Posts by Melissa Fowler
Supreme 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…
Read MorePresident Biden Rescinds Global Gag Rule
For Immediate Release: January 28, 2021Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Originally implemented during the Reagan Administration, the global gag rule bans federal funding for foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide abortion care or even provide information about abortion as part of comprehensive family planning services. The policy prevents NGOs from referring women to safe abortion providers, conducting…
Read MoreColorado Rejects Harmful Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: November 3, 2020Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the rejection of Proposition 115 in Colorado: Tonight, voters in Colorado rejected an abortion ban and affirmed that women and families, not politicians, should make decisions about pregnancy and abortion…
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