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New Oklahoma abortion law burdensome for women
The following letter-to-the-editor was published in The Daily Oklahoman on 5/15/15 New abortion law burdensome for women Increasing the waiting period for women seeking abortion care from 24 to 72 hours clearly demonstrates that anti-choice politicians in Oklahoma don’t respect women or their ability to make decisions, and don’t understand the realities of women’s…
Read MorePoliticians should be protecting, not jeopardizing women’s lives and health.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 13, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Nationwide 20-Week Abortion Ban in Congress Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Today, the House of Representatives passed a blatantly unconstitutional nationwide ban on abortion care after 20 weeks (H.R.…
Read MoreRed River Women’s Clinic Receives Standard of Excellence Award
CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Red River Women’s Clinic Receives Standard of Excellence Award This year, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) awarded the George R. Tiller “Attitude is Everything” Standard of Excellence Award to Red River Women’s Clinic—the sole abortion provider in North Dakota. The Standard of Excellence Award…
Read MoreVirginia AG Clarifies Application of Architectural Regs
[fusion_text]Yesterday, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring reversed the legal advice of former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, and clarified that building and construction requirements apply to new construction and not existing abortion providers in the state. We never believed that these medically unnecessary architectural regulations should be applied to existing clinics in Virginia. As Attorney General…
Read MoreA woman’s reproductive health is personal—her boss or the federal government shouldn’t be involved.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 30, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Statement of National Abortion Federation (NAF) President and CEO, Vicki Saporta, on the passage of H.J. Res. 43: Tonight, the House of Representatives approved a measure (H.J. Res. 43) to block DC’s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act…
Read MoreOnce again, we’ve seen politicians use women’s lives as a bargaining chip for political gain
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 14, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Statement from Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation, on the passage of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR): Tonight, senators had the chance to truly make women’s health a priority by passing Senator…
Read MoreH.B. 465: An Anti-Choice Bill Full of Contradictions
In North Carolina, anti-choice politicians have filed H.B. 465 which will not only extend the state’s waiting period to 72 hours and only allow OB-GYNs to provide abortion care, the bill will also prevent the medical schools at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University from training students on how to…
Read MoreNAF’s President and CEO on AZ’s S.B. 1318: This is unacceptable and not how safe medical care of any kind is provided.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 31, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation, on Gov. Ducey’s signing Arizona’s S.B. 1318 into law: Last night, Arizona Governor Ducey signed into law extreme legislation that puts the health and safety of…
Read MoreIt’s not the same for every woman
My boyfriend and I love life. We’ve been together for almost 6 years. We have had some amazing times together and many memories. We’ve always been very careful when it came to making love but just 2 weeks ago I peed on a home pregnancy test and it came back very positive. It was a…
Read MoreNew Mexico Blocks 20-Week Ban, Parental Involvement Bills
A bit of good news: last week, after four hours of debate, the New Mexico Senate Public Affairs Committee blocked two extreme, politically-motivated anti-choice bills. The bills would have banned abortion care after 20 weeks and would have required patients under 18 years old to notify their parents at least 48 hours before they could…
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