This is a list of organizations involved in the

United States abortion-rights movement The United States abortion-rights movement (also known as the pro-choice movement) is a sociopolitical movement in the United States supporting the view that a woman should have the legal right to an elective abortion, meaning the right to termin ...

(also called the pro-choice movement). The movement consists of a variety of organizations, with no single centralized decision-making body.

National organizations

Abortion providers

Planned Parenthood The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally. It is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Reve ...

, the largest provider of reproductive health services in the US, including abortions

Political organizations

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

, one of America's two major political parties, supports liberal policies, including abortion access. *

EMILY's List EMILY's List is an American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money ...

, a political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office *

Freedom Socialist Party The Freedom Socialist Party is a left-wing socialist political party with a revolutionary feminist philosophy based in the United States. It views the struggles of women and minorities as part of the struggle of the working class. It emerged fro ...

, a

socialist feminist Socialist feminism rose in the 1960s and 1970s as an offshoot of the feminist movement and New Left that focuses upon the interconnectivity of the patriarchy and capitalism. However, the ways in which women's private, domestic, and public roles ...

party and defender of free elective abortion care, no forced sterilization, gender-affirming health care and bodily autonomy for all. *

Libertarian Party Active parties by country Defunct parties by country Organizations associated with Libertarian parties See also * Liberal parties by country * List of libertarian organizations * Lists of political parties Lists of political part ...

, America’s 3rd Largest Party that promotes civil liberties and limited government, which includes opposition to government prohibition on Abortion. *

Green Party of the United States The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy, grassroot ...

, promotes

green politics Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. Wall 2010. p. 12-13. It b ...

, including support for elective abortion care and contraception. *

Peace and Freedom Party The Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) is a left-wing political party with affiliates and former members in more than a dozen American states, including California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana and Utah, but none now have ballot status besides C ...

, a left-wing party supportive of environmentalism, aboriginal rights, rights to sexuality, government-funded health care, a woman's right to an abortion, public education, subsidized housing, and a socialist-run economy. *

Radical Women Radical Women (RW) is a socialist feminist grassroots activist organization affiliated with the Freedom Socialist Party. It has branches in Seattle, Washington, and Melbourne, Australia. History Radical Women emerged in Seattle from a "Free Uni ...

a fighting organization for women's freedom, leadership of the most oppressed, an end to transphobia and racism, and a

future. *

Republicans for Choice Republicans for Choice is an American political action committee (PAC) composed of members of the United States Republican Party who support abortion rights. History Republicans for Choice was founded in 1989 by conservative fundraiser and acti ...

, a PAC consisting of Republican Party members who support abortion rights * The Wish List, a PAC aiming to elect Republican female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office *

Democratic Socialists of America The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a Left-wing politics, left-wing Democratic Socialists of America#Tendencies within the DSA, multi-tendency Socialism, socialist and Labour movement, labor-oriented political organization. Its roots ...

, promotes socialist politics by advocating for various social justice issues. *

Party for Socialism and Liberation The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is a communist party in the United States, established in 2004. Its members are active in a wide range of movements including the labor, anti-war, immigrants' rights, women's rights, and anti-police ...

, a communist party working in the United States to liberate working-class individuals. * Socialist Alternative, promotes a multi-gender, multi-race working class party focusing on economic issues affecting the working-class,

social issues A social issue is a problem that affects many people within a society. It is a group of common problems in present-day society and ones that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's cont ...

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Professional associations

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a professional association of physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. Several Latin American countries are also represented within Districts of ...

, a professional association of physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology * Feminist Abortion Network, a national consortium of independent, feminist, not-for-profit abortion care providers *

National Abortion Federation The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers. NAF members include private and non-profit clinics, Planned Parenthood affiliates, women's health centers, physicians' offices, and hospitals who together ...

, a professional association of abortion providers *

National Coalition of Abortion Providers The National Coalition of Abortion Providers (NCAP) was a trade association created to represent independent abortion providers in the United States. Founded in 1990, it was based in Washington, D.C. Leadership From its inception in 1990 until e ...

, a defunct trade association representing independent abortion providers

Religious organizations

Catholics for Choice Catholics for Choice (CFC) is a dissenting Catholic abortion rights advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. Formed in 1973 as Catholics for a Free Choice, the group gained notice after its 1984 advertisement in ''The New York Times'' challen ...

, a pro-choice Catholic advocacy group *

Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion The Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion (CCS) was a group of American clergy that counseled and referred people to licensed doctors for safe abortions before the Supreme Court's decision in ''Roe v. Wade'' made abortion legal nationwide. Started ...

, a defunct interfaith group of clergy that counseled and referred people for safe abortions before ''

Roe v. Wade ''Roe v. Wade'', 410 U.S. 113 (1973),. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion. The decision struck down many federal and s ...

'' *

Joy of Satan Ministries Joy of Satan Ministries, also referred to as Joy of Satan (JoS), is a website and western esoteric occult organization founded in 2002 by Andrea M. Dietrich ( Maxine Dietrich). Joy of Satan Ministries advocates "Spiritual Satanism", an ideolo ...

, a polytheistic religion which believes Lillith to be a goddess of women's rights and decisions * Methodist Federation for Social Action, a network of

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...

clergy and laity working on social justice issues *

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) is an abortion rights organization founded in 1973 by clergy and lay leaders from mainline denominations and faith traditions to create an interfaith organization following ''Roe v. Wade'', t ...

, an interfaith abortion rights organization founded in 1973 after ''Roe v. Wade'' *

United Methodist Women United Women in Faith (formerly known as United Methodist Women) is the only official organization for women within the United Methodist Church (UMC). In 2022, United Methodist Women began doing business as United Women in Faith (UWF). Founded in ...

, the only official organization for women within the United Methodist Church *

The Satanic Temple The Satanic Temple, often abbreviated TST, is a nontheistic religious organization that is primarily based in the United States, with additional congregations in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Co-founded by Lucien Greaves, the or ...

, a non theistic religion campaigning for reproductive rights

Other organizations

* African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom, a group developed as a way for African American women to show support for ''Roe v. Wade'' *

American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". T ...

(ACLU) *

Ayn Rand Institute The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism, commonly known as the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank in Santa Ana, California, that promotes Objectivism, the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand ...

, a think tank that supports a woman's right to choose abortion *

Center for Reproductive Rights The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) is a global legal advocacy organization that seeks to advance reproductive rights, such as abortion. The organization's stated mission is to "use the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental huma ...

, a global legal advocacy organization that seeks to advance reproductive rights *

Guttmacher Institute The Guttmacher Institute is a research and policy NGO that aims to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide. This research organization was started in 1968 and works to study, educate, and advance sexual and reproductive health ...

, a research organization on sexual and reproductive health and rights * I'm Not Sorry.net, a defunct website that collected stories concerning women's positive abortion experiences * Ipas, an international, non-governmental organization that has the goal of increasing access to safe abortions and contraception * Legal Alliance for Reproductive Rights, a coalition of United States law firms offering free legal services to people seeking and providing abortions *

NARAL Pro-Choice America NARAL Pro-Choice America, commonly known as simply NARAL ( ), is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization in the United States that engages in lobbying, political action, and advocacy efforts to oppose restrictions on abortion, to expand access to ...

, a 501(c)(4) organization that engages in lobbying, political action, and advocacy efforts to oppose restrictions on abortion and expand access to abortion * National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice, a coalition of grassroots organizations and unions dedicated to building a coordinated mass defense of full reproductive justice on a platform of intersectional demands. *

National Network of Abortion Funds The National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) is a national social justice organization that aims to increase access to abortion for low-income people across the U.S. Founding and history The National Network of Abortion Funds is a social j ...

, a national organization dedicated to increasing access to abortion for low-income people across the U.S. *

National Organization for Women The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. It ...

, feminist organization founded in 1966 which supports abortion rights *

National Partnership for Women & Families The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)3 organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1971, the National Partnership works on public policies, education and outreach that focuses on women and familie ...

, a nonprofit organization working on public policies, education and outreach that focuses on women and families *

Rewire News Group Rewire News Group (formerly Rewire and RH Reality Check) is a daily United States online news publication focused on reproductive and sexual health from a pro-choice perspective. It also covers issues around racial, environmental, immigration, a ...

, a daily news publication focused on reproductive and sexual health * Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, a for-profit activist coalition that leads demonstrations to bring awareness after the overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'' *

Rock for Choice Rock for Choice (or Rock 4 Choice) was a series of benefit concerts held over the ten-year period between 1991 and 2001. The concerts were designed to allow musicians to show their support for the abortion rights movement in the United States and ...

, a series of benefit concerts to allow musicians to support abortion-rights movements in the US and Canada * SisterSong, a national activist organization dedicated to reproductive justice for women of color * URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, a reproductive rights and justice non-profit organization (formerly named ''Choice USA'') *

Women's Health Action and Mobilization Women's Health Action and Mobilization (WHAM!) was an American activist organization based in New York City, established in 1989 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in '' Webster v. Reproductive Health Services'' that states may bar the us ...

, a defunct organization founded to protest the decision in ''Webster v. Reproductive Health Services''

State and local organizations

Chicago Abortion Fund The Chicago Abortion Fund (known colloquially as CAF) was founded in October 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Abortion Fund is a non-profit organization which provides medical referrals and funds to people who are facing barriers in accessing ...

, providing medical referrals and funds to low-income women in need of safe abortion services * Feminist Women's Health Center, based in Atlanta, Georgia *

Jane Collective The Jane Collective or Jane, officially known as the Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation, was an underground service in Chicago, Illinois affiliated with the Chicago Women's Liberation Union that operated from 1969 to 1973, a time ...

, an underground abortion provider based in Chicago * Maine Women's Lobby, dedicated to legislative action on behalf of women and girls in Maine * West Coast offensive, a coalition of

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, and

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

to expand abortion access and refuse to extradite individuals to other states who receive or aide in abortion services.

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