Press Releases

NWLC Opposes the Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

October 20, 2003
For Immediate Release: October 20, 2003

Contact: Urmila Subramanyam or CamdenRichards at 202-588-5180

NWLC Opposes the Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

National Women's Law Center Lauds Passage of Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation

October 14, 2003
For Immediate Release: October 14, 2003 Contact: Camden Richards or Margot Friedman at 202-588-5180

National Women's Law CenterLauds Passage of Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation

(Washington, DC) The National Women's Law Center hailed today's strong bipartisan vote of 95-0 in the United States Senate approving comprehensive legislation to ban genetic discrimination in the workplace and in health insurance.

NWLC Disappointed Over Pickering Vote in Senate Judiciary Committee

October 2, 2003

For immediate release: October 2, 2003

Contact: Alex Zavala or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

NWLC Disappointed Over PickeringVote

In Senate Judiciary Committee

States Must Do More to Stop Smoking Among Women and Girls

September 30, 2003

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2003

Contact: Camden Richards or Lela Shepard at 202-588-5180

STATES MUST DO MORE TO STOP SMOKING AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS

Statement of Neena Chaudhry, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center

States Failing to Meet Nation's Goals for Reducing Smoking Among Women & Girls

September 30, 2003

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2003

Contact: Lela Shepard or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

States Failing to Meet Nation's Goals for Reducing Smoking Among Women & Girls

State-by-State Report Card Highlights Need for More Action by the States

Statement of Michelle Berlin, M.D., on Women and Smoking: A National and State-by-State Report Card

September 30, 2003

STATEMENT OF

MICHELLE BERLIN, M.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY,OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH

The most striking finding of this report is that so many women are still smoking. Despite some of the strongest medical evidence known about the adverse health effects of smoking, such as lung cancer, more than 20 percent of U.S. women still smoke.

State and Federal Smoking Policies are Letting Women and Girls Down, New Study Finds

September 30, 2003

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2003

Contact: Camden Richards or Lela Shepard at 202-588-5180

STATE AND FEDERAL SMOKING POLICIES ARE LETTING WOMEN AND GIRLS DOWN, NEW STUDY FINDS

Statement of Judy Waxman, Vice President of Health, National Women's Law Center

New Census Data Shows Largest Increase in Poverty in a Decade, Says Fair Taxes For All Coalition

September 26, 2003

NWLC Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject the Nomination of Pickering for the 5th Circuit - Again

September 24, 2003

For immediate release: September 24, 2003

Contact: Camden Richards or Margot Friedman at 202-588-5180

NWLC Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject the Nomination of Pickeringfor the 5th Circuit-Again

Senate Fix On Child Tax Credits Voted Down in the House

September 17, 2003