Posts Tagged ‘abortion access’
Wisconsin’s Pre-Civil War Ban Invalidated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation, on Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down 1849 law: I am heartened by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision affirming that abortion is legal in the state and rejecting the use of an archaic 19th-century statute to…
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 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 MoreWV passes initiative to deny abortion access
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine H. Ragsdale, Interim President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on the passing of West Virginia’s anti-abortion Amendment 1: Today, West Virginians passed Amendment 1, setting the stage for the government to strip away their reproductive rights and those of their neighbors. Not only does Amendment 1…
Read MoreNAF applauds the EACH Woman Act
Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on the introduction of the EACH Woman Act: I applaud Representative Barbara Lee and Representative Jan Schakowsky along with Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Diana DeGette and Louise Slaughter and all of the co-sponsors for re-introducing the EACH Woman Act and taking a…
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