Tips to find high quality abortion care

Whether you’re getting that compassionate care from carafem or another provider, you deserve to have a provider who will make you comfortable, care for you, and offer 24/7 support. Organizations like I Need An A and Abortion Finder can help you find a trusted abortion provider, and looking at a health center’s reviews can help you determine the quality of care you might receive.

Unfortunately, there is an epidemic of fake abortion clinics, often called Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) that masquerade as abortion providers but do not provide abortions. These fake clinics will give you inaccurate and false information about your health, your pregnancy options, and the safety and availability of abortion care.

Since Crisis Pregnancy Centers go to great lengths to look like abortion clinics, it’s important to make sure you know whether you’re going to a real clinic or a fake one. This Fake Clinic Database from ReproAction has a list of identified fake clinics so you can know where to avoid. Alternatively, the National Abortion Federation can help you find a reputable, trusted abortion provider.

What is the legal status of abortion in the US?

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, many states started severely restricting or completely banning abortion care, so it’s important to know the laws of your state when you’re seeking abortion care. Check out this State by State Guide to Abortion by Abortion Finder to know what is legal in your state. This guide is constantly updated as each state changes its laws so you can trust it has the most recent and accurate information.

If you do live in a state where abortion care is banned, you can still receive abortion care! Many people travel to a state that’s close to them to seek in-person or telehealth care. There are groups called abortion funds and Practical Support Organizations that will help cover the cost of your abortion and help support your traveling and other logistics. We’ve put together a short guide on traveling out of state to receive Online Abortion Care so that you can still receive high quality, medically supported abortion with pills in a state where it’s legal.

If/When/How has a Reproductive Legal Helpline which is managed by lawyers and legal experts that can answer any questions you might have regarding your legal rights to abortion care and can assist in navigating a judicial bypass. Similarly, Janes Due Process is a resource for people under 18 in Texas seeking abortion care, and can provide legal support, case management services, and help with obtaining a judicial bypass so you can receive abortion care without notifying a guardian.