Abortion Support

Doula Support Through Abortion

Reach Out Whenever You Need Support

Contact us at any point in your abortion journey, while you're making your decision, after you've decided but before your appointment, during or immediately after your abortion, or weeks later when you're processing.

There's no "right time" to ask for support.

Call, text, or email—whatever feels safest and most comfortable.

Pre-Abortion Support (If Desired)

If you want support before your abortion, we provide:

Non-Directive Decision Support:

• Space to talk through your decision without pressure or agenda

• Help clarifying your thoughts and feelings

• Support that doesn't sway you either direction—your choice remains yours

• Understanding that decision-making can be complex

Practical Information:

• Explanation of medication abortion versus surgical abortion

• What happens during each type of procedure

• Pain management options available

• How long procedures take and what recovery looks like

• What to expect emotionally based on your specific situation

Logistics Help:

• Assistance navigating clinic systems and scheduling

• Help arranging transportation to/from appointments

• Support finding childcare if needed

• Connection to abortion funds if cost is a barrier

• Other practical concerns that feel overwhelming

Abortion Accompaniment (If You Want Company)

If you don't want to face appointments alone:

Clinic Accompaniment:

• Presence during your clinic visit

• Someone to sit with you in waiting rooms

• Emotional support and grounding during the appointment

• Holding space through anxiety or fear

• Advocacy if you need help communicating with clinic staff

Procedure Support (if clinic allows):

• Presence during medication administration or surgical procedure

• Breathing and grounding techniques

• Reassuring presence through discomfort

• Whatever support you want in the moment

Transportation:

• Ride home after surgical abortion when you can't drive

• Ensuring you don't have to navigate public transit or rideshare alone

Immediate Post-Abortion Recovery Support

After your abortion (whether medication or surgical):

Physical Care:

• Comfort measures for cramping and pain

• Understanding what symptoms are normal versus concerning

• Help with meals and hydration

• Support creating restful environment

• Monitoring that physical recovery is progressing normally

Emotional Presence:

• Being with you through immediate emotional response

• Holding space for whatever you're feeling—relief, grief, numbness, combinations

• No pressure to feel any particular way

• Validation that your emotions make sense

Practical Help:

• Assistance with daily tasks if you need rest

• Someone to check on you

• Making sure you have supplies you need

• Whatever practical support helps

Ongoing Processing and Integration

Your experience doesn't end when the procedure ends:

Emotional Processing:

• Continued support as emotions evolve over days, weeks, or months

• Space to talk about relief if that's what you feel

• Space to process grief if that arises

• Honoring complexity if you feel multiple things

• No timeline on when you "should" be done processing

Validation of Your Experience:

• Affirmation that whatever you feel is legitimate

• Understanding that abortion can be the right choice AND emotionally difficult

• Recognition that you can feel relief AND grief simultaneously

• Support that doesn't require your emotions to fit neat categories

Resource Connection if Needed:

• Introduction to therapists who provide abortion-affirming counseling

• Connection to support groups for abortion processing

• Additional resources for more intensive support if desired