Preparedness and Support
We have compiled a list of organizations who exist to help you navigate your abortion.
This website does not provide legal or medical advice
Information on this site is intended for informational purposes only. Prairie Abortion Fund is making efforts to comply with applicable law and regulations to the best of its understanding and ability.
Medical and Emotional Support
The Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline - A team of pro-abortion clinicians with years of experience in caring for miscarriage and abortion. You can call or text them to get expert advice on self-managing your miscarriage or abortion
Reprocare - An anonymous healthline that provides peer-based emotional support, medical information, and referrals to people having an abortion at home with pills
All-Options - Unconditional, judgment-free support for people in all of their decisions, feelings and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption
Protect your privacy
Digital Defense Fund - Keep your abortion private from digital-security threats
National Network of Abortion Funds - NNAF connects you with organizations that can support your financial and logistical needs as you arrange for your abortion. PAF is a member of the National Network of Abortion Funds
Abortion Freedom Fund - Offers funding assistance for telehealth abortions through virtual clinics
Indigenous Women Rising - IWR honors Native and Indigenous People's inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options through accessible health education, resources, and advocacy. They have an abortion fund that is open to all Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada
Midwest Access Coalition - Midwest Access Coalition (MAC) is a practical abortion fund that helps people traveling to, from, and within the Midwest to access a safe, legal abortion
financial support
Repro Legal Helpline - A free, confidential helpline where you can get legal information and advice about self-managed abortion, young people's access to abortion or judicial bypass, and referrals to local resources
Repro Legal Defense Fund - The Repro Legal Defense Fund covers bail and funds strong defenses for people unjustly targeted by police or prosecutors for their pregnancy outcomes. This can mean abortion, pregnancy loss, or substance abuse allegations
legal support
We Testify - We Testify is an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions, increasing the spectrum of abortion storytellers in the public sphere, and shifting the way the media understands the context and complexity of accessing abortion care
Shout Your Abortion - Shout Your Abortion hosts a collection of nuanced narratives that shine light on the complexities behind our abortion decisions. SYA also works to elevate the work of grassroots activists and foster a place of collective collaboration towards abortion access.
abortion storytellers
Guttmacher Institute - An interactive map of the United States where viewers can see details about abortion policies, characteristics of state residents, and key abortion statistics
Center for Reproductive Rights - An international overview of the abortion landscape and laws across the world
abortion laws
Our Collaborative Partners
Together, we are working to make abortion more accessible in the Upper Midwest.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Abortion funds exist to provide financial and logistical support to people who are seeking abortion care. Some of them work with clinics to help pay for your abortion. Some of them offer support such as transportation, childcare, translation, doula services, and somewhere to stay if you have to travel to get your abortion. Abortion funds often work with each other if they can’t fully assist a caller, or if a caller is traveling across regions. Over 100 abortion funds exist in the United States.
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The cost of your abortion depends on what type of abortion you have and where you receive your care. Telehealth, medication abortion will cost about $200. An in-clinic, suction abortion during the first 13 weeks of pregnancy averages $800. Abortions after 16 weeks can cost several thousands of dollars.
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Prairie Abortion Fund, formerly the North Dakota Women in Need Abortion Access Fund, decided to rebrand for a couple of reasons. First, we know that people of all genders have abortions. Language has significant power and removing the word "women" from our name was a values-aligned decision. Transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people have and always will be supported by the Fund.
Secondly, the ND WIN Fund was founded in 1999 to aid South Dakota and North Dakota residents who were blocked from using their Medicaid insurance to pay for abortion care because of the Hyde Amendment. We are now living in a post-Dobbs reality and the need for community-based care and support has never been more imperative. We desired a caller-centered name and updated visual identity to go along with the exponential increase in reach and demand of our Fund. Our callers live in or travel to the Upper Midwest (the prairie states) for their abortion care.
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Donate, attend an event, host your own fundraiser, share our posts on social media, join the PAF Book Club, and apply to be a board member.
Learn more about how to Support PAF.
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We never ask a caller to prove they need support. We only gather essential information and make sure people feel respected and valued. If your abortion is scheduled at Red River Women’s Clinic, ask about Prairie Abortion Fund assistance. For appointments taking place at a different clinic, send us an email at info@prairieabortionfund.org to initiate support.
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SisterSong defines Reproductive Justice as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.
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Our logo is the silhouette of a yarrow (Achillea millefolium). The yarrow shrugs off cold winters, hot and humid summers, and poor soil conditions to bloom bright, yellow flowers. The yarrow has traditionally been used as an abortifacient, emmenagogue, contraceptive, and for stimulating uterine contractions.
We know that people have used plants and herbs to manage their abortions for thousands of years and wanted to pay homage to a plant indigenous to our region that has made abortions possible.
Prairie Abortion Fund is dedicated to making your abortion more accessible. You have the right to make decisions about your body.
