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Emotional support, potential scams, and things to watch out for when seeking abortions in the Eastern Sierra.

Where to Find Plan B and Emergency Contraception in Mammoth Lakes

Where to Find Plan B and Emergency Contraception in Mammoth Lakes: Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy after sex. It’s not the same as the abortion pill, and it won’t affect an existing pregnancy.

What Are the Different Types of Abortion?

In this post, we’ll break down the two main types of abortion—medication abortion and procedural abortion—so you can know what to expect and what might work best for your needs, and how to access health services in rural parts of California.

How to Support a Friend Having an Abortion

Being there for someone who’s having an abortion is a radical act of care. In rural areas like the Eastern Sierra, where abortion access often requires extra time, travel, and effort, being there for our friends and neighbors who are having an abortion is especially important.

What are these "pregnancy centers" anyway? Will they help me get an abortion?

What are crisis pregnancy centers? Will they help me get an abortion? Are there any in Bishop, CA?

What do I have to tell a health care provider after an abortion?

Abortion is pregnancy loss. Miscarriage is also pregnancy loss. If you seek health care after an abortion, you get to choose how you talk about it. This article is excerpted from If/When/How.org

Emotional Support Resources

Having complicated emotions about experiencing an abortion is normal. This page highlights a few websites and hotlines that offer emotional support and counseling before and after having an abortion.

Self-Managed Abortion Support

Here are resources for accessing abortion pills online and having an abortion at home in Inyo County, Mono County and the Eastern Sierra.