SPIRAL Collective is still here for you. For any of the supports we can offer, please review our services, fill out our google form or call us at 612.643.0563. Time is moving so fast, but is so still at the same time. We thank our community for holding us, and allow us to adjust at a pace that feels intentional and supportive to our collective and clients.
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We send love to our generous donors. If you have supplies to donate, or would like to make a monetary donation, please send us an email at thespiralcollective@gmail.com.
Please note we do not provide medical services and are not medical professionals. We recommend consulting appropriate licensed medical professionals for any medical services.
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We send love to our generous donors. If you have supplies to donate, or would like to make a monetary donation, please send us an email at thespiralcollective@gmail.com.
Please note we do not provide medical services and are not medical professionals. We recommend consulting appropriate licensed medical professionals for any medical services.
The SPIRAL Collective is a MN- based full-spectrum reproductive justice 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our organization acknowledges the harm that nonprofit structures carry and work to leverage that through our work. SPIRAL provides options and support group comprised of doulas, birth-workers, and passionate reproductive justice advocates. SPIRAL's work takes place on occupied Dakhóta territories.
Who We Are |
Our Vision |
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SPIRAL Collective (Supporting People in Reproduction and Loss) was founded in late 2012 by a group of reproductive justice activists, organizers, doulas, and former abortion care providers to assist folks in accessing abortion/loss care. We believe that people deserve to access reproductive health by any means necessary and choose to move steadily and with intention, we understand that this fight for reproductive justice is a marathon–not a race. SPIRAL is a queer, trans, disabled, BIPOC lead organization committed to the values of reproductive justice and decolonial practices through educating our community, dispersing reproductive justice/health materials, and meeting the practical or emotional needs for people seeking this care.
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In our most radical reproductive dreams, we believe in and will continue to build a world where all people have complete agency and autonomy over their bodies. We hope for the widespread education of decolonial and ancestral reproductive practices. A society where all families can receive caring, competent, and accessible health care. A reality in which communities are provided with the skills, knowledge, and resources to be self-reliant and sustainable.
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Our Work
Our organization works to uphold the values of reproductive justice by eliminating systemic barriers pertaining to abortion and reproductive health by:
- Providing all options pregnancy counseling, referrals, & trainings in the community.
- Bestowing free, confidential, trauma-informed, sex/body-positive & community-based support in a variety of settings including but not limited to clinics, at home and online.
- Providing transportation to and from appointments upon client request in the Twin Cities Metro Area.
- Distributing After Care Bags at partnered clinics for patients post procedure.
- Dispensing Free Plan B pick up in South Minneapolis.
- Supplying food support for travelers.
- Providing a loss doula*** support for clients experiencing fetal demise or fetal anomaly.
- Hosting classes for folx interested in becoming an abortion doula/emotional support person both online and in person.
**You may have heard this work referred to as “doula” work or this role referred to as “a doula”. While some of us identify as doulas, some of us do not, & we recognize that doula is a racially charged & gendered word. We wish to break down those barriers, questions & expand its meaning, & do not wish to be held to the constraints of the word. While it’s origin is not super clear, it’s typically said to come from the Ancient Greek word δούλη meaning “female slave” or “woman who serves”. That makes us feel complicated feelings.
- Providing all options pregnancy counseling, referrals, & trainings in the community.
- Bestowing free, confidential, trauma-informed, sex/body-positive & community-based support in a variety of settings including but not limited to clinics, at home and online.
- Providing transportation to and from appointments upon client request in the Twin Cities Metro Area.
- Distributing After Care Bags at partnered clinics for patients post procedure.
- Dispensing Free Plan B pick up in South Minneapolis.
- Supplying food support for travelers.
- Providing a loss doula*** support for clients experiencing fetal demise or fetal anomaly.
- Hosting classes for folx interested in becoming an abortion doula/emotional support person both online and in person.
**You may have heard this work referred to as “doula” work or this role referred to as “a doula”. While some of us identify as doulas, some of us do not, & we recognize that doula is a racially charged & gendered word. We wish to break down those barriers, questions & expand its meaning, & do not wish to be held to the constraints of the word. While it’s origin is not super clear, it’s typically said to come from the Ancient Greek word δούλη meaning “female slave” or “woman who serves”. That makes us feel complicated feelings.
Do you know the abortion laws in Minnesota?
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The Minnesota Constitution guarantees the right to have an abortion and the right to decide to have an abortion. However, that hasn't stopped state lawmakers from passing nearly 400 new laws restricting abortion access, intimidating providers, misleading patients, and increasing costs.
SPIRAL Collective is part of a community coalition working to raise awareness around Minnesota's harmful anti-abortion laws. You can learn more by visiting www.unrestrictmn.org or finding us on social media with the hashtag #DidYouKnowMN. |