The Online Abortion Resource Squad (OARS) runs the abortion subreddit. Their peer-based online counseling model helps ensure that in the enormous ocean of the internet, everyone has the information, support, and resources they need to access safe abortion care no matter where they live. People turn to Reddit when they have trouble locating resources, find themselves lost in a maze of (mis)information, or don’t know whom to trust. The trained OARS volunteers provide expert navigation and support services to the 200,000 (!) individuals who visit r/abortion every month.
This public forum is a critical resource for the people most impacted by restrictive laws and barriers to access. While lack to abortion access has seemingly become normalized, OARS answers the questions of women, girls, and pregnant people who are desperate to make the decisions that are best for their own lives and families.
