Research and Community Publications
A core value of the research team and a community-based participatory research approach is producing publications to disseminate and support the community that participated in the research. The public is hungry for knowledge on at-home community-led abortion care, and abortion activists sorely need research to diversify their knowledge and support of community abortion practices. We strive to craft approachable resources for all people wanting this information, with a priority in giving back to the communities originally studied.
Herbal Abortion: Non-toxic method, dangerous representation
Published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine in August 2024, this paper discusses the common misrepresentation of herbal abortion within peer-reviewed scientific publications. They are often portrayed as inherently dangerous despite lacking significant data around toxicity, particularly when plants are correctly identified with proper preparations and dosing.
Supported at-home abortion: An exploratory study of methods, outcomes, and motivations of community-led abortion care in the United States and Canada
This paper profiles the overall outcomes data from 167 at-home abortions supported by community providers employing a variety of methods including the medication misoprostol, herbs, extractions, and combinations of methods in North America. Published by the journal Contraception in January 2024
A Place for Herbal Abortion in Clinical Herbalism
Published in the Journal of the American Herbalists’ Guild in December 2022, this paper profiles seven successful herbal-only abortion cases from the study data set to look at the safety, efficacy, physiology & pharmacokinetics, and profiles of using herbs for abortion care.