Links

Reproductive Rights Research and Advocacy Groups

Abortion Access Project: The AAP works to address the critical shortage of abortion providers and services.

Abortion Conversation Project: ACP is an organization promoting a national conversation to reduce the stigma attached to abortion

Abortion Rights Activist: Excellent comprehensive site on issues relating to abortion and abortion activism.

Adopting.com: About adoption services and further information on the web.

Alan Guttmacher Institute: The best source of scientific and epidemiological data on abortion and related issues.

Canadians for Choice is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to ensuring reproductive choice for all Canadians through education, research, training and public policy.

Canadian Women's Health Network: Information, resources, and strategies to improve women's health in Canada.

Catholics for a Free Choice: CFFC publications and ads, including information on hospital mergers and voting demographics.

Causes in Common: an organizing initiative of the LGBT Community Center in New York City, bringing together activists in the LGBT Liberation and Reproductive Justice Movements to work toward shared goals.

Center for Reproductive Rights: A nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide.

Center for Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine: An organization dedicated to expanding women's access to reproductive choice by integrating abortion into primary care.

Childbirth By Choice Trust: A Canadian group that educates the public about fertility control issues.

Choices Campus Community: An interactive website from the Feminist Majority Foundation which offers tools and resources for engaging in pro-choice feminist activism on campus.

Choice USA: The pro-choice organization founded by author and activist Gloria Steinem.

ChoiceLinkUp: A directory listing for information about reproductive health and rights, including links to accurate health information, services, pro-choice organizations, rights groups, resources, and discussion sites.

Civil Liberties and Public Policy Forum: Reproductive rights resources for members of academic communities.

Clara Bell Duvall Education Fund: Provides education and advocacy about reproductive health in Pennsylvania and nationwide.

EngenderHealth: Works worldwide to make reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable.

Family Health International: An organization that works internationally to improve family health through research and advocacy.

Feminist.com: A women's cyber community with sections on activism, women's health, on-line nonprofits, and plenty of resources and links.

The Feminist Majority Online: Includes FMF Feminist News and Take Action notices.

Feminist Women's Health Center: A great site for any women's health-related topic, including articles and personal stories.

Fight4Choice.com: A watchdog site from NARAL that keeps watch on the Bush Administration, congress, and the courts.

Global Reproductive Health Forum: An internet networking project that aims to encourage critical discussions about reproductive health and gender on the web.

Ibis Reproductive Health: Ibis's goal is to produce stronger consumers of reproductive health products, services, and policies, along with more responsive health personnel and systems.

Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies: A health advocacy organization that is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for women, adolescents, people of color, and the poor.

International Planned Parenthood Federation: The largest pro-choice organization in the world.

International Women's Health Coalition
About international projects promoting women's reproductive health and sexual rights.

Jacobs Institute for Women's Health: Founded by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, JIWH promotes the study and reporting of women's health issues.

Kaiser Family Foundation: KFF's Quality of Abortion Care Survey, Daily Reproductive Health Report, and other resources

Mapping Our Rights: Navigating Discrimination Against Women, Men and Families: A new interactive website that scores and ranks the states and Washington, DC, on their policies and laws regarding sexual and reproductive rights.

Marie Stopes International: Provides sexual and reproductive health information and services internationally.

MergerWatch: Monitors the threat to reproductive health care from religious/secular hospital mergers.

NARAL ProChoice America: Information about pro-choice activism across the U.S. and includes links to state affiliates.

NARAL ProChoice California: The California affiliate of NARAL, the political arm of the pro-choice movement.

NARAL ProChoice CA's Reproductive Health and Rights Center: Reproductive rights activism information and resources.

National Abortion Federation: The largest professional organization of North American abortion providers.

National Asian Women's Health Organization: NAWHO addresses health issues facing Asian women, and their website includes many studies and research links.

National Black Women's Health Project: Promotes education and advocacy for the health of Black Women.

National Coalition of Abortion Providers: NCAP is a non-profit organization that represents the political, business and networking interests of independent abortion care providers.

National Network of Abortion Funds: Links to funds which provide financial assistance and support to women seeking abortions.

National Women's Health Network: A national public interest organization advocating for women's health.

NOW Abortion Rights Page: Links to pro-choice activities organized by the National Organization for Women.

Pacific Institute for Women's Health: A Los Angeles organization dedicated to improving women's health and well-being locally and globally.

Paradise Productions: They produce videos about abortion, such as Live Free or Die and Help Wanted.

Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health: Encourages physicians to be activists and advocates.

Planned Parenthood of America: Information on reproductive health and links to 146 affiliates (900 clinics!) nationwide.

Planned Parenthood New York City: Interactive website featuring fact sheets, reproductive news updates and information on PP-NYC services.

Population Council: An international organization started by John D. Rockefeller that conducts research on biomedical, social science, and public health issues.

Power of Choice Project: A project to show Dorothy Fadiman's documentary Motherhood by Choice, Not Chance at events nationwide. Also has free downloads of Dorothy Fadiman's films online.

Pro-Choice Connection: Birth control, what to expect before, during, and after an abortion, and some great links.

Pro-Choice Public Education Project: Much of this site is geared toward teens. Also included are copies of PEP's wonderful media/ad campaigns.

Pro-Choice Resource Center: Helps grassroots organizations fight for reproductive freedom.

Programs for Appropriate Technology in Health: An organization committed to improving technologies in women's and children's health.

RaisingHerVoice: The Clara Bell Duvall Reproductive Freedom Project created this website to provide information about the use of emergency contraception following sexual assault, including stories from other sexual assault survivors who have used EC.

Refuse and Resist!: A spectacular website from the group that brought us the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers.

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice: A coalition of Christian, Jewish and other religious organizations which mobilizes the religious community to ensure reproductive choice through education and advocacy.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS): Information on sexuality and sexuality education.

Society for Women's Health Research: An organization which advocates for the study and acceptance of gender based biology in the scientific community, the recruitment and retention of women in clinical trials, and an increase in research funding for women’s health research.

TakeIssueTakeCharge.org: The ACLU's website that sponsors activities aimed at stopping government funding of ineffective and harmful abstinence-only-until-marriage programs and at promoting responsible sexuality education.

Women on Waves: Provides reproductive health information and services, including abortion care, in a mobile clinic on a ship outside of territorial waters in countries where abortion is illegal.

Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project: Raises money for low-income women who cannot afford reproductive health care.