The Doula Project

Rain or shine, we’re here any time! 📱

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Today, tomorrow, every day! 💞 Thank you
[ID: the background of the image with a dark green, text says “Abortion is healthcare” in light green text. The second slide is in Spanish and says “El ab**to es atención médica.”]



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🗣️ One more time for the people in the back! Americans *overwhelmingly* want to keep politics out of abortion, so why are lawmakers putting their out-of-touch agendas ahead of the will of the people? ⏰ It’s time to rewrite your rights and DEMAND at the .
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🗣️ ¡Una vez más para los que no escucharon!
La mayoría de los estadounidenses quiere separar la política del tema del ab**to. Entonces, ¿por qué los legisladores están poniendo sus ideas anticuadas por encima de la voluntad de las personas? ⏰ Es hora de defender tus derechos y EXIGIR en el

We’re here 24/7 for folks needing support while going through a medication abortion. Text us, any time!

[ID: text states “National Medication Abortion Hotline, Text us: 844-518-1672. Free, confidential, virtual and 24/7”.
The left panel of the post is made up for different shapes in orange, white, purple and dark green. The Doula Project logo is on the top of the page.]

Absolutely. Thank you:


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We are the experts on our own lives. Our most consequential decisions do NOT belong in the hands of random politicians.

[ID: Text is in a tweet format, account name Center for Reproductive Rights, .
Stating: “You deserve the right to decide if, when, and how to become a parent. PERIOD.”]

Text the Medication Abortion Hotline any time! 📱💻

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Reminder... Abortion can be safely self-managed at home!

Visit abortionpillinfo.org for more information on self-managed abortion!

Recordatorio... El ab**to autoinducido se puede hacer de manera segura en casa.

Para obtener información sobre el uso seguro de las pastillas abortivas, visita abortionpillinfo.org
[ID: Text on post says: “Abortion can be safely self-managed at home!” On the bottom of the post is a website link: VISIT abortionpillinfo.org.

Second post says in Spanish: El ahorro autoinducido se puede hacer de manera segura en casa. On the bottom of the post is a website link: visita abortionpillinfo.org.”

The caption of the post states:

Reminder... Abortion can be safely self-managed

Recordatorio... El ab**to autoinducido se puede hacer de manera segura en casa.

Para obtener información sobre el uso seguro de las pastillas abortivas, visita abortionpillinfo.org

The color of the post is a light green with the SASS logo on the upper left corner and squiggly lines down the left side.

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Got questions like this? Text our hotline! We can point you to a reliable resource for common questions, or we can refer you to someone else if the question is outside our scope. The Doula Project’s Free & Confidential National Medication Abortion Hotline is available 24/7. Just text 844-518-1672.

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HowToUse recommends taking the pills sublingually for safety and privacy reasons. If you happen to need medical care in a restrictive country, you can tell the provider you are experiencing a miscarriage, and you should receive the necessary care. For more answers to your abortion with pills questions, visit our FAQ section on our website. Link in bio.

[ID: two slides with similar styles. The first has an illustration of a person with long brown hair and a pink shirt looking at a packet of pills and text that reads, “FAQ: Should I take the abortion pills vaginally or sublingually (under the tongue)?” The second slide has the same person bringing the pills to their mouth. Text reads, “Answer:We suggest using misoprostol under your tongue as it is more private (the pills dissolve fastr and do not leave visible traces in your body). Both slides have the How to Use Abortion Pill logo and a repost credit.]

We’ve got our virtual hugs and emotional support buffered whenever you want to text us during your medication abortion! Available to anyone in the USA!

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Love that they are explicit that this applies to people from out of state and made it so you can pick up a year’s worth at a time. Not only does this increase access for New Yorkers, but folks who have to travel here for an abortion can pick up a year’s worth of birth control. (So can anyone coming just for fun… I know some of you are going to go on a roadtrip to stock up!)

[ID: screen grabs from a Gothamist article. The headline reads, “Birth control now available in New York without prescription.” Body copy reads, “New York pharmacists can now dispense birth control without a prescription to anyone in New York, according to an order signed by the state’s health commissioner on Tuesday.
The order gives individuals a year’s supply of three types of birth control: pills, vaginal rings and patches. It also applies to people who travel to New York from other states.
‘Anybody can — you’re welcome to get a year’s supply,’ Health Commissioner James McDonald said at the news conference. ‘You want to come to New York and get your birth control pill, you’re
welcome.’” The Gothamist logo is at the top along with an apple with “I heart NY” on it.]

A sunny little reminder as it starts to warm up here in NYC.
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Just in case you forgot 😝

We’ll continue screaming it from the rooftops 🫶

ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE!

[ID: a yellow background with a rainbow leading to a daisy with a smiley face in the center. There is text that reads, “Abortion is healthcare” and a repost credit to ]

“Leap” into action and get our hotline number into the hands of someone who needs it!

[ID: a flyer with a leaping grinning frog holding a phone. Above the phone is text with an arrow pointing to the frog’s face that says, “our faces, realizing we get an extra day to support you because 2024 is a Leap Year” Below is The Doula Project logo and text that reads, “National Medication Abortion Hotline available to anyone in the USA Text: 844-518-1672 24/7 Free & Confidential Support 365 days of the year” but the 365 is crossed out and replaced with 366. In the top left corner is a lily pad. There is a green border around the flyer.]

Heads up that our email is temporarily down because of a domain issue! Hoping it will be back up and running tomorrow, but in the meantime, if you’ve got an urgent issue, please use the contact us form on our website. (You can access the form on our backup domain - the link in our bio works!

[ID: a flyer with a line drawing of a computer with gears and The Doula Project logo on the screen. Below is text that reads, “Our email is temporarily down! You can use our backup domain doulaproject.net & use our contact us form for urgent messages. Our hotline remains open! Abortion support: 844-518-1672”  The image is in shades of orange, yellow orange, purple, and peach.]

Did you know our zine, DIY Doula: Self-Care for Before, During, & After Your Abortion is still a widely used resource? Here’s a page from it on how to make a DIY heat pack by Angie Frankel. Read the whole thing free on our website!

[ID: hand drawn zine page titled “DIY heat pack”
Text reads “how does it work? Heat increases blood flow to sore areas and helps muscles relax. 1. Fill a sock with rice & seal by tying/sewing 2. Microwave on high, 2 minutes - careful! Sock will be hot! 3. Remove from microwave and place wherever you’re feeling sore - you can always reheat the pack if it cools! *you can also add lavender or other good-smelling stuff! **please use regular rice, as ‘quick-cooking’ rice may burn or catch fire Bonus Tip! Like to sew? You can also use fabric scraps instead of socks!” There are small illustrations depicting each step and a sun illustration behind the title]

Love this from , both the art and the sentiment. This comes up sometimes with people having abortions. People sometimes think that if it’s the right decision, they’ll feel perfectly happy! But sometimes there is fear, disappointment, longing, sadness, or any number of other emotions that accompany the decision. That can be true even when we look back later and know that the decision was definitely the right one.

Reminder that our trained doulas are here for you to talk through any emotions that come up during a medication abortion. Just text us from anywhere in the USA at 844-518-1672.

Image 1 credit:
Image 2 credit: for The Doula Project

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💕 “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” 💕⁠
― E.A. Bucchianeri⁠
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I get this feeling any time something ends, no matter how grand or terrible it was at the time. A feeling of closure, for me, has always been accompanied with a dose of sadness. Beginnings are, after all, always endings as well.⁠
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Trying something a little different stylistically, what do we think?

[ID: two images. Image 1 shows an illustration of a the face of a person with white skin and dark hair looking upwards. They are holding some pink flowers, and a petal is falling towards their face. Rain, or maybe tears, are falling in the background alongside the petal. Text reads, “it’s okay to feel sad after making the right decision” and there is a repost credit to in the top right. Image 2 shows an illustration of the silhouette of a person with long hair looking at a phone, facing the camera. Around the person is hand lettering of different feelings, including “nervous, grieving, empowered, confused, relieved, loved, stressed, worried, tired, guilty, optimistic, comfortable strong, vulnerable, scared, embarrassed, scared, impatient, numb, alone, lost, peaceful.” Below the illustration is The Doula Project’s logo and text that reads, “No matter what you’re feeling, we’re here to support you. 24/7 National Medication Abortion Hotline Text us at (844) 518-1672”]

Grateful that our city is taking these steps and hope other places will follow! Check out full details from
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✨ NEW ✨ Today the City released the Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Bill of Rights, which enshrines the right to dignified, respectful and compassionate s*xual and reproductive health care for all in NYC.
Visit on.nyc.gov/SRHrights to learn about your rights when seeking s*xual and reproductive health services in NYC.

[ID: a silhouette of the NYC skyline and text that reads, “New York City Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Bill of Rights In New York City (NYC), you have the right to access s*xual and reproductive health care, including abortion.
You have these rights while you are in NYC, no matter where you live.” There is a NYC Health logo at the bottom right and a repost credit to at the top right.]

Showing you some love, today and every day during your medication abortion!

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From accessmatters:
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that people who get abortions overwhelmingly do not regret their decision and studies show that people who were able to access an abortion had better overall economic and social well being than people without access?

“The study’s findings were unequivocal. Women denied abortions were almost four times more likely to live below the federal poverty line, and even years later, often struggled to pay for basic needs, and had higher rates of debt, bankruptcies, and evictions. Women who were denied abortions also had a higher likelihood of staying with abusive partners or raising children alone. They had worse health, too: They were more likely to experience preterm birth, preeclampsia, and hemorrhage, and were more prone to developing chronic conditions, such as migraines.”

At AccessMatters, we believe everyone should be able to have access to all s*xual and reproductive health care, including abortion care. For more information and resources about pregnancy options including abortion care, call our information hotline at 215-985-3300 or text the hotline at 833-667-3377.

Read more about the importance of abortion access and what the Turnaway study has found: https://tinyurl.com/mtvzzj4t



[ID: two slides from AccessMatters that read, “Did you know? Researchers of the Turnaway Study found through 8,000 interviews that women who got abortions did not suffer in the long term, and about 95% did not regret their decision. The study determined that women who were forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term experienced harm to their health and their economic and social well-being. (Merelli, 2023 - Stat News)” and “AccessMatters believes all people should be able to make choices about their body and access the care they need. For more information and resources about pregnancy options including abortion care, call our information hotline at 215-985-3300 or text the hotline at 833-667-3377.” The slides are lavender and white and have the AccessMatters logo at the bottom.]

Whatever you’re bringing into your abortion experience that you need to talk about, we’re here for you.

🎨 by

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Thinking about the land we are on and reflecting how colonialism continues to impact reproductive justice. Map from via
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November is National Native American Heritage Month!

This map, from native-land.ca, shows the boundaries of Native lands across NYC and the entire state. You can see that our parks are on the ancestral lands of the Lenape People.

We’d like to pay respects to the past, present, and future of the Indigenous communities who have lived on this land long before New York City was known as it is today. It is important to recognize the history that has brought us all to this point, so we challenge you to take some time to learn about the communities who lived here before, are still here now, and will be here in the future. Some helpful resources can be found by clicking the links provided on the Native Lands website listed above, as well as checking out:

⭐️Redhawk Native American Arts Council
⭐️Urban Indigenous Collective
⭐️American Indian Community House



[ID: a map of the NYC area that has overlays that estimate the boundaries of Native land. Almost the entirety of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx is highlighted.]

Reminder that we can provide emotional support to folks having a self-managed abortion no matter what state they’re in! 24/7, free and confidential. 📱💕

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Clinicians aren’t cops! But we all must be empowered with the right information to protect ourselves from legal risk, no matter what.



[ID: a series of slides against a yellow background that have at the bottom. The first slide reads, “Reminder: There is no state in the U.S. where clinicians are mandatory reporters for self-managed abortions. -Helio.com, June 2023” Slide 2 reads, “But there is still legal risk when seeking abortion care in states with bans or restrictions.” Slide 3 reads, “Research the laws in your state before seeking care in a formal healthcare setting. To find more info...” Slide 4 reads, “Visit these sites
*All sites can be found at the link in our bio
• AbortionFinder.org/Abortion-Guides-By-State
• ReproductiveRights.org/Maps/Abortion-Laws-By-State/“
The last slide is added by The Doula Project and reads against a purple background, “For emotional support during a medication abortion, reach out to: The Doula Project's National Medication Abortion Hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Free and Confidential Text us: 844-518-1672”]

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Everyone deserves access to birth control and abortion. Period.

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On the last day of Transgender Awareness Week, we stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people. Reproductive Justice and Trans Justice are the same fight. Bodily autonomy for all!
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Reproductive freedom and are interdependent, and one cannot be achieved without the other. Learn more about how anti-trans activists are weaponizing the concept through our link in bio. https://reproaction.org/detransitioning-is-new-abortion-regret-myth/

La libertad reproductiva y la son interdependientes, y una no puede lograrse sin la otra. Obtén más información sobre cómo los activistas anti-trans están utilizando el concepto de atraves del enlace. https://reproaction.org/detransitioning-is-new-abortion-regret-myth/

[ID: two slides of text, one in English, one in Spanish, with the reproaction logo at the bottom. The first reads, “It is crucial that those of us fighting for bodily autonomy recognize that different facets of this fight are inherently linked - we cannot achieve reproductive freedom without trans liberation and vice versa.” The second reads, “Es crucial que aquellos de nosotros que luchamos por la autonomía corporal reconozcamos que diferentes aspectos de esta lucha están inherentemente relacionados:
no podemos lograr la libertad reproductiva sin la liberación trans y viceversa.” There is pink and blue abstract decoration on the white background.]

Speaking out about your abortion is a super personal decision, but if that’s something you want to do, there are supportive places like to help you share your story!

We are witnessing the impact of our abortion stories in terms of influencing policy on our abortion rights and access. Whether publicly or privately, sharing our stories can help us break free from a culture of shame and silence, and connect with a community of support.

Get involved! Share your story at https://www.wetestify.org/testify.

[ID: an illustration of a light skinned person with long dark hair, fierce eyebrows, dark lipstick, and a red tank top speaking into a megaphone. There is handlettering coming from the megaphone that reads, “Your abortion stories deserve to be heard!” The We Testify logo is at the bottom right and there is a repost credit to .]

Yes ! Everyone deserves to be supported in the choice that is best for them! It’s important that we consider all kinds of systemic barriers and how we can combat them.

[ID: a series of slides from Guttmacher Institute. Slide 1 is titled “New Research” and reads, “Patients who face systemic barriers to care may prefer procedural abortion over medication abortion.” In smaller text reads, “Findings from our abortion patient survey” with an arrow pointing to the next slide.
Slide 2 reads, “Our latest Abortion Patient Survey compares the characteristics and preferences of abortion patients at 43 US facilities that offered both medication and procedural abortions. Findings from Guttmacher’s 2021-2022 Abortion Patient Survey”
Slide 3 reads, “Opting for a medication abortion was most common among abortion patients who: Identified as Asian (69%) or White (65%), Had no prior abortions (62%), Had incomes at or above the federal poverty level (60-61%), Paid out of pocket (65%)
Findings from Guttmacher's 2021-2022 Abortion Patient Survey”
Slide 4 reads, “Opting for a medication abortion was least common among abortion patients who: Identified as Black (48%), Had family incomes below the poverty threshold (53%), Used Medicaid or private insurance to pay (49%).
Findings from Guttmacher's 2021-2022 Abortion Patient Survey”
Slide 5 reads, "’By centering individuals who obtain abortions, this study sheds light on who may be most impacted in situations when procedural abortions are not available.’ -
Rachel Jones, Principal Research Scientist” There is a photo of a light skinned person with long light hair, bangs, and glasses next to this quote.
Slide 6 reads, “Everyone deserves access to the method of abortion that best fits their needs and circumstances, including in-clinic procedural care.” Below is “guttmacher.org”
Each slide is against a blue background, has the Guttmacher logo, and has a repost credit to on it.]

Your feelings about your abortion are yours alone, but a trusted support system can make a world of difference 🩷

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"l had just had a miscarriage the prior month, would have been an abortion if my body hadn't done so, when I was faced again with a positive pregnancy test. Back to back pregnancies- yes protection was used (not that it's anyone's business!! -unsafe s*x or multiple abortions do not make me or anyone a "bad" person). So had spent my entire last quarter of college pregnant to some extent! was pi**ed off.

At that point, just wanted myself back. Iwent to my local PP where I was met with the most kind and easy care despite my wild scenario which reminded me how profoundly normal abortion is. Abortion is such a personal experience, and it makes my skin crawl at the idea of another person having control over my body in that exam room. I went home and started the process.

As the thunderstorm outside started, my first cramps began hitting and it felt like the rain was made just for me. The process was uneventful. I ordered pizza and watched movies while my partner gave me support. I felt like for me, it would be this life changing and traumatic event but really, it was another Tuesday night plus pizza.

If can give anyone advice, it's to be scared and do it anyways. For yourself and your future, and as my sister said, it's nothing you can't handle.

So did it and, a week later, I walked across the stage and graduated college. It's been a month since then and know for certain l'm going to do amazing things. I'm gonna love and explore and live life fully over the next few years. I'm also gonna be a fu***ng awesome mom one day when l'm ready. How's that for a f**k you, SCOTUS??"

[ID: In front of a pale yellow background in black text: "I was really scared of what the pain would be like having read stories online but my little sister, my sole confidant aside from my partner, said simply, 'it's nothing you can't handle and it gave me the nerve to take the second pills." -Anonymous

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In the Midwest we can look out our windows and see the real time effect of climate change. It’s important we make the connection between Reproductive Justice and our global climate crisis. Climate Justice is Reproductive Justice.

[ID: a series of slides from the Missouri Abortion Fund, each with a repost credit to them. Image 1 shows a heatmap of current air quality over the USA and reads, “The Climate Crisis is a Reproductive Justice Issue” with an arrow pointing to the next slide with text reading, “The connection” Image 2 reads, “What is Reproductive
Justice?
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.”

Image 3 reads, “How is it related to climate? We have the right to live in
environments that enable people to live healthy lives. The increase in pollution is having real time impact on folks considering their reproductive options.”
Image 4 reads, “For Abortion Seekers:
Climate change is projected to make hurricanes and wildfires more intense. These disasters complicate access to abortion as power is lost, roads get blocked or flooded, leaving staff unable to reach clinics and forcing them to shut down.
https://atmos.earth/abortion-climate-justice-reproductive-justice/”

Image 5 reads, “For Pregnant People:
Being exposed to pollutions in pregnancy can premature birth and low birth weight. When fetuses were exposed in the third trimester to higher levels of particulate matter, they were much more likely to have high blood pressure as children.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.10944”

Image 6 reads, “For Those Considering Pregnancy: Studies show that Black people are more are not only more likely to live in polluted areas, they also are less likely to have adequate access to health care. This accelerates the disproportionate impact of climate change on expectant Black mothers. This may be a deciding factor in continuing a pregnancy.”]

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Another great zine from
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A quick zine I made in about 20 minutes for a workshop this morning. On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the privileges that have let me be childfree—and how messed up it is that control of my body is a privilege at all. //

This is huge. Henrietta Lacks is a prime example of the medical establishment acting without consent. This event and other similar ones throughout the years, particularly against BIPOC communities, have caused an understandable amount of distrust between communities and healthcare providers. Modern racism in the medical industrial complex combined with past harms directly impacts the care that BIPOC communities are able to access. If you haven’t already read ’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, we recommend checking it out.

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