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What to Know About Medical Abortion
Medical abortion is a safe, medication-based option for ending a pregnancy in its early weeks. Here’s how medical abortion works and how it can help you take control of your health and your future.
About us
We are a Black woman led organization, working from the foundational principles of Reproductive Justice, with intentional partnerships and programming that build community and center Black and Indigenous people and people of color.
The mission of Desert Star Institute for Family Planning is to create equitable access to reproductive and sexual health care while centering Black and Indigenous people of color.
We are a Black woman led organization, working from the foundational principles of Reproductive Justice, with intentional partnerships and programming that build community and center Black and Indigenous people and people of color.
The mission of Desert Star Institute for Family Planning is to create equitable access to reproductive and sexual health care while centering Black and Indigenous people of color.
About our practice
- 87% of all counties in the U.S. have no abortion provider
- 66% of medical schools in the U.S. spend less than 30 minutes of class time on all aspects of abortion
- $1,000 sponsors a medical student for Desert Star Institute training
Provider
We provide abortion services according to prevailing laws while litigation is in progress.
Accepted Insurances
At Desert Star Institute for Family Planning we accept most major insurance providers. If you do not see your provider listed, please call the office for more information.
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You help us bring our mission and vision to life!
Your generosity helps us provide direct services to historically marginalized communities, train more future abortion providers, provide more community education, and help more uninsured people obtain long-acting birth control. Together we are making lives better.
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Location
Desert Star Institute for Family Planning
5501 N 19th Ave #420
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Phone: 480-448-6753
| Weekday | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Weekday | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Friday | By Appointment Only |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |