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Another Texas Woman Died Because of Abortion Ban: Nevaeh Crain
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation Today should be Nevaeh Crain’s 20th birthday. Yet, because of Texas’ cruel abortion ban, today, her mother is forced to mourn her loss, rather than celebrate her birthday alongside her. Nevaeh died because emergency room doctors in three…
Read MoreOhio Judge Overturns State’s Abortion Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation On Thursday, a judge in Ohio overturned the state’s abortion ban, citing the voter-approved amendment that enshrined the right to abortion in Ohio’s state constitution. The ballot measure passed last year with a 56% majority. Statement from Brittany…
Read MoreGeorgia Reinstates Early Abortion Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation The Georgia Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate an unconstitutional abortion ban is cruel and devastating but also completely unsurprising. This move demonstrates yet again that anti-abortion lawmakers and judges are more concerned with advancing a callous political agenda…
Read MoreStatement on Tragic Deaths of Candi Miller and Amber Thurman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] 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, [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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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