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Wednesday’s Words from Women
I had to make the choice at 27 weeks to terminate my pregnancy. One of the greatest experiences I encountered was being taken care of by Dr. George Tiller, God rest his soul. We as woman can NEVER give up on keeping abortion legal. –Submitted by Christian* through our website I chose to terminate this…
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With great certainty, I have made the decision not to have children. When I found out I was pregnant, I was surprised. Yet, I knew immediately that I wanted to have an abortion. I have received such wonderful support from the staff at the clinic and they made my experience comfortable without any judgment. This…
Read MoreNAF Patient Partnership Participant Featured in Mother Jones
As states continue to pass abortion restrictions, Dana Weinstein talks to Mother Jones about her abortion experience and how these restrictions would have affected her ability to make the decisions that were best for her family. Dana chose to terminate her wanted pregnancy after she learned that her fetus was missing the main part of…
Read MoreStudy Finds Telemedicine a Safe, Effective Abortion Method
According to a new study published in the latest edition of Obstetrics and Gynecology, an abortion method that utilizes telemedicine technology to allow physicians to remotely provide medical abortion care to women is just as effective and acceptable to patients as a face-to-face office visit. A medical abortion is one that is brought about by…
Read MoreThe Coat Hanger Project
Today, staff members from the National Abortion Federation held a private viewing of the documentary The Coat Hanger Project, which chronicles the development of the reproductive justice movement in the United States. Filmmaker Angie Young got the inspiration for the film (and began shooting footage) while working on a campaign to overturn a 2006 South…
Read MoreThe Battle for Birth Control
The New Hampshire Executive Council voted to reject up to $1.8 million in funding for the six Planned Parenthood clinics in the state in June, stripping its authority to dispense low-cost birth control and antibiotics to uninsured patients. As of July 1, low-income patients now have to pay between $40 to over $100 for birth…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
When I was 21, I went to college in order to improve my and my family’s lives. I had survived an emotionally abusive relationship, and was living at home with my parents and my child. During the last year of my four-year-degree program in engineering, I discovered that I was pregnant again. I knew that…
Read MoreWednesday’s Words from Women
As a single mother of five, it is hard to make ends meet. The assistance that NAF provides is greatly appreciated for women in my situation. I was married eight years when I found out that my husband was a pedophile. He hurt my little girl and I had to remove him from the home,…
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I have always been pro-choice and I have always kept myself informed about my options when it came to reproductive health care. I never thought I would have to use the information until I found out I was pregnant. I am a 22-year-old college student and I live with my parents. I work as a…
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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