In this Feb. 2006 story, the government stopped funding of a national program that teaches abstinence-only sex education after the ALCU filed a lawsuit against the group, saying it promoted religion in public schools.

Bristol Palin is perhaps America’s most famous teen mom. She became a “teen-abstinence ambassador” in 2009 for the Candie’s Foundation, and she appeared in a People magazine cover story in which she confided that a teen mom’s job is hard work.

Ann Stone is the head of Republicans for Choice in Alexandria, Va., which says its aim is to remove politics from the abortion debate.

The ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project believes reproductive freedom is a core civil liberty and works to ensure that everyone has access to reproductive health care. Louise Melling is director. See a list of ACLU offices across the country.

Links to groups working to end abortion.

Read a June 7, 2009, New York Times story on where Tiller’s death left the pro-life movement.

Read a June 8, 2009, Washington Post story on why some anti-abortion efforts are moving to the state level.

Read this July 8, 2009, TIME story about whether abortion could sink health reform.

Read a July 14, 2009, Newsweek story on why abortion could be the next stumbling block for health reform.