Legal

Since the U.S. Congress first passed the Hyde Amendment in 1976, it’s blocked hundreds of thousands of people from getting abortions. Abortion funds have been fighting Hyde since it began.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided folks can only get mifepristone in person at a health center. The Supreme Court paused that decision until May 14, 2026. Learn how this happened and what abortion funds plan to do.

SCOTUS issued a devastating decision in the U.S. v. Skrmetti. Their ruling allows TN to enforce its ban on essential gender-affirming care for young people.

May 13, 2025: Maryland’s governor, Wes Moore, signed S.B. 848 and H.B. 930 into law. This new law will create a first-of-its-kind public health abortion grant program in the state. The program promises up to $25 million for people seeking abortion care in MD.

NNAF signed an amicus brief led by the National Partnership for Women and Families. This brief opposes a case brought by TN and 14 other states that challenges the Biden administration’s HIPAA Privacy Rule.

NNAF and Baltimore Abortion Fund (now Abortion Fund of Maryland) proudly support Maryland’s S.B. 848 and H.B. 930.

03.28.24: Two friend-of-the-court briefs centering abortion funds highlight what’s at stake in a Supreme Court case that could allow states to deny emergency abortions for pregnant people.