Hi john,

You did it – you made it through the entire decade that was 2024! We know the future feels pretty damn bleak right now, but one thing we are excited about is being in community with badass folks like you who want to make the world a better place, and collectively scorching the earth under every anti-abortion foot out there. 

Take a few to read about the latest anti-abortion skulduggery, and then we’ll lace up our boots together and go get some shit done!

The New Congressional Priorities Can Suck A Dick
Whadya s’pose this newly installed anti-abortion congress’s first order of business is? Lowering food costs…middle class tax cuts…? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH fuck no! They are doing the most (useless shit) and introducing “born alive” legislation to “fix” the totally made up problem of babies born alive after abortion procedures. Is this an actual issue? NO. Will it only serve to stigmatize abortion care and demonize abortion providers? YES. Is there a seat at the right hand of Satan for one Ann Wagner, a WOMAN, introducing this bill AGAIN? Affirmative. Do we hate this timeline? YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT.

Popular Opinion: Mandatory Waiting Periods Should Be For Texting Your Ex, Not Abortion
Florida recently fined a doctor $10K for violating their 24-hour waiting period before providing an abortion – unintentionally, of course, because the state couldn’t even clarify when their asinine law took effect. Despite trying to adhere to the law and, according to one judge, no evidence of patients suffering harm without having the waiting period, the clinic itself was also fined $193k…almost three times the amount recommended by the judge! Here’s your reminder: mandatory waiting periods do not benefit abortion patients, they are solely to delay care for abortion seekers. On the other hand, when we’re thinking of hitting our ex with a ‘wyd’, we’re all for that waiting period.

We Wish This Would Ruin the Tour
Pope Francis started 2025 reaffirming his commitment to the worst takes by encouraging people to reject abortion and “respect the dignity of human life from conception to natural death”. This follows previous bangers on abortion such as, “Hiring a hitman to solve a problem”, and criticizing abortion as “homicidal”. Thank goodness we don’t actually care what he thinks! 

HOW YOU CAN FIGHT BACK!
We DO care about getting out there and doing good in the world, though – so join us by checking out our Activist Calendar below and finding your way to getting involved!

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

SOMETHING TO DO RIGHT NOW 

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 below now and help us build up our network to support abortion!!

Equal Rights? We’re In!
Passed FIFTY THREE YEARS AGO by Congress and ready to ratify in 2020, it is well past time to publish the Equal Rights Amendment! Join The ERA Coalition for a night of dancing and advocating for the amendment on Tuesday, January 14th at 7pm ET – registration link here! 

Self-Managed Abortion For All
In an age of increasing abortion bans, self-managed abortion information is vital! Our friends at Midwest Access Project are hosting an SMA support and advocacy workshop to teach folks what self-managed abortion is, how to increase access, and more on Wednesday, January 22nd from 5:30pm to 7:30pm CST – registration link here!
*Note: the workshop will be fully translated and interpreted in Spanish language

'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 January 31st, ‘No One Asked You’ is available to watch from home from anywhere in the world – click below to get started!

Can You Kick Some Cash Into Our Kitty?
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!

Ready to take on the next four years with you,
Xo Team Abortion AF