Posts by Vicki Saporta
Irish Voters Support Abortion Under Certain Circumstances, Opinion Poll Says
Almost two-thirds of Irish voters favor abortion in cases where the fetus would not survive outside of the womb, according to an Irish opinion poll. Ireland currently has one of the strictest abortion bans in Europe. Over 6,000 Irish women travel to Britain every year to terminate their pregnancies. Ireland’s abortion law has received international…
Read MoreNew Brunswick Court Hears Arguments in Morgentaler Case
A New Brunswick judge heard arguments Wednesday to determine if NAF Member Dr. Henry Morgentaler has standing to bring his latest court challenge against the government. Dr. Morgentaler is suing the New Brunswick government for its refusal to fund abortions at his clinic. According to Canadian law, an individual must have standing in order to…
Read MoreAttempted Bombing Suspect Indicted
Yesterday a federal grand jury indicted a Texas man accused of leaving a homemade bomb in the parking lot of the Austin Women’s Health Center (AWHC) on April 25. The bomb was discovered by a clinic staff member and then safely detonated by law enforcement. Authorities said the bomb could have caused serious injury or…
Read MoreColumbia Celebrates One Year of Liberalized Abortion Ban
Today marks the one year anniversary of the landmark Constitutional Court decision that liberalized Columbia’s abortion law. The majority of the Court (5-3) ruled that abortion should not be considered a crime when a pregnancy threatens the life or health of the woman; in cases of rape or incest; or when fetal malformations make life…
Read MoreNAF Calls on Canadian Medical Association to Change their Abortion Referral Policy
The CMA should not allow physicians to treat abortion referrals differently than referrals for other health care services. Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) sent a letter to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) calling on them to change their policy of allowing physicians to refuse to refer patients for abortion services noting that, “a physician’s…
Read MoreStudy Finds No Link Between Abortion and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Scientists from Harvard published a study last week that “found no difference in breast cancer incidence between the women who had had spontaneous or induced abortions and those who had not.” According to Karin Michels, the lead author of the study and an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard, “There are still some states that…
Read MoreNAF Distributes Statement Clarifying Recent Supreme Court Decision on Abortion
NAF has received reports from our members and our Hotline operators about women being concerned about the accessibility of abortion care following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. NAF has issued a statement so that women understand that abortion care will continue to be available at our member facilities. The complete statement follows: On April…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Commends Law Enforcement for the Swift and Successful Investigation of the Attempted Abortion Clinic Bombing in Austin
We commend law enforcement on an excellent job in investigating the attempted bombing of the Austin Women’s Health Center in Austin, TX and apprehending the individual responsible. We are grateful that the suspect is in federal custody and is unable to further endanger the lives of abortion providers or others in the area. This arrest…
Read MoreThe National Abortion Federation Commends Mexico City’s Plan to Legalize Abortion
Here is the press release we issued today:Washington, DC – Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), released the following statement today praising the government of Mexico City for moving forward with a law requiring city hospitals to provide abortion services in the first trimester and allowing the establishment of private…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Calls on Members of Congress to Sponsor and Support the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)
Here is the press release we issued today: Washington, DC – Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation, released the following statement today urging members of Congress to sponsor and support the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA): The United States Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal abortion ban was a major setback…
Read More