This Pride month, I encourage you to honor the movement’s history of direct action, and remember that you can still protest from home. While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has cancelled and postponed Pride events around the world, there are still many ways to take action this month.
Instead of making valid points about the consequences of fetal personhood laws, the Times editorial board weaponized Becker’s past drug use to advance misinformation and perpetuate stigma.
Trump emboldens his base and speaks words of hate toward those who support abortion: ‘Pro-life’ harassment of abortion clinics has gone up during Trump’s presidency.
Reproductive justice as a framework and practice was developed by Black women, but it is a movement that everyone should be engaged in.
The work of providers - including doctors, nurses, doulas, receptionists, clinic escorts and others, is what keeps local clinic doors open and ensures people in our communities are able to get the care they need.
The #MyHealthyWisconsin campaign is a way for activists to visualize what life in Wisconsin would look like without reproductive oppression and inequality.
Trying to keep up with the logical fallacies in the anti-abortion argument is exhausting, but what is clear is that they won’t rest until every doctor and patient seeking abortion care – even lifesaving care – is harmed in some way.
On Saturday, February 22, I partnered with Cecilia Belser-Batton, the founder of JUST Systems, LLC to lead a direct action training in Columbia, Mo., on how to build intersectional movements. Seven local organizers participated in the training.
Particularly with the safe and effective protocols for self-managed abortion with pills, we already have many of the tools we need to build a future where all people can access the care they need.
There are a lot of numbers in our charts and graphs, but one thing is clear: the anti-abortion movement is loaded.
With 14 health centers across Missouri participating in the initiative, people have the ability to make informed decisions about their reproductive health in their own community.