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It takes all of us to sustain the fight against those working to take away our sexual and reproductive rights. Below are some ways you can join the fight.
It takes all of us to sustain the fight against those working to take away our sexual and reproductive rights. Below are some ways you can join the fight.
Find Amy’s book, Killers of Roe: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights, on bookshop.org.
Share information! This includes Plan C, INeedAnA, and Abortion Finder. Tell your friends, family, and those in your life about these resources.
Stay updated on interview topics and current events by following us on Facebook and Twitter @RePROsFightBack and subscribing to receive email alerts!
You can never contact your representatives too many times. The legislation and policies that congress sponsors has a direct impact on our sexual and reproductive health and rights both in the United States and abroad. Here are a few ways you can get in contact with your representatives to make your voice heard.
Send a letter to your representative's Washington D.C. and state office (you can find addresses on their websites).
Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and get connected with your senators or representatives.
Follow your senators or representatives on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter so you can easily reach them.
Whether a one time or monthly contribution, you have the capacity to support us in informing and activating all who care about sexual and reproductive health and rights. Together, we can stop the assault on our basic human rights.
rePROs Fight Back is fiscally sponsored by the Population Institute, meaning that any and all donations are tax deductible. All gifts are personally acknowledged via mail.
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Find Amy’s book, Killers of Roe: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights, on bookshop.org.
Share information! This includes Plan C, INeedAnA, and Abortion Finder. Tell your friends, family, and those in your life about these resources.
Follow Guttmacher Institute on Facebook and X and stay up-to-date with their work. Find Chelsea’s article, Fertility Tracking Must Be Grounded In Evidence And Reproductive Justice, here.
Know the evidence. Not all FABMs are equally effective, so ask questions! Consider your circumstances if you are considering using or are using FABMs – is getting or not getting pregnant important to you? Are you using FABMs correctly? If you were pregnant and wanted an abortion, could you access one based on where you are living in the U.S.?
Watch out for red flags on social media that are fear-based and not evidence-based. Be thoughtful of how this information is presented to you.
Follow Guttmacher Institute on Facebook and X and stay up-to-date with their work. Go to Guttmacher’s website to access more information.
Social media is how people get their information, learning about where to access their healthcare and what policy is impacting their healthcare. Find good organizations, podcasts, and institutes to follow. Share that high-quality, evidence-based research with friends and family.
Follow the Women’s Refugee Commission on Instagram and Facebook.
Stay informed, pay attention. Remember the real lives at the center of these policy decisions. Find the Women’s Refugee Commission report, A Year of Harms: The Impact of US Foreign Aid Cuts on Women and Girls in Humanitarian Crises, here.
To learn more about the expansion of the already-expanded global gag rule, find the most recent rePROs Fight Back episode here.
Contact your elected representatives and tell them that humanitarian funding, including for sexual and reproductive health, is a critical part of the U.S. budget and should be supported. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Follow PPFA on Facebook and X and the Council for Global Equality on Facebook and X.
If you are looking to learn more, listen to rePROs Fight Back’s past episodes on the Global Gag Rule: The Global Gag Rule, The Global Gag Rule’s Harm Has Persisted for 40 Years, and Four Days In, Trump Reinstated the Global Gag Rule.
Don’t let them take your individual power. As an advocate, lawyer, donor, policymaker, student, etc.,—what is something you can do with your particular skillset? What is something you can do with the particular position you hold?
Encourage your members of Congress to use their oversight power and speak out. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Directly support mutual aid organization of all kinds. From food security to immigrant rights to sexual and reproductive health and more, you can give directly to people who need it the most.
Organize in your lane as you can. If you aren’t a protestor, but you do have fantastic administrative skills, put your skills to use!
Check in on yourself, your friends, and your family. We save ourselves.
Follow Preston on X and on his website. Find Gayatri on X.
Read Preston’s brief, DEI Is Not A Political Trend: Why Inclusion Must Survive Every Presidency.
Examine issues beyond your issue. Think critically and intersectionally. Learn and share the truth.
Support local organizers. Call out hatefulness and correct misinformation. Vote! Put pressure on policy makers—call, write, attend town halls, and make your values heard at the national, state, and local levels.
Find The Abortion Companion: An Affirming Handbook for Your Choice and Your Journey by Becca Rea-Tucker on Bookshop here! You can also find Becca’s cookbook, Baking by Feel, here.
Follow The Sweet Feminist on Instagram and Threads to keep up with Becca’s amazing work and creations. You can also follow Becca’s personal Instagram.
Want to support a friend who has just had an abortion? Remember the website Ineedana.com. It is a great resource offering high-quality information that is updated regularly. Affirm your friend’s decision, help with logistics, sit on the couch next to them, allow them to share their feelings, and reassure them you will not share their experience without their consent.
Learn about the mutual aid resources and opportunities in your community, as well as your local abortion fund. You can find the funds in your community here.
Join a political home. Find a place where you want to be activated in an area that might interest you. If National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice could be that for you, they offer trainings, events, and more to stay involved.