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Admitting Privileges Case Could be Heard by Supreme Court
Last Wednesday, Mississippi asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a law aimed at closing the last remaining abortion clinic in the state. This politically-motivated and medically unnecessary law would force a physician providing abortion care to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, and has been blocked by the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court because…
Read MoreCriminalizing Physicians who Provide Abortion Care
This week, NAF member Dr. David Grimes published a great post on Huffington Post about how some new anti-abortion bills would criminalize physicians for providing safe medical care. As Grimes writes: “A physician sometimes winds up in court accused of failing to meet the standard of care for a patient. In a bizarre twist, politicians…
Read MoreNAF Members Targeted by Anti-Choice Campaign
This week starts an annual anti-choice campaign that will target a number of our members with increased protests and disruption for the next 40 days. Although the majority of our members deal with protesters throughout the year, they may see an increase during this campaign, with some having protesters outside of their facilities 24 hours…
Read MoreHouse Passes H.R. 7 on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 22, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] House Passes H.R. 7 on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): The passage of H.R. 7 is politics at its worst. Today, anti-choice Representatives pushed a bill through…
Read MoreGroups Urge Obama to Eliminate Abortion Funding Restrictions from Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 5, 2014 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Groups Urge Obama to Eliminate Abortion Funding Restrictions from Budget Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) joined 81 organizations in sending a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to take a strong stand against the Hyde Amendment and…
Read MoreVirginia Board of Health Will Reexamine Politically-Motivated Regulations Targeting Abortion Providers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 4, 2014 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] Virginia Board of Health Will Reexamine Politically-Motivated Regulations Targeting Abortion Providers Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Today, the Virginia Board of Health took an important step toward potentially revising politically-motivated regulations…
Read MoreWhat we’re Thankful for here at NAF…
This holiday season, we wanted to share some of the things that we are thankful for here at NAF: We’re thankful for our amazing and compassionate NAF Members who provide high-quality, patient-centered abortion care. Our members are on the front lines working to ensure that access to safe, high-quality, patient-centered abortion care is still a…
Read MoreNorth Dakota Voters Reject Personhood Measure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 4, 2014 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881 ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) [email protected] North Dakota Voters Reject Personhood Measure Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Today, North Dakota voters rejected Measure 1, an intentionally vague “personhood” amendment, which could have criminalized all abortions in…
Read MoreColorado Voters Reject Personhood Amendment
Today, Colorado voters rejected Amendment 67, which would have redefined “person” in the state criminal code and granted constitutional rights from the moment of conception. This is the third “personhood” ballot initiative Coloradans have defeated since 2008. “This amendment was nothing more than another attempt to outlaw all abortions in Colorado,” said Vicki Saporta, President…
Read MoreInternational Day of Rural Women Reminds of Need for Abortion Access
Today has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Rural Women—a day to recognize the critical role and contributions of rural women throughout the world and to address the unique challenges they face. More than one in five Canadian women face the added obstacles that come with living in a rural…
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