Common Questions and Myths

Read about common questions and myths such as:

If I have an abortion, will I be able to get pregnant again?

Does abortion cause an increased risk of breast cancer?

Is there a post-abortion syndrome?

Making an Informed Choice

We want you to be able to make an informed decision, no matter what option you may choose. The information in these pages can help you think through your options.

Abortion: ending your pregnancy.
Adoption: giving someone else the legal right and responsibility to raise your child.
Parenthood: carrying the pregnancy to term and raising your child.

Need Help?

For information and financial assistance, call the NAF hotline:

1-800-772-9100

For clinic referrals only (no funding):

1-877-257-0012

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Abortion and COVID-19

During this public health crisis, pregnancy care, including abortion care, remains an essential health service. As the professional association of abortion providers, NAF can provide suggestions to facilities to reduce exposure risks to patients and staff.
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NAF & Women

NAF believes in every woman’s ability to make informed decisions about her reproductive health. Our resources and network help women think through their options whether it be abortion, adoption or parenthood.
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NAF & Education

In a climate where misinformation about abortion is widespread, NAF’s publications provide medically accurate and unbiased information on surgical and medical abortion and quality assurance in abortion care. NAF’s medical conferences serve as a venue for presentation of the latest abortion-related research.
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NAF & Professionals

NAF’s educational resources provide health care professionals with critical information for the provision of high-quality abortion care. NAF’s program of accredited continuing medical education (CME) is the only one of its kind that is dedicated exclusively to abortion care.
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Clinic Violence

Since the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973, reproductive health clinics and health care providers across the United States and Canada have become the targets of violence by anti-abortion extremists. Read more about the comprehensive security measures reproductive health care providers have had to undertake.
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Public Policy

Federal and state legislators, courts, and regulatory agencies can greatly impact women’s access to abortion care. Learn more about the latest issues in the ongoing fight to preserve abortion access.
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NAF International

Learn more about NAF’s international presence and programs that help to increase access to high quality abortion care by supporting in-country health care professionals with training and education resources. Live in Canada? Get information about abortion and resources in Canada.  Also available en español and en français.
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Help NAF members, their patients, and women keep choice a reality

The support of individuals who are deeply committed to reproductive choice is essential to our ability to help our members keep their doors open to serve women.
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NAF’s 2020 Clinical Policy Guidelines for Abortion Care (CPGs) Now Available

First published in 1996 and revised every two years, the CPGs set the standards for quality abortion care in North America.

Read more and to download the 2020 Clinical Policy Guidelines for Abortion Care »

Clinical Policy Guidelines

NAF Blog

NAF Mourns Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:  NAF and our members mourn the death of Supreme [...]

NAF Releases 2019 Violence & Disruption Statistics

For Immediate Release; July 30, 2020 Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 National Abortion Federation Releases 2019 Violence & Disruption Statistics: Escalation of invasions, picketing, trespassing, obstruction, and online hate speech by anti-abortion individuals Today, the National [...]

Remembering John Lewis

Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the passing of Representative John Lewis: Representative John Lewis was a hero: a man of courage, conviction, and [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Abortion Law

Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo: We are relieved and encouraged that our [...]

NAF is perhaps best understood as kind of a ‘mini-AMA.’ Abortion is the only field in medicine to have one, or need one.
The New York Times Magazine

 

Abortion is an issue of the heart. Until one understands the heart of a woman, nothing else about abortion makes any sense at all.
Dr. George Tiller

 

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.
Marilyn Buckham, Director, Buffalo GYN Womenservices, speaking about the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian

 

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Whether you are a provider, a reproductive health agency group, or a pro-choice individual, NAF welcomes you in our membership.
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Share Your Story

Over one-third of American women will have an abortion by the age of 45. NAF is interested in hearing about your experience and why you are pro-choice. Your voice is crucial in the fight to ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion care to promote health and justice for women. Make your voice heard!
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Clinicians in Abortion Care

Clinicians in Abortion Care (CIAC) 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 CIAC »

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Privacy Practices

View NAF’s Notice of Privacy Practices (PDF file, 25K): Information about how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.

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