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February 2nd, 2011

Stop the attack on women's health and safety: oppose H.R. 3!

On January 20, 2011, Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced a dangerous bill he’s calling the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R. 3).*

We need you to take action to stop this dangerous bill!

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, health care reform, Medicaid, TakeAction, unfair laws

January 25th, 2011

The Hyde Amendment, poor women, and unsafe abortion

Last week an unlicensed practitioner performing abortions in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Philadelphia was arrested and charged with the murder of seven infants and one woman who died in his custody.

As details come to light, we at the National Network of Abortion Funds are horrified at the news, and I wanted to let you know where we stand on this situation.

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Categories: abortion providers, Funds, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, TakeAction, unfair laws

January 22nd, 2011

Say “No” to Rep. Chris Smith and his “Taxing Women and Families” Bill

Statement of Stephanie Poggi, Executive Director of the National Network of Abortion Funds

Yesterday, January 20th, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced an outrageous bill that he’s calling “The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.”

No doubt Rep. Smith is convinced that putting the words “taxpayer” and “abortion” together will get him all the support he needs. But what would the bill really do?

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, health care reform, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, unfair laws

January 7th, 2011

Thanks to you, we met our goal!

Thank you so much to everyone who donated and spread the word about our year-end matching donation!

To the generous donor and long-time friend to the Network who presented a matching gift of $30,000, to everyone who blogged, tweeted, and spread the word, and to all who stretched their budgets at the end of the year to help ensure that women like Leila have the funds to get the abortion they need: THANK YOU. With your help, we raised over $60,000!

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December 30th, 2010

What would you sell?

What would you do if $100 was standing between you and the abortion you needed?

By the time Leila made it to her appointment, she had already spent a few terrified weeks scraping together the money: she had siphoned off the grocery and rent money, borrowed everything she could from her friends, sold her television on Craigslist.

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Categories: Funds, TakeAction

December 29th, 2010

Don't join EMA at their fundraising event!

Does the very prospect of dressing up for another fancy fundraiser wear you out?

Would you just as soon don a snuggie, pop a batch of cookies in the oven, and curl up on the couch with a good book?

Then you'll want to check out the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion (EMA) Fund's non-event!

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Categories: Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund, Funds, TakeAction

December 23rd, 2010

Vote for us in MoveOn's year-end campaign!

Click here to vote for the National Network of Abortion Funds in MoveOn.org's 2010 Giving Campaign to help people survive the recession. 

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Categories: economic justice, TakeAction

December 22nd, 2010

Recognition and love for heroic acts of 2010!

Thank you to RH Reality Check for putting together one of the best end-of-year lists out there--it's not a contest, but an arena for some well-deserved recognition and love for many of 2010's most passionate and righteous activists who work hard every day to create real change and "promote sexual and reproductive justice, environmental justice, women's human rights and the rights of LGBT persons."

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Categories: abortion providers, abortion restrictions, economic justice, Funds, health care reform, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, unfair laws

December 21st, 2010

Make a gift for abortion access today and double your donation!

As our website excitedly proclaims, a generous donor and long-time friend to the National Network of Abortion Funds has agreed to match your gift dollar for dollar until December 31st.  

This is an incredible opportunity to have double the impact with your generous gift.  But, I also want to take a moment to tell you a bit more about what your gift really means to thousands of women across the country.

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Categories: TakeAction

December 16th, 2010

Double Your Gift!

Donate today help us reach our goal of $60,000! Every dollar you give will be matched up to $30,000!!!

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Categories: TakeAction

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