Current Status - Missouri
As of June 2026, Missouri remains at the center of several major debates involving reproductive rights, healthcare access, voting policy, and gender-identity issues. Most notably, Missouri voters will decide …
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The Women's Rights Data Initiative tracks how laws and policies shaping women's rights are evolving across the United States. Through dashboards, maps, and fact-based analysis, we explain what's happening — and why it matters.
How five states are creating insurance models for menopause treatment
If you live in New Jersey, your health insurer is now required by law to cover hormone therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, bone density screenings, and mental health care related …
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Why constitutional amendments matter in 2026
Across the country, state constitutions are becoming the new battleground for women’s rights, covering everything from abortion and reproductive healthcare to equal protection and voting access. Advocates on all …
New law offers a blueprint for replacing lost Medicaid funding
The 2025 federal spending bill (OBBBA Act) blocked Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood and some other large reproductive health providers for one year, triggering lawsuits and emergency funding responses from …
Ongoing policy changes are reshaping women’s paths to leadership
Recent federal decisions are adding to a broader pattern of changes that are reshaping how women enter, advance within, and participate in leadership roles. In May, the U.S. Department …
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How constitutional amendments shape policy long after Election Day
Constitutional amendments are one of the most powerful tools available to voters and lawmakers at the state level. Unlike ordinary legislation, constitutional amendments change the governing document itself, making them …
More state Medicaid programs cover menopause, but progress is slow
When states pass menopause insurance mandates, the headlines usually focus on private health plans. But roughly one in five American women between 50 and 64 rely on Medicaid, and until …
How five states are creating insurance models for menopause treatment
If you live in New Jersey, your health insurer is now required by law to cover hormone therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, bone density screenings, and mental health care related …
From whispered complaint to public priority: Menopause is finally a policy issue
For decades, menopause was treated as a private inconvenience, as something women managed quietly, insurers ignored, with little expectation of medical help or workplace acknowledgment. That is finally changing, and …
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Federal Funding Cuts Harm N.J. Efforts to Help Domestic Violence Victims
Domestic violence is an ongoing crisis in New Jersey. In 2023, the state recorded 70,828 domestic violence incidents — a 15 percent increase from a decade earlier — and 57 domestic …
The states revisiting voting maps after the April VRA ruling
Redistricting usually happens once every 10 years after the census. But following the Supreme Court’s April ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, multiple states are now revisiting congressional and legislative …