About Us
NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona Mission Statement The mission of NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. The Most Commonly Asked Question How do NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona and the Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern, and Southern Arizona differ? Our agencies are strong partners often working in collaboration on behalf of women, teens, and families in Arizona. The difference is NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona uses the political process to protect a woman’s right to make personal decisions regarding reproductive choices, while the Arizona Planned Parenthoods are primarily providers of health education and services. However they do have a political action fund that addresses political issues. Although all of our organizations are formed to support women’s rights and women’s reproductive health, NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona’s sole purpose is to protect these rights through local, state and national political and legislative processes. Your support is needed by NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona because if we are unable to POLITICALLY protect reproductive choices, Planned Parenthood will be unable to continue the reproductive choice education and services that they provide for Arizona women. Our brief history. We're new, and growing in leaps and bounds! On April 25, 2004 a group of Arizona citizens joined over one million people in Washington, D.C. at the historic “March for Women's Lives.” The goal was to send a message to our public officials that the fundamental right of reproductive freedom shall not be taken away. When the Arizona group returned from the march, energized by their experience, many understood that more action was needed on a statewide level to protect reproductive rights. What resulted is the newest affiliate of NARAL Pro-Choice America, NARAL PRO-CHOICE ARIZONA. We welcome you to join our efforts to make Arizona a state where women of all ages have the freedom to control their own reproductive health! |