Today marks 14 years since the launch of the All-Options Talkline. Wow! In 2004, in Portland, Oregon, our founders recognized the need for a new organization -- one that would bridge false divisions, transcend political rhetoric, and provide unconditional support to people in all of their … [Read more...] about Our National Talkline turns 14 today!
Expanding our Pregnancy Options Workshops
At All-Options, we are hard at work designing and facilitating trainings around the country on pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption, values clarification, and judgment-free all-options counseling for a wide variety of professionals interested in supporting pregnant people. In the Spring, our … [Read more...] about Expanding our Pregnancy Options Workshops
Practical Support Network Trainings Are Here
When you think of barriers to accessing an abortion, what comes to mind? Mandatory waiting periods? Parental consent laws? Donald Trump and Mike Pence? These are all obvious and dangerous obstacles to getting an abortion, but they don't touch upon the practical support hurdles that stand in the way … [Read more...] about Practical Support Network Trainings Are Here
Exploring the Criminalization of Pregnant People
Each month, All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center hosts a Reproductive Justice Action Hour, an opportunity to explore intersecting issues and experiences and their relationship to reproductive justice. In September, our friends from Middle Way House, a local domestic violence shelter and advocacy … [Read more...] about Exploring the Criminalization of Pregnant People
Medicaid and CPCs: A Match Made by NPR
As an organization that provides support to pregnant people, we were shocked and disappointed to hear NPR praising anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers for helping pregnant women access Medicaid on this past Monday’s edition of All Things Considered. If the segment’s main argument had been that … [Read more...] about Medicaid and CPCs: A Match Made by NPR
An Inside Look at Our Pregnancy Options Workshops
In early June, I had the privilege of traveling to Austin, TX to facilitate a Pregnancy Options Workshop with some incredible activists and providers from Texas abortion funds, clinics, and allied organizations. More than 20 people spent their Saturday learning about abortion, adoption, and … [Read more...] about An Inside Look at Our Pregnancy Options Workshops
All-Options: the first full-spectrum pregnancy center in the U.S.!
Ever wonder what it's like at our All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center? Check out this short film by director Yoruba Richen, featured on New York Magazine's The Cut! … [Read more...] about All-Options: the first full-spectrum pregnancy center in the U.S.!
Backline Love: Poonam Dreyfus-Pai
Introducing a new monthly segment on our blog called "Backline Love," in which we post Q&As with some of the people in the movement we love most. Kicking things off is Poonam Dreyfus-Pai, who is a full-spectrum doula, researcher, and co-director of the Bay Area Doula Project - and also … [Read more...] about Backline Love: Poonam Dreyfus-Pai
Say it loud! I nurse, I pump and I’m proud: Free to breed and feed my sucklers
This blog post is part of the Strong Families Mama’s Day Our Way celebration. You can read more posts in the series on the Strong Families blog. Backline is proud to be a member of Strong Families, a national initiative led by Forward Together to change the way people think, act and talk about … [Read more...] about Say it loud! I nurse, I pump and I’m proud: Free to breed and feed my sucklers
Say it loud! I nurse, I pump and I’m proud: Free to breed and feed my sucklers
This blog post is part of the Strong Families Mama’s Day Our Way celebration. You can read more posts in the series on the Strong Families blog. Backline is proud to be a member of Strong Families, a national initiative led by Forward Together to change the way people think, act and talk about … [Read more...] about Say it loud! I nurse, I pump and I’m proud: Free to breed and feed my sucklers