Posts Tagged ‘access’
National Abortion Federation Statement on FDA Review of Mifepristone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, [email protected] NATIONAL — Following the release of a letter from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Martin Makary in which they confirmed that the FDA is conducting a “review” of mifepristone based on a junk science report from an anti-abortion think tank, Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Statement on Court Ruling to “Defund” Planned Parenthood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, [email protected] NATIONAL —Yesterday afternoon, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Planned Parenthood, allowing the federal government to block patients from using Medicaid to pay for services at Planned Parenthood health centers. Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation, released the following statement: “Anti-abortion extremists remain…
Read MoreTrump Rescinds Guidance on Emergency Abortion Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, [email protected] Today, the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rescinded guidance on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a decades-old federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care for all patients in emergencies, including for women and people who are…
Read MoreTrump Reinstates Global Gag Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2025 CONTACT: [email protected] Today, President Trump reinstated the Global Gag Rule. Originally authored during the Reagan Administration, the Global Gag Rule prohibits international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive U.S. government funds from using their own private funds to provide abortions. The policy also prevents NGOs from lobbying their own government for a change…
Read MoreWyoming Abortion Bans Struck Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] On Monday, a Wyoming judge struck down the state’s overall abortion ban, including its explicit ban on medication abortion. Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation I am encouraged by Judge Owens’ ruling overturning the state’s abortion ban, as well as its explicit ban on…
Read MoreAbortion Access at Risk Under Second Trump Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation Today, our hearts are heavy and our thoughts are with abortion providers and every person who cares about abortion access—these results are a devastating blow to the movement for reproductive freedom. Black and Brown communities, immigrants, and LGBTQ+…
Read MoreGeorgia Reinstates Early Abortion Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation The Georgia Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate an unconstitutional abortion ban is cruel and devastating but also completely unsurprising. This move demonstrates yet again that anti-abortion lawmakers and judges are more concerned with advancing a callous political agenda…
Read MoreGeorgia Abortion Ban Struck Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2024 CONTACT: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation I am encouraged that the judge in Georgia’s Fulton County has struck down Georgia’s cruel and unconstitutional abortion ban, highlighting that it stood in direct opposition to Georgia’s right to liberty and privacy. In so doing, the judge…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rejects Challenge to Mifepristone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2024Contact: [email protected] Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President and CEO of National Abortion Federation: Today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn the 5th Circuit Court’s ruling on mifepristone is an important step in ensuring people can continue to access the abortion care they need. While we are relieved that medication abortion with mifepristone remains…
Read MoreLouisiana Classifies Medication Abortion Drugs as ‘Controlled Substances’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2024Contact: [email protected] On Friday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill that will classify medications used in medication abortion as “controlled substances” and impose criminal penalties for possession without a prescription. Below is a statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation, in response to this news: Statement…
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