Posts by prochoice
SCOTUS Temporarily Allows Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27, 2024Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President and CEO of National Abortion Federation: The Supreme Court had the chance to affirm the federal protections of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), yet they chose instead to merely delay the case on procedural grounds. Let’s be clear: it is the bare…
Read MoreReflecting on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2024Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President and CEO of National Abortion Federation: Two years ago, the Supreme Court struck down our constitutional right to abortion and opened the doors for states to ban abortion. While Roe v. Wade did not go far enough to protect access to abortion, its overturning has allowed anti-abortion…
Read MoreArizona Repeals Near-Total Abortion Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2024Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation I am thrilled that Arizona’s governor signed the bill to repeal the state’s Civil War-era, near-total abortion ban, and incredibly grateful to all the abortion advocates whose righteous rage pressured lawmakers into repealing this horrific ban. As a…
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Case About Emergency Access to Abortion Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2024Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Today, the Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States, concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in yet another case that could have a major effect on abortion access. Below is a statement from the CEO of the National Abortion Federation…
Read MoreAppeals Court Imposes Restrictions on Medication Abortion, But no Changes on the Ground
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2023Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Today, in AHM v. FDA, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated in part and affirmed in part the preliminary injunction that district court Judge Kacsmaryk issued April 7. Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation: Although the 5th Circuit sided with anti-abortion groups today, there is…
Read MoreViolence Against Abortion Providers Continues to Rise Following Roe Reversal, New Report Finds
For Embargoed Release: May 11, 2023 6am ETContact: Claire Connolly, naf@berlinrosen.com The National Abortion Federation’s 2022 Violence & Disruption Report found a sharp increase in violence in protective states as clinics in ban states closed NATIONAL—Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2022 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers and clinics. The report shows increases in major…
Read MoreSCOTUS Protects Access to Mifepristone
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2023 Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation: We are relieved that medication abortion with mifepristone remains available. But this is just a temporary reprieve; we know that the fight is far from over. Mifepristone has been proven over decades to be…
Read MoreFlorida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: April 14, 2023 Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed into law a six-week abortion ban—replacing the state’s 15-week ban, and further threatening access for millions of Floridians. The six-week ban will take effect only if the Florida Supreme Court rules to undermine or eliminate Florida’s constitutional right to privacy…
Read MoreJudge Orders Mifepristone Off U.S. Market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2023 Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Today, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a federal Trump-appointed judge in Texas ruled in a lawsuit filed by far-right hate group the Alliance Defending Freedom, and put on hold the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. The ruling will not go into effect for seven days to give the government time to appeal. Statement…
Read MoreHouse Introduces the EACH Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023.Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com This morning, Democratic legislators in the U.S. House introduced the EACH Act, which guarantees insurance coverage for abortion. The EACH Act would repeal the Hyde Amendment and allow patients to use their insurance—including Medicaid—to cover abortion care. This is the first legislation introduced in this Congress that would expand reproductive…
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