Pro-Choice Minnesota
Pro-Choice Minnesota was founded in 1966, before abortion was legalized in the United States, and has been a leading advocate for reproductive rights ever since. Committed to protecting and expanding access to abortion and comprehensive reproductive healthcare, the organization works through education, advocacy, and political action to ensure that everyone can make personal decisions about their bodies and futures.
Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
Pro-Choice Minnesota’s mission is to build collective power to remove barriers, strengthen protections, and expand access to abortion and all reproductive healthcare in Minnesota.
Vision
Pro-Choice Minnesota’s vision is reproductive freedom across Minnesota.
Values
Bodily Autonomy: We believe that every person has the right to make choices about their body’s reproduction, free from restriction and oppression.
Collective Action: We believe that organizing allies, activating Minnesotan’s who support abortion access, and mobilizing together, is the best way to build the power for change in our political system.
Equity & Intersectionality: We believe that to achieve equal reproductive freedom, we must bring an intersectional approach to our work, our movement, and our society. We must center the voices of those who are most restricted from that freedom along lines of race, gender, sexuality, ability, class, and culture.
Caring Accountability: We support our movement’s growth by holding ourselves accountable to the mistakes of its past and the promise of its future. We recognize the harm that white women in our movement have done to Women of Color and will support each other in addressing and healing that harm.
Supportive Community: We must remember what binds us together and remember how our movement has been divided, especially along lines of race and class. We believe that a supportive community neutralizes the stigma and judgment that people feel about abortion and reproductive health care. We believe that by caring for ourselves and each other we can sustain our critical work and our critical work can sustain us.
How We Operate
Pro-Choice Minnesota is a dynamic organization working through political advocacy and educational outreach to advance reproductive freedom in our state. We operate under two distinct but complementary entities:
Pro-Choice Minnesota (501(c)4)
As a 501(c)4 nonprofit, Pro-Choice Minnesota is focused on developing and mobilizing a strong constituency that engages in the political process to protect and expand reproductive rights. Through advocacy, grassroots organizing, and legislative action, we work to ensure that every person has the right to make personal decisions regarding reproductive healthcare, including:
Preventing unintended pregnancy through access to contraception and comprehensive sex education.
Supporting healthy pregnancies with equitable maternal healthcare and family planning resources.
Ensuring access to legal abortion without political interference or unnecessary restrictions.
By leveraging voter engagement, policy advocacy, and community organizing, we fight to protect reproductive rights in Minnesota’s legal and political landscape.
Pro-Choice Minnesota Foundation (501(c)3)
The Pro-Choice Minnesota Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that protects reproductive freedom through education, training, advocacy, and community organizing. Our foundation-driven work focuses on:
Public Education: Providing factual, research-based information about reproductive health and rights.
Training & Leadership Development: Equipping advocates and healthcare providers with the tools to support reproductive justice.
Legal & Policy Advocacy: Defending against attacks on reproductive rights and working to expand protections.
Community Engagement: Organizing events, workshops, and campaigns to normalize conversations around abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Together, Pro-Choice Minnesota and the Pro-Choice Minnesota Foundation work hand-in-hand to create a future where reproductive freedom is a reality for all.
