Wednesday’s Words from Women

Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…

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House Rules Committee Passes Smith Bill

Last night, the House Rules Committee passed the so-called “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” This bill, authored by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), is so extreme that it originally attempted to redefine rape and incest. Even without these provisions, the bill is still an unprecedented attack on women’s access to abortion care. This bill would…

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Wednesday’s Words from Women

Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…

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Wednesday’s Words from Women

Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…

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Wednesday’s Words from Women

Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…

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Wednesday’s Words from Women

Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…

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Letters to the Editor in The Indianapolis Star and The Wichita Eagle

This weekend The Indianapolis Star and The Wichita Eagle published my letters to the editor about state abortion restrictions: The Indianapolis Star: Abortion legislation supports false link to breast cancer The Indiana House recently passed legislation that would require women seeking abortion care to be told about a false link between abortion and an increased…

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Wednesday ‘s Words from Women

Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…

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South Dakota Governor Signs Longest Waiting Period in Nation into Law

On Tuesday, South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill into law that would impose the nation’s longest waiting period on women seeking abortion care, and force women in South Dakota to visit an anti-abortion pregnancy center before obtaining care. Requiring a woman to wait 72 hours before she can obtain an abortion is burdensome…

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House Targets Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care by Eliminating Funding for Planned Parenthood

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 18, 2011 CONTACT: NAF Communications Department 202-667-5881 [email protected] Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Today, the House of Representatives continued its attack on the reproductive health of American women by voting to eliminate all federal funding for Planned Parenthood health centers. Planned Parenthood…

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