Friday, August 22, 2008
NAF Communications Department
202-667-5881
press@prochoice.org
Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), in response to proposed regulations related to reproductive health care released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services:
The new regulations proposed by the Bush Administration are cause for concern, as they could impact women's access to complete, accurate information and comprehensive reproductive health care services.
The regulations are so broad that they could permit those who erroneously define contraception as abortion to refuse to provide women with birth control or counseling about basic health care services.
These regulations are a solution in search of a problem. Longstanding federal employment anti-discrimination laws already strike a careful balance that requires employers to balance respect for their employees' religious beliefs with meeting their patients' health care needs.
This is yet another example of the Bush Administration playing politics with women's health.
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The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion care to promote health and justice for women. Our members include health care professionals at clinics, doctors' offices, and hospitals, who together care for more than half the women in both countries who choose abortion each year. For more information, visit our website at www.prochoice.org.
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