Education Resources

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Self-managing abortion explained

Facts About Medication Abortion Care — All Above All >
How to Self-Manage an Abortion With Pills — We Testify >
Reproaction >

Understanding and Advocating for Self-Managed Abortion with Pills.

A Story to Introduce Self-Managed Abortion — SMA Podcast >
Digital Security For Abortion & Pregnancy Privacy >
Smashing Abortion Stigma Zine — Urge >
Self-Managed Abortion Attitudes Study (SMAASh) >
Comparison of Abortion Pills with Mife and Miso vs. Miso alone — RHAP >
Laslibres.org >

Provides information on self-managed abortion with pills.

Abortion with Pills After 12 Weeks — I Need an A >

Self-Managed Abortion and the Law

If/When/How — Decriminalizing Self-Managed and Supported Non-Clinical Abortion >
Self-Managed Abortion and the Law >

Read commonly asked questions and answers about self-managed abortion and the law. (Available in English & Spanish)

Making Abortion A Crime (Again) >

Read this memo to understand more about how extreme prosecutors attempt to punish people for abortions in the U.S.

Reproductive Justice 101

The Fundamentals of Reproductive Justice >

Head over to SisterSong’s website to learn about the reproductive justice movement.

Abortion Explained: Reproductive Justice — We Testify >

Stories

Self-Managed Abortion Comics >

Look through comics where We Testify abortion storytellers partnered with artists who’ve had abortions to illustrate their stories and help more people understand why and how someone might choose to self-manage their abortion. (Available in English and Spanish) 

Shout Your Abortion >

Individuals talking about abortion and creating space for others to do the same.

Abortion 101 — We Testify >

Ways to get an abortion and how to find support.

Digital Privacy Tips

There are many ways to protect your privacy when using a computer or phone. Here are some recommendations from the Digital Defense Fund. Read their full guide here.

1
Use privacy-enabled browsing
‍Privacy extensions and privacy-enabled browsers don’t track or store your personal information when searching + browsing.
DuckDuckGo - Browser extension for desktop or mobile
FireFox - Private browser
2
Turn off location services on your phone
Turn off location services to avoid your physical location being tracked. You can also turn off your phone entirely.
3
Download an encrypted text/chat service
Use an encrypted chat service like Signal when texting about private information.
Signal - Encrypted chat
4
Create a secondary email address
‍Use an encrypted email provider like ProtonMail when emailing about private information.
ProtonMail - Encrypted email
5
Download a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
‍Using a VPN like Psiphon will hide your device’s IP address even if you are using public or shared Wi-Fi.
Psiphon - VPN