National Advocates for Pregnant Women Inc
Mission
Pregnancy Justice works to ensure that no one loses their rights because of pregnancy or because of their capacity for pregnancy, focusing on pregnant people who are most at risk of state control and criminalization: those who are low-income, of color, and drug-using. We've maintained this mission since we were first established in 2001 as National Advocates for Pregnant Women.
Ruling year
2001
Executive Director
Ms. Lynn M Paltrow J.D.
Main address
575 8th Ave, Suite 700
New York, NY 10018 USA
EIN
52-2282183
NTEE code
Reproductive Rights (R61)
Women's Rights (R24)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Pregnancy Justice works to ensure that no one loses their rights because of pregnancy or because of their capacity for pregnancy, focusing on pregnant people who are most at risk of state control and criminalization: those who are low-income, of color, and drug-using. We seek to minimize the harm of the criminal legal system and family policing system, keep families together, and protect against other forms of state control and violence.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Legal Advocacy
Pregnancy Justice is the leading organization providing pro-bono (free) criminal defense and legal representation for people who have been arrested, detained, or forced to undergo medical interventions because they are pregnant or because of any pregnancy outcome including birth, miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion.
Public Education
Pregnancy Justice wins cases and brings new constituencies to the fight for reproductive and social justice through our public education and strategic communications work.
Organizing
Pregnancy Justice uses all of our legal cases and advocacy efforts as opportunities to empower local activists and women who are directly affected ;to support grassroots and state based organizations; and to mobilize grasstops advocates.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients assisted with legal needs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Pregnant people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Directly represented or provided legal case support to 30 people facing pregnancy-related criminalization.
Number of referrals to resources offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Legal Advocacy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Provided resources, referrals, know-your-rights information, or direct assistance to 200+ people who contacted us for help.
Number of legal briefs written
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Legal Advocacy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Filed 4 amicus briefs on behalf of dozens of medical experts, public health experts, drug policy experts, reproductive justice advocates, and others in support of cases.
Number of people trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Legal Advocacy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Trained 6,500+ local healthcare providers, criminal defense attorneys, public defenders, prosecutors, social workers, policymakers, and child welfare workers on the frontlines.
Number of reports written/published
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Legal Advocacy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Released 8 groundbreaking reports and analyses that were widely cited by news outlets.
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Criminal Defense of Pregnant People
Protecting Pregnant People's Constitutional and Civil Rights
Legal Advocacy, Coalition Building, and Public Education
Research and Documentation
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Pregnancy Justice defends people who are charged with crimes because of pregnancy or any pregnancy outcome — including birth, miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion — through direct representation and strategic legal advocacy.
We defend constitutional and civil rights by challenging laws and actions that violate pregnant people's rights and diminish their full personhood.
Every case we litigate is an opportunity to mobilize local public health, medical, and social justice experts and advocates. We also center the experiences of criminalized people and engage in responsible narrative shifting to educate policymakers, practitioners, and the public.
We document and analyze every case of pregnancy-related criminalization in the country and use our findings to inform legal strategy, academic research, and policy.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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National Advocates for Pregnant Women Inc
Board of directorsas of 01/30/2023
JD Sarah Burns
New York University School of Law
Nancy R Aries
Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College
Jennifer L Morgan
New York University
Hytham Imseis
Khiara Bridges
UC Berkeley School of Law.
Carl Hart
Columbia University
Karen Sauvigné
Ria Tabacco Mar
ACLU's Women's Rights Project
Carmelyn P. Malalis
Julie Ehrlich
Mellon Foundation
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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