If you’re like us, today’s news makes you feel physically ill. But many of us at carafem have spent decades preparing and strategizing for this moment and we can assure you: carafem will continue to fight and evolve. Your donation today will help us do just that.
Currently, abortion care remains legal in all states we serve. For now, our health centers and telehealth abortion services remain open for our dependents. As local changes emerge, we will contact our clients to discuss options and ensure they have care. We may have to reduce services in some locations but we’re not stopping, which is where you come in.
Your contribution will help us build additional capacity both in our health centers and through telehealth care in critical areas such as Illinois, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Colorado.
With the fall of Roe v. Wade, the attacks on abortion care will be more intense. We expect that an influx of people seeking care will have to flee hostile states, where options for abortion care will soon cease, to gain access to states like Illinois and others that have made the commitment to keep abortion legal and available.
Without federal protections for abortion care, restrictions will compound and disproportionately affect low-income people, BIPOC, undocumented and migrant people, LGBTQIA+ people, the disabled, people living in rural areas, and others who already face oppression. carafem believes that your income, your zip code, your religious beliefs, your physical ability, or the color of your skin should affect what kind of health care you receive. We believe that medically assisted telehealth abortion care can prove to be a desirable health care option for many people, while also serving as a way to reserve in-person abortion care visits for people who desperately need them. this.
Telehealth visits are efficient, discreet and affordable and allow people to spend time with their provider privately at home instead of spending time traveling to a clinic. Having their medications shipped to them, or picking them up at a convenient location in a nearby state, may be the preferred option for those facing travel expense difficulties or missing time from work or family. This option is just more private for many people seeking abortion care. Carafem currently serves people in 15 states with medically assisted at-home abortion pills. We need your donation today to continue to expand innovative, high-quality care in all eligible states.
PS Our doors are still open. To schedule an appointment in any state we serve, visit our website or call us at 1-855-SAY-CARA
