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Abortion Access Program
   

Recognizing that many women do not have adequate access to reproductive health care, the National Institute is dedicated to working with local, state, and national advocates to expand and protect women’s access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion.  


 
 



The Abortion Access Program seeks to ensure that all women have the health care coverage and access necessary to obtain reproductive health care.

Some of the current projects within the Abortion Access Program include:

  • Book of Choices. Created in collaboration with NARAL Pro-Choice New York, the Book of Choices is an online guide providing information on New York City abortion providers and their accepted payment methods, including information on financial assistance. The guide provides adoption, pregnancy, and parenting resources for women who decide to continue with their pregnancy and pregnancy prevention information.
  • Countering Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). By partnering with advocates and lawmakers at local, state, and federal levels, we are working to stem the tide of misinformation flowing from CPCs. Read more about our work to counter CPCs.
  • Messaging Project. We develop pro-choice messages that resonate with the American public, and work with local partners to fight anti-choice legislation and inspire pro-choice individuals to proactively defend a woman’s fundamental right to choose.  
  • Health Care Reform. Reforming our nation’s health care system should improve access to comprehensive reproductive services. Read more about our work to ensure health reform addresses women’s needs.
  • Urban Initiative for Reproductive Health. Through our Urban Initiative, we partner with organizations working to improve abortion access at the local level. Our partners in Austin and Baltimore have successfully worked to require Crisis Pregnancy Centers to disclose their limited services. Our partners in Pittsburgh have successfully passed a medical safety zone ordinance to protect against harassment.
  • Resource Guide. In conjunction with NARAL Pro-Choice New York, we released the Resource Guide for New York State Abortion Providers: Helping Low-Income Women Pay for Abortions in New York State. The guide includes information about state public health insurance coverage of abortion as well as abortion funds (grassroots organizations that provide financial assistance and housing for women seeking abortions who do not qualify for public health insurance coverage).