National Abortion Federation Condemns the President’s Veto on Stem Cell Research

By Vicki Saporta | June 20, 2007

We issued the following release today: Washington, DC – The National Abortion Federation (NAF) condemns President Bush’s decision today to veto the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, which would expand federal funding for promising medical research. This legislation passed both the House of Representatives and Senate with strong bi-partisan support, and was also…

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Urge Your Senators to Support the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act!

By Vicki Saporta | April 10, 2007

Today, the U.S. Senate will consider the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 (S. 5), which lifts existing federal restrictions and expands the number of stem cell lines that are eligible for federally funded research. Such research has the potential to help find new treatments for diseases like cancer, diabetes, Parkinsons, ALS and Alzheimers.…

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Prevention First Act Introduced in House of Representatives

By Vicki Saporta | February 6, 2007

Representative Slaughter (D-NY) and Representative DeGette (D-CO) introduced the Prevention First Act in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. Passage of this Act would improve women’s access to comprehensive reproductive health care services; fund medically accurate sex education and pregnancy prevention programs for teens; and increase federal funding for Title X, the nation’s family planning…

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National Abortion Federation Applauds the Defeat of H.R. 6099 the “Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act”

By Vicki Saporta | December 7, 2006

NAF commends the House of Representatives for voting against an ill-advised bill, which would have intruded upon the physician-patient relationship and substituted political agendas for sound science and medicine. H.R. 6099 would have required providers to inform a patient seeking a legal abortion after 20 weeks that there is “substantial evidence” that a fetus may…

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Act Now to Stop Congress From Interfering In Private Medical Decisions!

By Vicki Saporta | December 4, 2006

Just weeks ago, voters across the country rejected extremism and elected candidates supportive of reproductive freedom. But as anti-choice politicians in Congress prepare to adjourn for the year, they are attempting to interfere with private health care decisions by requiring doctors to provide women seeking an abortion with misleading information. Anti-choice advocates are going to…

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Help Stop Anti-Choice Legislation From Being Enacted Into Law!

By Vicki Saporta | September 29, 2006

In an eleventh hour maneuver, Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate has announced plans to bring anti-choice legislation, S. 403, to the Senate Floor for debate and vote. This dangerous and unconstitutional legislation passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, and if it passes in the Senate, it would be signed into law by…

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NAF Condemns Passage of the Teen Endangerment Act

By Vicki Saporta | September 27, 2006

Last night NAF issued this press release: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that combines the Child Custody Protection Act, which was passed by the U.S. Senate this past summer, with provisions substantially similar to the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives…

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NAF Condemns Passage of the Teen Endangerment Act

By Vicki Saporta | July 26, 2006

NAF condemned the U.S. Senate’s 65-34 passage of the Child Custody Protection Act (CCPA), more aptly called the Teen Endangerment Act. The Teen Endangerment Act would make it a federal crime for a person other than a parent to help a minor from certain states obtain an abortion in another state if the minor has…

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