Humans Above Boundaries
Who We Are
Humans Above Boundaries is a 501 (c)(3) [pending] nonprofit voluntary organization that arose spontaneously in response to the new political environment in the US which is further threatening Women’s Healthcare Access and Civil Liberties.
Humans Above Boundaries (HAB) raises and distributes funds to support women’s healthcare, protect civil liberties and human rights, defend LGBTQ+ safety and dignity, and assist displaced people. We also create and promote educational programs and campaigns aligned with these core values, helping to build a more informed, compassionate, and just society.
"One Woman at a Time"
Our Mission: raising awareness and funds for women's reproductive healthcare access
Our site is currently under construction
Each woman’s life and well-being are important. We shouldn’t have to say that, but when essential reproductive healthcare services are denied, it effects each individual woman, her family and her community.
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Our Mission: promoting effective matching-funds campaigns.
These are not good times for women’s healthcare rights in America. But you, like the vast majority, agree that it’s a woman’s right to make her own reproductive choices. And you support women having access to reproductive healthcare. That’s understood.
But the word “women” can be a vague abstraction. Who are the individual flesh and blood women who really need access and how can we actually help one of these women get the care they need - when she really needs it?
These stories are based on real representative circumstances we've encountered. Names and images are fictionalized and AI-generated to protect privacy — but their situations and needs are as real as they are varied. The narratives are based on real-life experiences.
1. Isabella, 24, TX 2. Sophia, 32, IN 3. Jasmine, 19, FL. 4. Marcia, 28, SD
1. Isabella, 24, Texas: "I just started my career and I can barely afford rent, let alone a baby. I'm not ready to be a mom right now, and Texas makes it so hard to access the care I need. I just want the chance to get my life together. I can start a good family later when things are right."
2. Sophia, 32, Indiana, "The doctor told me this pregnancy is high-risk, and I'm worried to death for my health. I’m already struggling to get by financially. Adding a child into this situation could make everything worse. I just need a chance to take care of myself."
3. Jasmine, 19, Florida, "Look, I’m still in college, and I’ve just begun to figure out who I am and what I want. I’m scared about how having a child would change my life. Florida has already made it so hard for me to get this care, but I know I can't go through with this pregnancy."
4. Marcia, 28, South Dakota, "I thought my partner was someone I could count on, but things have become abusive. I can’t bring a child into a relationship like this, could you? And South Dakota’s laws make it so hard to get the care I need. I feel trapped, but this is the only way out."
5. Caitlin, 22, KY 6. Rebecca, 40 MS 7. Tiffany, 35, LA,
5. Caitlin, 22, Kentucky, "I was devastated when I found out my baby might not survive after birth. I feel so much pain knowing that I have to make this decision, but I can’t see how I can carry on with this pregnancy, knowing what it means."
6. Rebecca, 40, Mississippi, "I have three kids, and I’m struggling with my health. I don't want to risk my life or my ability to care for the ones I already have. I feel like Mississippi is just standing in the way of me being able to make the best choice for my family."
7. Tiffany, 35, Louisiana, "I have two kids already, and my job barely covers what we need to get by. I can't imagine bringing another child into this chaos. Louisiana makes it incredibly difficult for me to even seek help, but this is the only option I have."
8. Alicia, 29, AK 9. Hannah, 26, SC 10. Maya, 26, Brooklyn, NY
8. Alicia, 29, Arkansas, "I didn’t choose this. It wasn’t my fault. Yeah, maybe if they catch that bastard who raped me, he’ll go to jail. But now I’m forced to deal with the consequences. Arkansas' laws make it nearly impossible for me to access the care I need, but I can’t go through with this pregnancy."
9. Hannah, 26, South Carolina, "I can barely make ends meet as it is. I’m not in a place where I can care for a child, and the fact that South Carolina makes it so hard to get an abortion only adds to my stress. I just want to be able to make the decision that’s right for me."
10. Maya, 26, Brooklyn, NY, “In my family, abortion wasn’t something we talked about — ever. But when I got pregnant at 19, I needed care. I was lucky to be in New York. But I realize now that so many women like me — especially immigrants — are stuck. And we just don’t talk about it enough.”
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Each individual woman’s life and well-being is important. We shouldn’t have to say that, but when essential reproductive healthcare services are denied – as they are in most restrictive states and by new Federal healthcare aid cuts in all states including the ones that protect women - it affects each individual woman, her family and her community.
While others may decide differently what to do with an unplanned pregnancy, these ten women have spoken to us from their hearts of their own personal reasons for seeking an abortion. It’s never an easy decision, full of many conflicting, painful emotions. But each felt ultimately their choice was the best for them, their families and their future. Let’s look even more closely at all the various reasons this choice is made.
Primary Reasons for Seeking an Abortion
In most cases, a woman realizes she just can’t responsibly care for a child at this time for various reasons. Isn’t giving one’s best possible care to a child the right thing?
The Types of Reproductive Healthcare that a woman needs:
A woman routinely needs a wide range of reproductive healthcare. She can still legally obtain most of these reproductive healthcare services in her home state - if she can afford it and can find a provider - except for abortion and, sometimes oddly, sex education. It’s obtaining an abortion that is the huge problem for a woman from a restrictive state as nine of our ten women attest above. And an abortion is a time-critical service.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many states have totally or substantially banned abortion and forced providers of other essential healthcare services to close their clinics. Planned Parenthood (PP) is the best-known organization that provides reproductive and sexual healthcare services. Yet, only 4% of what PP does is abortion service. 96% is contraception and birth control, cancer screening, infection testing and treatment, and sex education. Put another way, for every 1 abortion service, PP provides 25 non-abortion services. PP’s funding is now under great threat too.
Where do women have the most difficulty getting care?
Where do these women come from; where do they go?
More than 170,000 women each year are forced to travel out of their home states for essential reproductive care. Many cannot afford to travel - especially those who are low-income, live in rural areas or are women of color. Meanwhile, clinics in protective states are already overwhelmed, forcing even in-state women to wait for lower-cost care.
What does it cost to get to care?
In 2025, the average cost for one woman to travel to a distant state for care is about $1200, including travel, lodging (T&L), and the actual medical care. For a woman who can obtain care in her home state without much travel, the medical cost still averages $600.
Maya. Or Tiffany. Or Caitlin. These women are strong. They’re resourceful. But the barriers they face — legal, financial, geographic — are often too great for anyone to overcome alone. Here is an awakening statistic: by the age of 45, 25% - one woman in four – will need and have an abortion. But without coordinated transportation, lodging and medical care, lives can be shattered. Listen to this true personal story from one of our HAB members:
When I was about 10 years old - many years ago, I met a girl named Rachel who was a great dancer - outspoken, big contagious smile, fair skin (uncommon in with women from the Caribbean islands), dark hair, honey eyes, and was also tough. You could tell she was determined to have her voice heard and hold her space - everyone respected Rachel - she was one of the older girls in our friend group and she was our role model. A "tomboy" as they would call it - absolutely fearless and beautiful. I didn't see Rachel for a few months - which was odd because she used to come around almost every day after school.
The next time I saw Rachel, she was a shell of herself. No smiles, no dancing, no toughness in her eyes - just a sad, broken, embarrassed, scared 14-year-old girl who was noticeably pregnant. I often think of how scared Rachel was - I remember back then I didn't think of how she got pregnant or whether she was "deserving" of this "punishment", or who the father was - I just thought that Rachel was in trouble and she was stuck, with no one to help. The Rachel I knew was gone - and now, we were not allowed around Rachel. She was the example of what not to be. I saw Rachel after, but I never saw her happy again.
So, while Rachel wasn't a sister or a close friend per se, I see Rachel as my sister (she was outspoken and tough), I see Rachel in women who are scared because they have to go through an unplanned pregnancy. I guess this personally relatable One Woman at a Time campaign we’re creating is becoming a reality now, but as I read through this HAB document, I thought about who I would have wanted to "save" - I would've saved Rachel. I would have wanted Rachel to have a chance.
Rachel, Isabella, Marcia, Jasmine could be any of us as women if we’d grown up in a different state or under different circumstances. Access to healthcare including abortion shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code or your paycheck.
Ask yourself, what if that One Woman were your sister, your daughter, your aunt, your niece, your wife, your friend, a co-worker, just a woman alone and worried somewhere far away - or if it’s you - wouldn’t you want to know that there is support you could count on?
How you can help that One Woman?
You now have a fuller picture of the real barriers many women face in getting the reproductive healthcare they need. Humans Above Boundaries, through its One Woman at a Time (OW@T) project, is launching grassroots matching-fund campaigns across the country. Each local campaign brings together a small circle of friends and neighbors to raise just the $1200 to support:
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One woman’s access to travel, lodging, and legal abortion care
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The organizations that make this care possible
HAB also facilitates hosting SafeSpace Gatherings, a small, confidential, nonjudgmental group of women who come together to share personal stories, listen deeply, and explore their experiences, questions, or feelings around abortion and reproductive care. Remember what Maya said about abortion being something her family - and even friends - didn't talk about. These gathering are not debates or fundraising pitches — they’d be moments of trust, solidarity, and truth-telling. Light refreshments served too!
If either or both of these speak to you, you can start or join your own OW@T Circle or host a SafeSpace Gathering — and we’ll help you every step of the way.
To take the next step, just contact us at: Humans.Above.Boundaries@gmail.com
Join with Humans Above Boundaries. Help change the world — One Woman at a Time.
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