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词条 Chicago Abortion Fund
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  1. History

  2. Activism and outreach

  3. References

{{Infobox organization
|logo= Chicago Abortion Fund logo.jpg
|type= 501(c)3
|key_people= Brittany Mostiller-Keith
|name= Chicago Abortion Fund
|founded_date= 1985
|founder=
  • Deb B. – Catholic Women for Reproductive Rights
  • Sarah Bornstein & Amy Laiken – Health Evaluation and Referral Service (HERS)
  • Cathy Christeller – Women Organized for Reproductive Choice (WORC)
  • Marge Cohen
  • Isabella Danel
  • Stacie Geller – Chicago Women’s Health Center
  • Lenore H. D. – Illinois Pro-Choice Alliance
  • Arden Handler
  • Illinois NOW
  • Kathy K. & Joan R. – National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL)
  • Kim Kishbaugh
  • Naomi Kistin
  • Ann Krantz
  • Madeline Levin
  • Midwest Women’s Center
  • National Lawyers Guild – Chicago Chapter
  • Dolores Pino
  • Rape Victims Advocates
  • Joan Rappaport
  • Jackie Schad
  • Susan Schreiber
  • Sherry Weingart

|location= Chicago, IL
|origins=
|area_served= Midwestern United States
|focus= Second Trimester Abortion Procedures, Reproductive Justice Framework
|method= Financial Assistance, Public Education
|revenue= FY11 ending June 30, 2011 - $246,000
|endowment=
|owner=
|Non-profit_slogan= Make Choice Possible
|former name=
|homepage=www.ChicagoAbortionFund.com
}}

The Chicago Abortion Fund (known colloquially as CAF) was founded in October, 1985[1] in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Abortion Fund is a non-profit organization which provides medical referrals and funds to low-income women in need of safe abortion services. The group also engages and mobilizes low-income and poor women to become advocates for expanded reproductive access. This organization is affiliated with the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF).

History

The beginning of CAF was a movement and not a hierarchical beginning. Many played integral and supporting roles when the organization first began in 1985.

One such founder is known as Heather Booth,[2] also a founder of the Jane Collective and the Abortion Seven[3] – the women who, before abortion was legal, not only helped women obtain abortions but began to perform the abortions themselves. “Jane” (the Abortion Counseling Service of Women’s Liberation) began as an underground referral group. They did this illegal work so that women could have access to reproductive health services. In 1972, following the arrest of seven members of Jane,[4] a defense committee was formed which became the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120418191808/http://uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/CWLUArchive/atf.html Abortion Task Force] (ATF). The charges against the Jane women were dropped following the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.

In 1973, the Health Evaluation and Referral Services (HERS) was formed, in part, as an outgrowth of the ATF. HERS had been a work group of the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union (CWLU). At least one Jane woman had also been a member of the CWLU.

Activism and outreach

In October, 1996, Chicago Abortion Fund formed African American Women Evolving (AAWE). This group was later renamed as Black Women For Reproductive Justice (BWRJ).

In March, 2008, Chicago Abortion Fund started a public access television show called "[https://www.youtube.com/user/ChicagoAbortionFund The A Word]" featured on television channel CAN-TV 21 and YouTube.[5] The program's hosts discuss reproductive health and answer questions from viewers.

On January 22, 2009, Chicago Abortion Fund hosted a rally and march celebrating the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. This event took place in Chicago, Illinois at Federal Plaza. The poster for this event is shown in the photo above.

In March, 2011, Chicago Abortion Fund released a public statement against a billboard placed on the south side of Chicago by Life Always.[6] Chicago Abortion Fund's former executive director, Gaylon Alcaraz, appeared on NBC Chicago during a community protest against the billboard.[7]

On April 21, 2012, Chicago Abortion Fund hosted its fourth annual bowl-a-thon event.[8] Proceeds from this event supported the Chicago Abortion Fund.

On May 30, 2012, Gaylon Alcaraz appeared on CAN TV21 to discuss women of color in the reproductive rights movement and answer questions from public viewers. This program was available to television viewers as well as viewers on the internet, who viewed the program via livestream.

On January 19, 2013, Chicago Abortion Fund was mentioned on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show.[9]

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It also sometimes moves away from simply staking ground that says, 'Part of what we do is provide abortions, abortions are a protected medical procedure that are between her doctor and a woman and that's what we provide here.' You look at things like the Chicago Abortion Fund, and other abortion funds, that not only say that, but say, 'Hey, and if you can't afford it...' |sign=Melissa Harris-Perry |source=The Melissa Harris-Perry Show, Jan 19, 2013}}

On January 22, 2013, Chicago Abortion Fund hosted the celebration Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary.

On January 22, 2013, Brittany Mostiller and Gaylon Alcaraz were quoted by Ebony magazine.[10] Ms. Mostiller is a former grantee of Chicago Abortion Fund and Ms. Alcaraz is CAF's executive director. The article was titled "Roe v. Wade at 40: What Keeps Black Women from Going Public with Our Stories?"

On January 1, 2015, former deputy director and My Voice, My Choice leadership group member Brittany Mostiller Keith transitioned into her new role as executive director.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=The Facts|url=http://www.chicagoabortionfund.com/facts.php|publisher=Chicago Abortion Fund|accessdate=25 May 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024144756/http://www.chicagoabortionfund.com/facts.php|archivedate=24 October 2010|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1641 |title=Heather Booth |publisher=Discover the Networks |date= |accessdate=2017-05-14}}
3. ^{{cite book|last=Kaplan|first=Laura|title=The Story of Jane|year=1997|publisher=University Of Chicago Press|isbn=0226424219|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Jane-Legendary-Underground/dp/0226424219}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Nab 7 in abortion raid|url=http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/CWLUFeature/Nab7.html|accessdate=29 May 2012|newspaper=Chicago Daily News|date=May 4, 1972|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119041212/http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/CWLUFeature/Nab7.html|archivedate=19 November 2011|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Chicago Abortion Fund - The A Word|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/ChicagoAbortionFund|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 May 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Grant|first=Melissa|title=Chicago Abortion Fund: Anti-Choice Billboards Shame Black Women|url=http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/chicago-abortion-fund-anti-choice-billboards-shame-black-women/|publisher=Third Wave Foundation|accessdate=25 May 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201134333/http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/chicago-abortion-fund-anti-choice-billboards-shame-black-women/|archivedate=1 February 2012|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|last=Balde|first=Lisa|title=Anti-Abortion Billboards Arrive in Chicago|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Anti-Abortion-Billboards-Headed-for-South-Side-118790299.html|publisher=NBC Chicago|accessdate=25 May 2012}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Chicago Abortion Fund Event Page|url=http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/fundevent.asp?nnaffundid=40|publisher=NNAF|accessdate=31 May 2012}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Melissa Harris-Perry Show, Jan 19|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46979745/#50518660|publisher=NBC News}}
10. ^{{cite web|last=McClain|first=Dani|title=Roe v. Wade at 40: What Keeps Black Women from Going Public with Our Stories?|url=http://www.ebony.com/news-views/roe-v-wade-at-40-994#ixzz2IjIqizqZ|publisher=Ebony}}
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