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Statement on Tragic Deaths of Candi Miller and Amber Thurman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2024 CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation Let’s be clear: the devastating deaths of Candi Miller and Amber Thurman in Georgia were completely preventable. These women died because of Georgia’s medically unnecessary abortion ban and because of fear-mongering from elected officials, law enforcement, and anti-abortion…
Read MoreNew National Abortion Hotline Data Shows Devastating Impact of Florida 6-Week Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2024 CONTACT: Claire Connolly, naf@berlinrosen.com The National Abortion Federation tracks how many people were served in Florida through their Hotline before the 6-week ban, and how many have been forced to leave the state for care after NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released data from their National Abortion Hotline, the country’s largest patient…
Read MoreSCOTUS 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…
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