our mission

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.

The War on drugs coming to a womb near you.

NAPW's extended family continues to grow

Congratulations to Jessica Simkovic, NAPW videographer, on the birth of her daughter!


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(We are sorry to replace NAPW's other closest babies Om and Rio!)

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what's new

New Blog up on RH Reality Check
July 22, 2010

Please check out "Don’t Judge Pregnant Women Based on Junk Science", the most recent blog from Lynn M. Paltrow and Kathrine Jack, up now on RH Reality Check.

A Smell of Pot and Privilege in the City
July 21, 2010

A new article in the New York Times explains racial disparities in New York's drug enforcement practices.

SisterSong, SPARK, and SisterLove Expose Hijacking of Civil Rights Movement

Kentucky Courier-Journal Gets It Right!

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Health Experts Warn Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals That Prosecuting Pregnant Women As Drug Labs Is Bad For Babies

July 12, 2010
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA- On Friday, attorneys asked the court for permission to file an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief in the case A.K. v. Alabama (Docket: CR-09-0485) on behalf of twenty-four public health advocates, organizations and experts. This public health brief has been filed in support of A.K., who was convicted under Alabama’s chemical endangerment law because she attempted to carry her pregnancy to term in spite of a drug problem. more »

VIctory in Kentucky Supreme Court!

June 17, 2010


The War on Drugs Coming to a Womb Near You

June 10, 2010


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