Again I'll pin this.
(1) Abortion funds will finance women https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds...
(2) Long term and/or permanent birth control will always be available at planned parenthood, no matter what the law says: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
(3) The National Women's Health Network also ships critical reproductive health medications: https://nwhn.org/. We will never go back to unsafe, unsterile abortions because safe medication abortions are available.
h/t to @tyghebright
Good resources:
On reddit, r/auntienetwork
Tens of thousands of members who will help a pregnant person find and get to a place they can get a legal, safe abortion.
The Brigid Alliance will book, coordinate and pay for travel, travel expenses, and child care, serving as a single, trusted point of contact for every step of the journey.
Natural Network of Abortion Funds is similar.
https://abortionfunds.org/
Bay Area Doctor Plans to Offer Abortions Via Boat Off the Gulf of Mexico
Protecting Reproductive Rights of Women Endangered by State Statutes, or PRROWESS, aims to offer surgical abortions to women in states like Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, via a vessel on federal waters
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/floating-abortion-clinic-meg-autry/2940013/
When Rep. Gaetz called abortion rights activists overweight and unattractive, Olivia Julianna didn't back down. She turned his insult into a multi-million-dollar fundraiser.
Congressional Recess Guide:
How to Engage Your Members of Congress When They're Back Home
Here are tips about how to get your members of Congress on record about abortion rights while they're in your home state over recess.
National Volunteer August Recess Action Call!
Thursday, August 11, 2022 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
A few times each year, Congress goes on “recess.” That means members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate take a break from their work on Capitol Hill and go to their home states for a home-district work period. There, they answer to their constituents and interact with them face-to-face at town halls and other public appearances.
https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/national-volunteer-august-recess-action-call
Momma posted :
My teen daughter was asked by her doctor when was her last menstrual period. She said “it’s regular, no need for dates”. When I asked her why the reply, she told me that doctors can no longer be trusted and they should become accustomed to not knowing. Welcome to the new America.
Support for Legalized Abortion Grows Since Dobbs Ruling, WSJ Poll Shows
More than half of voters said the issue made them more likely to cast ballots in the midterm elections; majorities oppose 6-week and 15-week #abortion bans
Republicans tried to sidestep the issue of #abortion. Now they're seeking a reset.
For some, that has meant walking back support for a total ban, embracing more limited restrictions on abortion and trying to reverse the tide by painting Democrats as the radicals.
Graham to introduce bill that would restrict #abortions nationwide
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." Willie Shakes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/13/abortion-graham-republicans-nationwide-ban/
The Only Way Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Ban Makes Political Sense
Debunking the false comparisons between European and American abortion policies
Why are conservatives talking approvingly about European #abortion policies anyway?
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/debunking-the-false-comparisons-between
In Arizona, Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson has restored a law put into effect by Arizona’s Territorial legislature in 1864 and then reworked in 1901 that has been widely interpreted as a ban on all #abortions except to save a woman’s life. Oddly, I know quite a bit about the 1864 Arizona Territorial legislature, and its story matters as we think about the attempt to impose its will in modern America.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-24-2022
Welcome to the fall term
Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, says his Catholic faith makes him mindful of 'real world' impact of #SCOTUS decisions
Jill Filipovic
It Was Always Going to Happen This Way
Conservatives are pushing to jail women for #abortion and cut off access to contraception. They're just waiting for the right time.
https://jill.substack.com/p/it-was-always-going-to-happen-this
The Post-Roe Abortion Underground
A multigenerational network of activists is getting #abortion pills across the Mexican border to Americans
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/17/the-post-roe-abortion-underground
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@Dianora I'm stealing this from you in turn.
@Jezibaba
Re: (3)
With criminalization comes a need for secrecy, which means lots of people won't get the information they need to access an early (clandestine) abortion. Also, and this is just as important, people will still need abortions post-10 weeks. And if they can't access safe legal abortion, those abortions may be unsafe, unsterile, just like pre-Roe.
Let's not pretend these (admirable) efforts are a substitute for legal access to safe abortion.
@San_Ban so your solution would be...?
@Jezibaba Straight truth!
@Jezibaba
And lots of people are going to buy into it. After all, who wouldn't want to save little babies from painful deaths at the whim of heartless sluttyslutsluts and money-grubbing abortion industry? (That's how they're framing the most recent proposed bans.)
@San_Ban they have to try to close those polling gaps as fast as possible. There are only 56 days until midterms
@Jezibaba Isn't that great? Imagine now a twilight zone episode where Alito is a Muslim who just offered his Burka opinion and now all the Baptists and Catholics have to go hat shopping.
@Jezibaba I'm just astounded that he's been on the court *sixteen fucking years* and we're only now getting to see what a wingnut he is.
@Jezibaba Good article.
@ATXJane I agree! 🖤
@Jezibaba
Holy shit what a concept!
@Idissent why didn't we think of it sooner?
@Jezibaba
Oh my God right? What were we thinking?!
@Idissent now to plan for a way to protect it against religious extremists.
@Jezibaba
Since we've come up with the perfect solution yes, it needs to be protected at all costs. My grandkids will have less rights than I did
@Idissent better be the first order of business if we sweep
@Jezibaba
We're going to sweep damnit
@Idissent huzzah!!
@Jezibaba
It's funny to me that since I've been here the majority of people I interact with get sarcasm. That never happened on the bird lol
@Idissent 😘 fluent here.
A Guide to #abortion
Resources in a Post-Roe America
Most people don’t think about abortion until they need one. But with the right to access now gone, the time to plan is now
https://www.wired.com/story/guide-abortion-resources-post-roe-america/