Wow. Typical that the bodily autonomy snatchers start June, the gayest month of the year, with several vicious attacks on our reproductive rights.This week in particular felt like every abortion-related headline was generated by a dystopian AI trained exclusively to shart out cruelty. Luckily, we’re not in this hellscape alone.
Here’s What Had Us Scream-Texting Each Other This Week:
Reports revealed that pregnant unaccompanied minors are being held in a Texas ICE facility. Members of Congress trying to investigate say they were blocked from speaking directly with many of the kids. Pregnant children. In detention. With limited answers about what medical care they’re receiving and how they got pregnant in the first place.
The people who never stop talking about “protecting children” seem to have no problem sending pregnant KIDS to the reproductive healthcare black hole that they created in Texas. It’s almost like that was their plan all along!
How Else Does Losing Access To Abortion Ruin Lives? Let Us Count The Ways…
The studies show us that, as predicted, gutting abortion access means taking the “care” out of misCARriage! This week, a story broke out of Arkansas, where Emily Waldorf nearly died during a miscarriage because doctors said their hands were tied by the state’s abortion ban. Hospital leadership said they couldn’t do anything, the governor’s office said the same thing. Waldorf had to hire a lawyer to advocate for staying alive.
Instead of receiving immediate care, she was forced into a dangerous medical crisis that ultimately required emergency intervention after she was transferred out of state. Because apparently in Arkansas, your survival depends on whether lawyers feel comfortable enough to let doctors do their job.
But wait, there’s more…
How ‘bout the woman in Illinois who says she struggled to get treatment for an ectopic pregnancy, despite living in a state where abortion rights are protected? This is what happens when politicians go General Zod on doctors, threatening hospitals and turning medical care into a scorched earth of abortion access. Pregnant people pay the price.
We Promise This Week Wasn’t a Total Shitshow
Illinois lawmakers just passed a bill that would allow patients to shield abortion information from their digital medical records. Why? Because people have been traveling to states like Illinois for care and then finding themselves punished when providers, employers, insurers, or anti-abortion states get access to that information. Apparently in America in 2026, getting healthcare now requires ALL THREE of Charlie’s Angels on your side to get it done.
Now for Some Ways You Can Fight Back!
Yes, okay, it’s really bleak right now — so take that energy, get out in your community, and make a difference!
If you’ve had a medication abortion, congrats! You are exactly who we need.
Anti-abortion ghouls are out here lying through their busted teeth to ban mifepristone (mife), trying to eliminate access by mail, and even roll back approval entirely of a medication that has been used safely worldwide for DECADES. So no, we’re not letting that slide.
Your medication abortion story is the reality check to the propaganda driving this hard turn into the 1800s! Drop your story at Mifestories.com, and help drag the truth into the light: mifepristone is safe, effective, and basic healthcare. And we all deserve access.
And then fill out our volunteer skill share form for even more ways to get involved!
Check Out Our Activist Calendar
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!
FEATURED ACTIVIST EVENT THIS WEEK
All Our Friends Are Gay And Pro-Abortion
The venn diagram of assholes attacking abortion access and the assholes attacking queer healthcare is just one big Asshole Circle Jerk. Our friends at Reproductive Equity Now are joining together with Health Imperatives and Transhealth to chat about the state of LGBTQ+ health care across Massachusetts and nationally, and explore the intersectionality of reproductive health and gender-affirming care. Sign up for their June Abortion Access Advocates meeting on Tuesday, June 9th from 12pm to 12:45pm ET — registration link here!
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Have a great weekend and always remember: the first rule of Abortion Fight Club is never stop talking about Abortion Fight Club.
