We are here for you! Free, nonjudgmental, confidential abortion support by students for students. Trained student abortion doulas can provide emotional, physical, and information support to you before, during, and after your abortion. We also provide abortion support kits filled with all the things you may need during an abortion (think pads, heating packs, ibuprofen, etc).
If you need access to abortion care, you can also request a specialized link in the form below to make an abortion appointment with the GW Medical Faculty Associates. You can access same/next week abortion care with specialized referral link!
abortion support
what do abortion doulas do?
Abortion doulas provide non-medical support to people before, during, and after abortions. Abortion support can look like many different things like helping you find where to get an abortion, non-judgemental support thinking about options, informational support on what to expect, emotional support before during and after, and other support like breathing exercises and physical support.
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Abortion doulas are trained to provide emotional support to people before during and after an abortion. our doulas can help talk about and process the emotions you experiencing. It is totally normal for emotions to come up during an abortion and we are here for you whatever they may be.
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Our doulas can provide you with abortion support bags that have all of the things you may need during an abortion. We also can help walk you through breathing and other exercises during an abortion.
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Our doulas are trained on medication abortion and while we can’t provide you medical information, we can provide information about where someone can get an abortion, what to expect, and answer other questions you might have.
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If you don’t know where to begin or where to go and want an abortion our doulas can help connect you with resources in our DC community and find a local abortion provider.