Posts by Vicki Saporta
NAF Denounces Misleading Anti-Abortion Ad Campaign in Canada
Yesterday we issued the following the release: National Abortion Federation Denounces Misleading Anti-Abortion Ad Campaign in CanadaSaporta: This is another example of an anti-abortion organization using misleading images and misinformation to advance their agenda of banning abortion.Toronto, ON – Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) condemned Life Canada’s national anti-abortion ad campaign. The image in…
Read MoreToday Marks 20 Years of Safe, Legal Abortion Care in Canada
Today we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of R v. Morgentaler, the Supreme Court decision that decriminalized abortion by striking down Canada’s abortion law as unconstitutional. Since then, Canada has become one of a small number of countries without a federal law restricting abortion. The Morgentaler decision has undoubtedly protected the health and saved the lives…
Read MoreAnti-Abortion Ads Removed in Canada
A Canadian anti-abortion group has launched a national ad campaign, which attempts to mislead the public about abortion care in Canada. The ads have been getting national media attention and in some cases have been removed due to their content. The cities of Fredericton, New Brunswick and Kelowna, British Columbia have refused to run these…
Read MoreFederal Court Protects Abortion Access for Incarcerated Women in Missouri
This week, a federal appeals court ruled that the state of Missouri must provide transportation for inmates who want to obtain abortion care. In 2005, prison officials in Missouri went to extreme lengths to deny a woman prisoner abortion care. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked a court to require the prison to transport…
Read MoreCelebrating 35 Years of Safe, Legal Abortion Care
Today marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion care in the United States. On this historic anniversary, it is important that we celebrate what we have achieved under the legacy of Roe while also assessing the challenges that lie ahead. Roe has undoubtedly saved the…
Read MoreVogue Writer Shares Abortion Story
In this month’s Vogue, writer Lori Campbell shares her experience with a complicated pregnancy and her decision to obtain a second trimester abortion. In 1998, 22 weeks into a wanted pregnancy, Campbell was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix. Her water broke, and doctors told her she would likely go into labor within a week and…
Read MorePolice Protection Pledged to Striking Clinics in Spain
Government officials in Madrid have pledged to protect abortion providers from violence and harassment after approximately 40 clinics began a five-day strike on Tuesday. Soledad Mestre, a government delegate to Madrid, said local abortion clinics could solicit police protection against death threats or acts involving graffiti made by ultra-conservative or neo- Nazi groups. The clinics…
Read MoreStudy Finds Women’s Sense of Responsibility a Key Factor When Choosing Abortion
According to a Guttmacher Institute study published in this month’s Journal of Family Issues, women’s sense of responsibility for their existing and future children influences their decision to obtain abortion care. The study found that the majority (61%) of U.S. women who have abortions are already mothers, more than half of whom have two or…
Read MoreSupreme Court Upholds Lower Court’s Decision Finding Michigan’s Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court today decided not to hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group to reconsider a Michigan law banning so called “partial birth abortions.” By doing so, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled the Michigan law was unconstitutional because it could also ban other abortion procedures stands.
Read MoreNAF Security Measures Highlighted in NonProfit Times Piece
The NonProfit Times published a piece this week examining the security procedures implemented by nonprofit organizations in the wake of violent acts such as the December shootings at two Colorado churches. Since abortion was legalized in 1973, reproductive health care clinics and workers have unfortunately become the targets of violence and harassment by anti-abortion extremists.…
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