Doulas Branch Out To Support Women Through Abortions

It turns out that the supportive role that doulas provide to women giving birth is equally suitable and  appropriate for women terminating birth. The comfort measures that a doula can offer extend beyond the labour setting and into abortion clinics where women also face emotionality and physically challenging circumstances. Over the past 4 years, The Doula Project in New York has been training volunteer doulas for this exact purpose. Click on the image to read more about these doulas and the inherent controversy on the womens e-news site.