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NAF files brief in support of NAF members’ SCOTUS petition
CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo, National Abortion Federation 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] National Abortion Federation files amicus brief in support of abortion providers’ petition to SCOTUS re: Texas H.B. 2 The National Abortion Federation (NAF) filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging sham laws in…
Read MoreNAF marks mifepristone’s 15 anniversary
Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): September 28 marks the 15th anniversary of the approval of mifepristone. Since this approval, more than 2 million women in the United States have chosen medical abortion care to safely terminate an early pregnancy. Mifepristone has given women another option, and we’ve…
Read MoreJudge Rules Corporations Can’t Plead Fifth Amendment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo, National Abortion Federation 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Judge Rules Corporations Can’t Plead Fifth Amendment Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the corporations named in our lawsuit, Center for Medical Progress and BioMax,…
Read MoreI am pro-choice because every situation is different
I am pro-choice because every situation is different, finances and everything. My situation: I already have a lovely family of six– yes, six!!! When I found out I was pregnant, I was not happy. I cried– especially since the partner didn’t want anything to do with me and said it might not be his. I…
Read MoreUPDATE: Anti-Abortion Defendants Plan to Plead Fifth Amendment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 25, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo, National Abortion Federation 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Center for Medical Progress (CMP) Defendants Plan to Plead Fifth Amendment In a discovery hearing Friday, counsel for defendants notified the court that all defendants, including the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) and…
Read MoreDirty Dancing and Reproductive Justice
28 years ago today, Patrick Swayze’s character Johnny lifted Jennifer Grey’s character Baby while “I’ve had the time of my life” blared in movie theaters across the country for the first time. To this day, Dirty Dancing continues to be a rite of passage for many. The dancing, the music, Jerry Orbach, the reproductive justice…
Read MoreTemporary Restraining Order Extended Against Anti-Abortion Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo, National Abortion Federation 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Hayley Home, Morrison & Foerster LLP 415.268.6021; 916.402.2864 (cell) [email protected] Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California extended NAF’s temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining Biomax Procurement Services LLC, the Center…
Read MoreJudge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against CMP Until Monday Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 31 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo, National Abortion Federation 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Hayley Home, Morrison & Foerster LLP 415.268.6021; 916.402.2864 (cell) [email protected] Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against CMP Until Monday Hearing This afternoon a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California…
Read MoreNAF Files for Injunction Against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 31 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo, National Abortion Federation 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Hayley Home, Morrison & Foerster LLP 415.268.6021; 916.402.2864 (cell) [email protected] National Abortion Federation (NAF) files for Injunction Against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) Attempting to stop an ongoing campaign of threats and harassment against…
Read MoreHealth Canada approves medical abortion medication
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 29, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and NAF Canada: The approval of mifepristone is great news for women in Canada. Mifepristone has been safely and effectively used by millions of…
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