Welcome back, Buzzkillahs! Abortion AF Head Writer Dooks here and if you can believe it, it’s a Friday once again! Which means I’ve spent M-F Googling “abortion” to see if this election is gonna solve all of our problems! Short answer: currently trying to convince myself not to pick up smoking again because apparently cigarettes are $18 a pack right now. In fact, it’s worse than EVER, to the point where I had to read about YET ANOTHER anti-abortion bill involving abortions in the toilet water. Allah give me strength! Let’s get into it!
Small Government, Big Toilet Energy
Magical thinking has entered the chat, as South Carolina Rep. Sheri Biggs has introduced the “Don’t Flush Babies Act,” which would require medication abortion to come with a “Do Not Flush” warning and a “catch kit.” Yes, I am imagining them like European cigarette warnings (I’m having a craving, okay?) That’s right, if you think you might be pregnant in a state where they have criminalized your pregnancy outcome, the government will send you a Fabergé Egg blessed by the Pope himself (I’m guessing) for you to enrobe your embryos in holiness. Nothing says limited government like Congress sifting through the corn kernels in your poop for products of conception.
“Trust Women!” Terms And Conditions Apply.
Mother Jones is exposing why fetal “viability” isn’t the neat medical dividing line lawmakers pretend it is. But why let complicated medical realities ruin a perfectly good opportunity to tell someone what to do with their uterus? While “up to viability” SOUNDS great, it’s one of those phrases that still leaves vulnerable folks without abortion care when they need it the most. But sure, let’s base the decisions about your pregnancy on a cutoff that lets politicians support abortion rights AND still get elected (until they decide you’ve had enough of them).
No Pod This Week, But Catch Up On Our Election Episode Focused Solely On What The Results Mean For Abortion!
Now for Some Ways You Can Fight Back!
Now that we’ve given you the really good and the absolute shit news for the week, here are a couple of ways YOU can plug in to the pro-abobo task force:
- Fill out our volunteer skill share form and we can connect you to all kinds of local and national AAF actions and educational opportunities
- Get your friends together for an Operation Save Abortion training! Abortion AF has a whole program where we take you from vaguely pro-choice to loudly pro-abortion in your community in no time! Pick a topic that speaks to you and get your boots on the ground!
It’s loaded with events from partner organizations from all around the country so you can pick your passion and get your boots on the ground!
FEATURED ACTIVIST EVENT THIS WEEK
Repro Is Always Better With A Little Bite
Our friends at Lilith Fund are getting a group together to discuss Amy Littlefield’s The Killers of Roe – with no need to read ahead. You’ll get the discussion guide ahead of time and dedicated time to read during the meeting… what more could you ask for? Join the Bite Size Repro Book Club on Monday, November 16th at 6pm – registration link here!
Now more than ever Abortion Access Front could use your support. If we made you smarter or helped you engage with fellow do-gooders, please consider dropping a few dollars in the coffers to help us keep the work going.
Well, folks, I chugged a Diet Coke while I was writing this email and now I have to put a sparkling net made of unicorn hair in the toilet to catch any pregnancy that might slip out while I’m having a wee. And you’d better believe I’ll be sending whatever I catch certified mail straight to the desk of Rep. Sheri Biggs.
Peace, piss, and a cigarettey kiss,
XO Alyssa “Dooks” Al-Dookhi and the Team at Abortion AF
