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Ohio Voters Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2023Contact: [email protected] Today, Ohio voters decisively passed Issue 1, enshrining the right to abortion and the broader spectrum of reproductive health care into the state’s constitution. Advocates worked tirelessly to put this question on the ballot and mobilize support, and today Ohioans helped deliver a monumental victory for abortion rights. Statement from…
Read MoreAppeals Court Imposes Restrictions on Medication Abortion, But no Changes on the Ground
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2023Contact: [email protected] Today, in AHM v. FDA, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated in part and affirmed in part the preliminary injunction that district court Judge Kacsmaryk issued April 7. Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation: Although the 5th Circuit sided with anti-abortion groups today, there is…
Read MoreBrittany Fonteno Named President & CEO of NAF
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2023Contact: [email protected] Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) Board of Directors announced that Brittany Fonteno has been named President and CEO. Fonteno will lead the organization beginning on September 1. Fonteno joins NAF from Planned Parenthood Arizona, where she was the President & CEO. Fonteno is the seventh person to lead NAF…
Read MoreA Year After Dobbs, More People Than Ever Are Traveling For Abortion Care
For Immediate Release: June 7, 2023Contact: Claire Connolly, [email protected] The nation’s leading abortion hotline reported a 235% increase in plane or bus trips and a 195% increase in hotel room bookings in the year following Dobbs NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation, which operates the National Abortion Hotline—the leading multi-lingual abortion assistance hotline in the U.S.—released updated…
Read MoreViolence Against Abortion Providers Continues to Rise Following Roe Reversal, New Report Finds
For Embargoed Release: May 11, 2023 6am ETContact: Claire Connolly, [email protected] The National Abortion Federation’s 2022 Violence & Disruption Report found a sharp increase in violence in protective states as clinics in ban states closed NATIONAL—Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2022 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers and clinics. The report shows increases in major…
Read MoreSCOTUS Protects Access to Mifepristone
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2023 Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation: We are relieved that medication abortion with mifepristone remains available. But this is just a temporary reprieve; we know that the fight is far from over. Mifepristone has been proven over decades to be…
Read MoreFlorida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
For Immediate Release: April 14, 2023 Media Contacts: [email protected]; 202-918-7768 Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed into law a six-week abortion ban—replacing the state’s 15-week ban, and further threatening access for millions of Floridians. The six-week ban will take effect only if the Florida Supreme Court rules to undermine or eliminate Florida’s constitutional right to privacy…
Read MoreJudge Orders Mifepristone Off U.S. Market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2023 Contact: [email protected] Today, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a federal Trump-appointed judge in Texas ruled in a lawsuit filed by far-right hate group the Alliance Defending Freedom, and put on hold the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. The ruling will not go into effect for seven days to give the government time to appeal. Statement…
Read MoreHouse Introduces the EACH Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023.Contact: [email protected] This morning, Democratic legislators in the U.S. House introduced the EACH Act, which guarantees insurance coverage for abortion. The EACH Act would repeal the Hyde Amendment and allow patients to use their insurance—including Medicaid—to cover abortion care. This is the first legislation introduced in this Congress that would expand reproductive…
Read MoreNational Council of Jewish Women Raises Unprecedented $1 Million From the Jewish Community to Help Patients Access Abortion Care
The donations made to the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access, primarily by thousands of small-dollar donors, are going to help patients in the U.S. access care NATIONAL – Today, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) announced that its Jewish Fund for Abortion Access surpassed a million dollars in donated funds, which directly help thousands of…
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