How To Do It Anyway: a guide to self-managing an abortion at home
Live Like the World is Dying Skill Series #2
Brought to you by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness and Hazel Acacia
This zine is a love letter to anyone who finds themself hungry for the information contained in these pages, no matter the circumstances that lead to this booklet coming into your hands. This resource was diligently compiled and written with care by a few clinic workers in the midwest for the patients we can’t see anymore, in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
In this zine, we’ll talk about the process of making a decision, getting ready, what to expect after taking the pills, taking care of your emotions, safety planning, and how to move forward after your abortion. It contains evidence-based recommendations and anecdotally-informed best practices for self-managing a medication abortion through the end of the 12th week of pregnancy. Throughout these pages, we’ll share some wisdom, care, and hot tips from our experiences. We hope you’ll find it informative, interactive, and comforting.
About the Skills Series
The Live Like the World is Dying Skills Series is an ever-growing collection of zines about basic community preparedness topics. Each will explore different essential skills and are designed to be printed and held on to as reference material. You have our blessing to print and distribute these zines as widely as you are capable, so long as you do not do so for profit and ideally distribute them for free. Here is an interactive version, here is a printable version, and you can find physical copies for purchase at-cost at tangledwilderness.org/shop.