The MARIA Abortion Fund for Social Justice was founded in 2009 by the Mexican organization Balance: Promoción para el Desarrollo y Juventud. The Fund is a member of the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), based in the United States.

The Funds’s objectives are to:

- Provide financial support to women that do not have enough resources to access legal abortion services available in Mexico City.
- Provide accompaniment to women that request it.
- Increase awareness about women’s right to legal abortion,
- Strengthen solidarity among women that believe and defend women’s right to a legal abortion.
For women that are eligible to receive support, the Fund provides:
Transportation to and from Mexico City
Transportation within Mexico City
Lodging in Mexico City
Scheduling of the abortion appointment
Total or partial payment for the abortion procedure
Accompaniment and counseling
Informative materials