This list has been created hoping to inspired more people to get involved with Full Spectrum and Abortion Companionship/Doula care and support and it has also been created in hopes that it gets shared and reaches those folx that might directly benefit from the information. In the future, I hope to create a similar resource list for people going through unexpected birth outcomes (miscarriage, still-birth, neonatal death, etc) and also around birth and post-partum care and support. I do want to acknowledge that some of the resources in this list continue to present abortion as a ‘women’ only issue and sometimes as a ‘hetero’ only issue. Many of us QT*POC Birthworkers and allies are creating and (re)imagining abortion companionship, care and support to ensure that our T*LGBQI are centered in this conversations.
Organizations that offer counseling and/or practical support
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice (based in Bay Area)
www.accesswhj.org
Backline (they provide support for people adopting, having an abortion and parenting)
www.yourbackline.org
The National Network of Abortion Funds
www.fundabortionnow.org
The online Pregnancy Panic Companion
Grassroots Collectives, Groups and Organizations that offer resources and Abortion Companionship/Support
Some of the following Full Spectrum and Abortion Support groups might be inactive or taking a break, send them an email and see what they are up to. If you would like to start a group in your city, YOU CAN DO IT! Also, there might be more collectives out there doing the work. If you would like to add your collective in the list or if you know of other groups doing this work email me to contact@lalobaloca.com to add them.
Full-Spectrum Reproductive Support Network (many of the active Full Spectrum and Abortion Companionship/Doula collectives are part of this network)
www.reproductivesupport.org
California, Bay Area: The Bay Area Doula Project (they offer Abortion companionships/doula trainings, get at them if you want to start your collective!)
http://bayareadoulaproject.org/
California, Los Angeles: Autonomous Communities for Reproductive and Abortion Support (ACRAS)
https://www.facebook.com/acrascollective
Connecticut, Wesleyan University: The Wesleyan Doula Project
http://wesleying.org/2013/10/23/wesleyan-doula-project-fall-training-info-session/
Illinois, Chicago: The Chicago Doula Circle
http://chicagodoulacircle.org/main/
Massachusetts, Boston: The Boston Doula Project
https://www.facebook.com/BostonDoulaProject/info
Minnesota, The Spiral Collective
http://spiralcollective.weebly.com/meetingstrainings.html
New York, New York: The Doula Project
http://www.doulaproject.org/
North Carolina, Asheville Open Umbrella Collective
http://openumbrellacollective.org/
North Carolina, Piedmont Triad Spectrum Doula Collective
https://www.facebook.com/spectrumdoulas
Portland, Oregon Cascades Abortion Support Collective
http://www.cascadesabortionsupport.org/
Texas Abortion Access (Español e Ingles)
http://www.texasabortionaccess.info/
Texas, The Cicada Collective (they offer Abortion companionships/doula trainings, get at them if you want to start your collective!)
http://cicadacollective.wordpress.com/
Texas, Austin Tre Bridge Collective
http://www.thebridgecollective.org/
Washington, Seattle. Full Spectrum Doulas
http://www.fullspectrumdoulas.org/
Washington, DC, Doulas for Choice Collective
http://dcdoulasforchoice.wordpress.com/
Useful Links
How to star your own full spectrum and/or abortion companionship/doula collective in your area
Abortion Diary Podcast: documentation of abortion stories project
A Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Resolution After an Abortion
Pregnancy Options Workbook
El cuaderno de ejercicios de opciones para ti
Abortion: which method is right for me?
PDFs and workbooks on abortion and post-abortion care in Spanish and english
Herbal Abortion Zine PDF
Not Everyone that as an Abortion is a Women article
Mom, Dad, I’m Pregnant
Fertility Awareness Center Links and Resources
A listing of zines on natural fertility awareness, self-knowledge and herbs. You can find some of those zines in PDFs in the internet
This is a list that will constantly be expanding and changing, I can think of more PDFs to add, and more links to add but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible. However, I encourage you to send me resources that you have found helpful so I can put them up here, my email is contact@lalobaloca.com.
ACCESS Women’s Health Justice (based in Bay Area)
www.accesswhj.org
Backline (they provide support for people adopting, having an abortion and parenting)
www.yourbackline.org
The National Network of Abortion Funds
www.fundabortionnow.org
The online Pregnancy Panic Companion
Grassroots Collectives, Groups and Organizations that offer resources and Abortion Companionship/Support
Some of the following Full Spectrum and Abortion Support groups might be inactive or taking a break, send them an email and see what they are up to. If you would like to start a group in your city, YOU CAN DO IT! Also, there might be more collectives out there doing the work. If you would like to add your collective in the list or if you know of other groups doing this work email me to contact@lalobaloca.com to add them.
Full-Spectrum Reproductive Support Network (many of the active Full Spectrum and Abortion Companionship/Doula collectives are part of this network)
www.reproductivesupport.org
California, Bay Area: The Bay Area Doula Project (they offer Abortion companionships/doula trainings, get at them if you want to start your collective!)
http://bayareadoulaproject.org/
California, Los Angeles: Autonomous Communities for Reproductive and Abortion Support (ACRAS)
https://www.facebook.com/acrascollective
Connecticut, Wesleyan University: The Wesleyan Doula Project
http://wesleying.org/2013/10/23/wesleyan-doula-project-fall-training-info-session/
Illinois, Chicago: The Chicago Doula Circle
http://chicagodoulacircle.org/main/
Massachusetts, Boston: The Boston Doula Project
https://www.facebook.com/BostonDoulaProject/info
Minnesota, The Spiral Collective
http://spiralcollective.weebly.com/meetingstrainings.html
New York, New York: The Doula Project
http://www.doulaproject.org/
North Carolina, Asheville Open Umbrella Collective
http://openumbrellacollective.org/
North Carolina, Piedmont Triad Spectrum Doula Collective
https://www.facebook.com/spectrumdoulas
Portland, Oregon Cascades Abortion Support Collective
http://www.cascadesabortionsupport.org/
Texas Abortion Access (Español e Ingles)
http://www.texasabortionaccess.info/
Texas, The Cicada Collective (they offer Abortion companionships/doula trainings, get at them if you want to start your collective!)
http://cicadacollective.wordpress.com/
Texas, Austin Tre Bridge Collective
http://www.thebridgecollective.org/
Washington, Seattle. Full Spectrum Doulas
http://www.fullspectrumdoulas.org/
Washington, DC, Doulas for Choice Collective
http://dcdoulasforchoice.wordpress.com/
Useful Links
How to star your own full spectrum and/or abortion companionship/doula collective in your area
Abortion Diary Podcast: documentation of abortion stories project
A Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Resolution After an Abortion
Pregnancy Options Workbook
El cuaderno de ejercicios de opciones para ti
Abortion: which method is right for me?
PDFs and workbooks on abortion and post-abortion care in Spanish and english
Herbal Abortion Zine PDF
Not Everyone that as an Abortion is a Women article
Mom, Dad, I’m Pregnant
Fertility Awareness Center Links and Resources
A listing of zines on natural fertility awareness, self-knowledge and herbs. You can find some of those zines in PDFs in the internet
This is a list that will constantly be expanding and changing, I can think of more PDFs to add, and more links to add but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible. However, I encourage you to send me resources that you have found helpful so I can put them up here, my email is contact@lalobaloca.com.
