For Immediate Release: May 19, 2022Media Contacts: Claire Connolly, claire.connolly@berlinrosen.com The report shows biggest increases in stalking, bomb threats, invasions, and assault & battery. NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2021 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers. The statistics show a significant increase in stalking (600%), blockades (450%), hoax devices/suspicious…| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation, on Trump administration’s plans to strip abortion access from veterans: Once again, we’re seeing just how far anti-abortion politicians are willing to go to control our bodies and strip us of basic health care. The reported plan…| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from NAF President & CEO Brittany Fonteno on how the passing of the reconciliation bill will impact reproductive health access: What is abundantly clear to abortion providers and advocates is that the Trump administration and its allies have used the reconciliation bill as yet another tactic for achieving… The post House Passes Cruel Reconciliation Bill appeared first on National Abortion Federat...| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO of the National Abortion Federation, on Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down 1849 law: I am heartened by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision affirming that abortion is legal in the state and rejecting the use of an archaic 19th-century statute to…| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from NAF President & CEO Brittany Fonteno on Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: Low-income and uninsured people in South Carolina already face disproportionate barriers to accessing health care as a result of abortion bans and systemic racism. These are the people who will most acutely feel the… The post Supreme Court Rejects Planned Parenthood’s Challenge to South Carolina Restricti...| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com This morning, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion in U.S. v. Skrmetti—a landmark case about whether families with transgender kids can access essential gender-affirming health care, or if politicians can overrule families’ decisions about medical care for their loved ones. In a 6-3 split, the Court upheld a Tennessee law…| National Abortion Federation
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The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in North America. We believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers.| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com Statement from NAF Chief Program Officer Melissa Fowler: “We are beyond devastated by the murders of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and the violent attacks on Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. It is clear that these were politically motivated attacks—police found the suspect’s… The post Minnesota Shooting Suspect had Target List of Abortion Providers ...| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com NAF COO Veronica Jones Named a Winner of Chief’s The New Era of Leadership Awards Now in their second year, The New Era of Leadership Awards recognize and celebrate executive women shaping the future of business June 11, 2025—Today, Chief, the most powerful network of senior executive women, revealed the winners… The post NAF COO Veronica Jones Named a Winner of Chief’s The New Era of Leaders...| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act is a federal law enacted in 1994 in response to escalating violence targeting abortion providers, including large-scale blockades and the murder of NAF member Dr. David Gunn in 1993. The legislation imposes federal penalties for using force, threat of force,… The post House Advances Bill to Repeal FACE Act appeared first on National Abortion Federation.| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com Today, the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rescinded guidance on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a decades-old federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care for all patients in emergencies, including for women and people who are…| National Abortion Federation
Read the alarming trends of increased harassment and violence in the first two+ years of a post-Dobbs world, compiled by NAF.| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23 2025 CONTACT: Carina Pacheco, naf@berlinrosen.com The National Abortion Federation released their 2023/2024 Violence & Disruption Report showing the barrage of harassment, intimidation, and violent attacks abortion providers experience daily NATIONAL—Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its Violence & Disruption report with data from 2023 and 2024. The report shows there has been…| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2024 CONTACT: Claire Connolly, naf@berlinrosen.com The National Abortion Federation tracks how many people were served in Florida through their Hotline before the 6-week ban, and how many have been forced to leave the state for care after NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released data from their National Abortion Hotline, the country’s largest patient…| National Abortion Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2024Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Today, the Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States, concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in yet another case that could have a major effect on abortion access. Below is a statement from the CEO of the National Abortion Federation…| National Abortion Federation
The NAF Hotline Fund operates the largest national, toll-free, multi-lingual Hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. We provide callers with accurate information, confidential consultation, options counseling, and referrals to providers of quality abortion care.| National Abortion Federation
