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Ohio 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 MoreGeorgia Abortion Ban Struck Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation I am encouraged that the judge in Georgia’s Fulton County has struck down Georgia’s cruel and unconstitutional abortion ban, highlighting that it stood in direct opposition to Georgia’s right to liberty and privacy. In so doing, the judge…
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 MoreSupreme Court Rejects Challenge to Mifepristone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2024Contact: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President and CEO of National Abortion Federation: Today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn the 5th Circuit Court’s ruling on mifepristone is an important step in ensuring people can continue to access the abortion care they need. While we are relieved that medication abortion with mifepristone remains…
Read MoreLouisiana Classifies Medication Abortion Drugs as ‘Controlled Substances’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2024Contact: [email protected] On Friday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill that will classify medications used in medication abortion as “controlled substances” and impose criminal penalties for possession without a prescription. Below is a statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation, in response to this news: Statement…
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…
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