Posts Tagged ‘abortion bans’
National Abortion Hotline Shows Demand for Travel Assistance Remains High
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2023Contact: Ben Currey, naf@berlinrosen.com The nation’s leading abortion hotline tracks travel requests pre and post-Dobbs NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation, released data from their National Abortion Hotline that shows the increase in demand for travel assistance since the Dobbs decision overturned abortion protection in the country. The National Abortion Hotline…
Read MoreA Year After Dobbs, More People Than Ever Are Traveling For Abortion Care
For Immediate Release: June 7, 2023Contact: Claire Connolly, naf@berlinrosen.com The nation’s leading abortion hotline reported a 235% increase in plane or bus trips and a 195% increase in hotel room bookings in the year following Dobbs NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation, which operates the National Abortion Hotline—the leading multi-lingual abortion assistance hotline in the U.S.—released updated…
Read MoreGeorgia Abortion Ban Struck Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com Today, a judge struck down Georgia’s early abortion ban as unconstitutional on the grounds that at the time when the ban was passed in 2019, Roe v. Wade was still the law of the land. Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “This is another…
Read MoreFour Months After the Fall of Roe, NAF Reports Ongoing Rise in Patients Traveling for Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com The nation’s largest abortion hotline reported an 800% increase in plane or bus trips and a 500% increase in hotel room bookings in the months following Dobbs NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation, which operates the National Abortion Hotline—the largest national, multi-lingual abortion assistance hotline in the…
Read MoreWest Virginia Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com This week, West Virginia became the second state to pass a new abortion ban since the Dobbs Supreme Court decision in June. The ban will take effect immediately upon the governor’s signature. Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation: “Since the Supreme Court overturned…
Read MoreStatement on Medication Abortion Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Veronica Jones, Chief Operating Officer at the National Abortion Federation: The National Abortion Federation is committed to helping as many patients as possible access abortion care. Let us be clear—any restrictions or bans on access to essential abortion care are the result of the Supreme Court’s…
Read MoreTennessee, Idaho, and Texas Enact Trigger Bans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com 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 MoreSupreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022Media Contacts: Claire Connolly; Claire.Connoly@berlinrosen.com 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 MoreOklahoma Passes State’s Most Restrictive Abortion Ban Yet
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 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 MoreOklahoma Governor Signs Total Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: April 12, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 This morning, the Oklahoma Governor signed an outright abortion ban, which would make providing an abortion a felony punishable with up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. This law could take effect as soon as this summer. Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion…
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