All-options (formerly Backline)

Mission

All-Options uses direct service and social change strategies to promote unconditional, judgment-free support for people in all of their decisions, feelings, and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption. We recognize that these issues are complex, but one thing is certain: Everyone deserves to have all options.

Causes

Civil Rights , Family Services , Health , Human Services , Reproductive Health Care , Reproductive Rights , Women , Womens Rights

Programs

All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center - in May 2015, All-Options opened the first-of-its-kind All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center in Bloomington, Indiana. Based on a traditional pregnancy center model, All-Options PRC provides free pregnancy tests, peer counseling, diapers, and baby clothes. The revolutionary part is that we provide this support alongside unbiased all-options counseling, referrals to local providers, safer sex kits, and abortion funding. All-options PRC is a new model of open-hearted support for people through every pregnancy and parenting turning point. All-Options Talkline - All-Options operates the nations only toll-free Talkline for callers seeking support around pregnancy decisions, abortion, adoption, parenting, pregnancy loss, and infertility. Staffed entirely by a team of volunteer Talkline advocates, the Talkline provides unconditional and judgment-free support to hundreds of people each year. In 2014-2015 we spoke with 722 callers for more than 350 total hours; 26% of calls were for pregnancy options counseling, 37% for abortion support and referral, and 13% for after-abortion support. Pregnancy Options Workshops - All-Options offers trainings to health and social service professionals who wish to deepen their skills for providing nonjudgmental pregnancy options counseling. The POW combines value clarification exercises, education on abortion, adoption, and parenting resources, and skills-building tools and activities. In 2014-2015 we reached more than 150 pow participants including nurses, social workers, clinicians, doulas, health educators, and case managers in public and private trainings throughout the united states.

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