Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All, released the following statement in response to the deaths of two Black women in Georgia as a result of the state abortion ban: “The news of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller’s deaths this week shook me to my very core. As a mom, a daughter, and a sister, read more
Today, the House introduced a spending bill that includes the Hyde Amendment, a decades-old policy rider that bans insurance coverage of abortion for people enrolled in Medicaid. The spending bill comes just days after the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which has decimated the landscape for abortion nationwide. Our president Nourbese Flint released the following statement: “It comes … Continued
Today, the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the EMTALA emergency abortion care case. All* Above All, President Nourbese Flint shared this statement in response: Today the court took the politically convenient route by temporarily upholding federal protections for pregnant people five months. Let’s be clear—the bar is in hell. This case should never have been … Continued
Today, the Supreme Court ruled to dismiss the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA case brought by anti-abortion extremists in an attempt to further restrict medication abortion care. All* Above All President Nourbese Flint shared this statement in response: “Let’s be clear – today’s decision is not a win by any stretch of the imagination. This case … Continued
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Idaho vs. United States case, which could exclude pregnant people from their federal right to emergency medical treatment under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). All* Above All President Nourbese Flint shared this statement following oral arguments: “Today is a reminder that anti-abortion … Continued
Today, the Biden administration released their fiscal year 2025 budget eliminating the Hyde Amendment for the fourth consecutive year since President Biden took office. Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All released the following statement: “We’re glad to see that for the fourth year in a row, the Biden administration recommitted to ending the Hyde … Continued
Tonight President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address and called on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All, released the following statement: “Tonight, we heard from President Biden about the need to ‘restore Roe.’ While we are glad to hear him address the abortion care crisis, the solution … Continued
Today, CVS and Walgreens announced that select retail locations will begin stocking mifepristone for the first time in their brick-and-mortar stores. Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All, released the following statement: “Today’s announcement means people in some states will be able to get the medication abortion care they need in ways that are comfortable … Continued
This week, the Alabama state Supreme Court issued a ruling that frozen embryos are children, which could have lasting consequences for IVF care, other reproductive health care and research, and potentially result in increased criminalization of pregnant people. Nourbese Flint, President of All* Above All, shared the following statement with The Grio in response: “Not … Continued
Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that abortion providers can challenge the state’s decades-old Medicaid coverage ban on abortion. Studies show that when policymakers place severe restrictions on Medicaid coverage of abortion, it forces one in four poor women seeking an abortion to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. Studies also show that these policies … Continued