Below you will find some resources that have been incredibly helpful to us as we have navigated terminating our daughter's life due to medical reasons, and preserving our rights legally going forward.
Websites
Guttmacher Institute - a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. A fantastic resource for intelligent facts and analysis.
National Abortion Federation - Their mission of the National Abortion Federation is to ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion care, which promotes health and justice for women.
NARAL - Their mission is to fight for reproductive freedom for every person in every state.
Planned Parenthood - Provides access to healthcare for 2.5 million patients, including humane terminations for medical reasons.
Support Groups
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy - Comfort, support and pro-choice advocacy for all who have had to end a wanted pregnancy following a poor prenatal diagnosis or for maternal health issues. I cannot understate how helpful this site has been for us as we have navigated our terrible loss.
SHARE - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
RESOLVE - A great resource and community for those coping with infertility
Books/Articles
Empty Cradle: Surviving the Death of Your Baby - This helped me so much, and applies to any loss, from a miscarriage to the loss of a living child. I felt so much more understood after reading this.
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart - Helps navigate grief, which is such a tough and foggy process.
The Understanding Your Grief Journal: Exploring the Ten Essential Touchstones - A journal to accompany the prior resource.
Our Heartbreaking Choices: Forty-Six Women Share Their Stories of Interrupting a Much-Wanted Pregnancy - Stories about ending wanted pregnancies, which helped me feel less alone.
The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Anxious and What You Can Do to Change It - This was very helpful for postpartum anxiety.
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