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Pregnancy
Options
Pregnancy
Options Workbook
Excellent unbiased workbook which helps to clarify feelings and make decisions
about an unplanned pregnancy. Download the workbook from the web at
http://www.pregnancyoptions.info/pregnant.htm, or stop by the clinic and pick one up free of charge.
Abortion Access

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Provides low-income pregnant women who are residents of Washington State
with emergency medical coverage. Covers maternity services/prenatal care
and abortion services. Call your local Community Services Office found in
the blue pages of the phone book.
Washington State DSHS Transportation Service
Provides transportation (either metro bus passes or taxi service) to and
from scheduled appointments. Must have a valid DSHS medical coupon.
1-800-923-7433 King County Residents
1-800-794-8818 Snohomish County Residents
National
Abortion Federation
Professional organization of abortion providers in the U.S. and Canada
that preserves and enhances quality and accessibility of abortion services.
The toll free number and website offer a list of providers and facts about
abortion.
1(800) 772-9100
www.prochoice.org
The CAIR Project Community Abortion Information & Resource Project
Provides information and financial resources for women seeking abortions.
Toll free number.
(888) 644-CAIR
http://www.cairproject.org/contact.html
Abortion Access Network
Can provide transportation and/or overnight housing to women who must
travel for their abortion. Operated by Washington State NARAL.
(206) 624-1990
http://www.wanaral.org/currentprojects/abortionaccess.shtml
National Network of Abortion Funds
National umbrella organization whose members provide financial resources
for women seeking abortion services.
www.nnaf.org
Third Wave Foundation
Provides grants to women seeking abortion services who live in counties
where there is no abortion provider and need to travel.
www.thirdwavefoundation.org
ph: (212) 388-1898
fax: (212) 982-3321
Abortion
and Religion Resources
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Interfaith organization which reaffirms the right to choose in the religious
debate, whether personal or public. Conscience Newsletter published quarterly.
$10/year
1025 Vermont Avenue NW
Suite 1130
Washington DC 20005
(202) 628-7700
www.rcrc.org
Catholics For a
Free Choice
Catholic organization that supports womens right to choice.
1436 U St, NW
Suite 301
Washington DC 20009
202/986-6093
www.cath4choice.org
Pro
Choice Resources
National Abortion Rights Action League NARAL
Protects womens freedom to choose and seeks to reduce the number
of abortions through research, public education, community outreach, and
leadership development.
www.naral.org
1 (877) YOU DECIDE
(toll free number)
Washington NARAL
811 First Ave Suite 456
Seattle, WA 98104
www.wanaral.org
Ph: (206) 624-1990 Fax: (206) 624-4505
Northwest Womens Law Center
Regional legal resource and advocacy for women and issues effecting women.
www.nwwlc.org
3161 Elliott Avenue,
Suite 101
Seattle, WA 98121
Ph: (206) 682-9552 Fax: (206) 682-9556 Legal Information: (206) 621-7691
National Organization for Women NOW
Seeks to secure abortion, birth-control and reproductive rights; end violence
against women; eradicate racism sexism and homophobia; and promote equality
and justice; through mass actions, lobbying, grass roots organizing, litigation
and class action law suits. Website has link to regional NOW chapter.
www.now.org
733 15th St NW 2nd
Floor
Washington DC 20005
Ph: (202) 628-8NOW
Fax: (202) 785-8576
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Support peoples ability to obtain information and services necessary
to exercise freedom of choice through policy formation and research.
www.agi-usa.org
New York Washington
DC
120 Wall St 1120 Connecticut Ave NW
New York, NY 10005 Washington DC 20036
Ph (212) 248-1111 Ph (202) 296-4012
Fax (212) 248-1951 Fax (202) 223-5756
Center For Reproductive Law and Policy
National and International legal advocacy supporting reproductive and
contraceptive rights and access.
www.crlp.org
New York Washington
DC
120 Wall St 1146 19th St NW
New York, NY 10005 Washington DC 20036
Ph: (212) 514-5534 Ph: (202) 530-2975
Fax: (212) 514-5538 Fax: (202) 530-2976
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Professional organization of physicians that support reproductive health.
www.prch.org
1780 Broadway 10th
Floor
New York, NY 10019
Ph: (212) 7652322 Fax: (212) 246-5134
The Abortion Access Project
Seeks
to ensure access to abortion for all women.
www.abortionaccess.org
552 Massachusetts Avenue,
Suite 215
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Ph: (617) 661-1161
Fax: (617) 492-1915
Ms. Foundation
National multiuse public womens fund.
www.ms.foundation.org
120 Wall
St 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Ph: (212) 742-2300 Fax: (212) 742-1653
Medical Students For Choice
National organization of medical students and residents promoting complete
reproductive health care training, including but not limited to abortion
services, for physicians.
www.ms4c.org
P.O. Box 70190
Oakland, CA 94612
Ph: (510) 238-5210 Fax: (510) 238-5213
Feminist Majority Foundation
Feminist advocacy organization which supplies information about womens
issues.
www.feminist.org
Reproductive
and Public Health Care Information and Resources
Centers for Disease Control
Government organization that researches and tracks infectious diseases.
Excellent source for STD and HIV AIDS information.
www.cdc.gov
Washington State Department
of Health
State department that provides information and statistics regarding generalized
and public health care services.
www.doh.wa.gov
Population Council
International non-profit institution conducting research on reproductive
health including medical abortion information.
www.popcouncil.org
Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation
Non-profit organization providing healthcare policy information.
www.kff.org
Northwest AIDS Foundation
Regional advocacy organization for those affected by HIV and AIDS.
www.nwaids.org
Books
and Publications
Peace After Abortion
by Ava Torre-Bueno LCSW,
Pimpernel Press 1996.
Why I Am An Abortion Doctor
by Suzanne Poppema MD, Prometheus Press 1996.
A Womans Book of Choices Abortion, Menstrual Extraction & RU-486
by Rebecca Chalker and Carol Downer, Four Walls Eight Windows Press, 1992.
The Healing Choice Your Guide to Emotional Recovery After an Abortion
By Candace De Puy, PH.D & Dana Dovitch PH.D
To Be Real Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism
Edited by Rebecca Walker
Self-Education
The
New Our Bodies, Our Selves
by The Boston Womens
Health Collective. The classic every woman should have.
The New Ourselves, Growing Older
by Paula B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal
"A book for women over 40"
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives
by Ruth Bell. A great resource for teens. Discusses body/hormone changes,
menstruation, sex, and relationships.
A New View of a Womans Body
by the Federation of Feminist Womans Health Center
The Breast Book
by Dr. Susan Love
Womens Bodies Womens Wisdom
by Dr. Christiane Northrup
The Vagina Monologues
by Eve Ensler
Pap Smears
(also see Preventive Care)
My Health Test Reminder
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