Hi john,

June may finally be full of sunshine and warm weather, but consider these feminist buzzkills on high alert: we’re on SCOTUS watch! Abortion Access Front will make sure you’re in the know as SCOTUS decides the future of access to the abortion medication mifepristone, and if EMTALA covers abortion care needed in emergency healthcare scenarios…which is all pretty fucking scary. So we’ll do the watching for you!

WHILE WE WAIT, of course, another Supreme Court is wilding out and of course it’s Texas, who unanimously rejected Zurawski v. Texas, a case comprised of twenty women and two doctors arguing the state’s near-total abortion laws stopped them from getting medical care for their complicated pregnancies. The court ruled that only one plaintiff, a provider advocating for her patient to get the care she needed, had standing; now about all of the pregnant women who had traumatizing pregnancies worsened by the Texas abortion ban? “Who cares,” - Texas Supreme Court, probably.

We’re going to hear directly from the plaintiff, Amanda Zurawski, this Friday on Feminist Buzzkills- you won’t want to miss it!

In the meantime, there’s even more coming out of Texas…  

TEXAS: (DON'T) GIVE THEM ABORTIONS OR AND GIVE THEM DEATH!
Here’s one phrase that just doesn’t pass the anti-abortion sniff test: "equal protection for the preborn", which Texas conservatives have voted to adopt it into their party plank. Jessica Valenti laid out their cruel plans and explained how this deceptive language means these conservatives actually support the death penalty for terminating your pregnancy! What says “the party of life” more than, uh, trying to put more people to death? Nothing to see here, folks.

TENNESSEE: AMERICA AT ITS MOST OPPRESSIVE
Despite banning abortion in their state, Tennessee electeds are going even further and have signed into law a bill that treats those who assist a minor in obtaining an abortion across state lines AS CRIMINAL TRAFFICKERS. Of course, this is designed to criminalize abortion funds assisting patients who need abortions because, ya know, their state removed all of their options! Once again, “the party of life” actually means “the party of forcing children to carry unwanted pregnancies”, but at least they’re being more upfront about it now. 

Once your blood pressure has returned to normal, channel that energy into clicking on our Activist Calendar button below and getting those boots on the ground!

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

UTAH: WE’RE ON OUR WAY!
Proving that your inner child never goes away, we are positively tickled pink by this innovative fundraiser: A FOOD FIGHT. We don’t know if actual food is thrown, but if so…y’all better send us photos. Benefitting both Planned Parenthood Action Council of Utah and Utah Abortion Fund, join them for Food Fight 2024 on Sunday, June 9th at 6pm MT- buy your ticket here! 

GEORGIA, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, + CONNECTICUT: WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU!
Interested in volunteering with our besties at The Women's Center clinics? WELL YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! We’re ready to get you connected with providers out there doing the good work- sign up here!

URGENT ACTION: THERE ARE ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO HIT THEIR GOAL!
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 EU 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 them hit this incredible milestone by June 9th?! THEY ARE SO CLOSE!

LOCK, COM-STOCK, AND IN A BARREL!
We don’t know about you, but we’re damn tired of being governed by laws older than the bra you refuse to throw away even as the underwire is poking you deep down into your soul…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! More locations announced every week! 

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

Keeping our eyes peeled for anti-abortion fuckery,
Team Abortion AF