Hi john,

Here at Abortion AF we are officially dubbing this month Comstocktober! With the spooky season upon us, we want to slay this zombie law once and for all, then celebrate with ALL the caramel apple flavors (SUCK IT, pumpkin spice)!

We have so many events planned throughout the month that we dedicated a whole page to it!  Click below to sign up for all the festivities!

OK, on to this week’s news highlights!

Criminalizing Pregnancy Was Always Part of the Plan
A horrifying new report from Pregnancy Justice shows us that in the year after the fall of Roe, there have been almost 200 prosecutions for pregnancy-related conduct…and that is both the largest single-year number AND likely undercounted! Naturally, low-income and people of color bear the brunt of prosecutions because, again, we live not only in a dumpster fire, but a racist dumpster fire! Bottom line? HAVING A BODY IS NOT A CRIME.

Say It With Your Chests, Jerks
Senate Dems are busy laying a trap to prove that Republicans don’t actually care when people like Amber Thurman die because of their horrific abortion bans. How, you ask? By forcing them to vote to protect access to emergency abortion care this week or GTFO! If you’d rather see people DIE than get abortion care, it’s time to say it to our damn faces.

No One Wants to Date Someone Against Abortion Access
Here’s something we didn’t think we’d write: dating app Bumble is financing a documentary about abortion access?! After losing nearly one third of its Texas workforce because of Senate Bill 8 and and then Dobbs falling, wondering how the hell they were going to support their employees, they decided to lean in and throw some dollars down for the cause. OKAY BUMBLE! WE SEE YOU! 

MORE WAYS TO FIGHT BACK! 
Put some skin in the game! Click our Activist Calendar below and see how you can get started!

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

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

North Carolina: Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged…Unless You’re Anti-Abortion
If we’ve learned anything the last two years, it’s that judges matter! Our friends at Pro-Choice North Carolina want to show you what’s at stake and why judicial races matter during Why Judges Matter NC! on Wednesday, October 2nd from 6:30pm to 7:30pm ET – registration link here!

Join The New AAF Operation Save Abortion Ballot Initiative Training!

You do NOT want to miss the opportunity to learn about all of the ballot initiatives happening this election season, and how you – YES YOU – can plug in and help out! Sign up for AAF’s Virtual Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives Edition to hear directly from the campaigns on Tuesday, October 8th from 7pm to 8pm ET – 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, is back and at it! It’s Oscar-nominating season, and the documentary all about Abortion AF and our comrades is out there trying to get the Oscar nod! Go check out one of their screenings and help make it happen!

Tickets and info for upcoming screenings are at nooneaskedyoudoc.com

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!

See ya at Comstocktober Fest!
Xo Team Abortion AF