We Fight Bans Punishment Barriers Stigma Criminalization Misinformation
Patient Forward
a national strategy and advocacy organization
We are fighting for a future where all pregnant people are met with support, not stigma or punishment.
We work to eliminate barriers for people seeking abortion care later in pregnancy.
Our Work
Patient Forward is the leader in education, messaging, and policy analysis focused on abortion care later in pregnancy. We collaborate with organizations across the reproductive health, rights, and justice field to expand access, unpunish pregnancy, and win bodily autonomy.
Our programming focuses on three core workstreams:
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We work with the people on the front lines – providers, clinics, abortion funds, and practical support organizations, to identify and remove barriers to care.
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We evaluate policies based on their impact and advocate for solutions that provide care, not punishment.
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We combine story and strategy to advance an affirmative vision for later abortion care that rejects government interference and criminalization.
To learn more about abortion later in pregnancy, visit our people-centered resource, Who Not When:
Current Projects
Who Not When
A people-centered resource for understanding abortions later in pregnancy. Also home to fact sheets, a media guide, and guidance for talking about later abortion.
Unpunish Pregnancy
A policy evaluation framework. It guides users through steps to analyze policies for threats to the bodily autonomy of pregnant people, parents, and just about anyone.
Abortion Justice Now
A position statement opposing viability and gestational limits in abortion law. More than 300 organizations and individuals have signed on in support.
Abortion Policy API
An API (application programming interface) that allows developers of applications and websites to integrate accurate abortion policy data that stays up-to-date.
Past Projects
RHAvote
A successful grassroots campaign to decriminalize abortion in New York State.
The No Choice Travel Agency
An experiential advocacy pop-up raising awareness about New Yorker’s needing to travel for care.
Abortion Patients
A public letter signed by hundreds of later abortion patients and partners, pushing back on Trump’s rhetoric.
”Not a Crime Scene” Waiting Room
A pop-up advocacy action in front of the NYS capitol to bring attention to NY's abortion law.
Step Up New York
An outreach campaign to connect with people affected by New York’s abortion laws.
Dear Mr. Legislator
A video for an original song by Emily Walton about rejecting government interference in abortion care.
Talk Like a Pro
A resource to offer messaging guidance for talking about abortion later in pregnancy.