NAF’s 2018 Clinical Policy Guidelines for Abortion Care (CPGs) Now Available
First published in 1996 and revised annually, the CPGs set the standards for quality abortion care in North America.
Read more and to download the 2018 Clinical Policy Guidelines for Abortion Care »
Trump Administration Pushes Gag Rule
Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on Domestic Gag Rule: This rule is another attempt by the Trump-Pence Administration to deny women access to basic health care. It [...]
Longtime NAF President & CEO Announces Plans to Retire in June 2019
Today, Vicki Saporta, National Abortion Federation (NAF) President and CEO for the past 23 years, announced her plans to retire in June 2019. “It has been a great privilege to lead this organization and work [...]
Escalation in picketing, trespassing, obstruction, clinic blockades, invasions, and threats of harm by anti-abortion extremists
Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2017 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers. With anti-abortion extremists feeling emboldened by the current political environment, NAF members reported an escalation of hostility and [...]
Governor Reynolds has completely disregarded the U.S. Constitution
Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on Governor Reynold's signing Iowa's 6-week abortion ban into law: "In signing Iowa’s new six-week abortion ban, Governor Reynolds has completely disregarded [...]
NAF is perhaps best understood as kind of a ‘mini-AMA.’ Abortion is the only field in medicine to have one, or need one.
Abortion is an issue of the heart. Until one understands the heart of a woman, nothing else about abortion makes any sense at all.
I can honestly say that I don’t know how we would have gotten through the onslaught of those first days and weeks without the many different kinds of support and assistance that NAF provided us.
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Clinicians for Choice
Clinicians for Choice (CFC) is a membership organization representing pro-choice certified mid-wives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses working to increase access to comprehensive reproductive health care.
Whether members provide abortions, educate colleagues and the public about abortion care, or lend their voice in advocating for reproductive choice and the important contribution their professions can make, their role is vital to increasing access to comprehensive reproductive health care. Learn more about CFC »
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