List of anti-abortion organizations in the United States

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This article is a list of anti-abortion organizations in the United States. Individual organizations on this list may either be primarily oriented towards anti-abortion activism, or have adopted anti-abortion positions while not actively campaigning.

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National organizations

Physicians' associations

Political party-affiliated organizations

Other organizations

Religiously-affiliated organizations

Anglican

Roman Catholic

United Methodist

State and local organizations

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Georgia

Illinois

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New York

Ohio

Texas

Virginia

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