Issue #8 PRACTICAL HELP FOR ABORTION ACCESS
KEEP ABORTION ACCESSIBLE. SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT.
QUICK QUIZ
True or False?
A. Lack of enough money is a major barrier to securing an abortion.
B. Two-thirds of states in the US do not allow any Federal insurance, such as Medicaid, to be used for an abortion.
C. Many people do not know that there are groups that can help them cover the cost of an abortion.
D. Groups providing financial assistance for abortion need increased donations.
Sadly, all these statements are true. Check our facts.
PRACTICAL HELP FOR ABORTION ACCESS
The situation is grim: 58% of US women of reproductive age live in the 29 states that are hostile to abortion rights. They face formidable financial challenges, especially if they are teenagers, mothers with young children, or part of a modest-income family. Abortion procedures can be expensive, and the attendant costs—for transportation, childcare, an overnight stay, work-days lost—can make the total cost unaffordable.
Help is available. Today there are over 80 “abortion funds.” These organizations provide accurate information about how to secure public funding if it is available and how to navigate logistical challenges. They also directly support many of their callers needing financial assistance. But abortion funds do not have the resources to assist everyone seeking help. We urge you to contribute to an abortion fund of your choice.
To understand the everyday reality of an abortion fund, watch this award-winning, 13-minute film about the Philadelphia abortion fund.
OWRS (Older Women Remember and Speak Out) has developed ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT, a series of short emails with reliable information that you can use to start conversations and support others doing the same. Previous issues are available at Archive. Share these emails on social media. Forward to friends, family and co-workers. Ask them to go to OWRSpeakout.org and sign up.
We can’t change something we don’t talk about.
From Older Women Remember and Speak Out
OWRS Issue #8, April 2021