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Reproductive Freedom for All

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Reproductive Freedom for All
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Basic facts
Top official:Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO
Year founded:1969
Website:Official website

Reproductive Freedom for All is a 501(c)(4) group that supports expanding access to abortion. According to its website, the group "organizes and mobilizes our 4 million members to fight for access to abortion, birth control, paid parental leave, and protections from pregnancy discrimination."[1]The group was formerly known as the National Abortion Rights Action League, or NARAL.[2]

Background

NARAL began in 1969 as the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws. Following the Supreme Court Decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, NARAL became the National Abortion Rights Action League.[2] Through the years, NARAL has held demonstrations and worked to pass legislation protecting reproductive freedom. In 2003, NARAL changed their name again to NARAL-Pro Choice America.[2]

In 2023, NARAL rebranded as Reproductive Freedom for All. The group's president, Mini Timmaraju, said the decision came as "our leadership identified a clearer and more inclusive path forward to mobilize this new and expanded base of support."[3]

Leadership

As of September 2025, Mini Timmaraju was president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All.[4]

Work and activities

Political activities

Reproductive Freedom for All endorses candidates for president, U.S. Congress, and state legislature, as well as ballot initiatives.[5] The group organizes petitions, monitors state and federal legislation related to abortion and makes expenditures in support of candidates via its political action committee, Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund.[6][7][8]

As of September 2025, Reproductive Freedom for All maintained state-level chapters in Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada.[1]

2024 election

The Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund spent over $2.9 million during the 2024 election cycle, according to records compiled by OpenSecrets.[9] Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed nearly 400 candidates and knocked on more than 548,000 doors on behalf of candidates and ballot measures.[10]

2020 election

On March 8, 2019, Reproductive Freedom for All announced a list of initial endorsements for 34 congressional Democratic incumbents who the group intended to support in the 2020 U.S. House elections.[11]

Reproductive Freedom for All endorsements, 2020
District Incumbent
California's 25th Katie Hill
California's 39th Gil Cisneros
California's 45th Katie Porter
California's 48th Harley Rouda
California's 49th Mike Levin
Colorado's 6th Jason Crow
Connecticut's 5th Jahana Hayes
Florida's 26th Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Georgia's 6th Lucy McBath
Iowa's 1st Abby Finkenauer
Iowa's 3rd Cindy Axne
Illinois' 6th Sean Casten
Illinois' 14th Lauren Underwood
Kansas' 3rd Sharice Davids
Maine's 2nd Jared Golden
Michigan's 8th Elissa Slotkin
Michigan's 11th Haley Stevens
Minnesota's 2nd Angie Craig
New Hampshire's 1st Chris Pappas
New Jersey's 3rd Andrew Kim
New Jersey's 7th Tom Malinowski
New Jersey's 11th Mikie Sherrill
New Mexico's 2nd Xochitl Torres Small
Nevada's 3rd Susie Lee
Nevada's 4th Steven Horsford
New York's 11th Max Rose
New York's 19th Antonio Delgado
New York's 22nd Anthony Brindisi
Pennsylvania's 7th Susan Wild
Texas' 7th Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Texas' 32nd Colin Allred
Virginia's 2nd Elaine Luria
Virginia's 7th Abigail Spanberger
Washington's 8th Kim Schrier


2016 election

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[12]

See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton

2012 elections

According to OpenSecrets.org, Reproductive Freedom for All spent $1,710,358 in the 2012 election cycle. Open Secrets analyzed the success of 2012 general election cycle spending:[13]

The success rate of NARAL's 2012 spending.

In the 2012 election cycle, Reproductive Freedom for All supported the following candidates:[14]

Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation

Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation is the 501(c)(3) arm of Reproductive Freedom for All. The group's website said its mission is "to support, as a fundamental right and value, a person’s freedom to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices through education, training, organizing, legal action, and public policy."[15] The group organizes members on issues related to its mission, circulates petitions and airs television advertisements.[16][17]

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by NARAL Pro-Choice America
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Janet Claire Protasiewicz  source  (Nonpartisan) Wisconsin Supreme Court (2023) GeneralWon General
Carolyn Bourdeaux  source  (D) U.S. House Georgia District 7 (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Lucy McBath  source  (D) U.S. House Georgia District 7 (2022) PrimaryWon General
Andy Levin  source  (D) U.S. House Michigan District 11 (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Haley Stevens  source  (D) U.S. House Michigan District 11 (2022) PrimaryWon General
Carolyn B. Maloney  source  (D) U.S. House New York District 12 (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Jerrold Nadler  source  (D, Working Families Party) U.S. House New York District 12 (2022) PrimaryWon General
Jessica Cisneros  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 28 (2022) PrimaryLost Primary Runoff
Cheri Beasley  source  (D) U.S. Senate North Carolina (2022) PrimaryLost General
Stacey Abrams  source  (D) Governor of Georgia (2018) Lost General
Ann Kirkpatrick  source  (D) U.S. House Arizona District 2 (2018) Won General
Salud Carbajal  source  (D) U.S. House California District 24 (2018) Won General
Katie Hill  source  (D) U.S. House California District 25 (2018) Won General
Julia Brownley  source  (D) U.S. House California District 26 (2018) Won General
Raul Ruiz  source  (D) U.S. House California District 36 (2018) Won General
Ami Bera  source  (D) U.S. House California District 7 (2018) Won General
Jason Crow  source  (D) U.S. House Colorado District 6 (2018) Won General
Lauren Baer  source  (D) U.S. House Florida District 18 (2018) Lost General
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell  source  (D) U.S. House Florida District 26 (2018) Won General
Marie Newman  source  (D) U.S. House Illinois District 3 (2018) Lost Primary
Kelly Mazeski  source  (D) U.S. House Illinois District 6 (2018) Lost Primary
Abby Finkenauer  source  (D) U.S. House Iowa District 1 (2018) Won General
Angie Craig  source  (D) U.S. House Minnesota District 2 (2018) Won General
Dean Phillips  source  (D) U.S. House Minnesota District 3 (2018) Won General
Susie Lee  source  (D) U.S. House Nevada District 3 (2018) Won General
Mikie Sherrill  source  (D) U.S. House New Jersey District 11 (2018) Won General
Andrew Kim  source  (D) U.S. House New Jersey District 3 (2018) Won General
Max Rose  source  (D) U.S. House New York District 11 (2018) Won General
Anthony Brindisi  source  (D) U.S. House New York District 22 (2018) Won General
Kathy Manning  source  (D) U.S. House North Carolina District 13 (2018) Lost General
Veronica Escobar  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 16 (2018) Won General
Sylvia Garcia  source  (D) U.S. House Texas District 29 (2018) Won General
Lisa Brown  source  (D) U.S. House Washington District 5 (2018) Lost General
Randy Bryce  source  (D) U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 (2018) Lost General
Tina Smith  source  (D) U.S. Senate Minnesota (2018) Won General
Jacky Rosen  source  (D) U.S. Senate Nevada (2018) Won General
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General

Finances

The following is a breakdown of Reproductive Freedom for All's revenues and expenses for the 2017 to 2024 fiscal years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service and compiled by ProPublica.[18]

Annual revenue and expenses for Reproductive Freedom for All, 2017–2024
Tax Year Total Revenue Total Expenses
2024 $18,445,838 $15,187,484
2023 $11,642,671 $12,909,794
2022 $17,158,221 $16,044,575
2021 $10,552,072 $13,378,146
2020 $14,025,247 $13,848,909
2019 $12,244,707 $11,952,943
2018 $14,349,862 $14,312,893
2017 $12,407,684 $9,522,445


Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Reproductive + Freedom + for + All"

All stories may not be relevant to this organization due to the nature of the search engine.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Reproductive Freedom for All, "About Us," accessed September 4, 2025
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Reproductive Freedom for All, "History," accessed September 4, 2025
  3. Associated Press, "Abortion-rights group rebrands to Reproductive Freedom for All in post-Roe world," September 20, 2023
  4. Reproductive Freedom for All, "Reproductive Freedom Forward," accessed September 4, 2025
  5. Reproductive Freedom for All, "Elections," accessed September 4, 2025
  6. Reproductive Freedom for All, "Take Action," accessed September 4, 2025
  7. OpenSecrets, "Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund," accessed September 4, 2025
  8. Reproductive Freedom for All, "Congressional Record on Reproductive Freedom," accessed September 4, 2025
  9. OpenSecrets, "PAC Profile: Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund," accessed September 4, 2025
  10. Reproductive Freedom for All, "2024 Election Recap: The Fight for Reproductive Freedom Continues," accessed September 4, 2025
  11. Politico, "NARAL Announces First Slate of Frontline Pro-Choice Endorsements for 2020," accessed March 11, 2019
  12. The Huffington Post, "NARAL Endorses Hillary Clinton, After Backing Obama In 2008," January 5, 2015
  13. OpenSecrets, "Reproductive Freedom for All," accessed September 4, 2025
  14. [opensecrets.org/orgs/reproductive-freedom-for-all/recipients?id=D000000246#:~:text=Party%20of%20Recipients,Non-Incumbents:%2036.50%25 Opensecrets.org, "Reproductive Freedom for All," accessed September 4, 2025]
  15. Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation, "Homepage," accessed September 4, 2025
  16. Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation, "2023 Annual Report," accessed September 4, 2025
  17. Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation, "Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation Launches New Ad on Trump’s Cabinet and Threats to Reproductive Freedom," January 7, 2025
  18. ProPublica, "Reproductive Freedom For All," accessed September 4, 2025