The topic of abortion and abortion care remains complicated for many people. Even those of us who support abortion always have space for learning more and challenging our boundaries. Great care has gone into curating these resources to demonstrate a wide spectrum of options and support for people having abortions, and those that love and support them.
For more specific sub-lists about abortion resources, see also:
My Blog Posts
Books
Decision Assessment & Counseling in Abortion Care: Philosophy & Practice by Alissa Perrucci
What if Your Mother (Poetry) by Judith Arcana
Without Apology: Writings on Abortion in Canada by Shannon Stettner (Editor)
The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service by Laura Kaplan
PRO: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt
A Woman's Book of Choices: Abortion, Menstrual Extraction, RU-486 by Chalker & Downer
Eve’s Herbs: A History of Contraception and Abortion in the West by John M. Riddle
Sacred Work: Planned Parenthood and Its Clergy Alliances by Tom Davis
Rituals and Meditations for Pregnancy Release by Aileen Peterson
Holistic Healing After Abortion by Samantha Zipporah
Self-Ritual for Invoking Release of Spirit Life in the Womb by Deborah Maia
A Difficult Decision: A Compassionate Book About Abortion by Joy Gardner
Inner Healing After Abortion by Marilyn Gryte
Abortion & Life by Jennifer Baumgardner
Articles
Why We Need Gender-Neutral Language for Abortion Access by Jack Qu’emi
Why Menstrual Extraction is a Good Idea by Rebecca Chalker
Ceremony: A Personal Narrative on My Abortion Experience by mai doan
This is What it’s Like to Have an Abortion as a Transgender Person by Rae Paoletta
How to Plan an Abortion in the Surveillance State by Lisa Ryan
So What if Abortion Ends Life? by Mary Elizabeth Williams
People Have Multiple Abortions — And Stigmatizing Them is Counterproductive by Steph Herold
Taking Care After (Herbal) Abortion by SisterZeus
20 Tips for your First Abortion by Madeline Roe
An Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Abortion as a Moral Decision by the Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
Storytelling
This is What Abortion Looks Like (The Abortion Project)
Once Denied A Necessary Abortion, Indigenous Women Rising Cofounder Speaks Out by Susan Dunlap
My Abortion Did Not Betray MLK’s Dream by A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
Two Kids, an IUD, and then an Abortion by Kathryn Jezer-Morton
Why I Filmed My Abortion by Heather by Wood Rudulph
Abortion, Vacuum Cleaners, and the Power Within by Inga Muscio
How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life by Cecily Kellogg
The Abortion Monologues a safe place for Jamaicans to share their abortion stories
The Abortion Diary Podcast Hundreds of Recorded Abortion Stories
Speaking Light Into Abortion Podcast & Life Coaching
Tools
Abortion Intentions Care Plan (The Abortion Project)
Abortion History
The Racist History of Abortion & Midwifery Bans by Michele Goodwin
A Revisionist History of Abortion Pt.1 & Pt.2 by Stuff Your Mother Never Told You Podcast
When Abortion Was A Crime by Leslie Reagan (book)
Contraception and Abortion From the Ancient World to the Renaissance by John Riddle (book)
Clinical Abortion
Why I Provide Clinical Abortion providers on why they provide care
At-Home (“Self Managed”) Abortion
Whatever’s Your Darkest Question, You Can Ask Me by Lizzie Presser
A Boom in At-Home Abortions is Coming by Anna North
Not Your Grandmother’s Illegal Abortion by Jennifer Block
Natural Liberty: Rediscovering Self-Induced Abortion Methods (download) by Sage-Femme Collective
Holistic Abortion Guide by The Red Door Collective (book)
Herbal Birth Control by R. R. McGregor (book/zine)
Herbal Abortion: A Woman’s D.I.Y. Guide (zine)
Reclaiming Our Ancient Wisdom: Herbal Abortion Procedure & Practice for Midwives and Herbalists by Catherine Marie Jeunet (book)
Herbal Abortion by Uni M. Tiamat (zine)
Sister Zeus Herbal Contraception and Abortion Stories and Advice
Holistic Abortions (Instagram)
Menstrual Extraction SisterZeus
Manual Vacuum Aspiration The Hesperian Foundation
Self-Managed: An Abortion Story Podcast
Self-Managed Medication Abortion Guttmacher Institute
Decriminalizing Self-Managed Abortion National Institute For Reproductive Health
Safe 2 Choose International Self-Managed Abortion Resources
Later Abortion
How To Make an Impossible Choice by Margot
Interview with a Woman who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks by Jia Tolentino
Parachutes by Grace O.
Later Abortion Initiative Research and Information on 2nd and 3rd Trimester Abortions
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy Collection of Stories and Information about Later Abortions after Poor Prenatal Diagnoses
Organizations
If/When/How: Lawyering For Reproductive Justice Team of Lawyers Doing Research, Defense, and Legislative Challenges in Support of Decriminalizing Self-Induced Abortion
The Abortion Project Photography, zines, merch, and aftercare kits
Guttmacher Institute Reputable Abortion Research
Women on Waves Dutch Organization Providing Direct-Service Abortion via Ship in Countries Where Abortion is Legally Restricted or Illegal
Women on Web Sister organization to Women on Waves, Shipping Medication Abortion Pills Worldwide
Vessel Film About Women on Waves
Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights Canadian Sexual Health Information and Abortion Referral
IpasU Online Education in Abortion Provision
Papaya Workshop Online Teaching Manual Vacuum Aspiration Online
Abortion Conversation Project Provides Small Grants to Community Projects Looking to Destigmatize Abortion Care
Ibis Reproductive Health Abortion Research
Gynuity Abortion Resources
World Health Organization Clinical Practice Handbook for Safe Abortion