Posts Tagged ‘health care’
What’s happened since the Supreme Court’s Whole Woman’s Health decision?
We have received a number of requests to have our “The Burden is Undue” rally signs you’ve seen everywhere available as a t-shirt. So, we had to make it happen! You can purchase one of these shirts here. Make sure you order your shirt before July 20th to get it in the first batch to…
Read MorePoliticians should be protecting, not jeopardizing women’s lives and health.
Statement by Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: Instead of holding more unnecessary hearings on abortion, the Senate Judiciary Committee should be working towards filling the vacant Supreme Court seat. The decision to seek abortion care is one that is best made by a…
Read MoreDirty Dancing and Reproductive Justice
28 years ago today, Patrick Swayze’s character Johnny lifted Jennifer Grey’s character Baby while “I’ve had the time of my life” blared in movie theaters across the country for the first time. To this day, Dirty Dancing continues to be a rite of passage for many. The dancing, the music, Jerry Orbach, the reproductive justice…
Read MoreHealth Canada approves medical abortion medication
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 29, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) amanzoeillo@prochoice.org Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and NAF Canada: The approval of mifepristone is great news for women in Canada. Mifepristone has been safely and effectively used by millions of…
Read MoreNAF supports fetal tissue donation for humanitarian and medical research.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 15, 2015 CONTACT: Alissa Manzoeillo 202.667.5881, ext 219; 202.595.4395 (after hours/cell) amanzoeillo@prochoice.org STATEMENT BY VICKI SAPORTA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION: The National Abortion Federation supports fetal tissue donation for humanitarian and medical research. This research has the potential to help millions of Americans suffering from diabetes,…
Read MoreBirth Control Decisions Should Be Made By Women—Not Their Employers
Today, I issued the following statement I issued the following press release regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to hear challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control coverage benefit: Today, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear two challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control coverage benefit. After decades of discriminatory coverage…
Read MoreDon’t Deny Women Critical Care
This weekend, the Democrat and Chronicle published my essay on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda: Opponents of abortion have launched a misinformation campaign targeting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda. Their distortions cannot conceal an important truth: The governor’s proposal will protect women’s health. Consider one woman’s struggle. Two years ago, Sophia,…
Read MoreStatement on the Release of President Obama’s 2014 Budget
Today, I issued the following statement on the release of President Obama’s 2014 budget: The President’s budget takes an important step toward lifting a ban that prohibits DC from using its locally raised revenue to help low-income women obtain the abortion care they need. This discriminatory policy interferes with the rights of DC residents and…
Read MoreObama Administration Rejects Indiana Law to Defund Planned Parenthood
The Obama Administration sent a letter this week notifying Indiana that its plan to bar the state Medicaid agency from contracting with Planned Parenthood is illegal. The administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Donald Berwick, said the Indiana law, which is already in effect, violates federal Medicaid law by imposing impermissible…
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Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we will be featuring real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you would like to…
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