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National Network of Abortion Funds

Women's Medical Fund Helps Where Government Fails

By Eleanor Bader, RH Reality Check

June 23, 2009 - 8:00am

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It's not even 10:00 a.m. at Philadelphia's abortion fund and I'm already overwhelmed. But the counselors are cheerful, eager to do what they can for low-income women who can't afford abortions in southeastern Pennsylvania.

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Recession Leads to More Abortions and Vasectomies

By Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

March 27, 2009 - 1:55pm

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When the recession hit in November, abortion and vasectomy rates rose significantly.


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When The Money Runs Out: Abortion Funds Struggling

By Lindsey Oliver, Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project

January 14, 2009 - 8:00am

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It's clear the recession is having a disproportionate impact on the women abortion funds serve. Our intake forms are filled with women saying they have lost their jobs, been evicted, or are living on the streets.

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How to Push Abortion Out of Women's Reach in Four Days or Less

By Anna Clark, RH Reality Check

November 18, 2008 - 8:00am

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Family Research Council members convinced a New Jersey hotel to stop offering discounted room rates to women coming to the state seeking abortion care. Is cutting off assistance for lodging and travel for women seeking abortion care the best way to help or simply a low-blow to women in vulnerable circumstances?

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