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A is For Action. Now.
After the news broke Monday night, many of us were left feeling devastated and shocked. Today, it is time to get to work. Here’s what YOU can do to protect abortion access.
Showing Up
I took out my bag of sidewalk chalk and wrote in the street in front of them: “someone you know had an abortion.” They all saw it… they couldn’t not see it. Perhaps it resonated more with their parents and chaperones.
We Kentucky Women Deserve Better
The Kentucky State Legislature’s attitude toward women is dismissive, disrespectful and condescending.
I Was Born In Alabama And I’m Ashamed Of My Home State
I came of age in Alabama in a small window of time in which women had control over their own bodies.
Accidents Will Happen
I am knocking over the first domino in a chain that ends with me on my bedroom floor with blood on my pillow and no idea how I got there.
The Dark Mother Is Both Birth and Death
Every time he walked into a room I thought he’d brought the light along with him.
Paths Not Taken
We have long enjoyed toothpaste freedom in this country, but most choices, including that one, are limited by other factors: economic situation, regional toothpaste availability.
Clinic Escort Series: Emma Mosby - Montgomery, Alabama
Numerous women have told the protesters and me that they are fighting cancer and must terminate their pregnancy to begin chemo. This confession seems to make the protesters even nastier.
Clinic Escort Series: Lauren Rankin - New Jersey
The noise and the gruesome signs seem to become a blur and my focus centers on one thing: get the patient in the door.
Clinic Escort Series: Sarah Thyre - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
We wore fake gold wedding bands because some congressmen wouldn’t meet with us unless we appeared to be married.