Your 2025 Abortion Prep Checklist
Publicado 14 de enero de 2025Feeling that inauguration dread?
Ditto. You're not alone.
But there are things we can all do to prepare in case we or someone we love needs an abortion in 2025.
#1 Share up-to-date abortion information
People will always need and get abortions. You can help them by making sure you share accurate and comprehensive info about your closest clinic, pills by mail options, support organizations, and laws. I Need An A is the most comprehensive and user-friendly resource for you and the people you love to find all of that info. You can help us get the word out by sharing a post on social media or putting up stickers around your town.
We've also launched a new "quick-start" hub of resources with our friends at Shout Your Abortion, Plan C, and Charley at YouHaveOptions.com. The goal of this new page is to be an easy-to-remember website that can be part of a bigger cultural-awareness campaign.
#2 You can order abortion pills by mail before you need them
No matter what state you live in, there are telehealth providers that will mail you abortion pills in advance. Sometimes they call this "advanced provisioning." Abortion pills are medically very safe to take on your own and don't expire for years if they're stored in a cool, dry place.
You can find more info on getting abortion pills in advance at YouHaveOptions.com
#3 Get plugged in locally
We’re going to need community more than ever. Find your local abortion fund and practical support organizations on our newly re-launched Support Organization Hub.
This page includes all members of National Network of Abortion Funds, members of Apiary for Practical Support's Hivemind, and more! All organizations have been verified and will be regularly reviewed. We hope it will be an easy place for you to learn how to donate to them, volunteer with them, and contact them if you need an abortion.
Finally, take a deep breath.
It's unlikely that abortion access will get easier in the next 4 years, but people will keep having abortions. In fact, data shows that more people are getting abortions now than we did before the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
A quick data sample from Mississippi:
Before the overturn of Roe v. Wade, there was one clinic in the entire state. In 2017, there were 2,550 abortions provider in the state. Between April 2024 and June 2024, The Society of Family Planning found that an average of 390 abortions happened each month in the state via "shield providers." If we do the math, that would mean we would expect there to have been 4,680 abortions - almost 2x more - in Mississippi in 2024.
We believe that's due to three things
- Pills by mail are more accessible in every state thanks to telemedicine and "shield laws."
- Abortion funds & support organizations are and will continue to perform heroics to ensure people get care (that's why we need to support them!).
- Information is more easily accessible thanks to people like you are sharing I Need An A 💜
Each of these facts gives us confidence that together we'll be able to keep helping people get the abortions they want, need, and deserve in 2025 and beyond.