Financial Assistance
There are multiple funding resources/agencies available to help reduce your fees. However, NO abortion fund will pay for the entire fee - all funding agencies expect that patients come up with a portion of their fee on their own. RRWC staff can usually help you navigate all funding resources when you make your appointment, reducing your need to make multiple phone calls to different resources.
Patients can sometimes turn to family and friends for financial assistance - $25 from 4 friends easily adds up to $100!
Patients from North Dakota, South Dakota & Minnesota
If you are a patient living in North Dakota, South Dakota or Minnesota there is financial assistance available that is based on your income, family size and need. You will automatically be asked if you want to see if you qualify for this funding when you make your appointment. It only takes RRWC staff about 1-2 minutes to tell you if you have qualified for the funding. If you qualify, you will be asked to pay 70% of the fee. ($700 first trimester fee = $500 with funding).
Minnesota Medical Assistance/MN Care
Patients who are covered on Minnesota Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care do not need to pay a fee - we will bill these programs for you. This includes the abortion fee, STI testing & birth control fees.
Please have your Recipient ID, or social security number when you call us so that we can verify your coverage.
North Dakota Medicaid
Patients who are covered on North Dakota Medicaid or the Medicaid Expansion plan can have the following services paid for:
Depo-Provera shot ($90)
IUD - either ParaGard or Mirena ($1750)
Nexplanon ($1750)
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea test ($15)
Please have your ND Medicaid ID # when you call us so that we can verify your coverage.
ND Medicaid covers abortion in the case of rape, incest or if continuing the pregnancy would endanger your life or health. If you think one of these applies to you, please let our staff know when you make your appointment. Life or health endangerment cases need to be referred by your primary care provider. Red River Women's Clinic cannot make this determination.
Patients in South Dakota
605-338-3350
Instructions: If you live in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska or North Dakota, or if you are traveling to a clinic in one of these states for an abortion, the South Dakota Access for Every Woman Fund may be able to help you.
Make your appointment at an abortion clinic first, and then call the phone number above. Leave a message with your name, number, and date of your appointment, and someone will call you back. The number is a residential number, so please do not call at night.
Prairie Abortion Fund (formerly ND WIN Fund)
The Prairie Abortion Fund provides limited financial assistance available based on your income, family size and need. RRWC staff can assess if you are eligible for PAF Fund assistance when you make your appointment.
Indigenous Patients
There is a fund exclusively for Indigenous/Native patients called Indigenous Women Rising (IWR). You can learn more or apply for their funding by clicking this link: IWR
Iowa Patients
There is a fund exclusively for Iowa Patients - please contact the Chicago Abortion Fund, which handles all funding applications for Iowa patients here: https://www.chicagoabortionfund.org/helpline
Midwest Access Coalition
MAC is a practical support abortion fund. If you are traveling to, from or within the Midwest to access safe abortion services, we can support your journey.
Besides funding and coordinating safe lodging and travel (including gas funds, commuter trains and Lyfts, bus/train/plane tickets, and working with our partners at Elevated Access) we also defray the costs of food, babysitting, and additional medication. We are a small but mighty team of staff and volunteers.
We do not provide financial assistance for abortion procedures—but our coordinators will work to connect you to the abortion procedure funds you may qualify for, that we partner with daily.
We also provide free emergency contraception (like Plan B!) through our Contraception Kit Request Form, Vending Machines, and with our reproductive health and access partnerships throughout the country.
States We Serve
MAC serves individuals traveling to or from the Midwest for care. We have supported clients from over 30 states. That includes clients traveling to or from: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
To get in touch with Midwest Access Coalition, please call or text our confidential hotline at 847-750-6224
Our Justice
Our Justice’s abortion assistance fund and lodging program provides direct funding for abortion appointments and hotel stays for Minnesota patients. You do not need to be a Minnesota resident to apply for assistance, you will just need to have an appointment with a Minnesota provider or a provider within our service area.
How to Apply for Assistance:
Make an appointment with an abortion clinic in Minnesota. This step is required to qualify for assistance.
Determine how much money you will need to request. Please keep in mind that we are generally able to help but we may not be able to grant the entire request. We may be able to refer you to other sources of funding. You may still be responsible for costs related to your abortion.
Fill out our intake form. We will ask for your contact information, date and place of your appointment, and additional details about your needs and circumstances. Once you’ve completed our form, we will contact you with next steps.
“Everyone was very kind and extremely helpful.”
- Red River Women's Clinic Patient