| Clinical Abortion Training Centers |
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A consortium of abortion clinics committed to providing opportunities for clinicians to learn abortion care in small group clinical settings. |
| NSRH: Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health |
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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. |
| Midwest Access Project |
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Project matches trainees (including students, physicians, and APCs) to abortion training sites in the Midwest. |
| MSFC: Medical Students for Choice |
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International organization providing externships for medical students and resident physicians. They provide financial and logistical support for abortion training. |
| Residencies |
| CREATE: Continuing Reproductive Education for Advanced Training Efficacy |
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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 |
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6-month Training in Abortion Care (TAC) residency available for registered nurses. |
| RHEDI: Center for Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine |
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List of family medicine residencies that offer abortion training |
| Resident Scholars Program for Workforce Diversity offers 1-year mentorship in reproductive health to BIPOC family medicine residents |
| Ryan Residency Training Program |
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Listing of OBGYN residencies with opt-out family planning rotations. |
| Fellowships |
| LTA: Leadership Training Academy |
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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 |
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These fellowships provide family physicians with further training in full spectrum reproductive health care. Ask specifically about inclusion of abortion training. |
| RHAP: Reproductive Health Access Project |
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Reproductive Health Care and Advocacy Fellowship is a 1-year clinical training program open to family medicine physicians |
| GAPS fellowship is a 1-year program offering support to family medicine physicians looking to integrate abortion services into their clinical practice |
| TEACH: Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare |
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TEACH Leadership Fellowship is a part-time 1-year fellowship open to family medicine residents with some prior abortion training. |
Employment and Networking Opportunities
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| Employment |
| CASS: Clinical Abortion Staffing Solutions |
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Joint effort between NAF and PP matches clinicians with clinics and health centers with an immediate need for abortion providers. |
| PP: Planned Parenthood |
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See geographic affiliate-specific opportunities on their website. |
| Abortion Care Network |
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Network of independent abortion clinics outside of Planned Parenthood. |
| Professional Networks |
| AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians |
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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 |
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Membership group sponsored by NAF representing certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), registered nurses (RNs), and students of those professions, working to increase access to comprehensive reproductive health and abortion care. |
| NAF: National Abortion Federation |
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Mission is to unite, represent, serve, and support abortion providers in delivering patient-centered, evidence-based care. |
| RHAP: Reproductive Health and Access Network |
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Clusters of clinicians who organize regionally and nationally through online listservs and in-person meetings. |
| RHEDI Access Listserv |
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National, private discussion group to discuss clinical, educational, and administrative issues in offering comprehensive reproductive health care services. |
| SFP: Society of Family Planning |
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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 |
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ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the right to abortion. |
| CRR: Center for Reproductive Rights |
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CRR uses the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right. |
| Feminist Majority Foundation |
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Research and action programs focused on advancing the legal, social and political equality of women. |
| Jane’s Due Process |
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Texas-based organization working to help minors seeking abortions across the country. |
| NARAL Pro-Choice America |
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Political action around issues of abortion. |
| National Partnership for Women & Families |
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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. |
| NWLC: National Women’s Law Center |
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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 |
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Organization that uses evidence and organized action to champion reproductive rights. Provides advocacy training through LTA fellowship, mentioned above. |
| Reproductive Justice Organizations |
| The Knights and Orchids Society |
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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 |
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Documents reproductive justice issues and uses activism to promote the voices of Native women. |
| NAPAWFL: National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum |
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Works on a broad range of issues with Asian Pacific American women, including reproductive justice. |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health |
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Ensures the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building. |
| Sister Song |
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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 |
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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) |
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Mobilizes and supports the diverse upcoming generation of leaders in reproductive justice. |
| WeTestify |
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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 |
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Information and advocacy on abortion and reproductive health care issues within a catholic framework. |
| Faith Aloud |
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Clergy counseling line for spiritual and religious support around abortion, parenting, and more. |
| Religious Coalition For Reproductive Choice |
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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 |
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Talkline that can provide options counseling. |
| Exhale: 866-4-EXHALE |
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Offers nonjudgemental, supportive counseling to individuals with abortion experiences and their partners, friends and allies. |
| If/when/how Repro Legal Helpline: 844-868-2812 |
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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 |
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Provides medical support to people self-managing abortion or miscarriage. |
| NAF Hotline: 800-772-9100 |
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Provides counseling and support, abortion referrals, and abortion funding. |
| National Network of Abortion Funds |
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Network of independent organizations that provide financial assistance to women to pay for abortions. |
| Plan C |
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Trusted resource with state-specific information about how to source abortion pills via telemedicine and online pharmacies. |
| ReproCare Healthline: 833-226-7821) |
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Anonymous healthline provides peer-based emotional support, medical information, and referrals to people having an abortion at home with pills. |
| Patient Education |
| Advocates for Youth |
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Champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. |
| Bedsider |
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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 |
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Information about all aspects of sexuality along with information about parental involvement laws. |
| Euki App |
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App providing patient-centered, gender inclusive information on comprehensive reproductive healthcare and abortion care |
| Go Ask Alice! |
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This site is run by Columbia University’s Health Education Program and provides accurate and non-judgmental information. |
| My Sistahs |
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Information about sexual health run by and for young women of color. |
| Reproductive Health Access Project |
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Organization working directly with primary care providers to integrate abortion, contraception, and miscarriage care into their practices, including providing patient educational handouts and zines |
| Scarleteen |
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Sex education for the real world with a section for men as well. |
| SIECUS Sex Ed for Social Change |
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SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices. |