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A bill that recently passed in the Utah house would triple the current required waiting time for an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours. One of the supporters of the bill, Rep. Steve Eliason, stated: “Why would we not want to afford a woman facing a life-changing decision 72 hours to consider ramifications that could last a lifetime?” [...]

Women everywhere want, need, and deserve to know if their contraceptive method increases their risk of acquiring HIV.  This question is not new; for years, there have been equivocal studies on the topic, some pointing towards a potential association, others showing no association.  The topic got new attention in July 2011, when results were presented at the annual AIDS conference [...]

It always comes up. Usually the argument goes as follows: why do men get Viagra paid for by their health insurance, while women are stuck paying out of pocket for birth control? Senator Janet Howell’s recent proposal to require a rectal exam and cardiac stress test prior to offering prescriptions for erectile dysfunction drugs in order to highlight the invasiveness [...]

In Canada women have been granted the right to abortion by the Supreme Court of Canada on the basis of the Charter right of security of person. Recently, a case was heard by the SCC, which will see freedom of speech and religion clash with a woman’s right to security of person. Linda Gibbons is [...]

The DC Abortion Fund commends Delegate Eleanor Holmes Nortion, Mayor Vincent Gray, and the D.C. Council for rejecting this week Rep. Darrell Issa’s flawed “autonomy” bill for the District of Columbia. We thank them for continuing to affirm today that women’s rights are non-negotiable in the District of Columbia. We remain fully committed [...] The [...]

The D.C. abortion ban denies basic care to women in dire circumstances.  Here is a snapshot of 3 women who are D.C. Medicaid enrollees and who turned to the D.C. Abortion Fund (DCAF) because Congress prohibits D.C. Medicaid from covering abortion procedures. A 21-year-old mother living in a homeless shelter with her one-year-old daughter learned [...]

Now is the time to speak up for women in Virginia! As a result of Senate Bill 924, the Virginia Board of Health voted on September 15, 2011 to approve the most onerous anti-choice regulations of women’s health centers in the country. DCAF is helping the Virginia Coalition to Protect Women’s Health call on the [...]

“My patient Carol was excited to give birth to her first child. Her husband was a Marine serving in Afghanistan. Sadly, in her second trimester, Carol learned that her baby had a lethal anomaly. She and her husband made the difficult decision to have an abortion. That’s when they learned that the military health insurance [...]

The Austin Statesman reported yesterday that the Austin (TX) Capital Area Rural Transportation System has settled a lawsuit against it by a bus driver who was fired after he refused to transport two women to a Planned Parenthood clinic because he thought he might be taking them to have an abortion. The bus system provides [...]

“In these tough economic times,” as many budget stories begin, lawmakers are looking for ways to slash federal and local spending. Promises are made – and broken. People look to their representatives in government to do the right thing, in order to benefit their communities. After all, it takes money to run a country, and [...]