Abortion Resources
By Sam Gault, Communications and Engagement Manager
March 1, 2023
Thanks again to our wonderful presenter (who we are not naming here for privacy reasons), to Maddy Lerner for facilitating, and to all of you who showed up, asked questions, and helped make our first educational event of the year such a huge success! For those of you who were unable to attend abortion 101, our presenter has supplied a brief list of resources pertaining to abortion in the United States:
Podcasts:
- SMA (self-managed abortion) is a storytelling podcast that was created in 2020, before Roe fell. It presents stories about how and why people opt to manage their own abortion.
- Radiolab recently put out a two-part podcast about smuggling mifepristone and misoprostol to Ukraine. While it doesn’t really apply to what’s up in the United States, it provides a fascinating perspective on the state of reproductive freedom internationally.
Resources for people seeking abortions:
- SASS (Self-Managed Abortion, Safe and Supported) is a U.S. project of Women Help Women, a global nonprofit organization that supports the rights of people around the world to have information about and access to safe abortion with pills. Information is power. We all deserve accurate information about our bodies and reproductive health.
- Abortion Finder provides up to date state-by-state laws as well as funding and clinic information.
- The Guttmacher Institute tracks and synthesizes state and national data on reproductive health and rights.
Family Planning info and resources:
- Euki is a secure sexual health app and period tracker with links to lots of great resources. It does not track personal information or sell it to advertisers.
- Bedsider is an excellent place to get up to date information on contraception, sexual health, and abortion.
An example of the experience of providers in restricted states:
- The Guardian recently published a heartbreaking articled titled “‘I cried with her’: the diary of a doctor navigating a total abortion ban.”
This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources! If there is a question or topic that you wish had been addressed here, please email sam@ncjwmn.org for additional resources.