Posts Tagged ‘state legislation’
Texas DA Drops Murder Charge Against Person who Self Managed Abortion
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Today, a Texas district attorney announced the murder charges against a Texas woman who self-managed an abortion will be dropped. Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “We are relieved that the state of Texas is not pressing charges against Lizelle Herrera; however,…
Read MoreLeading Health Organizations File Amicus Brief on Behalf of Abortion Providers Opposing Mississippi Ban
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2021Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Health care professionals share personal accounts, correct misconceptions about abortion advanced by Mississippi’s 15-week ban WASHINGTON — Today, on behalf of a diverse group of health care professionals, leading medical organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case, brought by…
Read MoreSupreme Court Abandons People in Texas
For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Late last night, the Supreme Court dealt another blow to people in Texas when they denied an emergency request to block an extreme abortion ban that went into effect yesterday in…
Read MoreColorado Rejects Harmful Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: November 3, 2020Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the rejection of Proposition 115 in Colorado: Tonight, voters in Colorado rejected an abortion ban and affirmed that women and families, not politicians, should make decisions about pregnancy and abortion…
Read MoreLouisiana Passes Anti-Abortion Amendment
For Immediate Release: November 3, 2020Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the passage of Amendment 1 in Louisiana: Tonight, Louisiana set up one part of a chain reaction designed by anti-abortion politicians who want to ban abortion in Louisiana if federal…
Read MoreRemembering John Lewis
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the passing of Representative John Lewis: Representative John Lewis was a hero: a man of courage, conviction, and wisdom; an unrelenting champion of civil rights, racial justice, women’s rights, and abortion rights; an exemplar who never gave up…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Abortion Law
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo: We are relieved and encouraged that our member clinics in Louisiana will be able to continue providing the safe, compassionate abortion care that their patients need. People…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Files Amicus Brief in Legal Battle Over Alabama’s COVID-19 Executive Order’s Impact on Abortion
Yesterday, the National Abortion Federation joined 20 other women’s and civil rights organizations in filing an amicus brief explaining the undue burden that Alabama’s COVID-19 Executive Order poses to abortion providers and already marginalized communities. Anti-abortion politicians in Alabama are exploiting the current global pandemic to try and deny women access to the abortion care…
Read MoreWe’re in this together.
A note from NAF’s President and CEO, The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale: I am sure many of you saw yesterday’s New York Times piece, “How a Divided Left is Losing the Battle on Abortion,” which raised a number of concerning and challenging issues about our movement. I spoke to this reporter for more than an…
Read MoreFederal Judge Blocks Georgia 6-Week Abortion Ban
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, Interim President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on federal judge blocking Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban: “District Judge Steve C. Jones’ ruling blocking Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban is important and appreciated. The heavy-handed 6-week abortion ban is blatantly unconstitutional, dangerous and disrespectful to women, and should…
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