Posts by Vicki Saporta
Happy International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements and contributions of women and girls around the world. And while there have been great strides to celebrate in the more than 100 years since International Women’s Day was established, it’s hard to ignore the current attacks on women and our autonomy. As…
Read MorePennsylvania Tables Ultrasound Bill
Today, I issued the following statement: The Pennsylvania state legislature has temporarily set aside a bill that would subject women to a mandatory ultrasound at least 24 hours before obtaining abortion care. This bill would inappropriately allow politicians to dictate medical practice and should be dismissed permanently. There is no medical reason to require any…
Read MoreFlorida House Attacks Abortion Access
Last night, I issued the following statement on the passage of a Florida House bill that aims to reduce access to abortion care in the state: The Florida legislature is launching an all out attack on abortion providers and the reproductive health care of Florida women and their families. Today, the Florida House passed H.B.…
Read MoreTelemedicine is a safe and effective way of delivering medical abortion care
Today, WisOpinion.com published my letter to the editor about an abortion ban that would restrict women’s access to medical abortion care in Wisconsin: In her Feb 27 column and statements made on the Senate floor, Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, misrepresents the National Abortion Federation’s Clinical Policy Guidelines (CPGs) in her attempts to justify an unnecessary…
Read MoreFederal Judge Throws Out Challenge to Massachusetts Buffer Zone Law
This week, U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro rejected a challenge to a law that creates a 35-foot fixed buffer zone around the driveways and entrances of women’s health care facilities in Massachusetts. The lawsuit was filed in April 2008 by seven anti-abortion protesters who claimed that the law violated their free speech, free association,…
Read MoreAmended Virginia Ultrasound Mandate Should Still be Rejected
Today, I issued the following statement on Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s proposed amendments to the a state ultrasound bill: Today, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell asked legislators to make a series of amendments to a bill that would require women seeking abortion care to have an ultrasound. But even with the proposed amendments, this bill is…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
My birth control was replaced with a different brand—not the kind I normally use. My menstrual cycle was off so I decided to go see my doctor to find out what was going on. He gave me a pregnancy test and the results were negative. I was then given a prescription for birth control I…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
I grew up in a very conservative Christian family. My father was the president of a local anti-choice organization. I am so thankful for NAF and its member clinic in Colorado for their help and quality care. Sometimes continuing with a pregnancy is not the best option. I do have a child and although I…
Read MoreKomen for the Cure Foundation Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood
Earlier this week, the Susan B. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced they would not continue grants to Planned Parenthood that had been used to provide breast cancer screenings and mammograms to thousands of low-income and uninsured women. According to The Los Angeles Times, Komen claims their defunding decision was due to the foundation’s recently…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
I am a single mother raising two boys. I am a full-time college student and I work full-time as well. There is no paid leave at my job so if I don’t work, I don’t get paid. If I were to have another child, all four of us would be homeless within a few months.…
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