Abortion clinics across the country are under attack, as the far right moves to close as many women’s health centers as possible. While you do need to get active and vote, you don’t need to panic. Panicked people behave irrationally, and can’t look out for themselves. That’s exactly what the far right wants. At a…
Category Archives: Abortion Access
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How to Get a Telehealth Abortion Through the Mail
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare how catastrophic an unintended pregnancy can be. Women are leaving the workforce in record numbers, with overall workforce participation plummeting to 1980s levels. Rather than developing programs to support families, though, politicians across the country have used the pandemic as an excuse to further limit abortion access. Telehealth abortion,…
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Texans Seeking Abortion Overwhelm Other States
Since a sleepy Supreme Court decided to punt on upholding precedent and let the onerous Texas SB8 (Senate Bill 8) become law in Texas last week, Texas women have swamped the abortion clinics (find abortionclinics.com) in surrounding states. Therefore, Texans seeking abortion overwhelm other states because they have no other choice. The preciseness of the…
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Senate Bill 8 became law in Texas
URGENT NOTICE: Abortion is still legal and available in Texas up to 5 weeks 6 days. Effective Sept 1, 2021 “Senate Bill 8” became law. This means that clinics in Texas can not provide abortion services to anyone 6 weeks or more from their last menstrual period. Please contact individual clinics in Texas to learn…
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Abortion Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic
What you need to know about abortion safely during the COVID-19 pandemic Pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic is scary even if you’re planning to have a child. If you’re not, it can be downright terrifying, especially as states have seized upon the pandemic as a chance to roll back abortion rights. Abortion remains legal, so…
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Abortion Provider Appreciation Day
Celebrating Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, March 10th We are moved by the ways that abortion care providers tend to others and make it possible for people to grow and bloom. Independent abortion clinics are rooted in their communities — they are resilient and adaptable, and we are in awe of all the ways they weather…
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Telehealth Abortion: How to Get the Abortion Pill Online
Telehealth Abortion: How to Get the Abortion Pill Online Think you have to fight through a sea of protesters at a clinic to get an abortion? Think again. Abortion remains one of the safest medical procedures you can get, and research now shows that telehealth abortion is safe, too. Despite far-right attempts to restrict the…
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How Long Can I Wait to Get an Abortion?
While the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, guarantees the right to abortion, each state has the right to enact its own restrictions. This can present a serious problem, since many women do not know they are pregnant until well into the first trimester. Additionally, it can take time to save up enough money…
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10 Results of Restrictive Abortion Laws
What voters of 2020 need to know and understand about the damaging 10 Results of Restrictive Abortion Laws. Daily Kos | Oct. 22, 2020 | Author: Zawn Villines | read full article As the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court grows more certain, so too does the end or severe erosion of Roe…
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What if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?
The tragic death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart defender of abortion rights, has left many women concerned about what might happen to their reproductive lives if Roe v. Wade, the court decision that enshrined abortion as a constitutional right, is overturned. While it’s true that abortion is under attack and women’s access to…
