Abortion
We believe that women should have option to choose abortion. Today they can, thanks to the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. But even though access to abortion is legal, our right to it is far from safe. Anti-choice groups attack our right to choose at every opportunity.
Take Action
Protect the Freedom of Our Women in Uniform
Help end a federal law that blocks servicewomen from using their own funds for abortion services at overseas military hospitals.
Challenge Boehner
Help us keep anti-choice Speaker John Boehner in check: challenge him to no hearings, no markups, and no votes attacking abortion or birth control.
Featured Efforts
Choice Out Loud: Every Decision Has a Story
Choice Out Loud is a platform designed to help amplify the stories that men and women are already telling and add new voices to the conversation. Learn More »
"Crisis Pregnancy Center" Campaign
CPCs mislead and manipulate women, especially women facing an unintended pregnancy. Learn More »
Stories
Jerry
When my wife was pregnant with our first child she was going to school in a building that also had an abortion clinic in it. She was about 4 months along and was showing a little. Every time she went to school they had security that had to escort her through a crazy mob of protestors who grabbed at her yelling things like "Dont kill your baby!!"
Mariah, 19
Shortly after turning 18 and in my final semester of high school, I found out I was pregnant by my boyfriend of two years.
The Problem
Anti-choice people want to outlaw abortion, regardless of the woman's situation. They will stop at nothing to make it harder for women to access abortion. They even target the doctors who provide abortion care.
Anti-choice people use many of the following tactics to reach their goals:
- Violent tactics that intimidate doctors and patients
- Bans on safe abortion methods that protect women's health
- Restrictions on low-income women's access to abortion and other health care
- Dangerous laws that jeopardize young women's health and safety
- "Crisis pregnancy centers" that intentionally mislead women
- "Personhood" measures that would ban abortion
- Distortions of science to instill fear
- Restrictions on women's access to RU 486
- Refusal clauses that deny women basic health services
Our Solution
We will always have to fight to keep abortion safe and legal. This means defeating attacks in Congress and in the states.
We also believe in reducing the need for abortion. This means we support improving access to birth control and teaching young people comprehensive sex education.
Finally, we always are sure to separate anti-choice myths from facts.
News & Updates
We Must Learn From the Kermit Gosnell Case
The Gosnell tragedy should serve as a wakeup call that all women need access to safe and legal abortion care. It's so important that pro-choice people know the facts about what this trial means - and does not mean - for women.
Red River Women's Clinic Sues to Stop Anti-Choice Law
North Dakota's sole abortion clinic is fighting back against a law designed to shut it down.
