Public Statements are vital for fostering transparency and trust with our community. They help us communicate our mission, share progress, and address important issues that impact the people we serve.
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Courts
- Statement on Cornell 7 (2026)
- Statement on Gaza/Isreali Conflict (2023)
- Overturning of Roe V Wade via Dobbs v Jackson (2022)
- Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court (2022)
- Statement on Brett Kavanaugh’s Appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court (2018)
- Justice Kennedy’s Retirement a Grave Threat to the Human Rights of Women (2018)
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law (2016)
- UUWF Urges Action on SCOTUS Vacancy (2016)
- UUWF Signs on to Cole Amicus (2015)
- Denouncing the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Contraceptive Mandate under the ACA (2014)
- Religious Liberty and the Human Reproductive Rights of Women (2013)
- Comments on the Women’s Health Protection Act (2013)
- UUWF Supports Amicus Brief Opposing Failure to Include Contraception in Health Care (2013)
- UUA, UUWF Presidents Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Decision (2013)
- Action to Protect Access to Contraception in Courts (2013)
- Supporting the Shaheen Amendment (2012)
- UUWF Opposes the Exclusion of Contraception from Health Insurance: ACLU et al v O’Brien (2012)
Equal Pay/Work
- Paycheck Fairness Act (2017)
- Healthy Families Act (2015)
- Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (2015)
- #StandWithPeggy (2014)
- Supporting the Fair Employment Protection Act (2014)
Equity and Inclusion
Gender Justice
- Trans Rights Statement (2023)
- Fifty Years Later: Celebrating and Calling for the Fulfillment of Title IX (2022)
- Witness Opportunities Round-Up (2016)
- Faithful Solidarity: Challenging the Culture of Fear and Judgement (2015)
- These Doors Stay Open (2015)
- UUWF Stands Up for Planned Parenthood (2015)
- Provide Referrals (2015)
- North Dakota and Other Recent Anti-choice Legislation (2013)
Healthcare
Legislative
- Support of Resolution A/77/L.58 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Human Rights (2023)
- Include Abortion Funding in Appropriations (2021)
- More than 2,400 Faith Leaders Call on Senators to Oppose Senate Tax Bill (2017)
- Adolescent Sexual Health (2015)
- Planned Parenthood Under Congressional Attack (2015)
- Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (2015)
- Opposing 20-Week Ban (2015)
- Aid Runaway and Homeless Youth (2015)
- Healthy Families Act (2015)
- Supporting Access to Contraception for Women Service Members and Dependents Act (2014)
- Opposing the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (2014)
- UWWF & National Religious Groups Oppose Ban on Abortion Care After 20 Weeks (2013)
- Statement Protesting Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (2012)
Reproductive Rights
- Overturning of Roe V Wade via Dobbs v Jackson (2022)
- USAID Reproductive Health Funding (2022)
- Repeal Hyde Letter to President-Elect Biden (2020)
- Community Letter on Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act (2019)
- Statement Regarding Abortion Bans (2019)
- 40 years after the Hyde Amendment: UUWF Joins Interfaith Campaign to End Abortion Coverage Ban (2016)
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law (2016)
- UU Women Speak Out for Contraception and Freedom of Conscience (2016)
- National Weekend of Prayer for Reproductive Justice (2016)
- UUWF Signs on to Cole Amicus (2015)
- Faithful Solidarity: Challenging the Culture of Fear and Judgement (2015)
- Investigate Attacks on Clinics (2015)
- UUWF Stands Up for Planned Parenthood (2015)
- Adolescent Sexual Health (2015)
- Planned Parenthood Under Congressional Attack (2015)
- Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (2015)
- Oppose Global Gag Rule (2015)
- ACA Contraceptive Coverage (2015)
- Opposing 20-Week Ban (2015)
- Provide Referrals (2015)
- Ways for Faith Communities to Participate in Solidarity Events with Planned Parenthood and Other Allies (2015)
- Supporting Women’s Reproductive Health (2014)
- Opposing the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (2014)
- Religious Liberty and the Human Reproductive Rights of Women (2013)
- North Dakota and Other Recent Anti-choice Legislation (2013)
- Comments on the Women’s Health Protection Act (2013)
- UUWF Supports Amicus Brief Opposing Failure to Include Contraception in Health Care (2013)
- UUA, UUWF Presidents Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Decision (2013)
- UWWF & National Religious Groups Oppose Ban on Abortion Care After 20 Weeks (2013)
- Action to Protect Access to Contraception in Courts (2013)
- UUWF Opposes the Exclusion of Contraception from Health Insurance: ACLU et al v O’Brien (2013)
- Supporting the Shaheen Amendment (2012)
- UUWF Board Reaffirms UUA Resolutions on Reproductive Rights (2012)
- Statement Protesting Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (2012)
