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North America

The Abortion Access Project

 

English: Abortion Access Project is an organization of reproductive rights activists and women's health care providers dedicated to making abortion truly accessible. AAP works in the US on the state and national levels to increase accessible abortion services, increase the number of abortion providers, improve the education of health professional students, and educate the public to see abortion as part of comprehensive reproductive health care. AAP has developed models of activism and training that can be used in other regions across the country. This website provides training materials for providers and students as well as information about medication abortion methods.

Map of North America

Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

 

English, French: The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is the only nation-wide political pro-choice group devoted to ensuring abortion rights and access for women. The ARCC is a diverse coalition of pro-choice groups and individuals across Canada working to represent all Canadian women.

Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)  

English: Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health—ANSIRH—works to ensure that reproductive health care and policy are grounded in evidence. ANSIRH’s multi-disciplinary team includes clinicians, researchers and scholars in the fields of sociology, demography, anthropology, medicine, nursing, public health, and law. ANSIRH is a program of the Bixby Centre for Global Reproductive Health.

 

English: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals is a non-profit membership association comprised of highly qualified and committed experts in reproductive health. ARHP activities include the development and implementation of clinical conferences, visiting faculty programs, monographs, an international peer-reviewed journal, Contraception, and on-line education materials and modules. This website is designed for health care providers, policy makers, the media, and the public and provides information on medication abortion and reproductive health. This site offers an abortion resource center, including patient information, clinical information, and health provider training materials.

Accessing Abortion in Illinois  

English: This guide is meant to help social service and healthcare providers advise pregnant women who may be seeking abortion care in Illinois. The guide outlines laws and policies, provides resources on how to talk with pregnant persons about abortion as an option, includes basic information about insurance coverage and financial assistance, and discusses special considerations for specific communities.

Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants  

English: Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants (CRHC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving reproductive health and fostering reproductive justice worldwide. By leveraging the skills of professionals from a variety of fields and disciplines, CRHC focuses on increasing access to safe, legal, high quality, and affordable abortion care, reducing harm from unsafe abortion, increasing access to emergency contraception and long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, and advancing new reproductive health technologies in low resource environments and protracted refugee and conflict settings. CRHC accomplishes its mission by conducting action- and intervention-oriented research, creating and incubating new and innovative programs, and developing and delivering evidence-based reproductive health information, resources, and trainings.

Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy

 

English: The Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy is dedicated to promoting reproductive health, family planning, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, worldwide through research, training, and policy analysis. Information on research dedicated to abortion and post-abortion care, links to publications, and training materials are provided on the website.

The Centre for Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine (RHEDI)

 

English: RHEDI supports the integration of high-quality comprehensive abortion and family planning training into US family medicine residency programs. The Center provides funding and expertise to family medicine residency programs to establish required rotations in abortion and family planning.

Center for Reproductive Rights

 

English, Spanish, French, Arabic: The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. This website provides information on legal issues surrounding abortion, reproductive health, and women's rights worldwide.

Choice USA

 

English: Choice USA mobilizes and provides ongoing support to the diverse, upcoming generation of leaders who promote and protect reproductive choice both now and in the future. This website provides information about medication abortion, aspiration abortion, contraception, adolescent rights and health, and access to reproductive health services.

Early Options: A Provider's Guide to Medication Abortion  

English: Early Options is a CME/CE accredited online program designed by the National Abortion Federation to offer health care professionals comprehensive information about the safe and effective administration of medication abortion. Each module has specific learning objectives and includes interactive questions, graphics, and video clips featuring expert medication abortion providers and women who have chosen medication abortion.

Family Care International  

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

The Guttmacher Institute  

English: The Guttmacher Institute is a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis, and public education. The Guttmacher Institute publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Policy Review, and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. This website provides a wealth of information on the topics of abortion, contraception, pregnancy, HIV/AIDs and STIs, adolescent sexual health, and men’s sexual health. Many of the articles and factsheets take an international perspective. Some materials are also available in French and Spanish.

Gynuity Health Projects  

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Ibis Reproductive Health  

English: Ibis Reproductive Health aims to improve women's reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. Ibis accomplishes its mission by conducting clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational materials, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health. The website provides information contains a database of articles published by staff and links to educational and training materials dedicated to medication abortion. Some materials are also available Arabic and Spanish.

International Consortium for Medical Abortion  

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

NARAL Pro-Choice America

 

English:  NARAL is a US-based advocacy organization. The website provides advocacy tools including legislator voting records on choice issues and information about laws related to women's reproductive health. NARAL's website also provides information on the history of mifepristone and its impact on abortion politics and research.

 
National Coalition of Abortion Providers  

English: NCAP represents the political, business and networking needs of independent abortion providers who serve almost 1 million women each year. This website provides information about abortion procedures, abortion counseling, and post-abortion care for both providers and women considering the option of abortion.

 

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

 

English, Spanish: Seeing reproductive health and justice as a basic human right, NLIRH works to guarantee comprehensive reproductive health care access to the Latina community through education and advocacy. The Institute takes an intersectional approach to sexual and reproductive health concerns, approaching them with a social justice perspective. They maintain abortion access for Latinas as one of their three principle targets. Their website offers informational resources, publications, and links relating to a wide array of reproductive health issues, including medication abortion; the site can also be used as a resource for community organizing.

 

National Organization for Women (NOW)

 

English: NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the US. This website includes an abortion rights and reproductive issues page, which provides information about abortion and reproductive health laws and policies at the state and national levels.

 

National Women's Law Center

 

English: The NWLC is dedicated to protecting and advancing the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. The Center works to preserve women's right to make their own reproductive choices.

 

Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health

 

English: PRCH works to educate physicians, the media, policymakers, and the public about abortion and contraception in the US. The website provides educational and training materials dedicated to abortion and reproductive health.

 
Planned Parenthood Federation of America  

English, Spanish: The official site for Planned Parenthood, this website provides information and resources on medication and aspiration abortion, including a clinic directory.

 

Population Council

 

English, French, Spanish, Arabic: The Population Council is an international, non-profit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health, ultimately seeking to affect thinking about reproductive health and population growth. The Population Council provides information on reproductive health issues worldwide, including publications on medication abortion methods and acceptability among diverse populations.

 

Repoductive Health Access Project

 

English: RHAP seeks to protect women’s right to choose by routinizing all reproductive health services, including abortion, for all adolescent and adult women, regardless of socioeconomic status. In addition to supporting comprehensive reproductive health care training, RHAP advocates for increased overall public education and pro-choice policies. The website provides information and articles on contraception and early abortion to both patients and providers.

 

RH Reality Check - Information and analysis for reproductive health

 

English: RH Reality Check is an online community and publication serving individuals and organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. RH Reality Check is guided by the issues and recommendations identified in the Program of Action agreed on at the International Conference on Population and Development at Cairo in 1994. RH Reality Check exists as a resource for evidence-based information, provocative commentary, and interactive dialogue.

 

Society of Family Planning

 

English: The Society of Family Planning (SFP) advances science in family planning, including contraception and abortion, by funding research and promoting the expansion and dissemination of family planning knowledge. SFP also seeks to cultivate a collaborative and supportive environment to foster scholarly activity and leadership in the areas of reproductive health and family planning.

TEACH - Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare

 

English: Through the provision of academic resources, TEACH seeks to increase the occurrence and strength of abortion training in residency training curricula. Working in Northern California in cooperation with UCSF, the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and two Planned Parenthood affiliates, TEACH has published teaching materials on and has undertaken policy and advocacy activities for early abortion. This website offers additional resources, including fact sheets, a website directory, and an extensive bibliographical selection.

 

Women's Law Project

 

English: The Women's Law Project seeks to advance the status of women's reproductive rights. The website includes case publications concerning abortive rights in the US.

 
Latin America and the Carribbean

Family Care International

 

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

Map of Latin America

Gynuity Health Projects

 

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Ibis Reproductive Health

 

English: Ibis Reproductive Health aims to improve women's reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. Ibis accomplishes its mission by conducting clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational materials, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health. The website provides information contains a database of articles published by staff and links to educational and training materials dedicated to medication abortion. Some materials are also available Arabic and Spanish.

International Consortium for Medical Abortion

 

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

International Planned Parenthood Federation – Western Hemisphere

 

English, Spanish: In a region characterized by high rates of adolescent pregnancy and great income inequality, IPPF/WHR works with a strong network of 41 respected and established Member Associations to achieve a world where all people have access to the information, services, and rights they need to live healthy and empowered lives. Contact information for regional partners is listed.

 

Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network

 

English, Spanish: LACHWN is a regional network, but aims to connect issues surrounding sexual and reproductive rights in Latin American and the Caribbean to global women’s health and human rights concerns. The network seeks to coordinate a gendered approach to political action around their priority issues of population policy, contraceptives, adolescent pregnancy, abortion, and HIV/AIDS. On this site are updated, international listings of reproductive health news events.

 

Pathfinder International

 

English: Pathfinder International works to improve the reproductive health of women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world. This website provides information about Pathfinder's projects and publications as well as training resources dedicated to incomplete abortion and post-abortion care.

 

Population Council

 

English, French, Spanish, Arabic: The Population Council is an international, non-profit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health, ultimately seeking to affect thinking about reproductive health and population growth. The Population Council provides information on reproductive health issues worldwide, including publications on medication abortion methods and acceptability among diverse populations.

 

Postabortion Care Consortium

 

English: The Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium works to inform the reproductive health community about health concerns related to unsafe abortion and to promote post-abortion care as an effective strategy for addressing this global problem. The website includes an extensive list of post-abortion care resources, news about the Consortium, and information about the Consortium's working groups.

 

Women on Web

 

English, Spanish, French, Arabic: This website provides women information on how to perform an abortion themselves if they do not live in a country that provides safe, legal abortions. On the I need an abortion part of this site women in need of abortions can find more information on how to obtain a medication abortion, even in legally restrictive settings. Other important resources available on this website include: personal abortion stories from individuals of all walks of life and faiths around the world, a list of websites selling fake abortion pills, and a pregnancy calculator.

 
Europe
 

English: Abortion in Ireland is non-profit initiative that provides information for women who are considering abortion. The FAQ section provides information about the current state of abortion in Ireland and informs women of their rights. The Clinic Browser feature also contains a directory of European abortion clinics, including Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, the UK, and The Netherlands.

Map of Europe

British Pregnancy Abortion Services

 

English: The largest abortion provider in Britain, the BPAS website provides information on medication abortion, aspiration abortion, and emergency contraception.  Resources for men, including vasectomy referral and abortion information, are also listed. A counselling talk-line is available is for those both inside and outside the UK, as well as contact information for making an appointment at a bpas clinic. A price list of services is provided. Some resources are available in Spanish, French, and Arabic, as well as Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, German, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Urdu, and Welsh.

Education for Choice

 

English: Education for Choice is dedicated to enabling young people to make informed decisions about pregnancy and abortion. This website provides youth-friendly information about abortion and confidentiality, as well as information for parents and professionals. Training materials for health service professionals are also available.

Eastern-European Alliance for Reproductive Choice

 

English: The Eastern European Alliance for Reproductive Choice (EEARC) was founded in 2008. The vision of the EEARC is for every woman to have unrestricted access to safe abortion, including medical abortion, if she chooses to do so. The Publications and Resources section of the website includes information about contraception, medical abortion, and laws and policies in Eastern-European countries. This website is also available in Russian.

 

Family Care International

 

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

 

Gynuity Health Projects

 

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

 

International Consortium for Medical Abortion

 

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

 

Irish Family Planning Association

 

English: Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) is Ireland’s leading sexual health charity. The organization promotes the right of all people to sexual and reproductive health information and dedicated, confidential, and affordable healthcare services. IFPA offers contraception advice, pregnancy testing, and free pregnancy counselling and post-abortion check-ups.

 

Marie Stopes International

 

English:  Marie Stopes International is the UK's leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare services. The website includes information on medication and surgical abortion, as well as access to a 24-hour abortion information and booking service. Resources for health care professionals and links to international projects are also listed.

 

Population Council

 

English, French, Spanish, Arabic: The Population Council is an international, non-profit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health, ultimately seeking to affect thinking about reproductive health and population growth. The Population Council provides information on reproductive health issues worldwide, including publications on medication abortion methods and acceptability among diverse populations.

 
Africa and the Middle East

African Network for Medical Abortion

 

English, French: The ANMA is one of the regional networks of the International Consortium of Medical Abortion (ICMA). Within Africa, the goal of this organization is to build a capacity to improve access to medication abortion, advocate for legal and policy reform, and to facilitate communication about medication abortion.

Map of Africa

Family Care International

 

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

Gynuity Health Projects

 

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Ibis Reproductive Health

 

English: Ibis Reproductive Health aims to improve women's reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. Ibis accomplishes its mission by conducting clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational materials, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health. The website provides information contains a database of articles published by staff and links to educational and training materials dedicated to medication abortion. Some materials are also available Arabic and Spanish.

 

International Consortium for Medical Abortion

 

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

 

Ipas Africa

 

English, Spanish: Ipas Africa’s website provides country profiles for Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zambia. A resources section includes presentations dealing with abortion care for young women and abortion attitudes and transformation.   

 

Pathfinder International

 

English: Pathfinder International works to improve the reproductive health of women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world. This website provides information about Pathfinder's projects and publications as well as training resources dedicated to incomplete abortion and post-abortion care.

 

Planned Parenthood: Africa Region

 

English: As a division of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation, IPPFAR provides a wide range of sexual and reproductive services to both women and men in 44 countries in Sub-Sahara Africa. Under the “Where We Work” section, country profiles are listed with detailed initiatives and contact information.   An additional resource section is also included with information related to sexual health in Africa.

 

Planned Parenthood: Arab World Region

 

English: As a division of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation, IPPF AWR supplies family planning and other related health services according to local needs, customs, and laws. Under the “Where We Work” section, country profiles are listed with detailed initiatives and contact information.  An additional resource section is also included with information related to sexual health in the Arab World. 

 

Population Council

 

English, French, Spanish, Arabic: The Population Council is an international, non-profit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health, ultimately seeking to affect thinking about reproductive health and population growth. The Population Council provides information on reproductive health issues worldwide, including publications on medication abortion methods and acceptability among diverse populations.

 

Postabortion Care Consortium

 

English: The Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium works to inform the reproductive health community about health concerns related to unsafe abortion and to promote post-abortion care as an effective strategy for addressing this global problem. The website includes an extensive list of post-abortion care resources, news about the Consortium, and information about the Consortium's working groups.

 

Women on Web

 

English, Spanish, French, Arabic: This website provides women information on how to perform an abortion themselves if they do not live in a country that provides safe, legal abortions. On the I need an abortion part of this site women in need of abortions can find more information on how to obtain a medication abortion, even in legally restrictive settings. Other important resources available on this website include: personal abortion stories from individuals of all walks of life and faiths around the world, a list of websites selling fake abortion pills, and a pregnancy calculator.

 
Asia

Asia Safe Abortion Partnership

 

English:  The Asia Safe Abortion Partnership is a division of the International Consortium of Medical Abortion. The website includes extensive information on medication abortion, as well as detailed country profiles with information about the laws and accessibility of abortion services.

Map of Asia

Family Care International

 

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

Gynuity Health Projects

 

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

International Consortium for Medical Abortion

 

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

 

Pathfinder International

 

English: Pathfinder International works to improve the reproductive health of women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world. This website provides information about Pathfinder's projects and publications as well as training resources dedicated to incomplete abortion and post-abortion care.

 

Planned Parenthood: East and South Asia & Oceania Region

 

English: As a division of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation, IPPF ESEAOR aims to supply all women, children, and men to improve their health status and meet their reproductive and sexual health needs. Under the “Where We Work” section, country profiles are listed with detailed initiatives and contact information.  An additional resource section is also included with information related to sexual health in East and South Asia, as well as the Oceania region.

 

Population Council

 

English, French, Spanish, Arabic: The Population Council is an international, non-profit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health, ultimately seeking to affect thinking about reproductive health and population growth. The Population Council provides information on reproductive health issues worldwide, including publications on medication abortion methods and acceptability among diverse populations.

 

Postabortion Care Consortium

 

English: The Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium works to inform the reproductive health community about health concerns related to unsafe abortion and to promote post-abortion care as an effective strategy for addressing this global problem. The website includes an extensive list of post-abortion care resources, news about the Consortium, and information about the Consortium's working groups.

 

Women on Web

 

English, Spanish, French, Arabic: This website provides women information on how to perform an abortion themselves if they do not live in a country that provides safe, legal abortions. On the I need an abortion part of this site women in need of abortions can find more information on how to obtain a medication abortion, even in legally restrictive settings. Other important resources available on this website include: personal abortion stories from individuals of all walks of life and faiths around the world, a list of websites selling fake abortion pills, and a pregnancy calculator.

 
Australia and New Zealand

Abortion Services in New Zealand

 

English: This website provides comprehensive information for women considering an abortion in New Zealand. A step-by-step “What to Do” details how to get a referral to an abortion clinic. Legal information, historical statistics, and a detailed description of regional services are also available. 

Map of Australia and New Zealand

Children by Choice

 

English: This Australian organization serves women who are dealing with unintended pregnancy, and provides resources for parenting, adoption and abortion. Clinic locations are listed. Their abortion resources include analysis and fact sheets of current Australian laws and access obstacles, and information on the different medication abortion regimens.

Family Care International

 

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

Gynaecology Centres Australia

 

English: This website includes a pregnancy calculator, a pregnancy decision making questionnaire, and a list of pregnancy options counselling telephone lines.  Information about to expect for surgical and medication abortion are also provided.

Gynuity Health Projects

 

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

 

International Consortium for Medical Abortion

 

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

 

Pathfinder International

 

English: Pathfinder International works to improve the reproductive health of women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world. This website provides information about Pathfinder's projects and publications as well as training resources dedicated to incomplete abortion and post-abortion care.

 

Planned Parenthood: East and South Asia & Oceania Region

 

English: As a division of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation, IPPF ESEAOR aims to supply all women, children, and men to improve their health status and meet their reproductive and sexual health needs. Under the “Where We Work” section, country profiles are listed with detailed initiatives and contact information.  An additional resource section is also included with information related to sexual health in East and South Asia, as well as the Oceania region.

 
Global

Abortion Clinics OnLine

 

English, Spanish: Abortion Clinics OnLine (ACOL) is a directory service comprised of websites of over 400 providers of abortion services and other reproductive healthcare services. They may be private physician's offices, state licensed clinics, private clinics, or hospital abortion services. The list of Abortion clinics includes sites in more than 40 US states, Canada, and a number of other countries worldwide.

Map of the globe

Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants

 

English: Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants (CRHC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving reproductive health and fostering reproductive justice worldwide. By leveraging the skills of professionals from a variety of fields and disciplines, CRHC focuses on increasing access to safe, legal, high quality, and affordable abortion care, reducing harm from unsafe abortion, increasing access to emergency contraception and long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, and advancing new reproductive health technologies in low resource environments and protracted refugee and conflict settings. CRHC accomplishes its mission by conducting action- and intervention-oriented research, creating and incubating new and innovative programs, and developing and delivering evidence-based reproductive health information, resources, and trainings.

Catholics for Choice (CFC)

 

English: Working in the Catholic social justice tradition, Catholics for Choice does research, policy analysis, education, and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive health worldwide. The website includes information about CFFC as well as links to publications and reports.

Family Care International

 

English, French, Spanish: Family Care International seeks to ensure that women and adolescents have access to the high-quality information and services they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health, experience safe pregnancy and childbirth, and avoid unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. FCI also works to decrease unintended pregnancy, increase access to safe abortion services, and increase access to quality post-abortion care worldwide. The website provides resources for increasing safe abortion services, as well as community education materials.

Global Doctors for Choice

 

English, Spanish: Global Doctors for Choice (GDC) is committed to promoting exchange, support, and collaboration among physicians around the world so that they can actively work toward ensuring that all people have the information, access to high quality services, and freedom of choice to make their own reproductive health decisions. The resources section of their website includes case studies and training information.

 

The Guttmacher Institute

 

English, French, Spanish: The Guttmacher Institute is a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis, and public education. The Guttmacher Institute publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Policy Review, and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. This website provides a wealth of information on the topics of abortion, contraception, pregnancy, HIV/AIDs and STIs, adolescent sexual health, and men’s sexual health. Many of the articles and factsheets take an international perspective.

 

Gynuity Health Projects

 

English: Gynuity Health Projects is a research and technical assistance organization dedicated to the idea that all people should have access to the fruits of medical science and technology development. This website provides information on medication abortion, including misoprostol-only use. Educational and training materials are available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

 

Ibis Reproductive Health

 

English: Ibis Reproductive Health aims to improve women's reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. Ibis accomplishes its mission by conducting clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research, producing educational materials, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and reproductive rights and health. The website provides information contains a database of articles published by staff and links to educational and training materials dedicated to medication abortion. Some materials are also available Arabic and Spanish.

 

International Consortium for Medical Abortion

 

English: Founded in 2002, International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) has brought together key players in the field from all regions of the world, to promote medical abortion (medication abortion) within the framework of support for safe abortion worldwide, focusing on the needs of women in developing countries, including those countries where abortion is unsafe or not accessible. The website shares information and resources on medical abortion, the legal status of abortion around the world, and provides links to information and materials produced by others in the field.

 

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

 

English: IPPF's work is grounded in the belief that access to quality, sexual and reproductive health, information and services is a basic human right. By making these services available, IPPF helps to empower individuals to make decisions about their fertility and thus contributes to improving health and well-being, national development and environmental quality. The IPPF website have information, educational materials, and publications related to abortion and reproductive health. IPPF has six regional divisions: Africa, the Arab World, East and Southeast Asia and Oceania, the European Network, South Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. This website also available in Japanese.

 

International Women's Health Coalition

 

English, French, Spanish: IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America. IWHC is committed to adolescent health and rights, sexual rights, and access to safe abortion. This website has information on country programs, global activism and international policy, and women's health issues. This website is also available in Portuguese.

 

Marie Stopes International

 

English:  Marie Stopes International is the UK's leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare services. The website includes information on medication and surgical abortion, as well as access to a 24-hour abortion information and booking service. Resources for health care professionals and links to international projects are also listed.

 

Mifeprex - Early Option Pill

 

English, Spanish: This website provides current information about Mifeprex (mifepristone) for both providers and patients, including health and safety information as well as how to obtain the pill. An important section, “Is Mifiprex right for me?” details factors and circumstances under which Mifiprex should not be used.

 

Misoprostol in Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

English, Spanish: This site provides information about the obstetric and gynecological uses of misoprostol, including dosing regimens. This website is also available in German.

 

Pathfinder International

 

English: Pathfinder International works to improve the reproductive health of women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world. This website provides information about Pathfinder's projects and publications as well as training resources dedicated to incomplete abortion and post-abortion care.

 

Population Council

 

English, French, Spanish, Arabic: The Population Council is an international, non-profit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health, ultimately seeking to affect thinking about reproductive health and population growth. The Population Council provides information on reproductive health issues worldwide, including publications on medication abortion methods and acceptability among diverse populations.

 

Postabortion Care Consortium

 

English: The Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium works to inform the reproductive health community about health concerns related to unsafe abortion and to promote post-abortion care as an effective strategy for addressing this global problem. The website includes an extensive list of post-abortion care resources, news about the Consortium, and information about the Consortium's working groups.

 

Reproductive Health Access Project

 

English: RHAP seeks to protect women’s right to choose by routinizing all reproductive health services, including abortion, for all adolescent and adult women, regardless of socioeconomic status. In addition to supporting comprehensive reproductive health care training, RHAP advocates for increased overall public education and pro-choice policies. The website provides information and articles on contraception and early abortion to both patients and providers.

 

Society of Family Planning

 

English: The Society of Family Planning (SFP) advances science in family planning, including contraception and abortion, by funding research and promoting the expansion and dissemination of family planning knowledge. SFP also seeks to cultivate a collaborative and supportive environment to foster scholarly activity and leadership in the areas of reproductive health and family planning.

 

 


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