Posts by Vicki Saporta
New Hampshire House Votes to Repeal Parental Notification Law
Yesterday morning the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to repeal the state’s parental notification law by a 226-130 vote. The mandate, which would have required doctors to notify parents at least 48 hours before a minor obtains an abortion, passed in 2003 by six votes in the state House and by one vote in…
Read MoreCelebrating the Career of Frances Kissling
On Friday evening I attended a retirement reception to celebrate Frances Kissling and her distinguished career in the reproductive rights movement. In addition to serving as the director of one of the nation’s first legal abortion clinics in New York, Frances helped found the National Abortion Federation in 1977. For the last 25 years, she…
Read MoreTake Action: Show Your Appreciation for Abortion Providers
March 10 is the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. Show your support for the health care professionals who dedicate their lives to providing women with safe abortion care, by signing NAF’s petition to let them know how much you appreciate their commitment to reproductive freedom.
Read MoreCalifornia Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Abortion Provider
A California man is facing an attempted murder charge for plotting to shoot the doctor at a clinic where his girlfriend had obtained abortion care. Joel Robison allegedly drove to the clinic with a firearm February 17, but decided not to enter after seeing a clinic security guard. A week later Robison checked himself into…
Read MoreQuebec Government Plans to Repay Women For Abortion Fees
The Government of Quebec has established a claims process and will begin paying women who won a class-action lawsuit over supplementary fees they were required to pay for abortions between 1999 and 2006. In August the government was ordered to repay over $13 million to approximately 45,000 women who paid additional fees for their abortion…
Read MoreAlabama Man Sentenced to Probation for Clinic Attack
On Thursday, an Alabama man was sentenced for driving his car into a Tuscaloosa abortion clinic in January 2006. Dalton Ray Skinner was ordered to pay $6,100 in damages, serve five years of probation, and live in an in-house substance abuse center until he successfully completes the treatment program. The judge also ordered Skinner to…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Senate Committee Rejects Abortion Ban
This morning the South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee rejected an abortion ban by an 8 to 1 vote. This dangerous ban would have prohibited safe abortion procedures with limited exceptions, and was passed by the state House last week. Despite the committee’s vote, the measure’s main sponsor, Rep. Gordon Howie, said he would still…
Read MoreKansas Supreme Court Dismisses Charges Against Abortion Provider
The Kansas Supreme Court has granted a request by Attorney General Paul Morrison to dismiss charges against NAF member Dr. George Tiller. The charges against Dr. Tiller were filed by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline following two years of court battles over confidential medical records. Kline was defeated in last year’s midterm elections and…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Senate Rejects Three Abortion Measures
While the South Dakota House of Representatives passed a dangerous abortion ban yesterday, state senate committees defeated three bills aimed at restricting abortion access.SB172 would have required doctors to inform women that they cannot be forced to have an abortion as part of the state’s required informed consent. SB171 would have required abortion providers to…
Read MoreThe National Abortion Federation Condemns Latest South Dakota Abortion Ban
Here is the press release we issued following the vote in South Dakota: Washington, DC – Reacting to today’s action by the South Dakota House of Representatives to place another referendum before voters that would ban almost all abortions in the state, Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), noted that…
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