Many poor women lack the access to a safe abortion and can not financially support a child. I decided to make a list of Florida organizations that help economiccally disadvantage women gain access to abortions. Women outside of Florida can check the National Network For Abortion Funds web site.
Central Florida Women's Emergency Fund
City: Orlando
Zip Code: 32853
Contact Name: Penny
Contact Phone:407/242-2718
Contact Email: cfwomensfund@hotmail.com
Eligibility: Residents of Central Florida.
Financial assistance: Abortion
Other services: Information and referral
Services provided by volunteers: None
Emergency Medical Assistance Inc.
City: Palm Beach Gardens
Zip Code: 33420-3552
Contact Name: EMA
Contact Phone: 561-271-5164
Contact Email: info@emawpb.org
Eligibility: Residents of or women receiving abortions in Palm Beach County, FL. Some other assistance available for collaborative funding. Will not fund before 10 weeks.
Website: www.emawpb.org
Financial assistance: Abortion, lodging, transportation, meals, contraception
Services provided by volunteers: None
Women's Emergency Network
Fund Name: Women's Emergency Network
City: Miami
Zip Code: 33156
Contact Name: Rotating volunteers
Contact Phone: 305-446-4615
Contact Fax: 786-279-2321
Contact Email: info@wen-online.org
Eligibility: Women obtaining abortions in Dade, Broward, & Monroe Counties. Occasional collaborative funding elsewhere in FL.
Website: www.wen-online.org
Financial assistance: Abortion, EC (when finances allow)
Other services: Information and referral, client advocacy and education, options counseling
Services provided by volunteers: None
What if women do not want to have an abortion? What if they choose to give their child life by putting the child up for adoption or raising the child? PregnancyCenters.org helps women find adoption and parenting resources.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Please also see the National Network of Abortion Funds--they have a map with funds by state, as well as resources for national funding (some funds, like the Hersey Fund in Minnesota, will help women anywhere in the US):
ReplyDeleteNational Network of Abortion Funds
They're also on Facebook, here:
National Network of Abortion Funds on Facebook
And on Twitter:
@AbortionFunds
IF THEY WANTED TO GIVE THEIR BABY UP THEY WOULD'VE WENT TO THAT WEBSITE
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