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.
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The Very Reverend Katherine H. Ragsdale Named NAF Interim President & CEO
The Very Reverend Katherine H. Ragsdale Named NAF Interim President & CEO Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) Board of Directors announced the hiring of The Very Reverend Katherine Hancock Ragsdale as Interim President & CEO of NAF and the NAF Hotline Fund, effective immediately. [...]
We need a Supreme Court justice who will honor established precedent
Statement of Melissa Fowler, Senior Director, Communications & Membership at the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for SCOTUS: President Trump promised to put forth a nominee who would oppose [...]
Iowa Supreme Court strikes down 72-hour waiting period
Statement of Melissa Fowler, Senior Director, Communications & Membership at the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Today, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a 72-hour waiting period for abortion care violates the state’s Constitution. This waiting [...]
SCOTUS allows fake women’s health centers to continue deceptive practices
Sign posted by a fake women's health center in order to trick patients into entering their door instead of the abortion clinic, EMW, next door. Statement of Melissa Fowler, Senior Director of Communications [...]
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 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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