Nancy Northup

Nancy Northup (born 1960) is an American political activist. She is the president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, an abortion rights organization, in New York City.

Nancy Northup in 2016

Quotes

• The Constitution protects every woman's right to make her own decisions about whether and when to end a pregnancy
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• No one should be forced to delay health care because politicians have the audacity to presume to know what is best for a woman and her family.
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• This is yet another in a relentless barrage of attacks to block women's access to constitutionally protected abortion services
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• "People need room to learn, to reflect, to strengthen, and you need a strong organization to do that"
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• "The consequences of a Roe reversal would be devastating. Over 20 states would prohibit abortion outright. Eleven states —including Mississippi — currently have trigger bans on the books which would instantaneously ban abortion if Roe is overturned"
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• "There is no question that today’s decision will harm those who already face the greatest barriers to health care"
  • [6] Nancy Northup, regarding the ruling by a New Orleans federal appeals court that upheld a Texas law banning a commonly used second-trimester abortion method