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Tennessee, Idaho, and Texas Enact Trigger Bans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2022CONTACT: [email protected] Today, Tennessee, Idaho, and Texas will implement draconian abortion trigger bans, outlawing nearly all abortions in all three states. Although abortion is restricted in these states already, today they will enact near-total bans, or in Texas’ case, create harsher punishments for those who violate the law. Statement from…
Read MoreNinth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms NAF’s Permanent Injunction Against CMP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2022CONTACT: [email protected] Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s decision to grant NAF a permanent injunction barring David Daleiden, Biomax Procurement Services LLC, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), and their agents and co-conspirators from releasing…
Read MoreKansas Voters Protect Abortion Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2022CONTACT: [email protected] Yesterday, Kansans voted on a historic ballot measure that determined the fate of abortion rights in the state. By voting ‘No,’ Kansans have protected their communities and abortion access in the state and stopped dangerous abortion bans from taking effect. This was the first time abortion was on…
Read MorePost-Roe: Significant Increase in Patients Traveling for Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2022CONTACT: Claire Connolly, [email protected] 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 MoreSupreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022Media Contacts: Claire Connolly; [email protected] Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “The Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs case is abhorrent. Today’s decision confirms the worst-case scenario that reproductive rights advocates have been bracing…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Releases 2021 Violence & Disruption Report
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2022Media Contacts: Claire Connolly, [email protected] The report shows biggest increases in stalking, bomb threats, invasions, and assault & battery. NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2021 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers. The statistics show a significant increase in stalking (600%), blockades (450%), hoax devices/suspicious…
Read MoreOklahoma Passes State’s Most Restrictive Abortion Ban Yet
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2022Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Today, the Oklahoma state legislature passed the country’s most restrictive ban on abortion access to date and would make Oklahoma the first state to outlaw abortion outright until a final decision is made by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. H.4327 is a citizen-enforced…
Read MoreBill 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 MoreSCOTUS Leak Suggests Worst Fears
For Immediate Release: May 2, 2022Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Today, Politico reported that an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the Supreme Court, showing that the Court has at least initially voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Although the Court’s holding will not be final until…
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