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Abortion Resources

Q & A's You May Have

A Step-by-Step Guide to Abortion - Abortion is a safe and effective way to end a pregnancy. Here are the 5 steps to getting an abortion.

Abortion Finder - features the most comprehensive directory of trusted (and verified) abortion service providers and assistance resources in the United States.

Abortion On Demand - physician-supported medication abortion care online.

Getting abortion pills online through telehealth | Abortion Finder

ineedana.com - a comprehensive, regularly updated, and personalized resource for abortion seekers in the U.S.

National Abortion Hotline - 1-800-772-9100

RAE (Resources for Abortion Education) - an online resource for abortion information & facts, brought to you by health care providers at Planned Parenthood of Central & Western New York.

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Local Locations

Planned Parenthood - Call (866) 600-6886 | 114 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605 or 2225 S Clinton, Brighton, NY 14618

South Avenue Women's Services - 1000 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620 | Call (585)271-3850

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Resources for Aid

NY Abortion Access Fund - Anyone who lives in or is traveling to New York State and needs help paying for an abortion can reach NYAAF at 212-252-4757 or info@nyaaf.org.

For those traveling to New York for abortion access, there are organizations available to help pay for travel expenses:


Legal Support Resources

NY State Reproductive Health Hotline: Legal questions, abortion fund access, free, available in 12 languages

If/When/How’s Repro Legal Helpline: free, confidential helpline where you can get information about your legal rights regarding self-managed abortion. They can give you clear, understandable answers about legal rights, what the law is, and how it has been used. (English, Spanish, Chinese)

National Advocates for Pregnant Women: provides legal defense for people experiencing criminalization of pregnancy loss, abortion, drug use in pregnancy. Legislative and policy advocacy.

Mental Health Resources

Here are mental health resources that individuals can access at any stage of the abortion process:


Where to Find Abortion Pills

Plan C - The Plan C Guide to Abortion Pills provides up-to-date information on how people in the U.S. are accessing at-home abortion pill options online.

Aid Access - Aid Access is an overseas human rights organization which provides telemedicine and mail-order abortion pills to residents of all 50 U.S. states.

Pills by Post - NY, CO, IL, MN: Pills by Post provides consultations and abortion pills by mail. The price for the consultation and prescription for medication is $150 (sliding scale available)

HeyJane is a digital clinic offering virtual consultations with abortion pills delivered directly. Hey Jane is currently in California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Washington.

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‍What To Know If The Police Question You About Your Abortion ‍

If the police contact you because of something that happened during your pregnancy, including an abortion, or for helping someone end a pregnancy. You can be connected with a trusted attorney before you go to the station, it is always a good idea not to meet with the police alone. If you have questions about self managed abortion laws in your state, need to speak with an attorney or have any questions contact the Repro Legal Helpline. Visit ReproLegalHelpline.org or call 844-868-2812.
 

‍Important Information to Know

You may come across places called “Crisis Pregnancy Centers,” which are clinics that appear to be pro-choice on their websites but are actually anti-choice organizations. Many of these will mislead you when seeking pregnancy-related information and try to dissuade you from exercising your right to choose. Below are those that are known in Rochester:

  • Bethany Christian Services

  • Focus Pregnancy Help Center

  • Place of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center

  • Caring Choices Pregnancy Center

  • Crossroads Pregnancy Center

  • CompassCare Pregnancy Services

  • Birthright of Rochester

  • Women’s Care Center Inc.

To find other crisis pregnancy centers to watch out for wherever you are located, type your location into the Crisis Pregnancy Center Map.


 


Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion | ACLU

Women aren’t the only people impacted by the fall of Roe v. Wade.


Abortion Explained: Queer & Trans Justice — WE TESTIFY

Abortion is a medical procedure that anyone who can become pregnant can have—including queer, trans, and intersex people. Despite the heteronormative narrative that abortion is specifically a “women’s health” issue, trans men, nonbinary, bisexual, pansexual, lesbian, and queer people have abortions, too. When we advocate for abortion solely as “women’s rights” or a “women’s issue,” we’re erasing the experiences and identities of many queer and trans people who have abortions, and the additional barriers we face when accessing care.


The Harms of Denying a Woman a Wanted Abortion Findings from the Turnaway Study

The Turnaway Study, conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, shows that women experience harm from being denied a wanted abortion. These findings have far-reaching implications for lawmakers, judges, health agencies, and others as they consider policies that restrict abortion access.


TJA Best Practices for Trans-Inclusive Language in Abortion Coverage

People who are not women do get pregnant and do have abortions. One study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology surveyed thousands of transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive people in the United States.‍


Support Abortion Access Front

#OperationSave Abortion

Abortion Access Front has created the ultimate activist guide. They brought together many of the most impactful leaders in the abortion movement from across the landscape of abortion access to have a series of conversations and from that created a series of videos to guide you in your journey and help you find where you can have the most impact for abortion access.

https://youtu.be/YP_-APPqRhs

Check out their Activist Toolkit for resources from across the movement to help you immediately get to work on enacting change in your community.


Support Abortion Funds

Abortion funds are a critical part of our abortion infrastructure, especially as abortion bans and restrictions pop up across the country and Roe v. Wade is on the line. Many “safe-haven” states, like New York, are already seeing an increase in patients traveling from out-of-state to receive abortion care. Abortion funds help patients cover the costs associated with their abortion, from the cost of the procedure itself, to gas money, lost wages, etc. Many also offer practical support, such as arranging lodging or providing transportation.

Donate your time or money:


Push back against Crisis Pregnancy Centers (“fake clinics”)

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, also known as “fake clinics,” prey on vulnerable people seeking reproductive health care and use predatory tactics to prevent them from learning about or getting an abortion.

  • Use Pro-Truth.org and their interactive map tool to see which clinics in New York State are legitimate vs. fake crisis pregnancy centers and spread the word to others

  • Tell your elected officials that you support the Limited Service Pregnancy Center study bill, which would study the impact of fake clinics across our state.

  • Check out @rocsocfem on Instagram to get involved in their anti-CPC campaign.


Sign up to volunteer at your local abortion clinics

Volunteers are the first line of defense for someone who is at a clinic looking for safety and comfort during this time in their life.

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On Monday January 22, 2024 RocSRJ joined Planned Parenthood, Next Generation Men of Transition and Roc NOW for the 51st Anniversary of Roe. For the entire speech, please click here.

"It is important for all who are here to understand that Roc SRJ will continue to say that abortion restrictions are rooted in anti-Blackness. Restricting reproductive autonomy is not new in this country and it is tied to the enslavement of Black and Brown bodies. Abortion restrictions continue to impact Black and Brown bodies at higher rates. We know when abortion is not legal, the burden of accessing safe abortions falls harder on Black and Brown communities and people with disabilities. Overturning Roe was always just the beginning to setting a dangerous precedent in the fight for bodily autonomy. We knew this because they told us this was the plan. Ban abortion, restrict access to birth control, strip away rights of LGBTQ+ people, ban access to life-saving medications. This was always the plan." -RocSRJ

Abortion for All

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