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Coming Soon: Clinic Stories!
The A is For Clinic Escort Series Comic Book, edited by New Yorker artist Emily Flake, is a beautiful and compelling compilation. It tells the stories of abortion clinic escorts and illustrates - literally - the realities of being on the front lines, escorting patients through hostile crowds into clinics so they can receive needed medical care.
Abortion Rights are Back at the Supreme Court. Here’s What That Means.
Today the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Gee. The case rests on a 2014 Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Sound familiar? That’s because it is essentially an identical law to the one the Court struck down in 2016. What a difference four years makes.
T-Shirts are Back
We’re re-launching our super cool, Melinda Beck–designed “Not Property of the U.S. Government” t-shirt for the holidays.
Now available as a hoodie, too!
We’re also relaunching our classic “Tick Tock, Motherfucker” t-shirts.
Seemed like the right week for it.
Order by the 15th to get them for Christmas.
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.
AUCTION!!!! TWO TIX TO MARTHA PLIMPTONS' ALL THE PRESIDENTS MANN TOMORROW!!!
BID NOW IN THE COMMENTS!!!! Two tickets to see our Founding Mother Martha Plimpton performing Aimee Mann song's at Joe's Pub tomorrow night!!!
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.
Repro Rights Roundup: February 5, 2018
Just when you thought that the administration’s treatment of abortion-seeking undocumented teenagers couldn’t get more ghastly
Publix, Hobby Lobby, and You by Ian Stearns
Whenever I tell other gay men to care about reproductive rights, this is what I’m talking about.
Repro Rights Roundup: January 29, 2018
It’s legislation like this that reminds us that so much of the anti-choice presence in Washington and across the country has nothing to do with life or babies, but controlling and hurting women.
Statement on Cecile Richards
A is For and our entire community wish her well and send her our most heartfelt gratitude for being a continued champion for reproductive rights.
Martha Plimpton: All the President's Mann at Joe's Pub
Martha Plimpton pays tribute to genius songwriter Aimee Mann
Repro Rights Roundup: January 23, 2018
The Roundup has covered no shortage of infuriating bullshit in its short existence, but this is really something.
Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wade
Roe limps along, still alive but under escalating attacks from both state and federal legislators.
Repro Rights Roundup: January 8, 2018
The stable geniuses here at the Roundup hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are ready to get cracking on what is sure to be an important year in these United States.
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.