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Ted Cruz supported the Texas bill HB2, the Texas anti-abortion law that has already shut down more than half of the abortion providers in the state and has forced some women to wait as long as 20 days, drive hundreds of miles, and make multiple trips to access safe, legal abortion.

Washington, DC About Blog The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in North America.

Following a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that allowed the immediate enforcement of a state law blocking women from getting services from one - third of abortion providers in the state, reproductive health care providers have taken their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A little longer ago there was the murder of the abortion provider in Topeka, and who could forget that little war in Iraq (that we all know was about religion and oil, not weapons of mass destruction)

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Even in situations where abortion is legal, the process of finding a legitimate provider is time - consuming and difficult, forcing many women — particularly those who are young, poor, and uneducated — to seek out illegal options.

In 87 % of US counties, there is no identifiable abortion provider.

After two lower court decisions blocked the release of an undercover video that allegedly shows abortion providers engaging in illegal sale of aborted baby tissue, the Supreme Court has killed...

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has perpetuated a «genocide on the black community,» says a group of African - American pastors who claimed Thursday the birth control and abortion provider has had a racist agenda since its beginnings in 1921.

According to the ethics report, physicians objecting to abortion or contraception must refer patients desiring such services to other providers (recommendation # 4); may not argue or advocate their views on these matters though they are required to provide prior notice to their patients of their moral commitments (recommendation # 3); and, in emergency cases or in situations that might negatively affect patient physical or mental health, they must actually provide contraception and / or perform abortions (recommendation # 5, emphasis added).

There are links to other «helpful» websites such as the BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service — which describes itself as «the leading provider of abortion services in the UK»), Childline (which advises a girl named Chantelle, aged 14, that if she is afraid that she might be pregnant she can still prevent pregnancy by using emergency contraception up to three days after intercourse),)

A recent law prohibits federal funds from paying for most abortions, but Planned Parenthood — which, among other services, is a major abortion provider (3 percent of their services are abortions)-- has received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding — legally, much of that can not be used on abortions.

One possible step forward is that abortion providers — as long as they are legally allowed in this country — should have to be independent corporations that only perform abortions and receive no federal funding, with regular inspections and investigations both financial and health - related, and the passing of new laws which more strictly regulate their practice.

«I'm thankful for this reversal and pray for the day soon when abortion providers would not operate on any cent of public money,» Moore said in written comments for Baptist Press.

The ERLC has offered six pro-life priorities for action by President - elect Trump and Congress in 2017, including the nomination and confirmation of a pro-life successor to the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, a permanent ban on all federal funding of abortion and the defunding of Planned Parenthood, the country's No. 1 abortion provider.

In its census of all known abortion providers in the country, Guttmacher found abortions totaled 958,700 in 2013 and 926,190 in 201In its census of all known abortion providers in the country, Guttmacher found abortions totaled 958,700 in 2013 and 926,190 in 201in the country, Guttmacher found abortions totaled 958,700 in 2013 and 926,190 in 201in 2013 and 926,190 in 201in 2014.

It recommended that the state clarify «the responsibilities of public health service providers,» which read in light the Committee's long - standing disgust at conscientious objection to abortion means something like «force your doctors to perform and refer for abortions.»

In the January 2006 edition he examines a piece written by Ann Furedi, the director of the UK's principle abortion provider the, partly Government funded, BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service).

With no legal route to abortion (regardless of whether or not you agree with it), women turn to untrained and undertrained providers resulting in deaths and complications.

being the largest provider of abortion services outside the NHS, performing over a third of all procedures in England and Wales each year.

The bill also seeks to prevent abortion providers who, it is argued, have a vested financial interest in the abortion proceeding, from being the source of that information and advice.

Field believes in reducing the time - limit within which women can have an abortion, [36] and in stripping abortion providers such as Marie Stopes of their counselling role and handing it to organisations not linked to abortion clinics.

The FBI had offered $ 50,000 in reward money for the capture of James C. Kopp, who fled to Europe after assassinating Dr. Barnett Slepian, the Amherst abortion provider.

In 2014, there were 17 percent fewer abortion clinics than in 2011, and 39 percent of women of reproductive age resided in a county without an abortion provideIn 2014, there were 17 percent fewer abortion clinics than in 2011, and 39 percent of women of reproductive age resided in a county without an abortion providein 2011, and 39 percent of women of reproductive age resided in a county without an abortion providein a county without an abortion provider.

Second, President Obama signaled his intention to repeal a rule promulgated in the last days of the Bush administration that codified previous law ensuring that no health care providers at institutions receiving federal funds should be discriminated against for refusing to participate in abortion or sterilization procedures.

In states like Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, TRAP laws (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) have forced ridiculous rules onto clinics, doctors and patients to ultimately diminish the total number of abortion proAbortion Providers) have forced ridiculous rules onto clinics, doctors and patients to ultimately diminish the total number of abortion proabortion procedures.

These bills provide a roadmap for state policymakers seeking to fight government interference within the patient - provider relationship, promote women - centered approaches in the provision of abortion and other reproductive health care services, and enact legislation that emphasizes the need to expand access to abortion.

This Saturday night, Sexy Beast, A Benefit for Planned Parenthood will honor Emmy - nominated director Dawn Porter, whose feature new documentary Trapped follows reproductive health clinics struggling to stay open in the face of nearly 300 TRAP laws (Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers).

Today the women's health care providers who jointly filed suit last month on behalf of their patients have filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel on October 28 blocking a Texas provision requiring doctors who provide abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital — a requirement that leading medical associations oppose and only results in women losing access to safe medical care.

There is an anti-harassment provision in the legislation that allows staff of abortion services providers to have a safe access zone of up to 150 metres around their homes, anywhere in Ontario.

This policy requires doctors who object to providing medical care on the basis of religious or conscientious grounds (such as medical assistance in dying, abortion, birth control and gender confirmation surgery) to connect the patient with a person or agency who will either provide care or connect the patient with a willing provider of the service requested.

This policy requires doctors who object to providing medical care on the basis of religious or conscientious grounds (such as medical assistance in dying — «MAID» — but also abortion, birth control and gender confirmation surgery) to connect the patient with a person or agency who will either provide care or connect the patient with a willing provider of the service requested.

«We must use the full force of Congress and the grassroots strength of the national pro-life movement to defeat this absurd rule and prevent the Obama Administration from acting unilaterally to carry out political favors and prop up a scandal - ridden abortion provider,» she said in a statement.

In 2015, the contraceptive care delivered by Title X — funded providers helped women avoid 822,000 unintended pregnancies, which would have resulted in 387,000 unplanned births and 278,000 abortions.3 Without the contraceptive care provided by these health centers, the U.S. rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion would have been 31 % higher, and the teen unintended pregnancy rate would have been 44 % higher (see chart 1In 2015, the contraceptive care delivered by Title X — funded providers helped women avoid 822,000 unintended pregnancies, which would have resulted in 387,000 unplanned births and 278,000 abortions.3 Without the contraceptive care provided by these health centers, the U.S. rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion would have been 31 % higher, and the teen unintended pregnancy rate would have been 44 % higher (see chart 1in 387,000 unplanned births and 278,000 abortions.3 Without the contraceptive care provided by these health centers, the U.S. rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion would have been 31 % higher, and the teen unintended pregnancy rate would have been 44 % higher (see chart 1).

Just in the last two months, Arizona has taken two CAP bills all the way to the Supreme Court, where they were refused review: HB 2036, the 20 - week abortion ban, and HB 2800, which attempted to deny women with Medicaid coverage the right to access health care services at a provider of their choosing.

In 2000, the clinics were the first provider of the «abortion pill» in CaliforniIn 2000, the clinics were the first provider of the «abortion pill» in Californiin California.

Policymakers are now targeting Planned Parenthood Arizona and other abortion providers in the state with a bill (HB2284) that would allow unannounced inspections of health centers by the Department of Health Services.

As a final example, in 2016, the Wisconsin legislature implemented yet another, relatively new type of restriction on safety - net family planning providers that also offer abortion: limiting these providers» drug reimbursement rates under Medicaid.

The report notes that the reduction in the number of women served is «due, in part, to the change in the provider base» that occurred with the 2012 exclusion of abortion providers and affiliates.

Cruz has been nearly monomaniacal in his fervor against abortion — even attempting to shut the government down again in 2015 over federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care.

New requirements in Kansas, Pennsylvania and Utah direct the health agency to develop standards for abortion providers, including requirements for staffing, physical plant, equipment and emergency supplies; supporters of the measures made it clear that the goal was to set standards that would be difficult, if not impossible, for abortion providers to meet.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America sharply denounced Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell for signing medically unnecessary and politically motivated regulations intended to shut down all abortion providers, which could undermine women's access to reproductive health care providers in Virginia.

PPGP's brand new health center located in Northwest Oklahoma City is Planned Parenthood's first dedicated abortion provider in the state of Oklahoma in the history of the organization.

And Hidalgo is not the only one; any number of Hagerty's members are in the crosshairs, though many of them, like the Teen Health Clinic at the Baylor College of Medicine, also have no affiliation with abortion providers.

PPGP opened its new health center so that patients have one more trusted option in Oklahoma City and we will continue providing the excellent care patients have come to know and trust, in spite of some of the toughest medically unnecessary restrictions against abortion providers in the nation,» Planned Parenthood Great Plains President and CEO, Laura McQuade said.

In part, of course, because of Planned Parenthood's reputation as an abortion provider.

Arizona, for example, passed a law in 2016 that allows the state's Medicaid program to exclude any provider that receives any type of public funding and also provides abortion, or is affiliated with a provider that does so.

On Tuesday, January 13, Planned Parenthood received a letter from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, rejecting the paperwork to be an abortion provider in the state.

Last week, over protests from thousands of Ohioans statewide, Governor John Kasich signed a budget into law without exercising his line - item veto to strike a Targeted Restriction of Abortion Providers (TRAP) provision prohibiting transfer agreements with public hospitals, a mandatory ultrasound provision, as well as a measure designed to block funds for preventive health care at Planned Parenthood health centers in Ohio.

Furthermore, the Obama administration has vehemently rejected states» attempts to deny Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood and other providers associated with abortion, most prominently in an April 2016 letter to state officials.5, 6 The letter made clear that such efforts are in violation of federal law, which guarantees enrollees a free choice of qualified providers for family planning care.

The Lege is renewing its efforts to punish the abortion provider this session by threatening to create tiers for breast and cervical cancer funding in a way that leaves Planned Parenthood last in line — the consequences of which are predicted to be dire.