Follow Dr. Leah Torres on Twitter.

Remember that abortion is healthcare, and removing access to anything on the healthcare spectrum leads to harm. Those who seek to limit care gain money and power from doing so, always at the expense of marginalized communities. Our healthcare system needs to center the needs of patients, period.

Make your voices known to your legislators at the federal, state and local level. Contact the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.

Seek care from providers who will respect your life and medical decisions. Support abortion funds and independent clinics through the National Network of Abortion Funds and Keep Our Clinics.

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Follow National Network of Abortion Funds on Twitter and Facebook.

It’s the holiday season, which means it’s the perfect time to challenge misinformed opinions around abortion and other reproductive healthcare when they occur at the dinner table. Talking about abortion de-stigmatizes and normalizes care, so let’s make sure we have these conversations now and year-round. 

Donate to abortion funds! You can find NNAF’s donation page here, where donations can be made to specific funds or be split across their network of 90 funds!

 Wear your support for abortion and abortion funds by buying some of this amazing merch.

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Follow these organizations on social media and keep up-to-date on their amazing work!

Amnesty International USA on Facebook and Twitter

Women’s Refugee Commission on Facebook and Twitter

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Follow these organizations on social media and keep up-to-date on their amazing work!

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice on Facebook and Twitter

Medical Students for Choice on Facebook and Twitter

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Follow Center for Reproductive Rights on Twitter and Facebook, and Centro de Derechos Reproductivos on Twitter.

.Share Green Wave stories on social media! Similarly, support Green Wave activists at in-person strikes and events both in the U.S. and in Latin America.

Continue to have conversations with friends and family about abortion as a human right.

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Follow Physicians for Reproductive Health on Twitter and Facebook to stay up-to-date on their critical work. You can also check out Physicians for Reproductive Health’s fun merchandise and wear your support!

Donate to independent clinics and abortion funds in your communities via National Network of Abortion Funds and Keep Our Clinics.

Last but certainly not least, listen carefully to abortion storytellers and providers and pay them for the work they are doing.

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Follow the Council for Global Equality on Twitter and Facebook to stay up-to-date on their important work.

Early, loud, visible mobilization for solidarity is incredibly powerful against the anti-gender and anti-rights movements. Hope-based messaging—highlighting what we work for and the world we are building—allows for greater reach and momentum.

Just because the Trump administration has gone away does not mean those fighting for anti-gender and anti-rights ideology have gone away; be loud in demanding your universities and your employers stop platforming these people.

Read up on reports that discuss the anti-rights and anti-gender movements, their funding channels, and defining characteristics to look out for, including Power Over Rights by the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy, Rights at Risk by the Observatory on the Universality of Rights, Exporting Disinformation by the Mozilla Foundation, and Manufacturing Moral Panic by the Global Philanthropy Project.

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Support Becca by purchasing her book, No Choice: The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right!

Follow Becca on Twitter and Reckon News on Twitter and Facebook.

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Follow Reproaction on Twitter and Facebook to stay up-to-date on their fantastic work.

Center the needs of the people in your community! Abortion funds are such wonderful pillars of support, and they often need donations and, in some cases, volunteering.

Learn more about self-managed abortion and abortion pills. Educate yourself on how to use mifepristone and misoprostol (or just misoprostol alone) together to safely and effectively end an unwanted pregnancy.

Make your voice loud. Whether it’s donning a pro-abortion shirt or bumper sticker, going to town halls and asking questions, or knocking on doors, keep the conversation going.

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Follow Amnesty International USA on Twitter and Facebook.

Read Amnesty International USA’s report, The never-ending maze: continued failure to protect indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA.

Support the abortion fund specific for Indigenous women, Indigenous Women Rising, here!

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Follow Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Twitter and Facebook.

Go to bansoff.org or text ACCESS to 22422 to learn more about how to fight back.

There is power in storytelling. Speak up using a hashtag on social media or share your story through Planned Parenthood.

Donate to PPFA and to abortion funds!

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Follow If/When/How on Twitter and Facebook.

If you have questions about your rights or the laws in your state, you can call If/When/How’s Repro Legal helpline.

Give financially to If/When/How and the Repro Legal Defense Fund, who are pooling, maintaining, and preparing funds for legal defense and education.

Learn from those doing this work in your community already! Networks and support systems doing this type of work have existed for a very long time, and they would benefit greatly from your backing.

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Follow the National Women’s Law Center on Twitter and Facebook here.

You can find more information on the President’s recent Executive Order here.

Fighting for abortion means fighting to promote the broader democracy. Protect people’s right to vote, show up in your local community, whether it be engaging in general civic community events or supporting local abortion rights work. Most importantly, center community voices and stay compassionate.

Donate to abortion funds. If possible, commit to a monthly donation moving forward.

Don’t become complacent! Remember this assault on democracy and let it fuel you to continue to make change for a better world. Contribute in ways that you are able, in ways that highlight your strengths.

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Follow ANSIRH on Twitter and Facebook.

Visit abortiononscreen.org and find a list of over 500 TV shows and film that feature an abortion plotline. Watch these pieces of media and consider whether or not the abortion stories are representative—and have conversations about them!

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Find ACCESS: A Podcast About Abortion here and follow on Instagram and Twitter. You can also follow Garnet on Twitter here.

If you can, donate to your local abortion fund, always! Independent abortion clinics also need your support right now—whether through donations, clinic escorts, or volunteers.

Be wary of offering a spare room for those seeking abortions. While intentions are good, many anti-abortion activists may see these opportunities as a way to act as an individual “crisis pregnancy center,” convincing people staying in their house to not access the care they need. Instead, uplift organizations and abortion funds that already vet people who are offering their spare rooms.

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Follow the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice on Twitter and Facebook!

Support your local abortion fund. You can find those nearest you here.

If you are interested in the intersection of faith and abortion, you can visit AbortionsWelcome.org or go to the Religion and Repro Learning Center through the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

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Give what you can to abortion funds, have others in your life give to abortion funds, and share their amazing work.

Educate yourself about self-managed abortion with abortion pills and spread that information to as many people as possible.

Continue to have conversations about how abortion affects all of us. When it comes to sexual violence, gender-based violence, bodily autonomy, economic and education opportunity, and more, abortion access intersects with the ability for everyone to live a life of opportunity.

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Firstly, recognize your feelings. Acknowledge the negative impacts that the criminalization of abortion, but also, remember that we can and will organize for justice.

Reprioritize your energy, support, and money. If you can, donate to abortion funds on a regularly scheduled basis. You can find your local abortion fund donation finder here. Receive training on being an abortion clinic escort or become a driver. Attend a lobby day at your state capitol.

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If you need an abortion, check out this website to find the clinic closest to you.

Support your local abortion fund! This resource by Helmi Henkin will connect you to your local abortion fund.

Follow Tarah Demant on Twitter and follow Amnesty International USA on Twitter and Facebook!

Do what you need to do to recharge. Whether that’s logging off social media, taking part in a beloved hobby, or participating in a rally, take care of yourself in whatever way that you need to.

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Find advocacy opportunities at bansoff.org and follow PPFA on Twitter and Facebook.

If you are in a state that is hostile to abortion, find groups that are actively protesting and join. If you are in a state that is protecting abortion access, urge your state governors, legislatures, and attorneys general to act to expand policies and services.

As more people wonder where, in fact, they can access an abortion, amplify abortionfinder.org. This website lists clinics and providers across the country offering care.

Donate to independent abortion providers, abortion funds!

Finally, if you are comfortable, share your story. Whether at the dinner table or on Twitter, your voice is important.

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