Posts by Vicki Saporta
Remembering Dr. Tiller
It’s been three years since we lost our dear colleague and friend, Dr. George Tiller. He was truly one of our heroes, and today we remember him and the many ways he improved the lives of women. This morning, I appeared with NAF member Dr. Willie Parker on Democracy Now!to remember Dr. Tiller and…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
With two teenage children and being 40 years old, I was not planning on or ready to start raising another child. I am a nurse and was recently laid off so my finances are limited. After the initial visit, I was a few weeks farther than I originally thought. Without the help and support from…
Read MoreWaiting for abortion
This weekend, my letter to the editor on Utah’s 72-hour waiting period was published in The Salt Lake City Tribune. Starting this week, Utah now imposes the nation’s longest waiting period on women seeking abortion care. This misguided legislation requiring a woman to wait 72 hours before she can obtain an abortion is burdensome and…
Read MoreCalifornia Measure Would Have Expanded Abortion Access
Today, my blog on the withdrawal of a California state bill that would have allowed advanced practice clinicians to provide first trimester aspiration abortion care, was posted on RH Reality Check: In late February, California Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) introduced a bill in the state Senate that would allow nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words From Women
As anti-choice legislators and groups around the nation continue their efforts to place unnecessary barriers on women’s access to abortion care, it is more important than ever that we bring forward stories from women who have chosen abortion. NAF is interested in hearing about your experience and why you are pro-choice. We encourage you to…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: All health clinics are not created equally
This morning, a letter to the editor was published in The Morning Call, which clarified the difference between a recently closed abortion care facility in Pennsylvania and NAF member clinic Allentown Women’s Center: As an Allentown Women’s Center patient advocate, I am concerned that The Morning Call’s article about a recently closed abortion clinic may…
Read MoreGeorgia Passes 20-Week Ban
With just minutes left in the 2012 legislative session, Georgia lawmakers passed a bill late Thursday night that will ban abortion care after 20 weeks in the state. Although the House and Senate leadership disagreed about adding an exception for cases of rape, incest, or when an abortion is necessary due to fetal diagnoses, they…
Read MoreGeorgia Senate Passes Abortion Ban
This week, the Georgia state Senate passed a revised version of a bill that would ban abortion care after 20 weeks. This bill would have devastating effects on the lives and health of women in Georgia. Originally, this bill did not contain exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or when an abortion is necessary due…
Read MoreAbortion measure misguided
Today, my op-ed on Georgia’s 20 week abortion ban bill was published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: A bill banning abortion care after 20 weeks was fast-tracked through the state House last month. This bill substitutes personal ideologies for scientific evidence and could have devastating effects on the health of women in Georgia. The very…
Read MoreNot a matter of health
This weekend, my letter to the editor on Pennsylvania’s ultrasound bill was published on Lancaster Online: In their March 4 column, Republican lawmakers inaccurately state that “national standards of abortion providers and best medical practice require” the use of ultrasounds for women seeking first-trimester abortion care.The National Abortion Federation is the professional association of abortion…
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