7 reasons to become an abortion doula

Becoming an abortion doula has a multitude of benefits for you, the reproductive rights movement, and your community. If you connect with any of the following, consider signing up for our Rouge Abortion Doula School and train to become an abortion doula!

1. Be a real support in a time of need.

Abortion can sometimes be a lonely, confusing, or scary experience, especially if you are lacking in support. As a doula, you get to be a pivotal person in their abortion journey - someone to remind them they are not alone and can listen without judgement.

2. Show activism through direct care.

Direct care is a powerful way to be part of the movement for reproductive rights. By helping others advocate for their own bodies, you reduce abortion stigma and foster a community of compassionate, non-judgemental support. For communities disproportionately impacted by limited access, you may be one of the few who can provide access to pills, information, and follow-up care.

3. Build your credibility.

While not legally required and with no official certification program for abortion doulas, completing a training program can help show your commitment and build trust with abortion seekers, clinics, and your local feminist mutual aid groups and collectives.

4. Help bridge gaps in care.

Medical facilities, pill providers, and telehealth staff may not have the time, resources, or training to meaningful emotional support to abortion seekers. As a doula, you can help fill that gap - empowering the seeker, improving their overall satisfaction with care, and increasing access to vital information.

5. Deepen your knowledge of your own body, pregnancy, and fertility.

As womb-holders, we often know surprisingly little about our bodies due to a lack of education or experience. As an abortion doula, you'll not only learn the basics of how your body functions but also gain in-depth knowledge about abortion and pregnancy at different stages, as well as how menstruation, fertility, and hormones work and affect our bodies.

6. Help your community in ways that work for you.

By becoming an abortion doula, you can join the growing movement of virtual abortion care. Not only that, this training can help you gain work (volunteer or paid) in various settings - clinics, mutual aid groups, feminist collectives, or as a freelance doula. You can easily shape this work to meet the needs of your own schedule and respond to the specific needs of your community.

7. Connect with a supportive network.

Many doula training programs are grounded in community care and social justice. You'll connect with a powerful network of amazing activists, healers, and revolutionaries who all bring their unique experiences and ideas to this work. Just as abortion seekers need support and care, so do we. As doulas, we are not meant to walk this path alone. Joining a program or collective can help root us in solidarity and collective care.

Train to become an abortion doula with Rouge Pills:

Rouge Pills is a global abortion collective. We train doulas to move between the clinical and the cosmic, the digital and the ancestral. Our school weaves together:

• Medical accuracy (Mifepristone + Misoprostol protocols, WHO-aligned)

• Counseling methods (Compassionate Inquiry, Decision Assessment)

• Somatic practice and nervous system fluency

• Ceremony, lineage, and spiritual presence

• Collective accountability, burnout prevention, and leadership development

This is training as movement-building. This is abortion care as world-making.

Course Details

Program dates: Sept 22, 2025 – Apr 19, 2026 (with a 3‑week integration break)

Format: Live virtual classes, guest speakers, peer role‑plays, readings, quizzes, and co-facilitated practice spaces

Commitment: 75% attendance, plus 6+ months of volunteer abortion support post-training

Tuition: Sliding scale from $0–2K USD; solidarity pricing included

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This is for the ones building new worlds through abortion care.

Apply now at https://www.rougepills.com/rouge-abortion-doula-school

Applications close August 22, 2025. Training begins September 22, 2025.