Roe V Wade - Blog Posts

genuinely it's fucking terrifying to live in America like get me out of here help (I'm not a cracker btw)

Not to be an obligatory Donation link post, but while we’re at it…

Planned Parenthood

NARAL Pro-Choice America

EMILY’s List

The National Abortion Federation

Center for Reproductive Rights

if you’re interested in donating, all of these orgs fight on a federal level to help ensure Women’s rights & Women’s right to choose. They aim to expand access to and provide resources about abortion, & elect federal officials who will support abortion rights

i care immensely about roe v wade not being overturned and i watch a lot of videos about it but i feel very guilty because watching videos and thinking about it makes me feel incredibly dysphoric and uncomfortable and i know i shouldnt be uncomfortable about the discussion of the rights of uterus owners and the right to privacy in general, but i cant help it and it makes me feel like a bad person.

I haven’t seen this episode yet but oh my, it’s glorious

Unwilling Martyr

stop feeling hopeless, start getting ready

If you are in a red state, your state either has an abortion ban in place or is rated by the Guttmacher Institute as likely to enact a ban. Your focus should be on protecting yourself and others who need abortions.

stop using electronic period tracking apps or software

educate yourself and others about pregnancy prevention and join groups that are making preventative birth control more accessible

learn the nearest and most accessible routes to states where you and your loved ones can access abortion

contribute to mutual aid funds to help transport people over state lines if they are in need of abortion

consider joining The Satanic Temple so you can claim protections under the Religious Abortion Ritual if you are prosecuted for obtaining an abortion

keep a stock of by-mail abortion pills for yourself and/or others who may need them (you may need to travel out of state to obtain them)

form community provider networks and see if you or someone you know can be trained to use manual vacuum aspiration kits or a Del-Em

all of the above should be done in complete secrecy using verbal communication, end-to-end encrypted apps such as Signal, or a VPN

If you are in a yellow state, you currently have constitutional abortion protections but they are in jeopardy. Get active in local political groups NOW to fight back against constitutional amendments to ban abortion. Your focus should be purely on political action.

If you are in Michigan, you currently have a ban in place which is being challenged, and your governor is working to add abortion protections into the Michigan state constitution. Your focus should be on supporting the work that is currently under way.

If you are in a green state, your state has constitutional protections for abortion that are unlikely to be challenged. Your focus should be on helping others to enter your state for abortion care.

connect with abortion access groups such as Aid Access, Abortion on Demand, the National Network of Abortion Funds, or Just The Pill

volunteer to help people enter your state for abortion care, either with transportation help or letting someone crash on your couch

if you live in a green state with no current or predicted primary routes from other states for abortion access, you can focus your efforts on supporting political action in other areas

If you are in a purple state, your state currently has no constitutional protections for abortion but is unlikely to implement a ban. You have two focuses: pushing for constitutional protections AND helping others to enter your state for abortion care (see green state list).

reminder that overturning roe v wade affects the safety of abortions not necessarily the amount. 23,000 women die from unsafe abortions each year. a recent study estimated that banning abortion would increase the amount of pregnancy related deaths by 21 percent. for black women these deaths would increase by 33 percent. 

Potentially unpopular opinion but I don’t think we should be combating people who say they’re pro-life for themselves but pro-choice for others. Like they’re on our side so there’s really no need to be argumentative about it. If labeling themselves that makes them feel more comfortable in their views, then just let them.

My fellow pro-choice people: please stop using the vasectomy argument. It just makes you look as ignorant as the people making anti-choice laws. Vasectomies are often not reversible. Ask any doctor and they will tell you that no one should get a vasectomy with the intent of having it reversed. I understand that no one is actually proposing vasectomies for all men, but the argument itself is flawed, so please stop using it. Thank you.