| Clinical Abortion Training Centers |
| A consortium of abortion clinics committed to providing opportunities for clinicians to learn abortion care in small group clinical settings. |
| MSFC: Medical Students for Choice |
| International organization providing externships for medical students and resident physicians. They provide financial and logistical support for abortion training. |
| NSRH: Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health |
| Karen Edlund Future Nurse Leader Fellowship is a 6-month fellowship for nursing students to help foster leadership in sexual and reproductive health and reproductive justice. |
| Repro TLC (formerly Midwest Access Project) |
| Project matches trainees (including students, physicians, and APCs) to abortion training sites nationally. |
| Residencies |
| CREATE: Continuing Reproductive Education for Advanced Training Efficacy |
| Program open to family medicine residents in select programs in California. Includes opportunities to obtain additional abortion training within residency. |
| NSRH: Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health |
| 6-month Training in Abortion Care (TAC) residency available for registered nurses. |
| RHEDI at TEACH: Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine |
| List of family medicine residencies that offer abortion training |
| Ryan Residency Training Program |
| Listing of OB GYN residencies with opt-out family planning rotations. |
| Fellowships |
| Access Bridge Reproductive Justice Fellowship |
| Provides Emergency Department (ED) providers with 1 year of training, individual coaching, and collaboration with national professional associations to integrate reproductive health and opioid maintenance services into EDs |
| Black Midwifery Fellowship |
| A one year fellowship for certified nurse midwives to expand clinical skills including the provision of abortion care. |
| Graduate Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health |
| A certificate program at University of Washington for currently practicing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and students enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) degree program who want comprehensive training in sexual/reproductive health care and abortion care |
| Kansas Clinical Family Planning Fellowship |
| A one year fellowship for doctors to be trained in providing comprehensive abortion care up to 22 weeks |
| LTA: Leadership Training Academy |
| Program through Physicians for Reproductive Health (PRH) provides physicians with training to become effective advocates. The training consists of webinars and 2 in-person meetings over 8 months. Note that this program does not offer clinical abortion training. |
| Obstetric fellowships |
| These fellowships provide family physicians with further training in full spectrum reproductive health care. Ask specifically about inclusion of abortion training. |
| RADIANT Fellowship |
| Offers free reproductive care training to NPs, CNMs, MD/DOs and PAs licensed in Illinois |
| RHAP: Reproductive Health Access Project |
| Reproductive Health Care and Advocacy Fellowship is a 1-year clinical training program open to family medicine physicians |
| TEACH: Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare |
| TEACH Leadership Fellowship is a part-time 1-year fellowship open to family medicine residents and Advanced Practice Clinicians with some prior abortion training. TEACH’s Abortion Accelerator Program offers a pathway for California’s practicing healthcare professionals to get training in abortion care. |
| UMB MARCH Program |
| Provides training in abortion care medical providers and students in Maryland |
| Graduate Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health |
| A certificate program at the University of Washington for currently practicing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and students enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) degree program who want comprehensive training in sexual/reproductive health care and abortion care |
| Reproductive Training and Education Initiative |
| A training program for reproductive health and abortion care for students and licensed healthcare providers in New Jersey. Contact email: RTEI.program@rutgers.edu |
Provider Support
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| Clinical Hotline |
| Reproductive Health Hotline: (1-844-REPROHH) Open Weekdays 6AM – 5 PM Pacific Time |
| The clinician-facing free, on-demand, and confidential phone line staffed by UCSF clinicians with expertise in sexual and reproductive health (SRH). ReproHH offers timely, evidence-driven clinical education for healthcare providers with questions about full-spectrum SRH care and is available for case-based guidance in all practice settings. |
| Legal Advice |
| Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine (ACT) |
| Provides technical and legal support for the provision of telemedicine based abortion care. |
| Abortion Defense Network |
| Connects abortion providers to legal support to uphold reproductive rights and support abortion access and the provision of care. |
| National Women’s Law Center |
| Offers contract review for providers. |
Employment and Networking Opportunities
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| Employment |
| Abortion Care Network |
| Network of independent abortion clinics (outside of Planned Parenthood). |
| CASS: Clinical Abortion Staffing Solutions |
| Joint effort between NAF and PP matches clinicians with clinics and health centers with an immediate need for abortion providers. |
| PP: Planned Parenthood |
| See geographic affiliate-specific opportunities on their website. |
| Professional Networks |
| Access Listserv |
| National, private discussion group to discuss clinical, educational, and administrative issues in offering comprehensive reproductive health care services. |
| American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) |
| Reproductive Health Member Interest Group (MIG) helps AAFP members integrate comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion and miscarriage management, into their practices. |
| CIAC: Clinicians in Abortion Care |
| Membership group sponsored by NAF representing certified midwives (CMs), nurse-midwives (CNMs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician associates (PAs), nurses, and students of those professions, working to increase access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and abortion care |
| NAF: National Abortion Federation |
| Mission is to unite, represent, serve, and support abortion providers in delivering person-centered, evidence-based care. |
| RHAP: Reproductive Health Access Project |
| Communities (“clusters”) of clinicians who organize regionally and nationally through online listservs and in-person meetings to build power and expand sexual and reproductive health care advocacy and provision. |
| Reproductive Health Services Corps |
| RHSC offers a wide array of training opportunities in California for various types of professionals. |
| SFP: Society of Family Planning |
| SFP supports abortion and contraception science. The SFP Research Fund provides support for abortion and contraception research. |
Advocacy Opportunities
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| Reproductive Rights Organizations |
| ACLU: American Civil Law Union |
| ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the right to abortion. |
| CRR: Center for Reproductive Rights |
| CRR uses the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right. |
| Feminist Majority Foundation |
| Research and action programs focused on advancing the legal, social and political equality of women. |
| Jane’s Due Process |
| Texas-based organization working to help minors seeking abortions across the country. |
| National Partnership for Women & Families |
| Promotes fairness in the workplace, reproductive health and rights, access to quality, affordable health care and policies that help parents meet the dual demands of work and family. |
| National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) |
| Champions laws and policies that help achieve gender justice. Topic areas include abortion, equal pay, child care, Title IX. Also assists patients with insurance coverage for contraception (coverher.org) |
| PRH: Physicians for Reproductive Health |
| Organization that uses evidence and organized action to champion reproductive rights. Provides advocacy training through LTA fellowship, mentioned above. |
| Reproductive Freedom for All |
| Political action around issues of abortion. |
| Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) |
| Offers resources and training support to help share research to increase accessibility |
| SiX’s Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council |
| A network of reproductive health, rights and justice supportive state legislators that can connect providers to legislative/advocacy opportunities |
| Reproductive Justice Organizations |
| The Knights and Orchids Society |
| Builds the power of TLGB Black people across the south providing health and wellness services. |
| NAWHERC: The Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center |
| Documents reproductive justice issues and uses activism to promote the voices of Native women. |
| NAPAWF: National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum |
| Works on a broad range of issues with Asian Pacific American women, including reproductive justice. |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health |
| Ensures the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building. |
| SisterSong |
| Builds networks to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities, and trains the next generation of activists. |
| SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW |
| Political home for Black women and youth, centering Black queer women, trans and non binary folx. |
| URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (previously CHOICE USA) |
| Mobilizes and supports the diverse upcoming generation of leaders in reproductive justice. |
| WeTestify |
| Dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions, increasing abortion storytellers, and shifting the media narrative of the context and complexity of accessing abortion care. |
| Faith-based Organizations |
| Catholics For Choice |
| Information and advocacy on abortion and reproductive health care issues within a catholic framework. |
| Faith Aloud |
| Clergy counseling line for spiritual and religious support around abortion, parenting, and more. |
| Religious Coalition For Reproductive Choice |
| National organization of pro-choice clergy and churches. Can provide spiritual counseling. |
Patient Resources
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| Patient Support |
| All Options: 888-493-0092 |
| Talkline that can provide options counseling. |
| Exhale: 866-4-EXHALE |
| Offers nonjudgemental, supportive counseling to individuals with abortion experiences and their partners, friends and allies. |
| If/when/how Repro Legal Helpline: 844-868-2812 |
| Provides legal information and support to people navigating complex laws in order to obtain abortions or self-manage abortions. |
| M+A Hotline: 833-246-2632 |
| Staffed by volunteer clinicians, provides medical information to people self-managing abortion or miscarriage. |
| NAF Hotline: 800-772-9100 |
| Provides counseling and support, abortion referrals, and abortion funding. |
| National Network of Abortion Funds |
| Network of independent organizations that provide financial assistance to women to pay for abortions. |
| Plan C |
| Trusted resource with state-specific information about how to source abortion pills via telehealth, as well as websites that sell and distribute pills. |
| ReproCare Healthline: 833-226-7821) |
| Anonymous healthline provides peer-based emotional support, medical information, and referrals to people having an abortion at home with pills. |
| I Need An A |
| A website with information about abortion clinics, pills by mail, state abortion laws, and support |
| Apiary for Practical Support |
| Offers resources and logistical assistance for people seeking an abortion |
| Abortion Finder |
| A comprehensive directory of abortion services and resources |
| Patient Education |
| Advocates for Youth |
| Champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. |
| Aya Contigo App |
| Offers medication abortion support in both English and Spanish |
| Bedsider |
| An online birth control support network to help patients find birth control that’s right for them and learn how to use it consistently and effectively. Great interactive tools for patients and providers. |
| Coalition for Positive Sexuality |
| Information about all aspects of sexuality along with information about parental involvement laws. |
| Euki App |
| A period tracking app providing person-centered, gender inclusive information on comprehensive reproductive healthcare and abortion care |
| Go Ask Alice! |
| This site is run by Columbia University’s Health Education Program and provides accurate and non- judgmental information. |
| How to Use Abortion Pill |
| Offers medication abortion support and instructions in multiple languages |
| Reproductive Health Access Project |
| Patient educational handouts and zines, by an organization working directly with primary care providers to integrate abortion, contraception, and miscarriage care into their practices. |
| Scarleteen |
| Sex education for the real world with a section for men as well. |
| SIECUS Sex Ed for Social Change |
| SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices. |