WHAT'S THE RIGHT METHOD OF ABORTION FOR ME?
Please visit www.pregnancyoptions.info
for important information.
Ann Rose’s Ultimate Birth Control website – www.ultimatebirthcontrol.com
Choice Link Up is a pro-choice directory listing for information
about reproductive health and rights.
EarlyAbortion.com provides women with the most up-to-date
information on early abortion methods.
ABORTION PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS
National Coalition of Abortion Providers (www.ncap.com) Almost 90 percent of all abortions in this country are provided by independent clinics. NCAP is a pro-choice organization that represents the political and business interests of over 150 independent abortion providers throughout the United States.
National Abortion Federation (www.prochoice.org) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. The organization's mission is to preserve and enhance the quality and accessibility of abortion services.
Abortion Clinics Online (www.abortionclinicsonline.com): A directory of abortion and other reproductive health care providers, clinics, and hospitals.
Feminist Women's Health Center (fwhc.org) Provides abortion and reproductive health services, and information in order to achieve reproductive freedom. Site features a host of information on abortion topics, including abortion procedures, statistics, personal stories, and state-by-state laws. Information available in both English and Spanish.
ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
National Abortion Rights Action League (www.naral.org)
NARAL is the political arm of the pro-choice movement and a
strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice. NARAL's
mission is to protect and preserve the right to choose while
promoting policies and programs that improve women's reproductive
health.
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (www.crlp.org)
an independent, nonprofit legal organization dedicated to ensuring
that all women have access to appropriate and freely chosen
reproductive health services. Site offers fact sheets, reports,
articles, and news on topics such as the world's abortion laws,
Roe v. Wade, the Fundamentalist crusade against abortion, and
so-called "partial-birth abortion."
The Feminist Majority Foundation (www.feminist.org)
The Foundation's mission is to create innovative, cutting-edge research,
educational programs, and strategies to further women's equality and
empowerment, to reduce violence toward women, to increase the health
and economic well-being of women, and to eliminate discrimination of
all kinds.
Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) (www.ms4c.org) was founded in 1993 by students concerned about the shortage of doctors trained to provide abortion care, the lack of abortion education in medical schools, and escalating violence against abortion providers. The organization represents students at more than 100 medical schools across the United States and Canada.
The National Organization for Women (www.now.org) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW's goal is "to take action" to bring about equality for all women. Both the actions NOW takes and its position on the issues are often unorthodox, uncompromising and ahead of their time.
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (www.nowldef.org) continues to be at the center of every major social and economic justice concern on the women's rights agenda. NOW LDEF pursues equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family and the courts, through litigation, education, and public information programs.
Alan Guttmacher Institute (www.agi-usa.org)
the mission of the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is to protect
the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United
States and throughout the world. AGI provides reliable, balanced,
nonpartisan information on sexual activity, contraception,
abortion and childbearing.
RELIGION AND ABORTION
Catholics For A Free Choice (www.catholicsforchoice.org)
a social justice organization devoted to research, policy analysis, education
and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive health.
National Council of Jewish Women (www.ncjw.org) is a volunteer organization that works through a program of research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children and families and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all. The council believes that comprehensive, confidential, accessible family planning and reproductive health services should be available for all, regardless of age or ability to pay.
ABORTION AND POST-ABORTION INFORMATION
www.peaceafterabortion.com: The site is based on the book, "Peace After Abortion". Although most women who have abortions do not experience negative feelings, a significant number do. You will find information here to help you understand the origin of your emotional and spiritual pain. You will also find the stories of other women who have experienced distress related to an abortion.
www.healingchoice.com: The primary focus of this site is on the well-being of women who have had abortions and are experiencing some emotional difficulties. The Healing Choice is devoted to enriching the emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual lives of women.
www.ferre.org: Ferre Institute,Inc., founded in 1974, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of quality services and education of professionals and public about reproductive health and family planning. Information on genetic counseling and abortion available. The Abortion Workbook, a comprehensive and helpful guide with exercises to help make an abortion decision, is available at www.ferre.org/workbook.
NON-SURGICAL ABORTION
www.earlyoptionpill.com: Danco Laboratories, a women's health pharmaceutical company, is the American distributor of Mifeprex and RU486. The site has comprehensive information on this pill, the first FDA approved pill for ending early pregnancy.
www.earlyoptions.org: The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is playing a key role in educating health care providers and the public about this new abortion option, and we want to keep you up to date.
SEXUALITY
www.iwannaknow.org Answers your questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted disease prevention from the American Social Health Association.
www.silcom.com/~stopaids At this web site, you can find all there is to know about HIV and AIDS by browsing through the topics listed above.
www.ohsu.edu/women a huge collection of links to places to get accurate and safe information on women's health.
www.ashastd.org American Social Health Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences to individuals, families and communities. Site has links and educational information about STDs and HPV. AIDS and STD hotlines: Phone numbers are 800-227-8922 or 800-342-AIDS.
HELP: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & DRUG ABUSE
www.ndvh.org National Domestic Violence Abuse Information Center, 1-800-799-7233
www.rainn.org Rape, abuse and incest help and information.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
www.al-anon.alateen.org
WOMEN'S HEALTH
www.breastcancerinfo.com:
This site is home of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, one of the
nations leading breast health organizations. The site has news
and information about breast cancer and Komen events, including
the Race for the Cure and 1.800 I'M AWARE®, a helpline that
provides the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about
breast health or breast cancer concerns.
www.karmanos.org:
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute provides comprehensive
cancer prevention, screening, diagnostics, treatment and supportive
care to more than 10,000 new patients each year. Their web site
offers cancer information on prevention, screening, early detection,
and the most-advanced treatments.
www.4women.org: The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC), a service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women's health information resources. The web site can help you link to, read, and download a wide variety of women's health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources
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