Signed, Sealed, and Intercepted: The Plan to Ban the Abortion Pill

Happy Friday! Time to catch up on this week’s “Big Abortion” news. The good, the bad, the just unfuckingbelievable… if we have to know about it, so do you!

Bear with us.

Don’t Do What They Don’t Want You To Do… OR ELSE
Too impatient to wait for the FDA to sell their lies about mifepristone, well this week a chucklefuck of Senate Republicans launched their own kangaroo court probe into abortion pill manufacturers. Not only are they demanding a fuck ton of records from companies, they’re demanding the FDA have ways to intercept abortion pills in the mail and pursue criminal prosecution! They know they won’t ever stop people from having abortions so they’re just going to try to remove the whole damn telehealth system entirely.

What they can’t change? The truth. ABORTION PILLS ARE SAFE AND AVAILABLE IN EVERY STATE!

Hey, Can You Hop On Zoom For a Sec So A Judge Can Force A C-Section?
Yep. Pro Publica reported that a Florida hospital forced two different Black women to have c-sections after hearings with literal judges from their hospital beds while in labor. Both women, educated on the risks, were denied their advance directives, and without preparation or legal counsel, were forced into these hearings… (again) WHILE IN ACTIVE LABOR.

This is especially rich coming from Florida, a state that probably has a law allowing you to sucker punch a nurse who has pronouns on their badge. Black women and pregnant folks already face medical racism and higher fetal and maternal mortality rates. So might we suggest Florida fix the thousand ways they’ve fucked over their own people instead of removing rights from Black women?

UPDATE On The Absolute Farce Murder Charges Against A Georgia Woman For Allegedly Taking Abortion Pills:
An outraged judge set her bail at $1 and chastised the DA for even showing up with these charges. This is the WTAF moment we love to see and gives us hope this patient will soon be home to heal from this evil and traumatic ordeal. More judges who excoriate police who make up murder charges whenever they want, please! What a novel concept.

New Feminist Buzzkills Episode: Drops TODAY!

After that truly depressing news snapshot, Lizz and Moji are here to be the perfect snarky palate cleanser! SIKE! It’s more garbage. They drop some infuriating numbers of just how much of YOUR tax dollars go to fund fake clinics, adding it to the pile of shit we always find money for instead of funding any damn thing that helps folks in this country! It’s hard but important info so TUNE IN…

We Got An AAF Bestie Guest!
Y’all have already heard all of our stories from the road, and now you’ll hear from the man himself — musician and author Jason Narducy! He’s stopping by to talk about his incredible career playing with some amazing musicians, Pizzagate (yeah, you heard that right), and why his REM songbook project with Michael Shannon went all in for abortion rights!

Don’t miss this episode, we’ve got all the feel-goods you’ll need to get you through the week!

Now for Some Ways You Can Fight Back!
Now that we’ve covered the really good and the absolute shit news for the week, use that energy to get out in the community and do some good!

Sign Up for the AAF Volunteer Skill Share!
You have the skills, we’ve got the clinics – let’s put them together! Do you do landscaping, are you great at taxes, can you edit video and create graphics? Tell us all about it, and we’ll do our best to connect you with clinics that need your skills! Trust us… everybody has skills to share.

We can all help out in our own ways – fill out the form now and help us build up our network to support abortion!!

BONUS ASK FOR CREATIVE VOLUNTEERS: Are you a graphic designer, social media maven, Canva pro, or on the meme pulse of the internet and want to put your graphics where your passion is? Fill out the form and let us know! There are providers and advocates across the country who could use a little boost, and we think they’d love to hear from you!

Check Out Our Activist Calendar Below
Our Activist calendar is loaded with events and actions both nationally or in your community – pick your poison and get your boots on the ground!

Not feeling like you wanna dig around a calendar? We chose a highlight just for you!

FILL THAT PANTRY!
Our besties over at Care for All Community Clinic in Milwaukee could use some support! Their client pantry, stocked to support the abortion seekers they serve, is running hella low on baby wipes and diapers — can y’all help stock it back up?! You can find the wipes and diapers on their Amazon wishlist, along with plenty of other items to support patients — wishlist link here!

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Times are dark, but the future is bright when we’ve got comrades like y’all!
Your AAF Team