Monthly reminder
Published On: July 30, 2024

Monthly reminder, abortions are good, and everyone should have access to them! Alas, in the US, a lot of us don’t.⁠

Iowa’s 6 week ban just went into effect, making it the 18th state with a total or near total ban (AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, ND, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, WV). That means more than 1/3 of the US population can’t get vital medical care in their home state.⁠ Here’s what that looks like (from the interactive map on Guttmacher):

For more about the ban, see this post on instagram or this post on substack from Jessica Valenti (a wonderful source for abortion news, please follow here on insta or substack if you aren’t already).⁠

If you’re in Iowa and need help, contact the Iowa Abortion Access Fund (and if you’re able to donate, they sure could use it right now).⁠

If you can get pregnant, I want to remind you that abortion pills are safe and effective. You can order them online from places like Aid Access, even if you live in a state with a ban. If you can’t afford them, you can get them for free. And you can order them now, even if you’re not pregnant, in case you need them later.⁠

And I think you should. Because this is only going to get worse, especially if the bad guys win in November.⁠

So, I know this is scary, but there are things you can do. Know what resources are available to you. Share that information with your friends. Donate to local abortion funds. Stock your medicine cabinet. And for the love of god vote these fuckers out this fall.⁠

P.S. Consider this your monthly reminder that I, and any space I moderate is pro-abortion. Abortion is good in exactly the same way any other form of healthcare is good. I make a donation to Aid Access and do this post every month both to support their work and to remind anyone new here exactly how I feel about this.⁠

If that’s a problem for you, please see yourself out. Quietly.⁠

If you feel the same way I do, please share this post (or the version on instagram or patreon), it helps more people see it.⁠

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