About Abortion Forward

Abortion Forward

Abortion Forward was founded in 1979 as a 501(c)(4) non-profit pro-choice membership and lobbying organization. Key Abortion Forward programs include:

• Monitoring and analyzing legislative activity from all levels of government relevant to the protection of reproductive choice. Abortion Forward is often the first to know about legislation that would interfere with the right to access reproductive health services, including family planning, sexuality education, and safe, legal abortion. Our staff provides technical assistance to legislators on key reproductive health issues and has provided written and verbal testimony to legislative committees.
• Informing our members and the public about laws, policies and bills that affect reproductive rights. An informed electorate is crucial to the protection of choice. Abortion Forward provides timely updates, newsletters, and action alerts that keep Ohioans informed about activities at the state and federal government level.
• Professional lobbying. Abortion Forward serves as your voice in Ohio’s political institutions. Our staff actively lobby to defeat anti-choice legislation and promote pro-choice legislation. Abortion Forward also has been instrumental in the introduction of legislation that promotes reproductive freedom, such as the bill to require insurance companies to cover contraceptives.
• Grass-roots organizing. Abortion Forward’s power is in its numbers. Through our organizing efforts, our members are involved in lobbying, elections, accountability sessions, and grass-roots communications with elected representatives. By continually building the collective voice of our membership, we increase our impact on state politics and gain pro-choice votes.
• Electoral activity. Abortion Forward’s efforts to mobilize voters will help elect dozens of pro-choice leaders to Congress and the state legislature. We recruit, train and turn out the vote for pro-choice candidates.

Abortion Forward Alliance

Abortion Forward Alliance is a sister organization that provides public education to support our mission. Therefore, contributions to Abortion Forward Alliance are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Training, educational forums, and workshops for Abortion Forward members and pro-choice constituents are conducted by the Abortion Forward Alliance.

Abortion Forward PAC

Abortion Forward PAC is a statewide pro-choice political action committee (PAC) that provides direct support to pro-choice candidates. Key activities include:

• Direct financial support for candidates.
• Statewide distribution of a pro-choice voting guide.
• Campaign trainings for pro-choice candidates and election volunteers.