Action
This is our first roundup since SCOTUS issued its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The hateful and wrong ruling was devastating, but we remain undeterred in our work. We will not submit. We will step up, stand up, and fight back. Please join us.
Self-managed abortion with pills is a safe and effective option for ending a pregnancy in the comfort and privacy of one’s own home. And it will be a vital option as abortion access shrinks. Erin led a teach-in on self-managed abortion with pills outside SCOTUS.
We signed on to a brief in Massachusetts in support of app-based drivers, who challenged a ballot initiative proposed by companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and Instacart, that would have stripped worker protections from ‘gig workers’. We also signed onto an additional brief in support of three Black and bi-racial children in Minnesota who were being treated differently than white students at their school and experiencing ongoing race-based harassment. We’re so pleased to say that both briefs have been successful so far! The Massachusetts case was decided in favor of the workers, while the Minnesota case is progressing despite legal challenge, giving these students their day in court.
Join our colleagues Abortion Access Front for Operation Save Abortion, which kicks off virtually July 17, providing abortion activists tools for the post-Roe world. Register to learn more.
Stay tuned for the invitation for our upcoming webinar, Holding Big Tech Accountable for Suppressing Abortion taking place on Monday, July 25, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
On Our Blog
Audrey wrote about the anti-abortion movement’s commitment to disinformation.
Tenaja covered anti-abortion fake clinics and their attempts to rebrand as well as our work holding them accountable. They also covered the new resolution by Randolph County in North Carolina declaring itself an anti-abortion sanctuary and the repercussions.
Caitlin gave some great actions you can take if you’re angry about attacks on abortion access. And for Disability Awareness Month, Caitlin wrote about three ways to center disability justice in your activism.
Annie published her first blog with us covering “abortion pill reversal” and how the bogus regimen has no place in health care training.
Reproaction in the News
Our fake clinic database was referenced in this Prism piece on abortion deserts and anti-abortion fake clinic manipulation.
Erin spoke to Ms. about the Abortion On Our Own Terms campaign and self-managed abortion. Erin also spoke to The Washington Post about self-managed abortion and dangerous false information from anti-abortion activists. She also appeared on To The Contrary discussing anti-abortion fake clinics post-Roe.
Both Erin and Jessica were quoted in another Ms. article about big tech suppression of abortion information.
Jessica was also quoted in a Wired story about Meta’s ongoing history of suppressing abortion related content, even pre-Dobbs decision.
Shireen was quoted in a Jezebel article about anti-abortion fake clinics’ appearance in online search results, and the threats that poses to abortion access.
Get Involved
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Sincerely,
Erin, Shireen, Anvita, Audrey, Caitlin, Elizabeth, Evonnia, Jacqueline, Jessica, Kara, Nataley, Tenaja, Annie, and the Reproaction team
P.S. A small moment of celebration? We’ll take it. It’s our 7th birthday this month and we’re trying to raise $700. Can you get us to the finish line?
