Helpful Resources
Exhale’s free national talkline provides emotional support to individuals who have had abortions, as well as to their partners, family, friends, and allies. This service is available in multiple languages, including; English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.
Faith Aloud offers compassionate support from trained clergy and religious counselors including; Roman Catholic, Jewish, Unitarian-Universalist, Protestant Christian, and Buddhist counselors. Persons of no particular religious faith are equally welcome to call.
Aid Access can help you order abortion pills by mail. They protect the health and human rights of everyone without access to local abortion pill services.
Digital Defense Fund offers a guide to digital security for abortion and pregnancy privacy through posters and graphics.
May Day Health is an abortion education non-profit. They provide educational resources for abortions and miscarriages.
2 + abortions Worldwide is a library of more than 1,000 abortion stories. They share kind messages for people who’ve had abortions.
All-Options is a talkline that offers toll-free peer counseling and support to people anywhere in the United States and Canada. They are the only national talkline that welcomes calls at any point during or after pregnancy, whether callers are looking for options counseling, support before or after an abortion, or a chance to talk about parenting, pregnancy loss, adoption, or infertility.
Pregnancy Options Workbooks (En Español)
These workbooks offer spiritual and emotional guides to those facing pregnancy decisions and to individuals who have had an abortion and need emotional support.
Abortion Pill Info provides information on how to end your pregnancy with abortion medication. This website is a source of accurate, up-to-date information to help people be medically and legally safe when self-managing their abortion.
There is no credible evidence that receiving abortion care in and of itself causes mental health problems for adult women, according to a draft report released…by a task force of the American Psychological Association.
Talking with your Parent(s) about your Pregnancy
Telling your parents, “I’m pregnant,” probably seems like the hardest conversation you will ever have. Most young people fear their parents’ reactions and may try to keep the pregnancy a secret.
Abortion means you are choosing to end a pregnancy. You will need to make an appointment with a provider, find transportation, and secure funding for your abortion.