*While we assist abortion seekers in Georgia and Alabama as well, we are located in South Carolina so we may reference South Carolina laws when discussing access to abortion.*
How Much Does an Abortion Cost?
A medication abortion in South Carolina is an average of around $600. For the rare instance that abortion seekers can get a "medically necessary" abortion at MUSC through one of the "exceptions" written into our state's 6 week ban, that cost is $3,100.
Most people now have to travel out of state, which increases their financial burden, our financial burden, and puts a strain on clinics in non-ban states like Virginia, DC, and Maryland. This means we are now helping callers find a clinic that can see them the quickest, as well as helping them figure out and pay for travel and lodging. For those who travel, usually $750-$1,000 is needed, and currently we cannot provide that.
The cost of an abortion goes up the further north someone has to travel, and the further along in their pregnancy they are. Later abortions can be more complicated, making them more expensive. The most expensive appointment we have seen and helped fund was $25,000. Typically, it takes multiple abortion funds to come together to ensure the cost is covered.
Since Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Hotline have cut their financial support for appointments from 50% to 30%, abortion funds like ours have had to fill that gap. Realistically, we cannot sustain that without a big increase in financial support.
How Do We Use Your Donations?
Our entire team is ran by volunteers, and our overhead is minimal (website, email software) so donations go directly to funding abortion care. We work with the clinics directly to ensure that our patients are taken care of. We have received some grants that cover general operating costs, and we have received a few unrestricted grants too that we have been able to use for abortion costs -- but for the most part, abortion appointments are funded by YOU.
We could not do this work without you, thank you for supporting us and for supporting abortion access in South Carolina and across the South.
*The donation tracker you see on this page resets every month. Our goal is to have $16,000 a month in recurring donations, as that is what we have determined to need in order to continue funding 100% of every procedure.*