We’re teaming up with organizations providing support, access, and travel expenses to those seeking these services. Playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, announced earlier this month that TASC was one of the abortion services receiving funds from his “Hamilton”-affiliated campaign to support abortions, “Hamilton 4 Choice.Abortion care should be safe and accessible across our country. TASC then lists the crisis pregnancy centers in the Tucson area. TASC claimed that these centers are “designed to intentionally mislead women” with “medically inaccurate information about pregnancy, fetal development, and abortion” and “lies, manipulation, and threatening or intimidating language.” As proof of their claims, TASC links to NARAL Pro-Choice America’s article, “The Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers.” On their website, TASC warns pregnant women against crisis pregnancy centers. In addition to assisting with abortion funding, TASC offers logistical resources such as transportation, legal aid, “abortion doula services,” and walkthroughs of Arizona’s abortion law. Become a monthly donor to support abortion access! /Jpiz6yWKFH- Abortion Fund of Arizona November 7, 2021 This year we have seen a drastic uptick in financial need, especially due to the ongoing economic loss and struggle from the pandemic. Black Lives Matter (BLM) Phoenix-Metro was one of their past members.įunding abortion is a radical act of compassion. Pro-Choice Arizona is also a member of the Arizona Reproductive Justice Coalition.Ĭurrent members of the Arizona Reproductive Justice Coalition include Organized Poder, Parteras De Maiz, and Trans Queer Pueblo. Pro-Choice Arizona and AFAZ once operated under the NARAL Pro-Choice America network, but achieved independence in 2019. In 2020, AFAZ pledged over $100,000 to women seeking abortions, and in 2021 they pledged over $80,000.ĪFAZ launched in 2017 through Pro-Choice Arizona. AFAZ also offers resources for other logistics: meals, gas, Rhogam vaccine, and childcare funding, as well as transportation and lodging arrangements. Pregnancies over 16 weeks gestation are prioritized. In order to qualify, pregnant women seeking abortions must have an appointment scheduled at an abortion clinic. AFAZ confirmed that they’ve continued providing abortion funding, but TASC never responded with comment.ĪFAZ serves all of Arizona, offering funding on a first-come, first-serve basis according to their monthly budget, averaging 40-50 callers a month. They’re the Abortion Fund of Arizona ( AFAZ) and the Tucson Abortion Support Collective ( TASC).ĪZ Free News reached out to AFAZ and TASC for comment. Following the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rejection of a constitutional right to abortion, two Arizona organizations still advertise abortion funding.

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