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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…
Read MoreFDA 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…
Read MorePost-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…
Read MoreBill 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…
Read MoreGovernor 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…
Read MoreOklahoma Passes Total Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: April 5, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Today, the Oklahoma legislature passed SB 612, which bans abortions outright and criminalizes their provision in the state. The only narrow exception provided is if the abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person’s life. If signed into law by Governor Stitt, it would take effect…
Read MoreArizona’s Passage of a 15-Week Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: March 31, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Yesterday, Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona signed into law a 15-week abortion ban modeled after Mississippi’s abortion ban, which is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: Arizona’s passage of a 15-week…
Read MoreMaryland Lawmakers Pass Bill to Expand Access to Abortion
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Yesterday, Maryland passed a measure to expand access to abortions by ending a restriction that only a physician could provide them, creating an abortion care training program, and requiring more insurance plans to cover abortion care without cost. Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “At…
Read MoreHelp People Like Patty
On NAF’s toll-free Hotline, we hear from callers every day who are struggling to access the abortion care they need. Some people need help finding an abortion provider who can see them. Others need help paying for their procedure or even money to use for gas to get to and from the clinic once they have an…
Read MoreHonor Dr. Tiller’s legacy
When NAF member Dr. George Tiller was alive, women traveled from all over the world to his clinic in Wichita, Kansas, to obtain later abortion care. Often these patients had to overcome many obstacles to make it there, and Dr. Tiller and his staff always went above and beyond to provide the most compassionate care.…
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