Hi john,

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to rage with your internet abobo besties! Abortion AF is back with your weekly scoop of abortion news and action items—AKA the fuel you need to fight back and still make it to brunch. Let’s kick off the weekend with facts, fury, and a plan.

Georgia Replaces Healthcare With Horror
Gruesome doesn’t begin to cover it: Adriana Smith is brain-dead, but because she was nine weeks pregnant, the state of Georgia is keeping her alive to deliver a baby—and her family has NO say in the matter. All because of the state’s abortion restrictions, which ban abortion if a fetal cardiac pole is detected, doctors are legally forced to keep her on life support until the fetus can survive. Adriana's loved ones are powerless and grieving while the state that imposed this cruelty won’t pay a cent of the hospital bills. Georgia is inflicting this barbaric torture on Adriana and her family, and we’ll NEVER STOP calling out the state for treating pregnant people like lab rats instead of human beings.

Taking Medical Advice From The Guy Who Will Drink Anything But Water
Health Secretary RFK Jr. (recently pictured swimming in literal shit stew) directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone based on a junk study by a conservative think tank. 

The study, which wasn’t peer-reviewed and has been criticized as having serious methodological flaws, not only calls for outdated restrictions on the pill, but potentially removing it from the market altogether based on its results. So let us reiterate one (thousand) more time(s): ABORTION PILLS ARE SAFE!! Don’t let the anti-abortion dweebs convince you otherwise.

Feminist Buzzkills Are OFF this week!
But have no fear—Lizz and Moji are back NEXT WEEK, May 23rd, with a brand spanking new pod episode!

You won’t want to miss their conversations with Kwajelyn Jackson, Executive Director of the newly-rebranded Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation, to talk about what it’s like providing abortions in a state with a six-week ban. PLUS! Don’t miss author Grady Hendrix discussing their latest horror novel, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, set in a maternity home for underage pregnant girls who learn to cast spells to gain back their power.

And while you wait for a new episode…

Your Buzzkills Are Ready For Your Questions!! Reach Out and Fire Away!! 
Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns about any and all things repro, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address them on the pod! It’s EXACTLY what you need right now, so smash the button below, and like and subscribe wherever you pod!

Now for Some Ways You Can Fight Back!
While we’re all good and horrified at the state of the world, let’s use that energy to get out in the community and do some good. Scroll down for all kinds of ways for you to get involved!

Sign Up for the AAF Volunteer Skill Share!
You have the skills, we’ve got the clinics – let’s put them together! Do you do landscaping, are you great at taxes, can you edit video and create graphics? Tell us all about it, and we’ll do our best to connect you with clinics that need your skills! Trust us… everybody has skills to share.

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

Check Out Our Activist Calendar Below 
Our Activist calendar is loaded with events and actions both nationally or in your community – pick your poison and get your boots on the ground!

Not feeling like you wanna dig around a calendar? We chose some highlights just for you! 

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

Don’t Support Gender Liberation? Gag Me With a Spoon
Fighting for gender and queer rights is what all the cool kids are doing – tune in to Gender Liberation Movement’s next mass organizing call to see how you can get in on the fight! Join them on Monday, May 19th at 7pm ET – registration link here! 

Create the Community We All Deserve
Reproductive Justice can’t just be a theory, it has to be put into practice, and Repro TLC will be laying out how providers and community members can better advocate for themselves AND others. Tune in to Reproductive Justice: Advancing Advocacy and Healthcare Access on Tuesday, May 20th from 6pm to 7:30pm ET – registration link here! 

Could You Help Us Out With a Few Bucks?
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!

This was a tough news day – get some rest and take care of yourself, because we’re all needed in this fight!

Until next week,
XO Team Abortion AF