What Abortion Support Network does

Abortion Support Network (ASN) is a UK-registered charity (No. 1142120) founded in October 2009 that helps people living in countries with restricted abortion access travel to obtain safe, legal abortion care, primarily within Europe. The organization operates a multilingual helpline accessible via phone, email, text message, and website (available in 8 languages including English, French, Polish, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Maltese, Ukrainian, and Russian), with country-specific intake routes for Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Malta, Gibraltar, Poland, Romania, Hungary, France, Spain, Andorra, Russia, and Ukraine. Core services combine (i) financial grants covering abortion care, travel, and accommodation; (ii) practical information on clinics and logistics; and (iii) confidential, non-judgmental casework delivered through a small staff and volunteer network. Since founding, ASN has directly helped over 10,000 people, including more than 1,000 in 2024 alone.

ASN's service delivery is built on referral partnerships with the UK's three leading abortion care providers — BPAS (60+ UK locations), MSI Reproductive Choices, and NUPAS — through which clients receive clinical treatment. In 2019, ASN co-launched the Abortion Without Borders (Aborcja Bez Granic) coalition, which has collectively helped more than 100,000 people in Poland with signposting, information on early medical abortion pills by post, and travel funding. Underlying technology is operational rather than innovative: Donorfy for supporter/donor CRM, Mailchimp for newsletters, and GoCardless/PayPal/Stripe for donation processing; there is no proprietary AI/ML or app-based product surface. An "I Travelled" online story archive functions as an advocacy and destigmatization asset.

ASN is a non-profit funded entirely by individual donations, with Gift Aid reclaim available for UK taxpayers. It has no parent company, no equity investors, and no disclosed institutional funding; the organization supplements donations with diversified fundraising channels including charity running events (Run for Charity), affiliate shopping (easyfundraising, Amazon Smile, Thrift+), payroll giving via CAF, and JustGiving event fundraising. ASN is GDPR-compliant, maintains presence on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and BlueSky, and operates from a Coventry postal address (Union House, 111 New Union Street). Revenue, headcount, and audited financials are not publicly disclosed in the input materials.

Name

Abortion Support Network

Legal name

Abortion Support Network

Website

https://asn.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Abortion Support Network (ASN) is a UK-registered charity, founded 2009, that provides financial grants, travel and accommodation funding, and confidential helpline support to help people in restricted European jurisdictions access safe, legal abortion care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Planning & Contraception (Including Abortion Care) (HLAKAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Abortion travel support
• Reproductive health charity
• Abortion access funding
• Cross-border healthcare assistance
• Patient travel grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Coventry

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Abortion Support Network is funded entirely by donations from ordinary people. Donations fund the cost of abortion care, travel and accommodation for people across Europe who cannot access these services in their home countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Abortion Support Network is a UK charity that helps people in countries with restricted abortion access (Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Malta, Gibraltar, Poland, and other European countries) travel to obtain safe, legal abortions. It provides financial assistance for abortion care, travel, and accommodation; confidential information on clinics and logistics; and a helpline accessible via phone, email, text, and website. All services are free to clients and funded entirely by individual donations.

Product overview

Abortion Support Network is a charitable organization providing a unified service helping people access safe abortions in Europe. The core offering combines financial assistance for abortion care, travel and accommodation costs, with practical information services and a helpline (available via phone, email, text, and website). Additional services include a story archive for advocacy, early medical abortion pill information resources, and a Gift Aid donation enhancement program for UK taxpayers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abortion Travel Financial Assistance Provides financial assistance to individuals to help cover the costs of abortion care, travel, and accommodation when they need to travel from restricted countries to access safe, legal abortions across Europe.
• Information Services Confidential, non-judgmental information on clinics, travel arrangements, and practical support for people seeking abortion access across Europe.
• Helpline Service Telephone, email, text message, and website-based helpline service connecting clients with support staff who provide guidance, coordinate assistance, and refer clients to partner clinics. Country-specific numbers for Ireland, Poland, and a general international number.
• Early Medical Abortion Pills (EMA) Information Information and signposting on reputable providers of early medical abortion pills for those who may need to access them.
• Gift Aid Service UK tax relief scheme allowing ASN to claim back 25p for every £1 donated by UK taxpayers, boosting the value of donations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 people helped access safe abortions since 2009
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Abortion Without Borders / Aborcja Bez GranicflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ASN works in partnership with Abortion Without Borders to help Polish clients. Since its launch in 2019, the organisations in Abortion without Borders have collectively helped more than 100,000 people in Poland with signposting to services, information (including on early medical abortion pills by post), and financial assistance to travel for an abortion. ASN funds abortions for people travelling from Poland through this partnership.
• BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBPAS is the UK's leading abortion care specialist with quick, convenient treatments from 60+ locations. ASN refers clients to BPAS for abortion care services. BPAS logo appears on ASN website as a partner organization.
• MSI Reproductive ChoicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMSI provides abortion care services through their network of clinics across England. ASN refers clients to MSI for treatment. MSI logo appears on ASN website as a partner organization.
• NUPAS (National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNUPAS offers abortion and sexual health advice, care and treatment within a safe non-judgmental environment. ASN refers clients to NUPAS for services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NUPAS (National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service): NUPAS is a UK clinic partner of ASN offering abortion and sexual health services in a non-judgmental setting; it directly serves the same restricted-country traveller population and is one of ASN's three named clinical referral partners.
• Women on Web: Women on Web is an international online service that provides early medical abortion pills by mail to people in restrictive countries — directly comparable to ASN's information and access-enabling mission, though with a self-managed rather than travel-based delivery model.
• Aid Access: Aid Access provides telehealth-based early medical abortion prescribing and mail-order pills to people in countries with restricted access — a direct functional alternative to ASN's travel-funded model for the same client base.
• Abortion Without Borders / Aborcja Bez Granic: ASN's flagship partnership; Abortion Without Borders is a coalition offering the same cross-border support, signposting, and financial assistance — and ASN is described as one of the founding partner organizations in this network.
• MSI Reproductive Choices: MSI Reproductive Choices is one of ASN's core clinic partners and a leading UK abortion provider; it directly serves the same client population (including women travelling from restricted jurisdictions) and offers the closest comparable service model in the UK.
• BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service): BPAS is ASN's flagship referral partner and the UK's leading abortion care specialist with 60+ locations, providing the clinical services ASN funds and arranges — directly comparable in mission and overlapping heavily in target clients.

Broad incumbents

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America: Planned Parenthood is the largest US reproductive health provider and advocacy organization; it is comparable as a broad incumbent in abortion access but operates in a different regulatory and geographic environment than ASN's European-focused travel-support model.
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF): IPPF is a global federation that supports member associations delivering sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion access; it operates at a much broader scale and geographic remit but shares ASN's mission of expanding access to safe abortion.

Regional players

• Exhale Pro-Voice: Exhale Pro-Voice is a US-based post-abortion talkline and resource; it serves a comparable emotional-support and information function for people post-abortion but operates in a different geography (US) and does not fund clinical care or travel.

Others

• Centre for Reproductive Rights: Centre for Reproductive Rights is a global legal advocacy organization using litigation and policy to advance reproductive rights; it is thematically aligned with ASN but adjacent rather than directly comparable, as it operates through legal channels rather than direct service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AbortionSupportNetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/abortionsupportnetwork
• TikToktiktok.com/@abortionsupport
• Xx.com/AbortionSupport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abortion-support-network

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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