Existing social and emotional support models

As part of my project, I looked at the landscape of existing social and emotional support models out there for abortion patients. I looked at four different types of support: 1:1 talklines/text lines, group support models, fora for asking questions and sharing experiences, and storytelling platforms that help to fight stigma and build community. Here are just a few examples of some of the great organizations doing work in this space:

1:1 talklines/textlines

• The All Options Talkline provides non-judgmental, comprehensive options counseling to pregnant people

  • All Options also runs the Faith Aloud talkline, which provides spiritual cousneling and emotional support on options and abortion experiences

• Exhale provides post-abortion emotional support for patients, partners, and allies via a textline staffed by volunteer counselors

• Connect & Breathe provides post-abortion emotional support via its talkline

Storytelling platforms

• Abortion Out Loud works to end stigma and strengthen support for abortion access, particularly for young people, and includes submissions of stories, videos, and photos from people who have had abortions

• Shout Your Abortion seeks to normalize abortion and create space for conversation about it, with written stories, art, and videos from people who have had abortions

• 2+ abortions seeks to bust stigma around having more than one abortion, via story sharing and support