We challenge the narrative that there are good, bad, acceptable or unacceptable abortions; People have abortions, and we support them. We believe in safe, inclusive and accessible abortion care for everyone regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability or socio-economic background. Whatever your reasons for having one, needing one, wanting one, all abortion experiences are unique and deserve the same level of care. Whatever your story, you are welcome here.

As a justice-led collective, we believe that abortion care, education and conversations should be guided by the folks who’ve had abortions and those who provide care. Dopo is stewarded by an international community of people at the heart of abortion care - those who provide it, receive it, and who through their actions help improve it on a local and global level. These are our members and they all play a key role in forming and shaping everything we do.

Abortions are personal and activism is relentless; We don’t believe that either should be lonely or isolating experiences, and self-care alone is not the answer. Care is many things and is firmly at the core of our community. We advocate for and actively contribute to societal re-education (with a focus on social justice and our right to bodily autonomy) and enhanced community care (rest, accountability, pleasure), along with inclusive and accessible healthcare to reduce abortion-related stigma and improve abortion support and experiences.

We commit to improving systems, developing new tools and facilitating research through collaboration with abortion seekers and providers, advocates and allies to develop care-centred services and stigma-busting education. We are devoted to creating brave, non-judgemental spaces for everyone to receive support, learn and connect.

We have the conversations that matter. The ones about silence. About not being seen in a system and about ensuring services see everyone. The ones about not having a choice and also about not having a doubt. The ones about mistrusting our bodies and drawing on the power within. We discuss hope and grief. We talk about the strange guilt that arises from not feeling guilty. We talk about trauma and pain, relief and joy and how although contradictory, we feel it all. We talk about the sex that we have (or not) and the pleasure that eludes us. We discuss fatherhood and motherhood, parenthood and otherhood.