2012-07-25T11:32:06-05:00 2011-12-31 SANDBERG & CREEDEN PC 331 PAGE ST STE 2 STOUGHTON MA 020721172 990 2011-01-01 043298538 ABORTION ACCESS PROJECT INC ABOR 6176611161 PO BOX 410164 CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 JOSEPH SPEIDEL 6176611161 2012-07-13 true THERESA J CREEDEN 7813440850 2012-07-17 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MELANIE ZUREK PO BOX 410164 CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 2642112 false X ABORTIONACCESS.ORG X 1996 MA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND TO OPERATE AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION AND SERVICES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. 8 7 8 0 685309 1623177 75 0 17902 18993 0 703286 1642170 0 0 524608 551208 0 60386 1361688 1312390 1886296 1863598 -1183010 -221428 1573187 1350937 110010 109188 1463177 1241749 X TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND TO OPERATE AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION AND SERVICES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. false false 1672998 THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAMS AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS DURING 2011 ARE AS FOLLOWS: LEAST ACCESS STATES INITIATIVE (LASI): WOMEN IN PLACES SUCH AS MISSISSIPPI, KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA AND ARKANSAS SHARE A TROUBLING COMMONALITY - THEY ALL LIVE IN STATES WITH THE LEAST ACCESSIBLE ABORTION SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES. BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY LIVE, THESE WOMEN FACE DAUNTING BARRIERS TO GET SAFE ABORTION CARE IF AND WHEN THEY NEED IT. THESE LEAST ACCESS STATES HAVE THE MOST RESTRICTIVE LAWS AND THE FEWEST NUMBER OF ABORTION PROVIDERS. THESE STATES ALSO SHARE OTHER TRAITS: LOW LEVELS OF CONTRACEPTIVE CARE, HIGH RATES OF POVERTY, AND STRONG ANTI-ABORTION CULTURES. WITH LITTLE HELP TO PREVENT PREGNANCY, FEW FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HELP PAY FOR ABORTION CARE, AND THE THREAT OF ISOLATION OR EVEN HARASSMENT WITHIN HER COMMUNITY, THE HEALTH AND AUTONOMY OF A WOMAN LIVING IN ONE OF THESE STATES IS AT RISK. THE LEAST ACCESS STATES INITIATIVE ACTS ON THE BELIEF THAT IMPROVED ACCESS TO ABORTION CARE IS BOTH NEEDED AND POSSIBLE. FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED TO LAUNCH A PROJECT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ABORTION IN THOSE STATES THAT ARE THE MOST POLITICALLY CHALLENGING, HAVE THE LEAST ACCESS, AND THE FEWEST RESOURCES DEDICATED TO ABORTION CARE. WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE ACCESS TO ABORTION WHERE IT IS MOST CONSTRICTED IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS AAP IS USING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS GAPS IN ABORTION ACCESS. MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING INITIATIVE (MMTE): BECAUSE OF ITS POLITICAL AND CLINICAL CONNECTIONS TO ELECTIVE ABORTION CARE, OUTPATIENT UTERINE EVACUATION MANAGEMENT OF EARLY MISCARRIAGE HAS NOT BEEN TAUGHT TO THE MAJORITY OF PHYSICIANS. DECADES OF RESEARCH ON UTERINE EVACUATION, GENERATED THROUGH EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTIVE ABORTION, HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM CLINICAL INSTRUCTION ON MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE OF STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTIVE ABORTION. GIVEN THAT APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 24 PERCENT OF PREGNANCIES END IN MISCARRIAGE BEFORE THE FIRST 20 WEEKS OF GESTATION, THIS OMISSION AFFECTS MANY WOMEN'S ABILITY TO RECEIVE TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE CARE FROM THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. THIS GAP IN THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ALSO AFFECTS ABORTION CARE: IT LIMITS THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO BOTH SELF-INDUCED AND INCOMPLETE ABORTION. TRAINING CLINICIANS IN MODERN METHODS OF MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT WILL RESULT IN MORE ACCESSIBLE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS AND A STRONGER SYSTEM OF BACK-UP FOR EARLY ELECTIVE ABORTION. AAP IS WORKING WITH CLINICIANS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS TO HELP THEM COMPETENTLY AND COMPASSIONATELY MANAGE EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, ENHANCING THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL WOMEN. WE TRAIN STAFF AT ALL LEVELS TO INTEGRATE THE EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARD OF CARE. ABORTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPANSION (AETE): OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, AAP HAS FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL ABORTION TRAINING CENTERS TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING SITES TO TRAIN A RANGE OF QUALIFIED CLINICIANS FROM BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR STATES. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THIS WORK AROSE OUT OF A SHARED INTEREST IN THIS MODEL AMONGST AAP AND TWO OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING PARTNERS, THE MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT (MAP) AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (PPRM), FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF THE NATIONALLY AVAILABLE ROCHESTER PROGRAM IN 2005. IN 2011, AAP CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH PPRM AND MAP, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BOTH TRAINING SITES. 59 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WERE TRAINED IN ABORTION VIA OUR REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER PARTNER SITES. AAP'S ROE CONSORTIUM FOR NURSING PROMOTES REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS IN THE CURRICULA OF NURSING PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE, AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND CURRICULA FOR NURSING FACULTY. IN 2011, THE ROE CONSORTIUM CONVENED AN INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONER FACULTY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 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THE VALUE OF THIS CONTRIBUTED TIME IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED STATEMENTS AS THEY DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION. THE ESTIMATED VALUES OF THESE DONATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: LEGAL CONSULTATION: 13,485 FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A STRONG ANTI-ABORTION CULTURES. WITH LITTLE HELP TO PREVENT PREGNANCY, FEW FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HELP PAY FOR ABORTION CARE, AND THE THREAT OF ISOLATION OR EVEN HARASSMENT WITHIN HER COMMUNITY, THE HEALTH AND AUTONOMY OF A WOMAN LIVING IN ONE OF THESE STATES IS AT RISK. THE LEAST ACCESS STATES INITIATIVE ACTS ON THE BELIEF THAT IMPROVED ACCESS TO ABORTION CARE IS BOTH NEEDED AND POSSIBLE. FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED TO LAUNCH A PROJECT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ABORTION IN THOSE STATES THAT ARE THE MOST POLITICALLY CHALLENGING, HAVE THE LEAST ACCESS, AND THE FEWEST RESOURCES DEDICATED TO ABORTION CARE. WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE ACCESS TO ABORTION WHERE IT IS MOST CONSTRICTED IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS AAP IS USING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS GAPS IN ABORTION ACCESS. MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING INITIATIVE (MMTE): BECAUSE OF ITS POLITICAL AND CLINICAL CONNECTIONS TO ELECTIVE ABORTION CARE, OUTPATIENT UTERINE EVACUATION MANAGEMENT OF EARLY MISCARRIAGE HAS NOT BEEN TAUGHT TO THE MAJORITY OF PHYSICIANS. DECADES OF RESEARCH ON UTERINE EVACUATION, GENERATED THROUGH EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTIVE ABORTION, HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM CLINICAL INSTRUCTION ON MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE OF STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTIVE ABORTION. GIVEN THAT APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 24 PERCENT OF PREGNANCIES END IN MISCARRIAGE BEFORE THE FIRST 20 WEEKS OF GESTATION, THIS OMISSION AFFECTS MANY WOMEN'S ABILITY TO RECEIVE TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE CARE FROM THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. THIS GAP IN THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ALSO AFFECTS ABORTION CARE: IT LIMITS THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO BOTH SELF-INDUCED AND INCOMPLETE ABORTION. TRAINING CLINICIANS IN MODERN METHODS OF MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT WILL RESULT IN MORE ACCESSIBLE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS AND A STRONGER SYSTEM OF BACK-UP FOR EARLY ELECTIVE ABORTION. AAP IS WORKING WITH CLINICIANS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS TO HELP THEM COMPETENTLY AND COMPASSIONATELY MANAGE EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, ENHANCING THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL WOMEN. WE TRAIN STAFF AT ALL LEVELS TO INTEGRATE THE EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARD OF CARE. ABORTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPANSION (AETE): OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, AAP HAS FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL ABORTION TRAINING CENTERS TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING SITES TO TRAIN A RANGE OF QUALIFIED CLINICIANS FROM BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR STATES. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THIS WORK AROSE OUT OF A SHARED INTEREST IN THIS MODEL AMONGST AAP AND TWO OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING PARTNERS, THE MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT (MAP) AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (PPRM), FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF THE NATIONALLY AVAILABLE ROCHESTER PROGRAM IN 2005. IN 2011, AAP CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH PPRM AND MAP, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BOTH TRAINING SITES. 59 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WERE TRAINED IN ABORTION VIA OUR REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER PARTNER SITES. AAP'S ROE CONSORTIUM FOR NURSING PROMOTES REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS IN THE CURRICULA OF NURSING PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE, AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND CURRICULA FOR NURSING FACULTY. IN 2011, THE ROE CONSORTIUM CONVENED AN INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONER FACULTY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. THIS GROUP PROVIDES A VEHICLE WITHIN MAINSTREAM NURSING FOR ENGAGING NURSE PRACTITIONER FACULTY IN ABORTION AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TOPICS. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE IRS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED. A COPY IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE TREASURER. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISCLOSRUES AND IMMEDIATE ADDRESS OF ANY CONFLICTS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND INCLUDES REVIEWS OF THIRD PARTY PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS AND SALARY INFORMATION GAINED FROM COLLEAGUE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH 990 REVIEW AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B ALL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.