BANS OFF OUR BODIES Online Event Follow up


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Thanks to everyone who attended our event. Here are the links to most of the things we talked about today, plus some extra information. Read Global Women's Caucus Statement on the Right to an Abortion.

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  • Contact your senator and tell them you want them to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. It has already passed the house, and it is waiting for the Senate to enshrine the right to abortion without unnecessary restrictions into federal law
  • Donate to abortion funds working on the front lines every day to ensure people who need abortions can access them no matter what
  • Donate to Democrats Abroad
  • Organize your families, friends, neighbors, coworkers, classmates - anyone you can. Remind them that this is about more than abortion and that we need all of our allies to get involved, vote, and demand our elected officials enact the policies we elected them to
  • Share your story. If you need support, help, or inspiration, check out:

https://shoutyourabortion.com/

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-involved/share-your-story

 

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Help defend our rights by voting for Democrats in the 2022 Midterm elections. Overseas Americans can register to vote and request your absentee ballot at https://www.votefromabroad.org/. Ask for your ballot to be sent to you by email.

Americans living in the US can go to https://iwillvote.com/ to register to vote and verify that they are still registered. Please check frequently, Republicans love kicking people off the voting rolls.

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GOP Handmaid's Tale: SCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade https://youtu.be/_g2CqOrFGak

Alito's Reason For Overturning Roe: Decline In 'Domestic Supply Of Infants' For Adoption https://youtu.be/zu9eCWrhMxg

Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"? - Naomi R. Mercer https://youtu.be/7v-mfJMyBO0

Missouri Tracked Patients' Periods In GOP Anti-Abortion Effort https://youtu.be/BOixHaUvBiM

The Supreme Court Will “Reorder” American Society, Says Election Law Expert | Amanpour and Company https://youtu.be/Ne9-iDtGgzM

When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories https://youtu.be/O_IgnSEpKe8

What It’s Like to Have A Second-Trimester Abortion https://youtu.be/q8-vbOhCqJ0

US Senate vote fails to pass abortion rights bill as potential Roe v. Wade overturn looms https://youtu.be/IyFwtZdyTs4

The 100 Million - Non-voters in America https://youtu.be/9nDwFBWk0ZA

Reasoning In Alito Draft Puts Bullseye On Other American Rights https://youtu.be/W0ma64GWRs4

Lawrence: Alito’s Draft Opinion Quotes A Man Who Believed In Witches https://youtu.be/f5-ozv-v6oU

GOP fields candidates of questionable character as attacks on abortion rights intensify

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-fields-candidates-of-questionable-character-as-attacks-on-abortion-rights-intensify-139663429825

AN 11 POINT PLAN TO RESCUE AMERICA by Rick Scott (R-FL) https://rescueamerica.com/11-point-plan/

Senator Blackburn (R=TN) talks about getting rid of birth control https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2022/3/video-release-senator-blackburn-when-it-comes-to-the-constitution-where-does-judge-jackson-stand

Republican Mike Braun of Indiana told reporters that the Supreme Court was wrong to strike down state laws that banned Black and white Americans from marrying.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/republican-sen-mike-braun-says-supreme-court-should-not-have-struck-down-state-laws-banning-interracial-marriage-then-backtracks-unconvincingly.html

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas May Challenge Schooling of Migrant Children https://newsrepot.com/news/26843/gov-greg-abbott-of-texas-may-challenge-schooling-of-migrant-children/

DeSantis signs bill creating new Florida election police force https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/25/politics/desantis-florida-election-bill-signing/index.html

 

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Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade

'We do not have any plans': The 13 states with abortion-ban 'trigger laws' are completely unprepared to enforce them.

Sen. Marco Rubio's new bill wouldn't let employers deduct travel expenses that pay for abortion or trans care for minors.

How period tracking apps and data privacy fit into a post-Roe v. Wade climate

Amy Coney Barrett and People of Praise

Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why.

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/945031391/poll-despite-record-turnout-80-million-americans-didnt-vote-heres-why

Ben Franklin Put an Abortion Recipe in His Math Textbook. To colonial Americans, termination was as normal as the ABCs and 123s.

Margaret Atwood Once Thought 'Handmaid's Tale' Was 'Too Far-Fetched.' No Longer.

10 key passages from Alito’s draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/abortion-draft-supreme-court-opinion-key-passages-00029470

Roe v. Wade in Peril: Our Latest Resources What you need to know: Data, analysis, and more from Guttmacher experts https://www.guttmacher.org/abortion-rights-supreme-court

More information can be found at our Reproductive Justice Action Team Site. Team Leader: Salli Swartz, Contact: [email protected]

 

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