Needing an abortion that you can’t afford. Which is why I support the work of the New York Abortion Access Fund. And why I participate in their annual fundraising bowl-a-thon.
Feeling a little flush this month? I’d be incredibly grateful if you made a donation to help me reach my fundraising goal.
(Also, here is some info on why we need abortion funds in the first place!)
Thank you!
-Alex
…it was that burden of morbidity, mortality, disease, and death that fell on the poor who couldn’t get a safe abortion illegally that led to the activism in the medical community to decriminalize abortion. I think theoretically, 39 years later, part of what’s happened is that not only can rich women get an abortion more easily, but they can get birth control more easily as well.The Hairpin’s “Ask an Abortion Provider” is great
How can we, as a community of reproductive health professionals and advocates, parlay this story (and others like it) into a comprehensive discussion of abortion access and women living in poverty? This NYT article touches on the many, many things that can impede access to abortion care for low income women of color (kudos!) but also refers to “the widespread availability of safe, legal abortions in New York City,” which is such a half-truth it makes my head spin.
