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Abortion Funds
Since the early 1970s, abortion funds have been making abortions for women accessible, regardless of the legal control. Abortion funds are a network of over 80 organizations that helped 56,155 people directly in 2019 alone. These organizations fight for progression and change on a cultural and political level.

One of the main purposes of abortion funds is to assist people in steering through obstacles and providing financial support, whether it be for transportation, child care, stay accommodations, and more.

Abortion funds are mainly ran by volunteers who work to answer calls and provide transportation to appointments for participants. Events like Fund-a-Thon are also frequently organized by volunteers. These funds work together to provide the best help for their callers through collaborative funding.

Abortion Funds in Alabama
In 2019, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Human Life Protection Act into law. This act, also known as the Alabama abortion ban, enforces a near-total ban on abortion in the whole state. It is said to be one of the most restrictive abortion ban in the country, causing a rise in protests at the Alabama Capitol. This action taken by the Alabama governor caused a lot of uproar from protestors and increased donations and attention on the Yellowhammer Fund, raising nearly $3 million. The state of Alabama was sued by the ACLU of Alabama and Planned Parenthood Southeast, stopping the ban from taking effect. Of all the money raised in 2019, $250,000 went to the funding of 1,100 abortions for women in Alabama.

Currently, the Yellowhammer Fund is one of the few abortion funds that is committed to helping Alabama women with financial assistance to those who choose to get abortions. The Yellowhammer Fund not only offers financial support with abortion services, but also with travel needs, accommodations, and food. This fund works to facilitate easy access to abortions in Alabama for women under care at certain locations. Those locations include the West Alabama Women’s Clinic in Tuscaloosa, Reproductive Health Services in Montgomery, or the Alabama Women’s Center in Huntsville.

In May of 2020, the Yellowhammer Fund gave a public notice to their purchase of the West Alabama Women's Center abortion clinic. As stated by the Alabama Department of Public Health, this clinic performs a vast majority of the abortions in the state of Alabama. Perhaps the Yellowhammer Fund made history in being one of the first reproductive justice abortion funds to purchase an abortion clinic. The expansion of the Yellowhammer Fund into the abortion clinic rushed many donations. This surge in donations caused a disagreement with some people questioning the distribution of the money. However, the fund plans to use the funds to change the clinic into a reproductive justice center.

The Linda D. Foundation is an organization that also provides financial assistance to women with abortions, without any judgement. The fund has a preference for working with women directly from the Alabama Women’s Center in Huntsville, donating $150 per patient. The organization will also consider women going elsewhere for care. Funds from this organization have to be sent for pre-approval to the National Abortion Federation before any issuance to the patients.

Cost of Abortions in Alabama
Abortion costs often depend on several things, including the size of the fetus and the type of procedure. As the pregnancy advances the prices for abortion increase. This is due to the growth and development of the fetus. Care providers can also play a role in the increased prices for abortions. Hospitals typically charge more compared to clinics and practice abortionists.

There are two types of procedures that can be done for abortions; the medical abortion and the surgical abortion. Medical abortions consist of the abortion pill, which can be taken within the 10 weeks of pregnancy. The average cost of abortion pills can be anywhere from $350-$650. Surgical abortions can be performed in different ways, including suction aspiration or vacuum aspiration. These methods can be performed up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The average cost for surgical abortions can run from $550 to $650. The exact cost also depends on the gestational age.

Although abortion pills are an option, Montgomery does not have any providers for this specific type of service. However, surgical abortions are provided in Montgomery.

== List of State Funds == Northwest Abortion Access Fund – Alaska

Yellowhammer Fund – Alabama

Arkansas Abortion Support Network – Arkansas

Abortion Fund of Arizona – Arizona

Tucson Abortion Support Collective – Arizona

ACCESS Reproductive Justice – California

Women’s Health Specialists-Women in Need Fund – California

Cobalt Fund – Colorado

Reproductive Equality Fund of the Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center – Colorado

DC Abortion Fund – District of Colombia

Emergency Medical Assistance Inc. – Florida

Florida Access Network – Florida

Broward Women’s Emergency Fund – Florida

Women’s Emergency Network – Florida

Tampa Bay Abortion Fund – Florida

Access Reproductive Care-Southeast – Georgia

Iowa Abortion Access Fund – Iowa

deProsse Access Fund of the Emma Goldman Clinic – Iowa

Midwest Access Coalition – Iowa

Northwest Abortion Access Fund – Idaho

Chicago Abortion Fund – Illinois

Midwest Access Coalition – Illinois

Iowa Abortion Access Fund – Illinois

All-Options Hoosier Abortion Fund – Indiana

Stigma Relief Fund – Indiana

Midwest Access Coalition – Indiana

Kansas Abortion Fund – Kansas

Midwest Access Coalition – Kansas

Kentucky Health Justice Network – Kentucky

A Fund, Inc. – Kentucky

New Orleans Abortion Fund – Louisiana

Jane Fund of Central Massachusetts – Massachusetts

Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund – Massachusetts

Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts – Massachusetts

Baltimore Abortion Fund – Maryland

Abortion Access Fund-Bethesda – Maryland

DC Abortion Fund – Maryland

Stigma Relief Fund – Maryland

Fountain Street Church Choice Fund – Michigan

Reclaim MI WIN Fund – Michigan

Midwest Access Coalition – Michigan

Our Justice’s Abortion Assistance Fund – Minnesota

HOTDISH Militia (Hand Over The Decision It’S Healthcare) – Minnesota

Stigma Relief Fund – Minnesota

Midwest Access Coalition – Minnesota

Missouri Abortion Fund – Missouri

Midwest Access Coalition – Missouri

Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund – Mississippi

New Orleans Abortion Fund – Mississippi

Susan Wicklund Fund – Montana

Carolina Abortion Fund – North Carolina

North Dakota Women in Need Abortion Access Fund – North Dakota

Midwest Access Coalition – North Dakota

Abortion Access Fund-Bellevue – Nebraska

Midwest Access Coalition – Nebraska

Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire – New Hampshire

New Jersey Abortion Access Fund – New Jersey

New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice – New Mexico

West Fund – New Mexico

Mariposa Fund – New Mexico

New York Abortion Access Fund – New York

Southern Tier Women’s Health Services Access Fund – New York

Preterm Access Fund – Ohio

Women Have Options – Ohio

Midwest Access Coalition – Ohio

Roe Fund – Oklahoma

Cascades Abortion Support Collective – Oregon

Northwest Abortion Access Fund – Oregon

Women’s Medical Fund – Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania Fund for Choice – Pennsylvania

Women’s Health and Education Fund – Rhode Island

Carolina Abortion Fund – South Carolina

South Dakota Access for Every Woman – South Dakota

Midwest Access Coalition – South Dakota

Fund Texas Choice – Texas

West Fund – Texas

Texas Equal Access Fund – Texas

Stigma Relief Fund – Texas

Clinic Access Support Network – Texas

Lilith Fund – Texas

Frontera Fund – Texas

SYS (Support Your SIstah) – Texas

The Bridge Collective – Texas

Jane’s Due Process – Texas

Utah Abortion Fund – Utah

Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project – Virginia

Blue Ridge Abortion Fund – Virginia

DC Abortion Fund – Virginia

Stigma Relief Fund – Virginia

New River Abortion Access Fund – Virginia

Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom – Vermont

Women in Need Fund – Washington

Northwest Abortion Access Fund – Washington

Option Fund – Wisconsin

Freedom Fund – Wisconsin

Women’s Medical Fund – Wisconsin

Midwest Access Coalition – Wisconsin

West Virginia FREE Choice Fund – West Virginia

Holler Health Justice – West Virginia

Chelsea’s Fund – Wyoming

List of National Funds
Indigenous Women Rising

National Abortion Federation Hotline

Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP)

List of International Funds
Abortion Support Network [International] – United Kingdom

Fondo de Aborto para la Justicia Social MARIA [International] – Mexico

Women Help Women [International] – Netherlands