This is a fundraiser from a very trusted grassroots network in Lebanon working on shelter, food and medicine aid. I know A LOT of people who are organizing with them rn. Please help them reach their goal and beyond.
www.chuffed.org/project/1719...
Worried or facing threats while pregnant? Here’s where to find support:
For free legal help for abortion, pregnancy, birth, or parenting: 844-868-2812 or ReproLegalHelpline.org.
To connect with someone about DV or abuse you or a loved one is experiencing: 800-799-7233 or thehotline.org.
We know this because our Helpline gets many calls from people being threatened with lawsuits or being investigated because their abusers reported them to cops.
And, the National Domestic Violence Hotline released a post-Roe survey that shows the surge in repro coercion due to state bans.
Louisiana is currently suing the FDA to attack telemedicine abortion while lawmakers keep pushing bills to criminalize abortion pills while claiming to protect survivors.
Antis are exploitative, cherrypicking and weaponizing survivor's experiences to abuse the law to control our bodies and lives.
A quote text graphic with a light aqua background and a footer of black on the bottom with the quote attribution in white "Sara Ainsworth, If/When/How's Chief Legal & Policy Director." In black is the quote from Sara in Abortion, Every Day substack. It reads, "There’s nothing more abusive than trying to deny someone their bodily autonomy. That’s what abusers do—they don’t allow victims to say no to sex, they don’t let them have abortions, they don’t let them have control.”
"There’s nothing more abusive than trying to deny someone their bodily autonomy. That’s what abusers do—they don’t allow victims to say no to sex, they don’t let them have abortions, they don’t let them have control.” - Sara Ainsworth, If/When/How's Chief Legal & Policy Director
ATTN: Antis are co-opting the term "repro coercion" to cut off access to abortion pills.
Yes. They're going that low.
Sara Ainsworth, who has spent her career providing legal support for survivors of domestic violence, spoke to @jessica.substack.com.web.brid.gy about this horrifying new tactic.
Worried or facing threats while pregnant? Here’s where to find support:
Reach out for free legal help for abortion, pregnancy, birth, or parenting: 844-868-2812 or ReproLegalHelpline.org.
Connect with someone about domestic violence or abuse you or a loved one is experiencing: thehotline.org.
We know this because our Helpline gets many calls from people being threatened with lawsuits or being investigated because their abusers reported them to cops.
And, the National Domestic Violence Hotline released a post-Roe survey that shows the surge in repro coercion due to state bans.
Louisiana is currently suing the FDA to attack telemedicine abortion while lawmakers keep pushing bills to criminalize abortion pills while claiming to protect survivors.
Antis are exploitative, cherrypicking and weaponizing survivor's stories to abuse the law to control our bodies and lives.
"There’s nothing more abusive than trying to deny someone their bodily autonomy. That’s what abusers do—they don’t allow victims to say no to sex, they don’t let them have abortions, they don’t let them have control.” - Sara Ainsworth, If/When/How's Chief Legal & Policy Director
Tierra should still be here.
All abortion bans and restrictions punish people. These laws rob us of the dignity and ability to get the care we need.
If you or a loved one are being denied emergency care, call our Repro Legal Helpline for free legal support: 844-868-2812.
Support mutual aid for people displaced by Israel's bombing of Lebanon if you can!
As our friends at the Transgender Education Network of Texas remind us, OPINIONS from Paxton are NOT law. This is the same tactic he deploys to create intimidation, pre-compliance and chaos around abortion care.
Come get informed at TENT’s virtual town hall on March 12, 7 PM 🏳️⚧️ bit.ly/TENTAGUpdate
Today, Yanar Mohammed – one of the most formidable feminist leaders of her generation – was assassinated in her home in Baghdad in what appears to have been a targeted militia attack.
Read MADRE's statement:
All of this. @sarahlazare.bsky.social
The shape of Iran with the words NO WAR WITH IRAN over it
The attacks on Iran, including one which killed dozens at a school for girls, are beyond horrific. End the US/Israel war machine now!
"We in the U.S. need to reckon with the fact that so much of our state wealth, capacity, and technology goes toward burying children in rubble." Important piece by @neginowl.bsky.social
In mid January Trump posted that “retribution is coming” to Minnesota.
Yesterday the regime announced they’re cutting Medicaid to the entire state.
It’s social murder.
It will harm children, the disabled and vulnerable the most.
This is exactly what he promised to do.
“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)
Cases like this are inevitable outcomes of laws criminalize pregnancy outcomes and stigmatize abortion.
In 2026, we’re organizing and taking action to get rid of these laws.
Help us ensure no one else is criminalized for how their pregnancy ends: tinyurl.com/DecrimPregnancyLoss
8 years ago, she miscarried at home.
40 days later, she was arrested and charged with a felony under a 1911 law.
After 2 years, we partnered with an attorney to get her home and get the case dismissed.
Last week, she won $100k from NV.
But no amount can undo being punished when she needed care.
Depraved.
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya Refugee Dumped by Border Patrol, Dies in Cold – Mother Jones
www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...
I can't even speak about Nurul Amin Shah Alam. All I have to say is that the people constantly distinguishing between ICE, CBP and the REGULAR COPS are fools. That's it.
'Coerced' abortions are all the anti-abortion movmt is talking abt lately, claiming the only way to prevent this is to ban telemedicine abortion. I unpacked this strategy—all too often accepted in good-faith—and abortion bans as gender-based violence with @nbedera.bsky.social @ifwhenhow.bsky.social:
That’s why we’re hosting a panel discussion with birth workers, organizers and advocates right here in Houston on February 26th for a discussion on the future of Black birth.
If you want to RSVP or be part of making it happen, visit avowtexas.org/events for more.
If you’re a Black woman in Houston, Harris County is the most dangerous county in America for you to have a baby.
In any other instance, this would be considered a public health emergency. But it’s not.
Today, a Trump-appointed judge will consider whether to end telemedicine prescriptions of mifepristone nationwide.
Plus, state legislatures are back in session and pushing a host of anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ bills. That and more in yesterday's @autonomynews.co roundup:
Green background graphic sharing the Repro Legal Helpline. In the center is a loopy corded purple telephone on its side. At the top in bold, black is "Worried about someone suing you for getting an abortion or helping someone do so?" Under the phone is black text highlighted in yellow that reads, "Call the Repro Legal Helpline: 844-868-2812." Under this is more text: No one should have to be scared that they will be dragged into court for seeking abortion care. When you call us, you'll speak to a lawyer who can offer free, nonjudgemental, and totally confidential legal support for abortion, miscarriage, or birth.
Our Helpline is seeing an uptick of people who face threats of a lawsuit if they get an abortion. It's abusive. And we're here for you.
Call us to talk to a lawyer if you fear being sued or reported to cops for seeking an abortion or helping someone do so: 844-868-2812 or ReproLegalHelpline.org.
Attorney General Paxton wants to imprison midwife Maria Rojas –– a Latina from Peru who was serving the Spanish-speaking community –– for life based on a "baseless" case. I report that the lead investigator has made several pro-MAGA social media posts that include strong anti-immigrant sentiments:
Our lawyers aren’t going to let Texas get away with these outlandish attacks unchallenged. Providing health care to vulnerable women shouldn’t be a crime. Texas: We’ll see you in court.
Livestream the hearing now: www.youtube.com/channel/UCRy...
