Hi john,

Spring has sprung, and it didn’t just bring flowers- we’re officially in the season of abortion ballot initiatives! Campaigns are turning in their signatures to get on the ballot, from Colorado to South Dakota, and we’re SO excited to watch thousands of y’all get activated and campaign for abortion rights! Let us know: how do you plan on helping an abortion ballot initiative campaign this year??

Of course, there are plenty of reasons to get involved already…

VIRGINIA: NO BIRTH CONTROL FOR YOU!
Wait a damn second. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin specifically said, “Let me be crystal clear: I support access to contraception,” but then somehow VETOED A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE BIRTH CONTROL A STATE RIGHT because apparently that would be against “religious freedom”? Has anyone told him that most religious folks support birth control access…? The math ain’t mathin’, friends.

NEW YORK: FAKE CLINIC LIES ARE OUTTA HERE!
Speaking of lies and misinformation, New York Attorney General Letitia James is trying to cut that shit out! Her office is suing Heartbeat Intl. and 11 other fake clinics for peddling the “abortion pill reversal” bullshit that progesterone can…reverse abortions. You heard that right. Check out AAF’s own Moji Alawode-El talk about her fake clinic experience and call out their junk science!

After you’re all fired up, click our Activist Calendar below and find ways to plug in and get your boots on the ground!

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

NEBRASKA: FUNDING ABORTION NEVER FELT SO FUNNY
Comedy and funding abortion go together like, well, mifepristone and misoprostol! Our abortion fund besties at Nebraska Abortion Resources (NEAR) will receive all ticket sale proceeds from their Comedy Night for Reproductive Rights on Friday, May 24th at 7pm CT- buy your tickets here!

MINNESOTA: ARE YOU READY TO BE A CLINIC ESCORT?
Minnesota may have a fantastic abortion landscape, but you know what they also still have? Anti-abortion assholes protesting outside of clinics. Pro-Choice Minnesota is hosting a Clinic Escort Training to recruit volunteers for two indie clinics in the metro area on Saturday, May 25th from 10am to 12pm CT- registration link here!

URGENT ACTION: THE EU NEEDS YOUR HELP BY JUNE 9TH!
Activists in the European Union need your help to avoid becoming a reproductive hellscape! More than 20 million women and folks who can get pregnant across Europe live without access to abortion; our friends at Institut 8 and dozens of orgs through the European Union are aiming to gather ONE MILLION SIGNATURES BY JUNE 9TH to get their pro-abortion proposal on the ballot! Watch our video for all of the details you need to know, SIGN THE PETITION HERE, then share with literally everyone you know, create your own content to get the message out, and uplift their work wherever you can! Can you help My Voice, My Choice hit this incredible milestone by June 9th?!

GET YOUR LAWS OUT OF MY COMSTOCKINGS!
We don’t know about you, but we’re damn tired of being governed by laws older than the tattered underwear your ex-boyfriend refuses to throw away…so we’re doing something about it! Join Abortion Access Front and our partners in calling on our elected officials to REPEAL THE COMSTOCK ACT, and guarantee that it can never be used to ban abortion nationwide! Click below, and help us put Comstock in the ground for good!

'NO ONE ASKED YOU' DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS COMING UP
‘No One Asked You’, the documentary all about Abortion Access Front’s work for the last seven years, has been busy, and we’re coming near you! Fresh off winning Best Overall Feature Doc at the Thin Line Film Fest, more dates are added and we can’t wait to see YOU! 

Tickets and info for all upcoming screenings are at nooneaskedyoudoc.com

Just sending out postcards to voters!
Team Abortion AF