Hi john,

We missed you! AAF is back from break, rested and diving back into the abortionsphere in ways that are the opposite of demure and ladylike. And after reading this week’s news, it’s clear that we’ll all need some rest to deal with the anti-abortion horrors we’re facing!

Even Florida Man Thinks This Is Fucked Up
If we’ve learned anything from all of the state ballot campaigns (other than abortion is hella popular), it’s that conservatives believe everything is voter fraud if they don’t like it; Florida’s governor Ronnie Detritus is PISSED and waging a campaign of harassment, sending POLICE to interrogate people who dared sign the petition to get a pro-abortion amendment on their ballot this November. Actually, barging into Florida homes and accusing folks of voter fraud seems to be his kink.

Jokes Aside, The Reason Why We Fight Is The Very Real Human Cost Of Abortion Bans
ProPublica released two devastating pieces this week that detail two deaths directly caused by the Georgia abortion ban, which made performing a D&C a felony with few exceptions.

Both women are dead because of Georgia’s vague AF ban. Amber died when a Georgia hospital wouldn’t give her a D&C, a simple procedure sometimes used to help empty a uterus when abortion pills don’t completely expel a pregnancy. Candi died because she was experiencing complications from abortion pills, and was too afraid of the criminal prosecution associated with getting a D&C…so she suffered at home and died without seeking care.

But let’s be incredibly clear – ABORTION PILLS ARE HELLA SAFE, as is a D&C. It isn’t the pills that killed these women, it’s the bans against the treatment for simple complications. These vague and punitive laws created situations where both patients and doctors are terrified to provide or seek care, and the result in these cases was death. 

We must stand up for Amber, Candi, and everyone who has suffered under these cruel laws. We cannot let this happen in any more states.

Oh, and forever fuck this guy. That’s it, that’s the story - fuck him. 

HOW CAN YOU FIGHT BACK?
AAF has all kinds of ways to turn our rage and grief into action to create the better world we deserve. Check out our Activist Calendar below to find events for you to get involved.

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 47K 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

Abortion Doulas Have Our Hearts
If we had billions of dollars, we’d make sure everyone had access to abortion doulas! Join Shout Your Abortion’s Abortion Academy Session 15 to hear from the Colorado Doula Project on the incredible role doulas fill in the community on Thursday, September 26th from 1pm to 2pm ET- registration link here! 

DC: Show Up To Fund Abortion
Our friends at The Yellowhammer Fund are holding it down for Reproductive Justice in the South, and they need your support! Join them for their first ever gala fundraiser for music, drag/burlesque performances, and much much more on Saturday, September 28th from 6pm to 9pm ET - get your tickets here!

COMING UP OCTOBER 8TH! ABORTION AF ACTIVIST EVENT ALERT!
It’s our Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiative training! We’ll be talking with folks from abortion ballot initiatives across the country about the work they’re doing, why it’s so important, and ways for all of us to sign up and help regardless of where we live.

Moderated by the incredible Imani Gandy, you won’t want to miss your chance to help enshrine abortion rights in even more states than ever - register now and get in the fight!

CAN YOU SUPPORT US?
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!

Never stop fighting,
Xoxo Team Abortion AF