This film clarifies that the tentacles of the anti-choice movement reach far beyond access to abortion, and we all have reason to be afraid. Check out the case of an Orthodox Jewish woman who was given a C-section against her wishes.
Why go this extra mile in support of patients? Because I’m not only pro-choice, but I am pro-abortion and pro-access. That means going beyond supporting someone’s right to choose to terminate a pregnancy but fighting to remove the barriers that may prevent them from doing so.
The prospect of losing this constitutional right is absolutely terrifying.
CPCs, also known as “fake abortion clinics” or, euphemistically, “Pregnancy Resource Centers” are essentially anti-choice hubs of misinformation.
Women do not have abortions they want. They have abortions they need.
“Ask for Jane” serves as a reminder that such a vicious restriction as the outlawing of abortion does not emerge in a vacuum and cannot be fought in isolation.
Clinic escorting, also called clinic defending, is the act of guiding patients from their vehicles and into a clinic that provides abortion care.
“Because of you, I know the perpetual urgency of safeguarding women’s autonomy. I hear the dire importance of maintaining control over my body in my own name.”
The radical extremism of this year’s bills is unprecedented. If you feel panicked, scared, and angry, that’s ok—channel that into action.
Not only were the children of women who could not access abortion in greater economic peril, but they were also more delayed in terms of their development, and their mothers reported feelings of being trapped and poor maternal bonding.
