tennessee ABortion resources
AWAKE believes that every Tennessean deserves access to safe abortions. If you are seeking an abortion in Tennessee, there are resources available for you, including financial assistance through abortion funds, out of state clinics, and medication abortion.
Abortion Funds
Abortion funds help cover expenses associated with abortions. This could include the cost of the procedure, as well as lodging, food, childcare, and transportation. Abortion funds work with local clinics and each other to ensure people seeking abortions get the most support possible. The following abortion funds serve patients in Tennessee. Please click the links to learn more about what they do, and how to get in touch with them.
Mountain Access Brigade -East Tennessee
Abortion Care Tennessee (ACT) -Tennessee
Access Reproductive Care -Southeastern U.S
For a longer list of funds that provide financial assistance with the costs associated with abortion care, see the National Network of Abortion Funds’ website.
Find An Abortion Clinic Near You
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi Abortion Assistance Intake Form If you need help with the next steps in getting an abortion, please complete the following form and someone will reach out to you within 48 hours. Please note that the call may come from a private or blocked phone number.
CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health is a safe, welcoming clinic that offers comprehensive reproductive health care to everyone. Their high-quality, affirming health care services are available to everyone who walks through their doors—even if they can’t afford the full cost of the services they need.
Reproresource.org began as a guide for free or low cost reproductive healthcare for uninsured people in Nashville. It’s since been transformed into a resource guide for Tennesseans who may be seeking access to abortion care after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Use this site to find abortion resources near you.
Abortion Finder is a national database of abortion providers. Use this site to find abortion resources near you.
Medication Abortion
The following resources can give you more information about medication abortion. Medication abortion is a pill that can be taken to abort a fetus during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. The resources bellow contain information about using medication abortion safely and legally.
“Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
The resources that have been listed above are legitimate. Unfortunately, there are so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” that may come up if you Google “abortion”. Crisis Pregnancy Centers are fake clinics that seem legitimate. However, their purpose is not to administer abortions or any reproductive health services. Rather, they persuade and scare people to hinder them from accessing abortions and other reproductive healthcare. To learn more, go to https://www.exposefakeclinics.com/.