It is not a change of heart that Rose and Hawkins are coming out louder than ever in favor of criminalization; rather, it is a newfound confidence in their cause, bolstered by a friendly Trump administration, its allies, and the facades of conservative extremism crumbling all around us.
What you should know now about Kristan Hawkins’ false and shaming claim is that there is in fact no medical distinction between self-managed abortion with pills and what she dubs ‘natural miscarriage.'
Anti-abortion activists are hiding behind their supposed love of women and using the trauma of assault to attempt to regulate abortion access and paint bills like the RHA as harmful to pregnant people.
As the activists rounded the corner, they lifted their signs to match the #StopProsecutingAbortion projection lighting up the side of the hotel.
On Friday, January 18, Reproaction organized a counter-protest against the annual March for Life, an anti-abortion protest that coincides with the Roe v. Wade anniversary in Washington, D.C.
In a time when, across many states, women are already being sent to jail for self-managing their own abortions we are excited to be spearheading a movement that is not afraid to stand up to the hypocritical pro-life movement and demand anti-abortion lawmakers put down the handcuffs and stop putting women in jail.
We owe it to those who have died, been jailed, or otherwise experienced trauma to demand that ‘pro-life’ leaders put down the handcuffs and stop prosecuting abortion along with any pregnancy outcome, and end the demonization of reproductive choices made by women of color.