Abortion Resources

If I think I may be pregnant, where can I go?

If you think you may be pregnant, the first step is to get a pregnancy test. You can purchase a home pregnancy test from a pharmacy or sometimes even a dollar store. You can also have one done at a family doctor’s office, walk-in clinic, youth clinic, or Options for Sexual Health clinic.

Please note: not all family doctors or walk-in clinic doctors or staff will provide you with nonjudgmental information about all pregnancy options, but our Options for Sexual Health clinics are pro-choice.

Sex Sense
An information and resource service operated by Options for Sexual Health, Sex Sense can answer questions about pregnancy and pregnancy testing
Sex Sense
Open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. PT
1-800-739-7367 (toll free), 604-731-7803 or sexsense@optbc.org

Options for Sexual Health Clinics:
Clinic Finder
Our clinics offer pregnancy testing and counselling, resources, and referrals

Where can I find abortion providers in BC and the Yukon?

Public Abortion Clinics in BC
Public abortion clinics in BC are listed on our abortion providers page.

Sex Sense
An information and resource service operated by Options for Sexual Health, Sex Sense can connect you with abortion providers in more than 30 communities across BC and the Yukon, including those that are not publicly listed
Sex Sense
Open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. PT
1-800-739-7367 (toll free), 604-731-7803 or sexsense@optbc.org

Options for Sexual Health Clinics:
Clinic Finder
Our clinics offer pregnancy testing and options counselling, resources, and referrals

Pregnancy Options Service:
A service of the CARE Program at the BC Women’s Hospital, the Pregnancy Options Service provides confidential counselling, resources to local abortion providers, and can assist with arrangements if someone needs to travel away from home for abortion services
1-888-875-3163/604-875-3163 or pos@cw.bc.ca

Where can I find abortion providers if I’m outside of BC and the Yukon?

The Choice Connect App:
https://choiceconnect.ca/

The National Abortion Federation
Includes clinics in Canada, the US, Mexico, Columbia and some internationally
www.prochoice.org
1-877-257-0012

Where can I get pregnancy options counselling or support and resources related to abortion?

All Options Pregnancy Support
Judgment-free support for people in all of their decisions, feelings, and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption
www.all-options.org
1.888.493.009 (toll-free) or https://www.all-options.org/

Abortion Clinics
Many abortion clinics, including the Everywomans’ Health Centre, the CARE Program, and Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic offer free decision-making counselling appointments as well as post-abortion counseling.  For their contact information, please see our Abortion Providers page.

Pregnancy Options Service:
A service of the CARE Program at the BC Women’s Hospital, the Pregnancy Options Service rovides confidential counselling, information and can assist with arrangements if someone needs to travel away from home for abortion services
1-888-875-3163/604-875-3163 or pos@cw.bc.ca

Faith Aloud
Faith Aloud is a multi-faith organization that provides support for people with spiritual concerns about pregnancy or abortion
https://www.faithaloud.org/
1-888-717-5010 or outreach@faithaloud.org

Pregnancy Options Workbook and Guide to Resolution After Abortion
This site offers two online workbooks: The Pregnancy Options Workbook and A Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Resolution After an Abortion.
http://www.pregnancyoptions.info/

Where can I find financial support with abortion if needed?

The National Abortion Federation
For information about financial assistance available in English, Spanish, and French.
1-800-772-9100
https://prochoice.org/think-youre-pregnant/naf-hotline/

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights Access Line
For help with travel and accommodation expenses.
1-888-642-2725.

The Travel Assistance Program
Helps with some of the transportation costs for eligible B.C. residents who must travel within the province for non-emergency medical services not available in their own community
604-683-7151 (Vancouver), 1 800 663-7100 (Elsewhere in BC)

Cranbrook Women’s Resource Society
Offers assistance to East Kootenay residents who will experience financial difficulty when travelling out of the region to access abortion services
Website
1-250-426-2912, Email

Additional Abortion Resources

Trans-Inclusive Abortion Services in B.C. A Manual for Providers Manual by A.J. Lowik (PDF)

For Support Persons: information and resources for friends, family members or partners who are supporting someone through an abortion http://everywomanshealthcentre.ca/for-support-persons/

Caution

Some groups opposed to abortion offer pregnancy counselling using misleading language to make you think you will get accurate information on all your choices and rights. Their purpose is to talk you out of the option of abortion, and to do so they may use false information about the effects of abortion, ignore your rights, and apply religious pressure. Such groups include Birthright, Pregnancy Options Society (formerly known as the Crisis Pregnancy Centre), Hope for Women, and Pro Life BC, which is using an “OptionsBC” web site to disguise its agenda.