Appeals 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…

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Violence 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…

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SCOTUS 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…

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Florida’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…

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Judge 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…

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House 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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FDA Approves Modifications to Mifepristone REMS Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 2, 2023CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com On Tuesday January 3, 2023, the FDA finalized a new version of the REMS on medication abortion care. The agency announced it would permanently lift the in-person dispensing requirement and establish a new program to certify both brick-and-mortar and mail-order pharmacies to dispense mifepristone. Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief…

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Post-Roe: Significant Increase in Patients Traveling for Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2022CONTACT: Claire Connolly, claire.connolly@berlinrosen.com  One Month After the Fall of Roe, NAF Reports Significant Increase in Patients Traveling for Care The nation’s largest abortion hotline reported a 5100% increase in plane or bus trips and a 1400% increase in hotel room bookings in the month following Dobbs NATIONAL – Today, the National…

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Bill to Guarantee Abortion Rights Fails in Senate

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Today, a bill to protect the right to abortion in every state failed a vote in the Senate.  Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “We appreciate Majority Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats bringing this legislation to a vote to make plain which of…

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Governor Stitt of Oklahoma Signs SB 1503

For Immediate Release: May 3, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Today, Governor Stitt of Oklahoma signed SB 1503, which take effect immediately. Modeled after Texas’ restrictive 6-week abortion ban, SB 1503 comes on the heels of the passage of SB 612, a near-total ban on abortion which will become law 90 days after the adjournment of the…

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