CCRF's Mission

The California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (CCRF) is a statewide alliance of nearly 50 organizations working to promote sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice. CCRF supports and facilitates member-driven initiatives including strategic communication, collaboration and collective policy advocacy to benefit California's diverse women, youth and communities.

Recent News

  • Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness Honored as 2012 "Leader to Watch"

    Posted: January 19, 2012 | Author: Sarah Layton

    “People ask me, ‘How are you doing?’ and I say, ‘Pretty good for a Black woman in America,’” says Jan Robinson-Flint, a founder and the Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness (BWW). Check out the full interview here, and big congrats to Jan!

  • Reproductive health services in the military: It's time to stop denying servicewomen the basic rights for which they fight

    Posted: January 17, 2012 | Author: kategrindlay

    By Kelsey Holt and Kate Grindlay, Ibis Reproductive Health

    At the end of last year the Senate blocked the Shaheen Amendment to the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which would have restored insurance coverage of abortion for women serving in the military who are raped—giving military women the same benefits that federal employees, women enrolled in Medicaid, and women in federal prison receive.

    The lack of support for this bill is shocking given the

  • Calbuzz Op-Ed: Who Will Speak for Women?

    Posted: January 09, 2012 | Author: Sarah Layton

    By Susan Rose

    Governor Jerry Brown has defunded the California Commission on the Status of Women, eliminating its $265,000 in funding in the proposed 2012-2013 budget released Thursday.