Figuring out your abortion options may feel overwhelming, and sometimes you just want to talk to a real human who understands how to navigate it all. While I Need An A has tools, guides, and blogs to help you explore all of your options in any state, we know there are moments when clicking through a website isn’t enough. So, we teamed up with the amazing folks at the Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline to launch something new: now you can chat directly with a trained, nonjudgmental volunteer right on our site.

We're starting small: for now, it's available only in certain states and volunteers are online Monday through Friday, 11 AM–3 PM CT on ineedana.com. More to come soon!

How do I chat?

Use our search feature and scroll down to “What are your biggest questions?”. If chat is available in your state you’ll see it under “I need help. Who can I talk to?”.

What the chat can help with:

While volunteers cannot make abortion appointments directly, they can answer logistical questions like:

• What are my abortion options?
• How can I get help paying for my abortion?
• What are the differences between pill providers?

How it works:

• It’s free to use, and works from your phone or desktop
• Available in Spanish and English
• Volunteers can send you direct links to clinics, funds and other resources
• The chat will delete automatically after one hour of inactivity or if you close the ineedana.com window completely.
• If you get disconnected, just start a new chat!

Big BONUS - Privacy by design:

By chatting directly on ineedana.com, there won’t be a record of your conversation in texts or your call history, further keeping your abortion as private as you want it to be.

Learn more about how we protect your data in our Privacy Guide

Learn more about I Need An A

Again, we’re starting small - this is an experiment! If you have questions that need a person to speak with and our chat isn’t online, we highly recommend:

• M+A Hotline: get medical questions answered
• Repro Legal Helpline: get legal questions answered
• Reprocare: peer support hotline for people using pills
• All-Options: peer support hotline for people who are still exploring all of their pregnancy options.
• Aya Contigo: A spanish-language first abortion digital companion with trained abortion accompaniment

For other resources that can help explain your abortion options, we recommend:

• Chat with Charley: a chatbot that can help you understand your options
• Plan C Pills: an up to date guide specific to how to get pills by mail in all 50 states

As always, if you have feedback, questions, or ideas - don’t hesitate to let us know! team@ineedana.com