Who we are
At Support After Abortion, we understand that each person’s abortion experience is different. That’s why we offer compassionate, anonymous support in many forms. You can choose from video stories, self-guided programs, online resources, opportunities to share your story, and our After Abortion Line where you'll find someone to listen and connect you to the support you prefer.
Here you’ll find a safe place to process and practical next steps for your healing journey.
Start your abortion HEALING journey today
Click below to explore more and discover what feels most helpful for you.
Find abortion healing support
After abortion line
Contact our free After
Abortion Line via phone,
text, email, or social media.
Find a provider
Browse our directory of
providers who offer
abortion healing services.
What to expect
Read our FAQs to learn more about Support After Abortion and what you can expect from us.
Abortion healing books and courses
Keys to hope and healing
This secular curriculum offers
a structured path to
support clients in their
abortion healing journey.
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Unraveled roots
Dig a little deeper
at what might be
underneath the pain
and find new ways forward.
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Nature based healing
This downloadable resource offers outdoor activities, reflection prompts, and real stories to help you process hard emotions after abortion.
Music as a bridge to abortion healing
Music can be
healing for those
dealing with trauma
and grief.
Share, watch, or read about abortion healing
Share your story
Have you been
impacted by abortion?
can be part of your
healing journey.
Blogs
Find real tools
and support
in our blogs for
abortion healing.
Video stories
True stories. Real emotions.
Lasting hope. Hearing others
share can show that healing is
possible for you too.
Find abortion healing support
After abortion line
Contact our free After
Abortion Line via phone,
text, email, or social media.
Find a provider
Browse our directory of
providers who offer
abortion healing services.
What to expect
Read our FAQs to learn more about
Support After Abortion
and what you can expect from us.
Abortion healing books and courses
Keys to hope and healing
This secular curriculum
offers a structured path to
support clients in their
abortion healing journey.
Unraveled roots
Dig a little deeper at what
might be underneath the
pain and find new ways
forward.
Nature based healing
This downloadable resource offers outdoor activities, reflection prompts, and real stories to help you process hard emotions after abortion.
Music as a bridge to abortion healing
Music can be
healing for those
dealing with trauma
and grief.
Share, watch, or read about abortion healing
Share your story
Have you been
impacted by abortion?
Sharing your story can
provide healing and hope
Blogs
Find education and
support in our blogs for
abortion healing.
Video stories
True stories. Real emotions.
Lasting hope. Hearing others
share what can show that
healing is possible for you too.
women: grief and relief coexist
Women deserve unwavering support when struggling after abortion. Each abortion experience is deeply personal and complex. And, the feelings may be a range of positive and negative emotions that change over time. Research on how abortion can impact women reveals:
● 1 in 4 women will experience abortion by age 45
● 45% of abortions are a 2nd, 3rd, 4th+ for a woman
● 34% of women said they experienced adverse effects after abortion
● 63% of women said they would have benefitted from talking to someone
● 82% of women said they didn’t know where to get help.
YOU MATTER. SUPPORT AFTER ABORTION IS HERE FOR YOU.
Supporting those healing after abortion is about meeting them where they are with compassion and care. It’s not about pro-life or pro-choice. It’s about the individual and their personal journey towards hope and wholeness.
Real stories of healing After abortion:
When the birth of her son triggered grief, guilt, and emotional collapse from a past abortion, one woman found healing after abortion through support, faith, and helping others.
How one woman found hope and healing after a deeply personal at-home abortion experience—and how it’s changing her life and relationships today.
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Emotions After abortion
Immediately after your abortion, you may feel relief, but later you may feel a variety of emotions, such as anger, regret, grief, depression, guilt, anxiety, and more. This is common.
Whether you experienced abortion days, weeks, years, or decades ago, your emotions can bubble up and become an obstacle to your emotional health and well-being
I’m dealing with miserable depression, mood swings, and very paralyzing, intrusive thoughts since my abortion two weeks ago. The thought of, or even hearing about children, makes me cry on the spot. I want to learn to forgive myself, and honor rather than mourn the life I once created. I don’t know how I’ll get there or what steps I need to take; but I’ll do anything.
I keep crying. I was pressured and harassed to get an abortion even though I didn’t want it. I’m hurting so much. I have this hole that’s been getting bigger every day for three months because of my missing child.
I had an abortion years ago. I didn’t really struggle with it until recently. Now I’m drinking more and listening to sad music. I want a baby, but haven’t been able to. I feel horrible. I would like to meet with other women who’ve had abortions for support, so I can deal with losing my child.
A few days after my abortion, my partner couldn't accept my decision and left the relationship. I was devastated. It's been a few months now and I’ve been very alone and confused. I've been struggling with grief, regret, and the “what if” possibilities. I'm unsure of how to cope with it. It's heavy every single day, and I think about it a lot. Please, anything will help.
The ripple effect of abortion
Emotions after abortion can affect, and even feel overwhelming, for not only the woman and man involved directly, but also their parents, siblings, friends, and others.
Support After Abortion offers help for anyone impacted by abortion experiences.
Healing is possible
Abortion healing helps people work through their emotions, safely share their stories, and process their grief. The process aims to restore well-being and bring transformational change to create a better future for themselves and their families.
Abortions can be difficult to talk about, and finding the right support for you is key to achieving hope, peace, and healing to restore your well-being.
If you have experienced abortion, or been impacted by someone else’s abortion, we are here for you. Support After Abortion meets you where you are, with acceptance and without judgment.
We care. We listen. We help. Healing is possible.
Thank you for helping me. I lived in silence for 30 years until I found Support After Abortion.
My abortion was the biggest secret I ever carried. I never thought I would get out of the darkness that I was engulfed in. I felt completely alone and misunderstood. Then I found Support After Abortion and was connected to a group. I shared my abortion experience for the first time in my Keys to Hope and Healing group and instantly saw light breakingthrough. My secret changed, my life changed.
I carried the guilt and shame of my abortion for 45 years before I attended an after abortion support group through Support After Abortion. There I was able to come to terms with my past and release the shame and guilt that I carried for so long.
Healing on your terms
Support After Abortion offers you a safe place of compassion, caring, and access to healing without judgment, shame, or guilt.
We will work with you to determine what type of healing works best for you – for your schedule, your beliefs, and your desire for care – whether that’s anonymous, one-on-one, group, virtual, in-person . . .
We will connect you with a program or provider that is right for you.
Healing is a journey
Healing is a journey, not a “one-and-done”. You may have gone through an abortion healing program or spoken to a counselor or provider – maybe recently, maybe years ago.
You may feel healed, and then something triggers your emotions or thoughts again. This is common. Pain and healing are often layered. Wherever you are in your healing
journey, we can help.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Support After Abortion is dedicated to healing people who have been impacted by abortion.
Here are some questions we’ve been asked that may help you – or someone you love – know what to expect from Support After Abortion.
What does support after abortion do?
Support After Abortion is dedicated to healing people who have been impacted by abortion. We do this in two ways:
- We match people hurting after abortion healing that best meets their needs.
- We equip abortion healing providers with curriculum, resources, research and personal development necessary to be effective.
What is abortion healing?
Abortion healing typically involves seeking support, counseling, or therapy to help individuals process their emotions and underlying roots of the experience. It is important to note that people’s experiences and emotional reactions to abortion can vary widely. Not everyone who has an abortion will necessarily feel the need for support. However, for those who do, there are various resources available, including:
- Counseling
- Support groups
- Self-help resources
- Spiritual or religious guidance
- Time and self-compassion
It’s worth emphasizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to abortion healing. Ultimately, the goal of abortion healing is to help individuals move forward in a healthy and emotionally balanced way filled with hope for the future.
Who wants or needs abortion healing?
Abortion may be a painful experience with complicated emotions, like anger, regret, grief, guilt, or even depression. Those emotions may pop up and cause you to behave uncharacteristicly. Maybe you are just now making the connection to those emotions and behaviors to your abortion experience(s) and don’t know where to turn for help. Maybe you experienced abortion(s) recently, or maybe you have been suffering for years or decades and are now looking for help.
That’s what Support After Abortion is here for.
What will I gain from abortion healing?
Hope—and some breathing room.
Abortion healing can help you make sense of what you’re carrying, name what you’ve been feeling, and start letting it loosen its grip. Many people leave with more peace, more clarity, and practical ways to cope when waves of grief, regret, anger, or anxiety show up.
Does support after abortion only help women who have experienced abortion?
We help anyone who is struggling from abortion to find hope and healing.
Support After Abortion helps women who have experienced abortion themselves and men who have experienced abortion through a partner’s termination, as well family members, friends, and others who have been affected by abortion.
Does support after abortion offer any services for men who have been impacted by abortion?
Yes, Support After Abortion offers services and resources for men impacted by abortion by providing compassion, building leaders, creating resources, and expanding capacity for men’s healing.
What can I expect when I contact the after abortion line?
When you contact the After Abortion Line, you will find safe, caring, compassionate help without judgment. We will listen with compassion and help connect you to the type of support you prefer.
Who responds to After Abortion Linecalls, texts, emails, social media messages?
Our After Abortion Line Support Team members include specially trained volunteers and Support After Abortion staff. They meet you where you are without judgment. Many of them have been in your shoes and can empathize with your situation, emotions, and circumstances. They all want to help women and men struggling after abortion to find help and healing.
Are Support After Abortion’s services free?
Yes. There is never any cost to contact our After Abortion Line or to be connected with an abortion healing provider or resource. We also have many free online and downloadable resources.
How often can I contact Support After Abortion?
As often as you need. We are here for you.
Can I remain anonymous?
Answer
Absolutely.
Our research shows that the vast majority of both women and men seeking help following abortion want to do so anonymously, which is why we offer many ways to connect with us that don’t require you to identify yourself. The only time you would need to provide your name is when you decide you would like us to refer you to an abortion healing provider. Even then, if you would like to remain anonymous to us, we can provide you with the information to contact a provider directly rather than have us make the connection for you.
Do I have to live in a certain city, state, or country for Support After Abortion to help me?
Answer
No!
We help people no matter where they live.
Are Support After Abortion’s services religiously based?
Support After Abortion serves all in whatever way the individual would like without judgment. So, we offer both secular and religious healing programs and providers.
We believe in meeting each person where they are and recognize that women and men struggling after abortion come from all walks of life and belief systems—and that everyone deserves support that works for them.
Are Support After Abortion’s services politically based?
Absolutely not. Grieving and healing after abortion are not political issues. Abortion affects individuals regardless of their political affiliation and at Support After Abortion, we strive to bridge that gap beyond politics and religion to focus on the individual who is hurting and to help them find the help, hope, and healing they deserve.
How do I become a Support After Abortion Provider?
If you are a leader, clinician, social worker, counselor, therapist, pregnancy center, ministry, clergy, or anyone who currently offers or would like to offer abortion healing programs, please schedule a call with us to join our directory. We offer free monthly webinars, conference training, our online training center, curriculum, and resources.
How do I become a Support After Abortion Volunteer?
We invite you to explore the many opportunities we have available for you to share your time and talents to help raise awareness for abortion healing, work remotely with clients hurting from their abortion experiences, or assist remotely with administrative needs.
How can I donate to help Support After Abortion bring hope and healing to women and men impacted by abortion?
We appreciate all our donors and welcome any assistance you can provide to help as many people who need healing after abortion as possible.
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