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Bill to Guarantee Abortion Rights Fails in Senate
For Immediate Release: May 11, 2022Media Contacts: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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.…
Read MoreNAF on Planned Parenthood being forced out of Title X
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, Interim President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on Planned Parenthood Federation of America being forced out of Title X: In July, some NAF members—including Maine Family Planning and Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center—announced they would withdraw from the federal Title X program due to an…
Read MoreNAF Launches Pre-Paid Gas Card Program to Help Patients Obtain Abortion Care
Today, amid increasing restrictions on abortion care, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and its 40-year-old Hotline have announced a new pilot program to help some member clinics provide pre-paid gas cards to patients seeking abortion care. The cost of the actual abortion procedure is only one expense women must manage when they need an abortion.…
Read More2018: Alarming escalation in anti-abortion trespassing, obstruction, and vandalism
[fusion_text]National Abortion Federation Releases 2018 Violence & Disruption Statistics: Escalation in picketing, trespassing, obstruction, vandalism, and online hate speech by anti-abortion individuals Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2018 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers. As anti-abortion politicians continue to test the U.S. Supreme Court by passing unconstitutional anti-abortion laws and…
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