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Empowering Access: A Comprehensive Guide to Abortion Resources

Kelsey Reep

Digital Security Tips

  • digital security tips to keep your abortion private and secure


Abortion Service Directories

  • the most comprehensive directory of trusted (and verified) abortion service providers and assistance resources in the United States.

  • first comprehensive, regularly updated, and personalized resource for abortion seekers in the US

  • national campaign that uses culture change and advocacy to make safe, effective self-managed abortion accessible to all people without stigma or legal risk

  • delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information

  • Verified abortion clinics in North Carolina

  • provides FDA registered abortion pills by mail to people all 50 states.

  • telehealth clinic offering safe, affordable, and convenient reproductive & sexual health care, including abortion pills in select states.

  • transforms access to abortion in the US by normalizing the self-directed option of abortion pills by mail.


WARNING: Crisis Pregnancy Center Info

  • "Crisis pregnancy centers (also called CPCs or "fake clinics") are clinics or mobile vans that look like real health centers, but they're run by anti-abortion activists who have a shady, harmful agenda: to scare, shame, or pressure you out of getting an abortion, and to tell lies about abortion, birth control, and sexual health."

  • provides location information about all of the crisis pregnancy centers operating in the U.S.


Support: Funding, Coordinating, Logistics, Info, etc.

  • support getting an abortion in North or South Carolina.

  • a network of 100 abortion funds that support people seeking abortion access.

  • provides compassionate, non-judgmental, gender inclusive care to anyone seeking abortion in Asheville & surrounding areas.

  • unifies aid requests with abortion funding in one secure application

  • referral-based service that provides travel, food, lodging, child care and other logistical support for people seeking abortions

  • here to help you navigate the resources that are out there - especially when time is critical and the landscape is dismal.


Support: Well-being

  • provides compassionate, non-judgmental, emotional processing after abortion

  • I specialize in reproductive wellness by offering compassionate and nonjudgmental support specifically to individuals navigating abortion experiences in person in Asheville, NC or virtually wherever you are.

  • connects folx with trained/vetted pro-choice therapists

  • comprehensive resource connecting you with a diverse range of professionals, including those who offer abortion support

  • text-based after-abortion support for people who have had abortions and the people who want to better support them

  • team of co conspirators who promote the value of community expertise, the wisdom of diverse lived experiences, and the power of collectively held knowledge to reshape abortion access.

  • pro-choice spiritual companion for use before, during, and after abortion.

  • promotes unconditional, judgment-free support for people in all of their decisions, feelings, and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption.

  • anonymous healthline offers accurate information and caring emotional support.

Support: Health

  • a team of clinicians with years of experience in caring for Miscarriage and Abortion.

  • anonymous healthline offers accurate information and caring emotional support.

  • what to expect during and after a miscarriage / abortion, what’s normal, what’s not normal, and when to seek more help...


Policy and Research

  • The Guttmacher Institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.

  • state by state abortion policies and access post-Roe


Legal Support

  • support for your legal questions about abortion, pregnancy loss, and birth.


Get Involved: Advocacy and Reproductive Justice Organizations

  • a collective of volunteer abortion access defenders in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area.

  • unite, represent, serve, and support abortion providers in delivering patient-centered, evidence-based care.

  • fighting to protect reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy for every person in North Carolina.

  • Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic is committed to protecting access to reproductive health care and rights for all people through advocacy, education, lobbying, and electoral activity in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia.

  • Asheville-based organization that hosts clothing swap events to support reproductive justice initiatives

  • national membership organization for independent abortion clinics – who provide the majority of abortion care in the United States.


Reproductive justice organizations are advocacy groups and/or nonprofits who work to ensure that all individuals have the right to make informed decisions about their reproductive health, including access to contraception, abortion, prenatal care, and so many more reproductive services. They center marginizated communites and work to address issues of systemic inequality and discrimination related to reproductive health and rights.

If you've noticed valuable resources missing, don't hesitate to reach out. Together, we can ensure that this guide remains comprehensive and accessible to all who need it.

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