Human Resources

Some Things To Know About in Light of America's Birthday

NPR: “U.S. would lag behind global abortion access if Roe v. Wade is undone, advocates say”

Resources:

• Abortion Carrd: https://abortion.carrd.co/

• Petitions & Resources to Support Reproductive Rights Carrd: https://reproductiverights.carrd.co/

• Everyday Health “How to Find Trustworthy Abortion, Emergency Contraception, and Birth Control Resources”: https://www.everydayhealth.com/sexual-health/how-to-find-trustworthy-abortion-emergency-contraception-and-birth-control-resources/

  • Abortion Care Network connects hundreds of independent abortion clinics across the United States. ACN hotline: 202-419-1444

  • National Abortion Federation is another network of trustworthy abortion providers. NAF hotline: 1-800-772-9100

  • Abortion Clinic Pages is an online directory of vetted healthcare providers.

  • Abortion Clinics Online’s directory lists reputable abortion providers. ACO hotline: 1-800-455-8130

  • Planned Parenthood connects you with clinics, providers, and information. PP hotline: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)

  • Ineedana.com can help you identify a nearby provider in English or Spanish.

  • The Brigid Alliance links people 15 weeks pregnant or more with transportation, food, and other logistical coordination needed to get an abortion.

• Planned Parenthood “Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: What You Need to Know”: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/it-still-legal-me-get-abortion

• Wired “A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America”: https://www.wired.com/story/guide-abortion-resources-post-roe-america/

• PBS WATCH: What to know about tech surveillance and abortion access: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-what-to-know-about-tech-surveillance-and-abortion-access

• Huffpost “How To Safely Track Your Period Now That Roe v. Wade Is Overturned”: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/07/the-evidence-that-abortion-improves-lives

• Glamour “How to Find an Abortion Clinic Near You”: https://www.glamour.com/story/how-to-find-an-abortion-clinic-near-you

• All-Options “Abortion”: https://www.all-options.org/resources/abortion/

• Guttmacher Institute “Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe”: https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/oregon/abortion-policies

• Current Affairs “The Evidence That Abortion Improves Lives”: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/07/the-evidence-that-abortion-improves-lives

• NPR “7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked”: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/06/1096676197/7-persistent-claims-about-abortion-fact-checked

• Kiplinger “Abortion and Taxes: What Happens Now Without Roe v. Wade?”: https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/604864/taxes-and-abortion-without-roe-v-wade

• SCOTUS Initial Draft on Abortion from Feb 2022: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21835435/scotus-initial-draft.pdf

News Articles about Abortion:

• Pew Research Center “What the data says about abortion in the U.S.”: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/24/what-the-data-says-about-abortion-in-the-u-s-2/

• PBS “How the U.S. Compares With The Rest of The World on Abortion Rights”: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-u-s-compares-with-the-rest-of-the-world-on-abortion-rights

• Vox “Who overturning Roe hurts most, explained in 7 charts”: https://www.vox.com/2022/7/1/23180626/roe-dobbs-charts-impact-abortion-women-rights

• Vox “What Americans think about abortion, in 3 charts”: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23167397/abortion-public-opinion-polls-americans

• The Washington Post “Overturning Roe is Unpopular— and Viewed as Largely Political”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/27/overturning-roe-is-unpopular-and-viewed-largely-political/

• Politico “Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows”: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473

• National World “Roe v Wade: how many abortions in Texas and US states— and which states have banned abortion”: https://www.nationalworld.com/news/world/roe-wade-abortions-texas-us-states-banned-abortion-3748463

• Truthout “AOC and Warren Advocate Opening Abortion Clinics on Federal Land in Red States”: https://truthout.org/articles/aoc-and-warren-advocate-opening-abortion-clinics-on-federal-land-in-red-states/

Fuck yeah it is.

Personal Stories Explaining the Importance of Abortion:

• The New Yorker “We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse”: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/04/we-are-not-going-back-to-the-time-before-roe-we-are-going-somewhere-worse

• Page Six “Halsey recalls suffering 3 miscarriages: ‘Abortion saved my life’”: https://pagesix.com/2022/07/03/halsey-recalls-3-miscarriages-abortion-saved-my-life/

• Salon “How a "selective reduction" abortion saved my child's life”: https://www.salon.com/2022/07/04/how-a-selective-reduction-abortion-saved-my-childs-life/

• The Washington Post “My Miscarriage Looked Like an Abortion. Today, I Would Be a Suspect”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/28/miscarriage-dobbs-roe-abortion/

• The Washington Post “I Escorted Women Into an Abortion Clinic. Protesters Were Relentless”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/01/planned-parenthood-clinic-escort/

• WPRI “After Abortion Ruling, Clinic Staff Grapple With Trauma”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/01/planned-parenthood-clinic-escort/

• CNN “They cite the same Bible and evoke the same Jesus. But these two Christians are on opposite sides of the abortion debate”: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/us/abortion-christian-debate-blake-cec/index.html

• Democracy Now! “I Was Raped by My Father. Abortion Saved My Life”: Prof. Michele Goodwin on SCOTUS & the New Jane Crow”: https://www.democracynow.org/2022/7/4/michele_goodwin_abortion_saved_my_life

• The Washington Post “Uma Thurman | The Texas Abortion Law is a Human Rights Crisis for American Women”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/21/uma-thurman-abortion-law-texas/