkit for Transformation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level County

State(s) All States

Source SiX Action

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families, Health, Democracy & Governance

Storytelling is a vulnerable way to share experiences and listen to another's perspective, particularly to shift a narrative and build connections between communities. Since the beginning of time, families and communities have used oral storytelling and written stories to share family...

State and Local Leaders Must Act Now for Abortion Justice: State and Municipal Funding for Abortion

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Health

When states and cities allocate funding for abortion and other reproductive health care, they can alleviate financial and logistical barriers faced by local residents and ensure that people both within and outside of their community receive essential and time-sensitive care. This...

Polling on Abortion Access in Arizona and Pennsylvania

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Arizona, Pennsylvania

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

This brief presents key takeaways from an abortion related poll conducted in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Findings demonstrate widespread support for abortion access in both states. It finds that voters across the political spectrum want abortion to remain legal; want patient experiences...

Local Reproductive Freedom Index 2021

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

This report evaluates health policies in 50 cities across the United States from 2019 to 2020. It assigns each city a score ranging from zero to five stars based on a range of indicators related to reproductive health, rights, and justice and highlights ten initiatives to improve...

Building Blocks for Change: A Primer on Local Advocacy for Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

This report provides suggestions for advocates looking to protect and strengthen reproductive rights locally. In this report, the National Institute for Reproductive Health identifies initiatives to improve abortion access, health care coverage, and youth health that have been proven...

Increasing Access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception and Protecting Patient Autonomy: A Resource for Evaluating LARC Public Policy Initiatives

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

Policies aimed to increase access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants must include safeguards to protect against reproductive coercion. To ensure that legislation protects the autonomy and respect of patients, this resource...

Communities Fighting Back Against Extreme Abortion Bans

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Texas

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

This brief provides municipal policy recommendations for local authorities looking to fight back against anti-abortion laws and protect abortion access in their communities. Recommendations include allocating municipal funding towards abortion care, supporting abortion funds, and...

Polling: New Jersey's Reproductive Freedom Act

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) New Jersey

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

This brief presents key findings from a poll conducted by Change Research. Overall, it finds that New Jersey residents are strongly supportive of the Reproductive Freedom Act, and abortion rights in general. Findings reveal that an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters do not...

2022 Midyear Report - Gaining Ground: Proactive Legislation in the States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Heath

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement, Health

After the Supreme Court's decision revoking the constitutional right to abortion, many state and local leaders have taken action to preserve access to reproductive care in their communities. This report discusses five trends in proactive reproductive legislation between January and...

2022 New York City Ordinance 0466-2022 Prohibiting Use of City Resources for Abortion Enforcement

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

This ordinance prohibits the use of city resources to enforce abortion restrictions. In particular, city resources may not be utilized to detain abortion providers or to cooperate or provide information to individuals or out-of-state agencies that would confirm, deny, or identify...

2019 San Francisco Ordinance 200-19 Banning City-Funded Travel to and Contracts Involving States with Restrictive Abortion Laws

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement, Health

This ordinance amendment prohibits the City from funding any travel to states that have banned abortion prior to the viability of the fetus. It also prohibits the city from making contracts with organizations headquartered in states that have enacted similarly restrictive abortion...

2022 New York City Local Law 507 Providing No Cost Medication Abortions at Public Health Clinics.

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Health

This local law requires the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost for patients at its health clinics. This law also mandates that the department provide counseling services and make timely referrals to family planning...

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