Hi john,

Is it just us, or does it feel like the last two weeks have lasted for about fourteen lifetimes? While the news cycle is giving us all whiplash, it doesn’t stop the work from being done! We’ve been out on the road preaching the incredible work of indies wherever we can – including bringing Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan right to one of our favorite indie providers, Whole Woman’s Health! They talked abortion access, the important work of indies, and the privilege of being in a state that supports abortion access and serves those who don’t! It was a good day, friends.

Now buckle up, because the abortion news stops for no one!

ABORTION: WE LOVE TO HEAR IT

We’re not sure if you heard, it’s been pretty low key… but President Biden is officially out and VP Kamala Harris is in! Yes, the political bar is buried-forty-feet-underground low, but it's pretty damn cool to have a candidate that actually SAYS THE WORD ABORTION without wincing! What a time to be alive!

KANSAS: GEE, THANKS FOR BEING DELAYED GARBAGE

In a “compromise,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and abortion providers reached a deal to hold off for one year their plan to harass abortion patients by making them describe their reason for getting an abortion. Wow, how magnanimous of this anti-abortion zealot to hold off on being a supreme asshole for a whole entire year! We can do anti-abortion groin goons in Kansas a favor, though, and just give them the answers they want: people are getting abortions BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO GET THEM. Bing bang boom – question answered. You’re welcome, Kobach.

TEXAS: IF STUDENTS NEED AN ABORTION, A HALL PASS AIN’T GONNA CUT IT 

Two professors at the University of Texas are suing the Biden administration. Why? Because they think it's THEIR business if their students are absent from class to get abortions. That's right, professors John Hatfield and Daniel Bonevac refuse to comply with Title IX rules that prevent discrimination against students who have had abortions, arguing it forces them to support what they consider criminal activity. Pop Quiz: Whose business is it if a student needs an abortion? The answer WON’T surprise you. 

HOW YOU CAN FIGHT BACK!

Have no fear! Channel that rage into action! Poke around our Activist Calendar below to find your way to get in the fight!

Not feeling like you wanna dig around a calendar? Here are this week’s highlights!

SOMETHING TO DO RIGHT NOW 

Our petition to repeal The Comstock Act HAS OVER 40K signatures! Make yours one of them!!

ACAB: All Comstocks Are Bad! 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!

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

FLORIDA AND BEYOND: GET THE INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW

It can be hella confusing to keep up with bans, restrictions, ballot initiatives, you name it- so here’s an opportunity to learn about what the hell is going on in Florida! Join ACLU Florida to learn everything you need to know about Florida’s near total abortion ban TONIGHT on Tuesday, July 30th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm ET- registration link here!

MICHIGAN: REPRODUCTIVE LIBERATION IS HERE FOR YOU

Our friends at Hydra Fund are bringing you workshops to explain the current crisis on bodily autonomy and reproduction, and how to build networks of support to provide safe and effective abortion regardless of legality! Join them on Friday, August 2nd from 6pm to 8pm ET for their first workshop- registration link here!

'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 upcoming screenings are at nooneaskedyoudoc.com

Abortion Access Front is heading to Chicago! On August 19th at 8pm , L’Abortion Variety Hour: A Cavalcade of Cooch! will be hosted by the duo of Comedian Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show, and AAF founder) and Chicago’s host of the Moth Story Hour and Metro’s own Jill Hopkins. Get your tickets here!

Can’t make it? WE GOT YOU!
Abortion providers deserve all the nice things- so gift some tickets to Chicagoland clinic workers! We’re SO thrilled to give you this opportunity to give back to the NINE incredible abortion clinics holding it down in the Chicago area. The convention is sure to bring a tidal wave of chaos to the already stressed clinics, and we wanna make sure they get a night to laugh their overworked asses off in the face of the deep dish bullshit they have to deal with just to provide healthcare. Buy a ticket for a provider!

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!

Off buying tickets on tickets on tickets!
Xo Team Abortion AF