Hi john,

We know we say it every week, but DAMN—you add the Senate passing the BIG-oted Beautifully blasphemous bill and this week was cartoon-level villainy. It’s almost as if the people in power don’t actually give a single fuck about what happens to the rest of us.

Red, White, and FUCK YOU
That’s been the vibe here at AAF ever since both the Senate and the House voted to approve Trump’s Liberty Bell-cracking nightmare, one of the most cruel budgets we’ve ever seen. Massively unpopular, it is an unparalleled attack on historically-excluded communities including Black, Indigenous, immigrant, young, rural, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people. And just look at the devastating hits to reproductive access:

Hot take: this bill was never meant to benefit Americans! On the week America celebrates a bit of well-known mischief we got up to in the face of a tyrant, your elected “patriots” gleefully voted away your rights while giving each other Yankee Doodle handies. They wrapped your rights around a firecracker, lit it, and watched them burn up into the sky to chants of “USA! USA!” It’s a national abortion ban, an immigration ban, and a “just die” plan starving us of both food and healthcare—which was always their end game.

Trump will now undoubtedly sign the budget into law. If you’re not furious, you’re not paying attention.

Whatever they throw at us, we’ll keep building community (and definitely not any compounds where we can all run away and live like forest witches in the coven of our dreams) and pushing back! So let’s push through the latest attacks on our rights, and then get to fighting back.

No New Feminist Buzzkills This Week, So Catch Up On The Latest Episode!

Lizz and Moji are taking a well-deserved break this week, but fear not—they left you an incredible Dobbs-iversary episode to catch up on from last week! 

ICYMI: your buzzkills were joined by legal powerhouse Dr. Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown University, and supreme abortion badass, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Founder & CEO of indie abortion clinics Whole Woman’s Health! They’re diving into what the abortionsphere looks like 3 years post-Roe and just how bad it’s gotten for us all. Amy shares her story on what it was like as an abortion provider in Minnesota, and the clinic violence she’s already experienced. If ever there was an episode to not miss, this is it. 

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!
So the world is a dumpster fire. What are you gonna do about it? Find all of the ways below that you can get out on the ground and get some shit done! 

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

180 Days of Pure Bullshit
Can you believe we’ve been dealing with a Trump presidency for 180 days already? Feels like a (hellish) lifetime. With so much going on, the folks at PAI want to keep you in the know on the state of U.S. funding and policies for reproductive health during Trump’s First 180: Global Impact on Women and Girls' Health and Rights. Join them on Tuesday, July 8th, at 2pm ET—registration link here!

Abortion Support for Everyone
No matter when you had your abortion or where, you deserve a supportive community. Our friends at Florida Access Network are holding their monthly Hibiscus Club, a nonclinical, peer-led support group for those who have had abortions themselves to build community free from abortion stigma! Sign up for their next group on Wednesday, July 9th, at 8:30pm 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!

If you don’t feel like there’s a whole hell of a lot to celebrate this Fourth of July, just know you’re not alone—we’ve got you.

We’ll make it through this together, 
XO Team Abortion AF