Posts by Melissa Fowler
Anti-Abortion Individuals Arrested and Charged for Violating FACE Act
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2022Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Today, nine people have been charged with federal civil rights offenses for blocking access to an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C. in 2020. Their acts violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, a 1994 law that makes it a crime to threaten, obstruct, or…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Releases 2020 Violence & Disruption Statistics
For Immediate Release: December 16, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 National Abortion Federation Releases 2020 Violence & Disruption Statistics:Increase in vandalism, assault and battery, death threats/threats of harm, stalking, and hoax devices/suspicious packages from 2019. Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2020 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers. The statistics show an increase in…
Read MoreSupreme Court Turns Its Back on Precedent, Constitution in Texas Cases
For Immediate Release: December 10, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Statement of Talcott Camp, JD, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on the Supreme Court decisions in United States v. Texas and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson: Today, the Supreme Court turned its back on its own precedent and the Constitution by…
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Challenge to Mississippi Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), a challenge to Mississippi’s abortion ban that threatens to dismantle Roe v. Wade. This is the most consequential abortion rights cases in generations, as it is the first time in 50…
Read MoreNAF Board of Directors Announces Departure of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale
The NAF Board of Directors announced that The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale is no longer with NAF and the NAF Hotline Fund. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Katherine for her leadership the last three years,” said NAF Board Chair Lori Williams. “Katherine helped steer NAF and the Hotline Fund through an important transition period and we appreciate…
Read MoreLeading Health Organizations File Amicus Brief on Behalf of Abortion Providers Opposing Mississippi Ban
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Health care professionals share personal accounts, correct misconceptions about abortion advanced by Mississippi’s 15-week ban WASHINGTON — Today, on behalf of a diverse group of health care professionals, leading medical organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case, brought by…
Read MoreSupreme Court Abandons People in Texas
For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Late last night, the Supreme Court dealt another blow to people in Texas when they denied an emergency request to block an extreme abortion ban that went into effect yesterday in…
Read MoreCelebrating Leaders in our Community
We are proud to honor the following recipients of our 2021 NAF awards and the contributions they have made in the fields of research, advocacy, teaching, and abortion care provision. This year’s recipients are leaders in our community and beyond deserving of these distinctions. Please join us in congratulating:
Read MoreNAF Granted Permanent Injunction Against CMP
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the National Abortion Federation (NAF) summary judgment and a permanent injunction barring David Daleiden, Biomax Procurement Services LLC, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), and their agents and co-conspirators from releasing recordings…
Read MoreCelebrating 33 Years of Legal Abortion in Canada
For Immediate Release: January 28, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and NAF Canada: Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the R v. Morgentaler decision, which decriminalized abortion in Canada. This landmark decision has undoubtedly protected the lives of countless individuals and made safe abortion…
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