Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022Media Contacts: Claire Connolly; Claire.Connoly@berlinrosen.com Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “The Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs case is abhorrent. Today’s decision confirms the worst-case scenario that reproductive rights advocates have been bracing…
Read MoreJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2022Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Today the U.S. Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman in American history to serve on the nation’s highest court. Statement from Melissa Fowler, National Abortion Federation’s Chief Program Officer: “We are delighted to see Justice Jackson…
Read MoreSupreme Court Turns Its Back on Precedent, Constitution in Texas Cases
For Immediate Release: December 10, 2021Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Statement of Talcott Camp, JD, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on the Supreme Court decisions in United States v. Texas and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson: Today, the Supreme Court turned its back on its own precedent and the Constitution by…
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Challenge to Mississippi Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2021Media Contacts: press@prochoice.org; 202-918-7768 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), a challenge to Mississippi’s abortion ban that threatens to dismantle Roe v. Wade. This is the most consequential abortion rights cases in generations, as it is the first time in 50…
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 MoreU.S. Supreme Court blocks Louisiana’s anti-abortion law
The Very Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, Interim President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), on the U.S. Supreme Court blocking Louisiana’s anti-abortion law, challenged in June Medical Services v. Gee: We are relieved this unconstitutional law will not go into effect tomorrow. This will allow those who had their state-mandated, medically-unnecessary ultrasound today and…
Read MoreKavanaugh’s confirmation shows zero regard for women
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine H. Ragsdale, Interim President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Today’s vote to confirm President Trump’s anti-woman U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, confirms what we already know: The Trump administration and anti-abortion politicians have zero regard for the real-life experiences of women in America. We have…
Read MoreToday’s vote sent a clear message
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine H. Ragsdale, Interim President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): The Senate Judiciary Committee members who voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation today sent a clear message to Americans: overruling Roe v. Wade trumps everything. But there is more at stake than just Roe. The Supreme Court…
Read MoreKavanaugh must withdraw his nomination
Statement of The Very Reverend Katherine H. Ragsdale, Interim President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF): Given all we have learned about Brett Kavanaugh in recent weeks—including multiple sexual assault allegations and his dishonest testimony before Congress—we call for Judge Kavanaugh to withdraw his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. We have adamantly…
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