Hi john,

We know these past two weeks have been a shit sundae with a Matt Gaetz cherry on top for all of us. But our only option is to lace up our ass-kicking boots and get to work. It will take a lot of commitment to create the world we all deserve… so get ready! Whatever fuckery comes at us, we’ve got your back. Knowledge is power, so we’ve gotta stay one step ahead of their evil plans. First, let’s check out some incredible badasses who refuse to be silent!

Kentucky: Fifth in Goat Farming, First in FAFO
In the hard times, take heart from the people changing the landscape – like this currently pregnant Kentucky plaintiff who is suing over the state’s near-total abortion ban AND six-week ban. Forced to begin planning for out-of-state abortion care, the plaintiff’s lawsuit is also seeking class-action status for all people who cannot access abortion care in Kentucky! Suing the state AND bringing everyone with her? We stan.

IdaHOPE YOU’RE READY FOR THIS LAWSUIT 
We are in awe of the bravery of Idaho plaintiffs suing the state who say Idaho’s abortion ban directly harmed them. While it pisses us off that these folks are forced to tell their heartbreaking stories in the public eye (why are we only allowed autonomy when there’s trauma?), we can only hope that the court listens and truly understands that abortion bans only cause harm wherever they’re enacted!

Well, It Can’t All Be Arya Stark Slaying White Walkers, and This Bit of News Will Make Your Head Explode
Buckle up. A newly published study shows us that not only do fake clinics outnumber real clinics at least 3-to-1, but that more than a quarter of women ages 15 to 49 live within fifteen miles of only a fake clinic and no actual abortion clinics! How many of those people only live near an abortion clinic and not a fake clinic? 0.8%. Not only that, but the average distance between fake clinics and abortion clinics is only A LITTLE OVER FIVE MILES. We’ve known all along that fake clinics specifically open near actual clinics to better trick and mislead abortion seekers, and it’s about time more people called them out on it!!

NOW, SOME WAYS YOU CAN FIGHT BACK!
Yeah, that pisses us off, too, friends – so check out our Activist Calendar below to turn that outrage into action!

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 to find all the different ways we have for you to help us put Comstock in the ground for good!

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

Montana: See a Movie, Fund Abortion
The Montana Abortion Access Program (MAAP) is bringing you a screening of the documentary, ‘Preconceived!’, a film all about the harm perpetuated by fake clinics. Join them to learn about fake clinics and the important work MAAP does funding abortions on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:30pm MST -- registration link here! 

The Green Wave is Calling You
What lessons can we learn from the incredible Green Wave movement in Latin America? Join National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice for their first installment of their Green Wave series, Marea Verde vs. Repro Justice, on Thursday, November 21st from 6:30pm to 8pm ET – registration link here!

Volunteer Skill Share!
You have the skills, we’ve got the clinics – let’s put them together! Fill out our Volunteer Skill Share form, and if the time comes where a clinic could use that support, we’ll hook y’all up! Trust us…everybody has skills to share. Baking, landscaping, graphic design, video editing accounting, painting…whatever you’re good at and would love to help with, put it down.

We can all help out in our own ways – fill out the form now and help us build up our network to support abortion!!

'No One Asked You’ is now STREAMING AND YOU CAN FINALLY SEE IT!
BREAKING NEWS: ‘No One Asked You’, the Lizz Winstead & Abortion Access Front documentary all about AAF’s work for the last seven years, is now available everywhere in the world through the new platform JOLT.FILM!

From October 25th through December 29th, ‘No One Asked You’ is available to watch from home from anywhere in the world – click below to get started!

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

We’re in it to win it,
Xo Team Abortion AF