| Local Resources: |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts |
| Each year, ACLU of Massachusetts lawyers provide representation in approximately 70 cases in the courts. In addition, they lobby for and against hundreds of bills filed in the state legislature that would have either a positive or negative impact of civil liberties in the Commonwealth. Their public education and organizing work mobilizes activists to fight for the rights and protections that are the hallmarks of our constitutional system. |
| Boston Black Women's Health Institute |
| The premiere center for Black women's wellness. |
| CARE for Youth |
| CARE for Youth is a coalition of organizations whose goal is to keep kids safe and healthy by passing legislation to make comprehensive health education a reality for all Massachusetts public school students. |
| Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program (CLPP) |
The Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program is a reproductive rights organization that trains, educates, and inspires new leaders, organizers, and supporters nationwide. CLPP is located at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. |
| Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund |
The Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund is committed to ensuring reproductive choice for all women. The EMA Fund is the only organization in eastern Massachusetts that gives direct financial assistance to women and girls who cannot afford abortion services. |
| Jane Fund of Central Massachusetts |
| The Jane Fund of Central Massachusetts offers financial help to women who cannot afford abortion services, who don’t have insurance, or whose insurance will not pay for an abortion. |
| Mass Alliance |
Mass Alliance is a powerful coalition of twenty-two progressive organizations committed to collaboration, education, advocacy, and electoral work to advance the progressive agenda. Mass Alliance provides leadership for the progressive community, seeks out progressive champions for legislative office, and our PAC makes the difference between progressives winning or losing their elections. |
| Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy |
| The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy provides resources for pregnant and parenting teens and information concerning prevention. |
| Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network |
| The Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network provides a forum for those interested in improving access to and public knowledge of emergency contraception - including medical providers, community organizations, and government agencies - to share ideas, coordinate resources, and maximize the impact of our work on the shared public health goal of reducing unintended pregnancies. |
| Massachusetts Family Planning Agencies |
| A list of Massachusetts Family Planning Agencies supplied by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts |
| For nearly 80 years, the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts has protected and promoted reproductive health and freedom of choice through clinical services, education, and advocacy. |
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| National Resources: |
| ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project |
| The ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project protects everyone's right to make informed decisions free from government interference about whether and when to become a parent. |
| Abortion Access Project |
| The Abortion Access Project is committed to access to safe abortion for all women in the U.S. They believe that by being clearly focused on abortion within the context of a set of broader values, they will make a significant contribution to women's health and autonomy. |
| Advocates for Youth |
| Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. |
| Alan Guttmacher Institute |
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis, and public education. |
| Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign |
The Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign works to increase access to emergency contraception (EC) by making sure women know about it and how to get it in a timely manner. |
| Catholics for a Free Choice |
| Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) was founded in 1973 to serve as a voice for Catholics who believe that the Catholic tradition supports a woman’s moral and legal right to follow her conscience in matters of sexuality and reproductive health. |
| Center for Reproductive Rights |
The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. The Center for Reporductive Rights is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide. |
| Ibis Reproductive Health |
| Ibis Reproductive Health aims to improve women's reproductive health, choices, autonomy worldwide. Their work includes clinical and social science rsearch, policy analysis, and evidence-based advocacy. |
| Ipas |
| Ipas has worked for three decades to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce deaths and injuries from unsafe abortion. Ipas's worldwide programs include training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment and supplies for reproductive health care, and information dissemination. |
| Kaiser Family Foundation |
| A leader in health policy and communications, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., with a growing role in global health. |
| NARAL Pro-Choice America |
| NARAL Pro-Choice America is the political arm of the pro-choice movement and the national headquarters of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. |
| National Abortion Federation |
| The National Abortion Federation (NAF) works to ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion care in order to promote health and justice for women. |
| National Advocates for Pregnant Women |
| Advocacy group aimed at maintaining the rights of pregnant and parenting women and protecting reproductive justice. |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health |
| The mission of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health care for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, policy advocacy, and community mobilization. |
| National Network of Abortion Funds |
| Works to provide accessible abortion nationwide, specifically advocates for women in need of financial assistance and areas lacking appropriate funding. |
| Pharmacy Access Partnership |
The Pharmacy Access Partnership's purpose is to expand consumer access to contraceptive commodities and reproductive health services in pharmacies, and to give pharmacies a stronger role in promoting community health. In particular, they work to improve access Emergency Contraception (EC) by promoting communication, leveraging resources, and building an understanding of options for change. |
| Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health |
| Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH) is a national network of pro-choice physicians who are committed to providing and advocating for the best possible care for patients. |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America |
| Planned Parenthood health centers around the country offer high-quality sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning, gynecological care, STI/STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, and abortion services. |
| Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice |
| The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice brings the moral power of religious communities to ensure reproductive choice through education and advocacy. The Coalition seeks to give a clear voice to the reproductive issues of people of color, those living in poverty, and other underserved populations. |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) |
| SIECUS works to make sure that information, knowledge, and skills are within everybody's reach. Each year, SIECUS distributes hundreds of thousands of print and electronic resources to educators, advocates, parents, researchers, physicians, and others working to expand sexual health programs, policies, and understanding. |
| SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective |
The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective is a network of local, regional and national grassroots agencies representing five primary ethnic populations/indigenous nations in the United States: African American, Arab American/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latina, and Native American/Indigenous. |
| The Emergency Contraception Website |
The Emergency Contraception Website seeks to increase women's knowledge about and promote timely access to emergency contraception and other reproductive health choices. The site is maintained by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. |
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