Your Guide to Getting an Abortion in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Abortion is legal and protected in Michigan

If you’re 18 or older, you have the right to get an abortion for any reason. You don’t need permission, and you don’t have to explain your decision to anyone. Michigan law protects your right to choose abortion, whether you use pills or have an in-clinic procedure. Abortion is your legal right, no matter where you live within the state.

However, Barriers to care still exist. Even though abortion is legal in Michigan, many people, especially in the Upper Peninsula, still face serious barriers to getting care. Distance, cost, limited clinic options, stigma, and misinformation can all make it harder to access abortion when you need it.

This guide was developed to help folks living in the U.P. understand their options.

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Michigan State Laws

Age Restrictions: How to get an abortion if you’re under 18

In Michigan, if you’re under 18, you need permission from a parent or legal guardian to get an abortion. But if you can’t or don’t want to involve a parent, you have the right to ask a judge for permission through a process called judicial bypass. 

If you’re under 18 and need help getting a judicial bypass or have questions about the process, contact the Repro Legal Helpline at reprolegalhelpline.org/contact-the-helpline or leave a voicemail on their confidential line at (844) 868-2812.

NOTE: Some of the closest clinics to the U.P. are out of state, and must comply with different state regulations. Any laws impacting care are listed along with each provider below.

Gestational Limits: How far along can you be?

  • Abortion is legal in Michigan up to about 24 weeks, but most clinics stop much earlier.

  • Abortion pills are usually offered up to 11–12 weeks.

  • In-clinic procedures may be offered up to 16, 20, or 24 weeks, depending on the clinic.

> Need to figure out how far along your pregnancy is? Use the date of your last menstrual period to calculate using this tool: americanpregnancy.org/resources/pregnancy-calculator.

How far along your pregnancy is affects both where you can go and what kind of abortion you can get. With limited access to clinics in the U.P., this can make access harder, especially later in pregnancy. It’s a good idea to reach out early to learn your options.

Some online providers let you order abortion pills ahead of time, so you have them on hand in case of a future pregnancy.

> Visit plancpills.org/in-advance for current options.

Most packages cost around $150. If that feels out of reach, consider pooling funds with a few friends to keep a dose on hand. That way, if someone misses a period, the medication can be taken right away.

Did you know?
You can get abortion pills in advance

Your Options when Choosing an Abortion

Procedural Abortions

Sometimes also referred to as surgical or clinical abortions

  • A procedural abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy by removing the contents of the uterus. 

  • It’s usually done by a healthcare provider in a clinic or hospital using methods like vacuum aspiration or dilation and curettage (D&C), depending on how far along the pregnancy is. Each clinic sets its own limits on how far into a pregnancy they will perform an abortion, in accordance with state laws.

  • The cost for a procedural abortion starts around $600 and increases as a pregnancy advances. Abortion later in pregnancy is more expensive.

Medication Abortion

Sometimes referred to as the “abortion pill”

  • A medication abortion involves taking either two medications or one, depending on what’s available at the time.

    • The two-medication method uses mifepristone, which blocks the hormone necessary for pregnancy to continue, followed by misoprostol, which causes the uterus to contract and expel its contents.

    • Alternatively, misoprostol alone can be used to cause the uterus to empty. Both methods are widely recognized as safe and effective ways to end a pregnancy.

  • In the U.S., medication abortion is approved for up to 10–12 weeks, but around the world, it’s commonly and safely used after 12 weeks with a different dosage, a longer process, and support from a trained abortion provider or support person.

> See Hydra’s abortion pill protocols for more information on how to prepare and take abortion medication.

Abortion Pill Providers

There are several ways to get abortion pills, depending on what works best for you:

  • Visit an abortion clinic in person; you may have an exam or ultrasound before getting the pills

  • Pills are taken at home, and the abortion happens at home (in some cases, you take the first pill at the clinic and the rest at home)

  • Typically costs between $400–$700

From an Abortion Clinic

Whether you get the pills from a clinic or online, they’re the same medication, and in both cases, you take them at home and the abortion happens at home. Some people go through the process on their own, while others choose support from a friend, an abortion doula, or a trained companion.

For support during an abortion at home, see the resource section at the end of this guide.

Telehealth Providers

  • Licensed services where you either meet with a doctor online or fill out an intake form with your information

  • Pills are mailed to you

  • Provider gives instructions and may offer follow-up support

  • Typically costs between $150–$250 (some offer sliding scale pricing)

Using the Internet

Community Networks

  • Grassroots groups that provide abortion pills for free or at very low cost

  • Most community networks operate outside formal medical systems and provide abortion pills without a licensed clinic or telehealth provider, which is not legally recognized anywhere in the U.S. and can carry legal risks. This does not mean the medication is unsafe, only that the way it’s provided is not legally recognized.

  • May offer personal support or abortion accompaniment.

Online Pill Retailers

  • Websites based outside the U.S. that mail abortion pills directly to you

  • Usually no consultation or medical support included

  • Choose a trusted source, such as those listed at PlanCPills.org

  • Typically costs about $50

It’s the same medication, so why such a big difference in cost? The price isn’t about the pills themselves, but about the system you’re getting them through.

Clinics and telehealth providers have additional costs for staff time, medical care, and overhead. Clinic-based care may also include services like ultrasounds, lab work, or follow-up visits, which some people find helpful.

Online retailers and community networks often skip those costs, which is why their prices are much lower. Some people want or need more medical support. Others don’t. All options can be safe. What matters most is choosing what fits your needs, budget, and level of support.

Getting an Abortion in the U.P.

PlanCPills.org is a trusted website that explains how to get safe and reliable abortion pills online. Go to the site and select “Michigan” to see a list of vetted providers, including online clinics and mail-order services. Each listing shows the cost, how long shipping takes, and what kind of support is offered, so you can choose the option that works best for you.

Where to Find Abortion Pills by mail

There is only one abortion clinic in the Upper Peninsula. The following section lists the clinics nearest to the U.P. region. Keep in mind that each state has its own laws about who can get an abortion and when, and every clinic offers different services. 

The clinics below are listed in approximate order from closest to farthest and are all within about a five-hour drive from most places in the region (one-way). For more options beyond that distance, visit INeedAnA.com for a full list of clinics.

Where to Get an Abortion at a Clinic

Marquette Medical Urgent Care

1025 W Washington St A, Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 239-5050 | mqtmed.com/reproductive-health
Distance one-way: 2 min. drive from Marquette | 1.5 hr. drive from Escanaba

Services:

    • Available for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.

    • Pills must be picked up in person. 

    • Cost: $450 (sliding scale based on income)

  • Not offered

    • Ultrasound exams

    • 24/7 program for medical care and evidence collection for survivors of sexual assault

  • Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

Planned Parenthood – Sheboygan Health Center

909 South Taylor Dr., Sheboygan, WI 53081
(844) 493-1052 | plannedparenthood.org
Distance one-way: 4 hr. drive from Marquette | 3 hr. drive from Escanaba

Services:

    • Available up to 12 weeks

    • Pills must be picked up in person

    • Cost: $675

  • Not offered

  • Ultrasound exams for abortion appointments, birth control, STI testing, miscarriage management

  • Plan for Multiple Days! State-Mandated Counseling and Waiting Period: An in-person counseling visit (including ultrasound) is required at least 24 hours before an abortion, and the same doctor must provide both visits. Because providers’ schedules, clinic hours, and weekend closures vary, a next-day appointment is not always possible. If you are traveling, plan for the possibility of a multi-day stay.

    Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

WE Health Clinic

32 E First Street, Suite 300, Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 727-3352 |  wehealthclinic.org
Distance one-way: 4.5 hr. drive from Marquette | 5 hr. drive from Escanaba

Services:

    • Available up to 14.0 weeks

    • Pills must be picked up in person

    • Cost: $750

    • Up to 17.0 weeks

    • Cost: $750-$1,303 depending on gestational age

    • Ultrasound exams 

    • Has a dedicated fund called H.O.T.D.I.S.H. Militia that may be able to fund a portion of appointment cost. Also works with other assistance funds. Ask about funding support when making an appointment.

  • None

Planned Parenthood – Walker Center

1135 E. Eighth St., Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 929-1844 | plannedparenthood.org
Distance one-way: 5 hr. drive from Marquette |  4.5 hr. drive from Escanaba 

Services:

    • Available up to 11 weeks and 6 days 

    • Pills must be picked up in person. 

    • Cost: $500 (sliding scale available)

    • Up to 17 weeks and 6 days

    • Cost: $625+ (sliding scale available)

    • Ultrasound exams

    • Help arranging free transportation, lodging, and other logistical support

  • Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

Planned Parenthood – Milwaukee, Water Street Health Center

435 S. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204
(844) 493-1052 | plannedparenthood.org
Distance one-way: 5 hr. drive from Marquette |  4 hr. drive from Escanaba 

Services:

    • Available up to 12 weeks

    • Pills must be picked up in person

    • Cost: $675

    • Up to 21 weeks and 6 days

    • Cost: $770-$1,750 depending on gestational age 

  • Ultrasound exams for abortion appointments, birth control, STI testing, miscarriage management

  • Plan for Multiple Days! State-Mandated Counseling and Waiting Period: An in-person counseling visit (including ultrasound) is required at least 24 hours before an abortion, and the same doctor must provide both visits. Because providers’ schedules, clinic hours, and weekend closures vary, a next-day appointment is not always possible. If you are traveling, plan for the possibility of a multi-day stay.

    Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

Care for All

    • Available up to 12 weeks

    • Pills must be picked up in person

    • Cost: $675

    • Up to 21 weeks and 6 days

    • Cost: $770-$1,750 depending on gestational age 

  • Ultrasound exams for abortion appointments, birth control, STI testing, miscarriage management

  • Plan for Multiple Days! State-Mandated Counseling and Waiting Period: An in-person counseling visit (including ultrasound) is required at least 24 hours before an abortion, and the same doctor must provide both visits. Because providers’ schedules, clinic hours, and weekend closures vary, a next-day appointment is not always possible. If you are traveling, plan for the possibility of a multi-day stay.

    Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

756 N 35th St Suite 204, Milwaukee, WI 53208
(262) 272-0246 | careforallwi.org 
Distance one-way: 5 hr. drive from Marquette | 4 hr. drive from Escanaba

Services:

Planned Parenthood – Madison East Health Center

3706 Orin Road, Madison, WI 53704
(844) 493-1052 | plannedparenthood.org
Distance one-way: 5 hr. drive from Marquette | 4 hr. drive from Escanaba

Services:

    • Available up to 12 weeks

    • Pills must be picked up in person

    • Cost: $675

    • Up to 21 weeks and 6 days

    • Cost: $770-$1,750 depending on gestational age 

  • Ultrasound exams for abortion appointments, birth control, STI testing, miscarriage management

  • Plan for Multiple Days! State-Mandated Counseling and Waiting Period: An in-person counseling visit (including ultrasound) is required at least 24 hours before an abortion, and the same doctor must provide both visits. Because providers’ schedules, clinic hours, and weekend closures vary, a next-day appointment is not always possible. If you are traveling, plan for the possibility of a multi-day stay.

    Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

Women’s Health Center of Saginaw

3141 S. Cabaret Trail Suite #100, Saginaw, MI 48603
they also operate a second clinic in Flint
(989) 790-1040 | whcofmi.com
Distance one-way: 5.5 hr. drive from Marquette |  5 hr. drive from Escanaba

Services:

    • Available up to 10 weeks and 6 days

    • Pills must be picked up in person

    • Cost: $600 (funding may be available)

    • Available up to 17.0 weeks

    • Cost: $600-$1,800 depending on gestational age

  • Ultrasound exams for abortion seekers.

  • Parental Consent: Required for anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, you can get a judge’s approval without a parent’s consent through a process called judicial bypass (see the resource section of this guide for more info).

Practical and financial support for northern Michigan abortion seekers

Funds help people pay for abortion care and related costs. This may include covering the full or partial cost of the procedure, abortion pills, travel, lodging, child care, or other expenses that make accessing care difficult. Many funds can also help you make an appointment and guide you through each step of the process. Below are funds that support people in Northern Michigan, or folks traveling out of state to the clinics listed in this guide. For a list of additional abortion funds visit abortionfunds.org.

Hydra Mutual Aid Fund

  • Michigan Residents seeking abortion care.

  • Care at Michigan based clinics, or telehealth medication mailed to a Michigan resident.

    • Covers the full cost of abortion pills ordered online, up to $150. Contact the fund before placing an order. 

    • In some cases, they may also help pay part of the cost for clinic care, depending on how much money the fund has at the time.

    • Counseling, referrals, sexual and reproductive health supplies, and abortion accompaniment.

  • Complete the intake form on their website.

Fountain Street Church Choice Fund

fountainstreet.org/choice
Choicefund@fountainstreet.org

  • Michigan Residents seeking abortion care.

  • Michigan clinics, but will fund Michigan residents at out of state clinics. Occasionally will fund out of state clients at Michigan clinics.

  • In clinic and telehealth abortions.

    • Support with travel costs

  • Complete the intake form or send request via email (Choicefund@fountainstreet.org)

Chicago Abortion Fund

  • People of any age who are from and/or traveling to Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Arkansas.

  • Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska (and beyond for people from eligible states listed above).

    • Abortion care at all gestations, in-clinic, telemedicine, or hospital-based.

    • Travel accommodations (flights, trains, buses, rideshares, medical rides, rental cars, and gas stipends)

    • Lodging via hotel stays

    • Childcare coordination in Chicago

    • Childcare stipends

    • Meal stipends

    • Individualized case management to navigate appointment options & scheduling, insurance coverage, logistical and emotional needs

    • Transportation, lodging, and meals for companions traveling with abortion seekers with complex needs

    • Drivers for people being discharged from Chicago hospitals

    • Doula support (coming soon)

  • Complete the intake form on their website or leave a message requesting support at (312) 663-0338.

Prairie Abortion Fund

prairieabortionfund.org

  • People from Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota seeking abortion care and folks who travel to Minnesota for care. 

  • Procedural (in-clinic) care in Minnesota.

  • In-clinic care only.

  • Stipends for travel, childcare, food, lodging, STI testing, and basic healthcare supplies.

  • Complete the intake form on their website.

Our Justice

  • Anyone with an appointment at an abortion clinic in Minnesota.

  • Minnesota only.

  • In-clinic care at a Minnesota clinic.

  • Stipends for travel, childcare, food, lodging, STI testing, and basic healthcare supplies.

  • Complete the intake form on their website.

Indigenous Women Rising Rain Fund

  • Indigenous people in the United States seeking abortion care. 

  • All 50 states + Indigenous Migrants (Canada + Mexico)

    • In clinic procedure, medication, and medication by mail

    • Practical support funds (transportation, lodging, childcare, care supply costs)

  • Proof of Native American/Indigenous/Tribal affiliation 

  • Solidarity Fund for folks of color who fall in these targeted areas: Undocumented, under age 18, third trimester, and houseless

  • Complete the intake form on their website or text their warm line (505) 398-1990.

Midwest Access Coalition

    • People of any age or gestation traveling to, from or within the Midwest.

    • MAC does not pay for abortion procedures but coordinates and helps pay for the logistical aspects of having to travel for care, things like gas money, lodging support and childcare expenses.

  • MAC supports clients traveling to - or from - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

    • Travel (gas money, bus, plane or train tickets, taxi or rideshare, volunteer drivers as well as flight support via partnership with Elevated Access)

    • Accommodations (hotels)

    • Food stipends

    • Childcare reimbursements

    • Cremation and burial costs

    • Care items (heating pads, menstrual products, etc.)

    • Medication expenses (related to abortion care)

  • Clients must be traveling to, from or within the Midwest

    • Hotline staff strive to provide culturally humble and responsive emotional support

      • Majority bilingual hotline staff (Spanish and English)

    • MAC also offers free Plan B and contraception via their Emergency Contraception Program

    • As their weekly capacity allows, their hours are Monday - Thursday from 9am - 5pm CST, and Fridays from 9am - 12pm CST

    • Text their confidential hotline at: 847-750-6224

      • You can also leave a voicemail if needed or preferred

      • Hotline staff aim to get back to callers within 24-48 hours

Beware of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (aka) Fake Clinics!

Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) are fake clinics that try to stop people from getting abortions. They often operate next to real abortion clinics or schools, and there are more of them than actual providers. Their names, ads, and websites are designed to trick you, often using names like Women’s Center, Pregnancy Support Services, or slogans like “Pregnant? Scared? We can help.

How to spot one: They won’t clearly say they provide abortions. Instead, they might say they offer “options counseling” or advertise free pregnancy tests or ultrasounds but won’t refer you for abortion care.

How to protect yourself: Use trusted sites like INeedAnA.com or PlanCPills.org to find real providers. Always call first and ask, “Do you provide abortions?”  If the answer isn’t a clear “Yes,” it’s not a real abortion clinic.

Resources

Plan C Pills | plancpills.org
Listing of abortion pill providers

I Need an A | ineedana.com
Find your nearest abortion clinic 

National Network of Abortion Funds | abortionfunds.org
A listing of national abortion funds

Repro Legal Helpline | reprolegalhelpline.org
Confidential helpline that answers legal questions about abortion, pregnancy loss, and birth.

Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline | mahotline.org
Free, confidential medical hotline for questions about miscarriage and abortion. 

Reprocare | reprocare.com
Peer-based healthline for questions about abortion pills

All-Options Talkline | all-options.org
Emotional abortion support

Exhale Pro-Voice (Eng+Esp) | exhaleprovoice.org
Non-judgemental after-abortion support

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