Hi john,

Welcome back to another Friday roller coaster of fresh abortion-related hell brought to you by: the courts! AA Front is here to do the job nobody else wants to — read allll of the abortion news, crysob about it, and then break it down so you don’t have to!

So let’s dive the heck in, y’all.

Maybe the Real Abortion Pill is the Friends We Made Along The Way
We spent all week waiting on this damn abortion decision from SCOTUS, and the short story is they ruled to keep mailing pills in place while the case weaves through the courts. The least they could have done. Our initial reactions are all ready in your inbox (check last night’s email and our socials!). Our deep dive drops tonight on this week’s Feminist Buzzkills Podcast. So check it out!

This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Like Fertility Options)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE: new research presented by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists shows that in the year after the Dobbs decision, rates of sterilization for women increased, which DUH! When the state constantly interferes with our reproductive options, they leave us little choice but to make damn sure that if we don’t want (more) kids, we say, “FUCK IT! Take it all!” 

This research is especially rich and timely while this administration metaphorically tattoos “UNDERBABIED” on our foreheads. Women are choosing sterilization even earlier in life! So not only have abortions increased since Dobbs fell, more folks are choosing not to have kids at all when given no other options. Epic fucking backfire, ya dicks.

New Feminist Buzzkills Episode: Drops TODAY!

Your Buzzkills will explain the Supreme Court ruling and how Thomas and Alito yet again wrote David Foster Wallace-length screeds about why bitches ain’t shit. They also do their damndest to break down what exactly the fuck “underbabied” means and how it is connected to Trump’s new dystopian website for Christofascist moms and fake clinics. Your brain is about to be so full of abortion news, you may need to lie down for a little bit.

And We Have One Funny MFer To Provide The Exhale We Need 
Shit is bleak, but we’re bringing you the perfect guest to make you laugh and forget about the hellscape we’re living in! Comedian and TV writer Solomon Georgio joins FBK to dish on how he deals with MAGA comedy crowds and dating dudes that look like (barf) Mike Johnson (barfbarf).

You won’t want to miss it!

Now for Some Ways You Can Fight Back!
All geared up to make some change? Use that energy to get out in the community and do some good!   

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 a highlight just for you!

FEATURED ACTIVIST EVENTS THIS WEEK

Trivia + Abortion = Besties!
Who doesn’t love trivia?! Our friends at Tides for Reproductive Freedom, Abortion Rights Fund of Western Mass, and Eastern MA Abortion Fund are bringing you a trivia night to make friends, fund abortion, and learn about the abortion access landscape along the way! Join them on Monday, May 18th from 7pm to 8:30pm ET — registration link here!

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!

Everything is moving fast, friends, but stick with us and we’ll get through it together! 

In solidarity,
XO Team Abortion AF