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National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) works to secure the human and civil rights, health and welfare of all women, focusing particularly on pregnant and parenting women, and those who are most vulnerable - low income women, women of color, and drug-using women.

Roe v. Wade, "New" Science, & the Old Geography of Pregnancy



Hooray for the birth of baby Om! Congratulations!

Kate_Om.jpgNAPW staff attorney and first time mother Kathrine Jack and her newborn son.


Welcome to the world baby Rio! Congratulations to Farah and her growing family!

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NAPW legal fellow in birthing rights, Farah Diaz-Tello, pictured at home with newborn son.

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Supreme Court Declares Corporate Personhood. Is Fetal Personhood Next?

January 22, 2010

While pregnant women have yet to be recognized as full persons under the Constitution, and while anti-abortion groups push relentlessly for recognition of fetal personhood under the Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a significant step towards recognizing corporate personhood under the Constitution by extending First Amendment free speech protections to corporations seeking to influence elections. The 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission overturned approximately 100 years of precedents and reminds us, on this 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, that no constitutional precedent is secure.

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Thanks Susan Jenkins for this Holiday Season Observation

December 23, 2009


Arresting pregnant women is bad for babies: Kentucky Case Progresses and Advocates Speak Out

December 9, 2009


NAPW Advocating on Behalf of Precious Women

November 27, 2009


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