Roe v. Wade
Abortion
The Supreme Court legalized abortion with its decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973. Anti-choice groups have been attacking the right to choose ever since. Their ultimate goal is to outlaw abortion again.

Birth Control
Want to reduce the need for abortion? Making birth control available to all women is one of the best ways to do it. Unfortunately, many women don't have good access to birth control.

Sex Education
Our teens deserve sex education that gives them the information they need to make good decisions for themselves. They need to learn about both abstinence and birth control. But too many teens don't receive this in their education.

Healthy Pregnancies
Women who decide to carry their pregnancies to term should get all the support they need to have healthy pregnancies. They also should have access to information about adoption.

Abortion
We believe that women should have option to choose abortion. Today they can, thanks to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. But even though access to abortion is legal, our right to it is far from safe. Anti-choice groups attack our right to choose at every opportunity.

The Problem

Anti-choice people want to outlaw abortion, regardless of the woman's situation. They will stop at nothing to make it harder for women to access abortion. They even target the doctors who provide abortion care.

Anti-choice people use many of the following tactics to reach their goals:
-Violent tactics that intimidate doctors and patients
-Bans on safe abortion methods that protect women's health
-Restrictions on low-income women's access to abortion and other health care
-Dangerous laws that jeopardize young women's health and safety
-"Crisis pregnancy centers" that intentionally mislead women
-"Personhood" measures that would ban abortion
-Distortions of science to instill fear
-Restrictions on women's access to RU 486
-Refusal clauses that deny women basic health services

Our Solution

We will always have to fight to keep abortion safe and legal. This means defeating attacks in Congress and in the states.

We also believe in reducing the need for abortion. This means we support improving access to birth control and teaching young people comprehensive sex education.

Finally, we always are sure to separate anti-choice myths from facts.