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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

  • Jerry Brown releases revised budget to close $16-billion gap

    Gov. Jerry Brown today released a $91-billion budget proposal that sharply cuts health and welfare spending, reduces state payrolls by 5% and freezes construction of new courthouses.

    Brown's revised budget reflects a steadily worsening fiscal picture for California. On Saturday, he announced via YouTube that the state's deficit had grown to $16 billion, nearly twice what he projected when he released his initial budget proposal in January.

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    Posted: May 14, 2012 | Author: parkerdockray

  • In California, A Measure To Expand Access to Safe Abortion Care Fails

    In late February, California Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) introduced a bill in the state Senate that would allow nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and nurse midwives (CNMs) to provide first trimester aspiration abortion care. Although the bill had support from leading medical groups in the state, and was even co-sponsored by the heads of both legislative houses, Sen.

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    Posted: May 07, 2012 | Author: Sarah Layton

  • Shauna Heckert, WHS Executive Director, Honored with Advocacy and Public Affairs Award

    The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association recognized Shauna Heckert, Executive Director of Women's Health Specialists, for creating women-controlled feminist health clinics and expanding the women-centered model of community based health care. Shauna's contribution has had a huge impact on state and federal policy, and on the culture of self determination for women.

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    Posted: May 02, 2012 | Author: Sarah Layton
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