Abortion Provider Toolkit

This Toolkit seeks to support abortion care as a normal part of primary care. It provides evidence for abortion care as a natural extension of the work of Nurse Practitioners (NPs), midwives, and Physician Assistants (PAs) who care for patients at risk for or experiencing an unintended pregnancy. It is built on evidence regarding the safety of abortion; the need for more abortion providers; and the role of NPs, midwives, and PAs in providing abortion. The Toolkit also acknowledges the barriers clinicians face in becoming abortion providers–lack of clinical training opportunities, professional and abortion politics, isolation of abortion care from professional credentialing or legal/regulatory mechanisms, and the wide variation in state practice and regulatory environments.