Our Values
We are a passionate, volunteer board of directors united by the shared values of bodily autonomy, equitable access to healthcare, financial independence, and intersectional justice. We believe in a future where all Kansans have equal access to abortion care.
Our Vision
We are a volunteer board of directors who raise money and awareness in order to distribute funds directly to clinics that provide abortion care for Kansans.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide funding and a voice for all Kansans in need of abortion care.
Our Impact
In 2025, KAF supported 1,328 people in accessing abortion care. This number is staggering compared to ten years ago, when we supported 139 people seeking care.
As an abortion fund, KAF aims high at providing critical financial support, particularly benefiting low-income individuals and people of color who often have fewer resources.
We believe people should have the fundamental right to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and futures. Bodily autonomy has an immense impact on a person's life by changing their life's trajectory.
Our History
KAF was founded thirty years ago and has grown significantly--- especially following the fall of Roe and the August 2, 2022 VOTE NO initiative in Kansas. As a member of the National Network of Abortion Fund (NNAF), we collaborate with other member abortion funds nationwide to build a base of collective power in pursuit of accessible and equitable abortion care.
In 2019, we changed our name from the Peggy Bowman Second Chance Fund to the Kansas Abortion Fund to more accurately reflect our mission and promote understanding and support for abortion access.
We are dedicated to our mission for the long game. The road to abortion access in Kansas has been difficult, but we will stay the course.
We’ve had many devoted Board members over the years, one of whom was Peggy Bowman, a pioneer of reproductive rights in Kansas. Read about her here.
Peggy Bowman
“Peggy Bowman passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, of heart failure. Her condition was undoubtedly aggravated by the catastrophe known as Sam Brownback and Kris Kobach. Peggy was born April 9, 1941, to Lena Early and John DeWitt Bowman. She grew up on a farm with her two sisters, Brenda (Tom Smith) and Beverly (Duane Lawson), and brother George Grattan (JoAnn Bowman). A graduate of James Madison University, Peggy started her life in a traditional role as a biology teacher (Annandale HS), wife, and mother. A beloved teacher and class sponsor, her students kept in touch with her over the years. Midway through life, she evolved into a fierce advocate for women's rights. After a move to Wichita, Peggy worked at Vista. On a whim, she applied with Planned Parenthood and the rest is history. After working her way up to Executive Director of PP, she became the lobbyist for Dr. George Tiller. Peggy was the face of abortion rights in Wichita. During the 1991 Summer of Mercy, Peggy was on the front line. She endured the anti's threats and protests on her lawn. Peggy lobbied in Topeka, led rallies, handled reporters, and worked the fair-anything to get the word out that women matter. After her retirement from Dr. Tiller's clinic, she was honored with the naming of the Peggy Bowman Second Chance Fund, a non-profit that makes abortion accessible to women who could not otherwise afford it. In May, she was inducted into the the Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus Hall of Fame. A woman of many talents, Peggy chronicled the extremism and violence of the 1991 siege on the clinic in her book Fetus Fanatics. She also contributed to Radiating the Stone, an anthology of essays from Wichita's greatest feminists. Above all, Peggy loved her children, Brian and Jeff and his wife, Jan, her grandchildren, Cady, Allie, Savannah, and Ethan, Barefoot wine, liberal politics, good food, friends, all things sports (especially tennis), and MSNBC. Our biggest regret is that she won't witness the inauguration of our first female president. Long ago, Peggy wrote her wishes that she wanted to be cremated without a service. She didn't want her family to hide that she was a lesbian. Luckily the world has changed since she wrote those notes. Gay marriage is the law of the land. We have a long way to go, but Peggy was right: there is no shame in being LGBT!” — Published by The Wichita Eagle on Jul. 10, 2016.
