I went into menopause the night Trump was elected, so I have no personal need for abortion access. But just KNOWING that someone else wants to have control over my body, my mind, and my LIFE is utterly enraging. There’s a bunch of things to do about this, but let’s boil it down to one simple guideline:
So, with the new info coming out from SCOTUS…..I’m just gonna drop this great resource for other women in the US…
Did you know you can get the abortion pills without the need of being pregnant? Did you also know you can get them for about $150 dollars…..and the site I’m about to share has a sliding scale, and helps you afford it if it comes to that.
I understand 150 is still a lot of money, but prenatal care is way more. And every uterus owner deserves the right and access to a SAFE abortion. Since, ya know, the whole reason Roe v Wade passed was because legality didn’t affect abortion numbers, it just affected the number of safe abortions.
This site is a great resource!!! And keep in mind, a lot of states that have already passed anti-abortion legislature are charging it as a felony….ya know what that means ….felons lose the right to vote.
So people who are pro-life, you’re allowed to have your own views and beliefs, but now that they are being forced on everyone, you need to think about what you care about more. A woman’s right to vote? A woman’s right to life? A woman’s right to mourn the loss of her child without a criminal case to “make sure” it was a miscarriage and not caused on purpose? Pro-choice is exactly what it says, giving women the power to make choices based off their own beliefs and values.
Another resource!! Some pilots created a network to help women in the continental US receive needed healthcare, including abortion, and help people get gender affirming care. The website is
https://elevatedaccess.org/ and they help transport you to a state that will take care of you. This is a time where we all have to band together, because obviously the US government isn’t helping.
There’s also r/auntienetwork on Reddit, which is helping women get access to healthcare, and a lot of ppl on there are offering up lodging and other stuff to women who may need it because they traveled for care.
It’s not looking great for some states out there, but know there are people willing to help.
*Please note that the Northern Territory has some of the most conservative laws on abortion. Abortion is legal until 14 weeks if two doctors agree the person’s physical and/or mental health is endangered, or for serious fetal abnormality. Legal up to 23 weeks in an emergency.
Darwin Private Hospital, Tiwi, (Telephone: 08 8948 0144)
Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, (Telephone: 08 8951 7777) *Must have a doctor’s referral
Queensland:
Dr. Marie Campbell Street, Bowen Hills (Abortions performed up to 16 weeks, medication abortion available up to 7 weeks)
Cairns Sexual Health Service, Cairns (Medication abortion only - up to 9 weeks) - Clients must live within one hour of a hospital. Please call the Sexual Health Service and speak to the Options Nurse (available Monday to Thursday 8:30am-4pm, or Friday from 1pm). You may need to have some tests performed by your doctor first.
*Call Children by Choice on 1800 177 725 for details of available surgical abortion services in Cairns. Surgical abortion is only available to 14 weeks in Cairns.
South Australia:
*South Australian law requires that a woman be a South Australian resident for at least two months in order to access a termination in that state.
Pregnancy Advisory Centre, Woodville Park (Adelaide suburb) *Please visit this website for all services in South Australia
*For more information contact Hobart Women’s Health Centre on 03 6231 3212 or Family Planning Tasmania - Hobart 03 6228 5244 (Family Planning also located in Burnie and Launceston).
King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco - High risk patients only; abortions performed up to 19 weeks. (Telephone: 08 9340 2222Ext2777)
**Age 16 years and over Need to be advised that counseling is available should they wish to access it. Clinics require: a positive pregnancy test and client’s acknowledgement that counseling has been offered or received from a doctor.
**Age 16 years and under One of the parents has to be given the opportunity to participate in a counseling process with the person and their doctor. However, contact Family Planning WA to ask for help to get a court order if this is too difficult, distressing or dangerous for you.
**Pregnancies 20 weeks and over Abortions after 20 weeks can only be performed for a severe medical condition of the person or the pregnancy, which is decided on a case by case basis. Contact King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.
I love this!! For my fellow “prefer to learn by listening” ppl:
Here’s a 30min podcast episode about how you can help members of your community access abortion pills, which are FDA approved and safe and effective to self administer ♥️
It features an interview with the cofounder of Women Help Women/Self-Managed Abortion, Safe and Supported (SASS). They’re also safe and inclusionary for all bodies and identities :) They have secure servers to contact counselors for advice and a secure menstrual tracker app called Euki that teaches about birth control and using abortion pills safely!
Never forget that approx 20% of pregnancies self terminate, potential complications from abortion pills are the same as a regular miscarriage, and these pills being prescription-only has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with regressive puritanical reproductive health policies ♥️
It IS fucked up that we’re losing access to safe clinics. We SHOULD have the right to go to a doctor easily for abortion but even if we don’t: No more scaring each other about coat hangers!!! We don’t have to feel only scared and helpless! We can take care of each other. We should all learn this stuff. It’s basic info about our bodies and our health.
Just me crying in the bathroom so I don’t wake my partners with this, fuck.
So to sum up: CT and DC have passed laws making it illegal to extradite someone to another state if they are being charged in that other state for crimes pertaining to abortion or trans health care, and makes it legal to sue and get your money back if you are targeted by a TX-style “bounty” law. DC also includes “crimes” of consensual adult sex, gay and interracial marriage and cohabitation and providing or using contraception.
This is, as the thread explains, basically legal interstate warfare. CT and DC’s laws bar compliance with such laws.
This is, on one hand, kind of terrifying, because this is where we are now. It’s going to get worse long before it gets better.
On the other hand… holy shit, someone fucking did something.
Someone fucking did something real.
Okay folx so… this kind of tags has been fairly common on this post.
I’m glad people are checking, but! If you didn’t know, this is what it looks like now if you post a link to Twitter on Tumblr. And!
Here are the screenshots of CT’s amendment. The important stuff in the 2nd screenshot is what’s underlined. There is too much text for alt text, it’s on the link above, but the tl;dr is “it covers abortion and gender-affirming health care.” It has been passed and signed by the Governor as detailed on the ct.gov link:
So yes, this is very very real, and Tumblr changed how they display Twitter links - the thread had all of this info in it except for the link to The Hill. :)
Please reblog this version before I lose my fucking mind over people reblogging the original post saying “I haven’t checked this and I don’t know if it’s real.”
