What you need to know about abortion safely during the COVID-19 pandemic Pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic is scary even if you’re planning to have a child. If you’re not, it can be downright terrifying, especially as states have seized upon the pandemic as a chance to roll back abortion rights. Abortion remains legal, so…
Category Archives: Abortion Access
-
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day
Celebrating Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, March 10th We are moved by the ways that abortion care providers tend to others and make it possible for people to grow and bloom. Independent abortion clinics are rooted in their communities — they are resilient and adaptable, and we are in awe of all the ways they weather…
-
Telehealth Abortion: How to Get the Abortion Pill Online
Telehealth Abortion: How to Get the Abortion Pill Online Think you have to fight through a sea of protesters at a clinic to get an abortion? Think again. Abortion remains one of the safest medical procedures you can get, and research now shows that telehealth abortion is safe, too. Despite far-right attempts to restrict the…
-
How Long Can I Wait to Get an Abortion?
While the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, guarantees the right to abortion, each state has the right to enact its own restrictions. This can present a serious problem, since many women do not know they are pregnant until well into the first trimester. Additionally, it can take time to save up enough money…
-
10 Results of Restrictive Abortion Laws
What voters of 2020 need to know and understand about the damaging 10 Results of Restrictive Abortion Laws. Daily Kos | Oct. 22, 2020 | Author: Zawn Villines | read full article As the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court grows more certain, so too does the end or severe erosion of Roe…
-
What if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?
The tragic death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart defender of abortion rights, has left many women concerned about what might happen to their reproductive lives if Roe v. Wade, the court decision that enshrined abortion as a constitutional right, is overturned. While it’s true that abortion is under attack and women’s access to…
-
Abortion is Common: 10 Abortion Stats You Probably Don’t Know
In the imagination of the far right, abortion is a dangerous procedure that leaves people traumatized and broken. While we know better in the pro-choice movement, we often talk about abortion as something other people do, and not a normal part of women’s health care. Abortion clinics play a key role in women’s health. They…
-
Is Telemedicine Abortion Safe?
Is Telemedicine Abortion Safe? The COVID-19 pandemic has opened a whole new world of telemedicine. Doctors who once never would have considered treating a patient online or over the phone are finding that doing so is often possible. It might seem strange, but it’s possible to get an abortion via telemedicine, without ever seeing the…
-
Fake Abortion Clinics: How to Detect Them, What to Do About Them
Fake Abortion Clinics: How to Detect Them, What to Do About Them August 31st, 2017 | Posted in Abortion Access | No Comments So-called crisis pregnancy centers peddle in disinformation. They capitalize on the fear and vulnerability of women considering abortion, and pressure them into a decision with life-altering consequences. Anti-choicers argue that these crisis…
-
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) During this national pandemic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), abortion care remains an essential health service, therefore we will continue to refer patients to facilities for abortions. Please be aware that most clinics have Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines in place to reduce exposure to patients and staff. Call them to verify their hours and procedures….
