Posts by Vicki Saporta
Anti-Choice Legislation Stopped From Being Enacted Into Law!
Thank you for contacting your Senators and urging them to oppose the cloture motion and S. 403, the Teen Endangerment Act. Your voices were heard, and in a victory for pro-choice legislators and activists, the cloture motion failed. This means that this harmful bill will not reach President Bush before Congress adjourns. >Read NAF’s position…
Read MoreHelp Stop Anti-Choice Legislation From Being Enacted Into Law!
In an eleventh hour maneuver, Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate has announced plans to bring anti-choice legislation, S. 403, to the Senate Floor for debate and vote. This dangerous and unconstitutional legislation passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, and if it passes in the Senate, it would be signed into law by…
Read MoreCalifornia: Vote No on Proposition 85!
Last November, California voters rejected a parental notification ballot initiative by a margin of 52.6% to 47.4%. Unfortunately, proponents of the initiative managed to place it on the ballot with similar wording again this November. If the proposition passes, the health and safety of California teens may be placed in danger. While parents rightly want…
Read MoreNAF Condemns Passage of the Teen Endangerment Act
Last night NAF issued this press release: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that combines the Child Custody Protection Act, which was passed by the U.S. Senate this past summer, with provisions substantially similar to the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives…
Read MoreNAF Urges Representatives in the House to Vote Against the Teen Endangerment Act
Here is the press release we issued today on the Teen Endangerment Act Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider a federal parental notification law that combines the Child Custody Protection Act, which was passed by the U.S. Senate this past summer, with provisions substantially similar to the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which…
Read MoreACLU, NYCLU, and National Abortion Federation Call on U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Women’s Health Paramount in Federal Abortion Ban Challenge
Here is the press release we issued today with the American Civil Liberties Union, the New York Civil Liberties Union: The American Civil Liberties Union, the New York Civil Liberties Union, and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court calling on the Court to continue to hold…
Read MoreLack of Abortion Access in Maine
While Maine has few abortion restrictions, there is a lack of abortion providers. In Maine, nearly two-thirds of counties lack an abortion provider and in the counties where there are providers, many only offer abortion care during the first trimester. With this lack of access, many women often travel to other states for abortion care.…
Read MoreAbortion Clinics in Alabama
An Associated Press article examines how it has become increasingly difficult for abortion clinics in Alabama to find backup physicians to work at their clinics, as providers’ face hostility, harassment, and threats of violence. The article cites our statistics on violence,which we have been compiling against abortion providers since 1977. Our comprehensive database is an…
Read MoreQuébec Decides Not to Appeal Abortion Ruling
The Government of Québec has decided not to appeal the August ruling of the Québec Superior Court ordering the Government of Québec to pay more than $13 million to women in Québec who had paid to obtain abortion care since May 2, 1999. The Court concluded that the Government of Québec violated its own legislation…
Read MoreWashington Post Examines Crisis Pregnancy Centers Tactics
The Washington Post had a front page story on Saturday on the tactics of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). The article cited NAF’s concerns about deceptive strategies at CPCs and quoted me as saying: “They can set up a waiting room and an exam room, but that doesn’t mean they employ actual medical practices.” > View…
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