Since a sleepy Supreme Court decided to punt on upholding precedent and let the onerous Texas SB8 (Senate Bill 8) become law in Texas last week, Texas women have swamped the abortion clinics (find abortionclinics.com) in surrounding states. Therefore, Texans seeking abortion overwhelm other states because they have no other choice. The preciseness of the…
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Senate Bill 8 became law in Texas
URGENT NOTICE: Abortion is still legal and available in Texas up to 5 weeks 6 days. Effective Sept 1, 2021 “Senate Bill 8” became law. This means that clinics in Texas can not provide abortion services to anyone 6 weeks or more from their last menstrual period. Please contact individual clinics in Texas to learn…
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Being Abused? Get Help When Seeking an Abortion
Physical and psychological abuse within a relationship top the list of reasons women seek abortions. And for a smaller fraction of children and young women, abuse is at the hands of their parents, in the form of incest or other sexual abuse. No one can force you into an abortion or stop you from having…
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Do I Have to Tell My Doctor I Had an Abortion?
An abortion is a normal, common medical procedure that at least 25% of women have undergone. It’s also something your doctor will probably ask about if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or are seeking routine gynecological care. Sadly, not all doctors are pro-choice, and some make their anti-choice feelings very clear to their…
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5 Ways to Cope With Abortion Media Coverage
Most people who have abortions feel relief, and abortion regret is almost unheard of. That doesn’t mean you’re required to feel good about your abortion, or that media coverage of abortion won’t feel triggering and upsetting. Stories about abortion routinely depict people who have abortions as, at best, lost and vulnerable, and at worst, murderous…
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Where Can I Get the Morning After Pill?
The morning-after pill, known also as Plan B, is a type of birth control that can prevent you from getting pregnant if taken within 24 hours of unprotected sex. Importantly, it is not an abortion, and will not cause an abortion if you are already pregnant. So where can you get the morning after pill?…
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How Long Does it Take to Recover From an Abortion?
No matter how you feel about your abortion, you probably want to return to normal as soon as possible. Abortion is a safe medical procedure–much safer than giving birth–but like all surgery, it requires some recovery time. So just how long does it take to recover from an abortion before you feel normal? There’s no…
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How to Get Pro-Choice Post-Abortion Support
Abortion is many different things to many different people. For some, it’s a minor medical procedure they never think about again. For others, it’s a difficult but important decision so we’ve listed ideas about how to get pro-choice post-abortion support if you need it. The most common emotion women feel after having an abortion continues…
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10 Medical Rights Pregnant People Have During Birth
10 Important Medical Rights Pregnant People Have in the Hospital and During Birth The fight for reproductive rights has primarily focused on safe and legal abortion. But abortion is just one component of this important social justice movement. Pregnant people often find that doctors ignore their wishes and needs. You have a right to control…
