With the U.S. Supreme Court recently overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which protects a person’s right to choose to have an abortion, the Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) is already feeling the added pressure.
NWAAF is an organization assisting people in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho with obtaining abortions. According to Kate Cole, NWAAF hotline lead volunteer, the organization gave out almost $1 million in direct funding for people to pay for abortions in 2021. However, Cole said, they were unable to fund every caller and they couldn’t fund every caller with as much as they needed.
“We’ve been doing this work for over two decades, and
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