hyde amendment

Full episode transcript HERE.

Happy Abortion Provider Appreciation Week AND International Women’s Day! Lizz is still vacay-ing it up, so Abortion Access Front Head Writer Alyssa (AKA, Dooks) is holding it down with Moji again - lucky us! 

This week we’re reminding y’all why and how you should be supporting abortion providers year-round. We’re also spilling the pipin’ hot abobo tea from this week’s shenanigans in this dystopian hellscape we’re fighting through. We drag Tennessee's latest BS, but celebrate some wins brought to you by Nebraska, CVS, & Walgreens! We remember Dr. David Gunn and Bronx Abortion, and expose the anti-abobo clowns that are targeting clinics with some real shady videos. 

SPECIAL GUEST ROLL CALL:  Melissa Grant, COO & Co-Founder of FemHealth USA is in the house to drop the ugly truth of the horrors and violence abortion clinics face on the daily and delivers the knowledge on how YOU can fight back! PLUS, AAF’s very own Programs Director and abortion clinic protector, Kristin Hady, drops by with this season’s hottest tips for being an awesome abobo ally and showing solidarity with abortion providers.

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu. 

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

ROE-CABULARY: Hyde Amendment - the Hyde Amendment prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion care except for cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother. 

HOSTS:

Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks

Alyssa Al-Dookhi @TheDookness

SPECIAL GUESTS: 

Kristin Hady IG: @TAC_escorts TW: @CCCEscorts

Melissa Grant IG/TW/TikTok: @Carafem

NEWS DUMP:

Tennessee GOP Blocks IVF Protection Bill in Committee Over Abortion Concerns

Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Abortion, Trans Care Law

Cvs & Walgreens to Begin Selling Abortion Pill This Month

A Crucial Abortion Access Lifeline Is Hanging by a Thread

Missouri Accuses Planned Parenthood of ‘Trafficking’ Minors to Get Abortions

​GUEST LINKS:

Amazon Wishlist: Send Gift Cards to Abortion Clinics!

Toledo Abortion Center Escorts

Carafem Website

DONATE: Carafem

EPISODE LINKS:

Indie Clinic in the Bronx: Dr. Emily Women’s Center

SUPPORT ABORTION CLINICS

3/10 CALL TO ACTION: Zoom Signup 

SIGN: Mifepristone Petition

BUY: Reproductive Rights Wall Art!

EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills

AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist

FOLLOW US:
Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast
Instagram ~ @AbortionFront
Twitter ~ @AbortionFront
TikTok ~ @AbortionFront
Facebook ~ @AbortionFront
YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront

TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!

PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! 

DONATE TO AAF HERE!

ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!

VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!

ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!

EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!

GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!

When BS is poppin’, we pop off!

*** This podcast uses this sound from freesound:

“Wammies.mp3” by warlockninja ( https://freesound.org/people/warlockninja/sounds/180478/) licensed under CCBYNC 4.0

Full episode transcript HERE.

Happy Abortion Provider Appreciation Week AND International Women’s Day! Lizz is still vacay-ing it up, so Abortion Access Front Head Writer Alyssa (AKA, Dooks) is holding it down with Moji again - lucky us! 

This week we’re reminding y’all why and how you should be supporting abortion providers year-round. We’re also spilling the pipin’ hot abobo tea from this week’s shenanigans in this dystopian hellscape we’re fighting through. We drag Tennessee's latest BS, but celebrate some wins brought to you by Nebraska, CVS, & Walgreens! We remember Dr. David Gunn and Bronx Abortion, and expose the anti-abobo clowns that are targeting clinics with some real shady videos. 

SPECIAL GUEST ROLL CALL:  Melissa Grant, COO & Co-Founder of FemHealth USA is in the house to drop the ugly truth of the horrors and violence abortion clinics face on the daily and delivers the knowledge on how YOU can fight back! PLUS, AAF’s very own Programs Director and abortion clinic protector, Kristin Hady, drops by with this season’s hottest tips for being an awesome abobo ally and showing solidarity with abortion providers.

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu. 

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

ROE-CABULARY: Hyde Amendment - the Hyde Amendment prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion care except for cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother. 

HOSTS:

Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks

Alyssa Al-Dookhi @TheDookness

SPECIAL GUESTS: 

Kristin Hady IG: @TAC_escorts TW: @CCCEscorts

Melissa Grant IG/TW/TikTok: @Carafem

NEWS DUMP:

Tennessee GOP Blocks IVF Protection Bill in Committee Over Abortion Concerns

Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Abortion, Trans Care Law

Cvs & Walgreens to Begin Selling Abortion Pill This Month

A Crucial Abortion Access Lifeline Is Hanging by a Thread

Missouri Accuses Planned Parenthood of ‘Trafficking’ Minors to Get Abortions

​GUEST LINKS:

Amazon Wishlist: Send Gift Cards to Abortion Clinics!

Toledo Abortion Center Escorts

Carafem Website

DONATE: Carafem

EPISODE LINKS:

Indie Clinic in the Bronx: Dr. Emily Women’s Center

SUPPORT ABORTION CLINICS

3/10 CALL TO ACTION: Zoom Signup 

SIGN: Mifepristone Petition

BUY: Reproductive Rights Wall Art!

EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills

AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist

FOLLOW US:
Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast
Instagram ~ @AbortionFront
Twitter ~ @AbortionFront
TikTok ~ @AbortionFront
Facebook ~ @AbortionFront
YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront

TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!

PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! 

DONATE TO AAF HERE!

ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!

VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!

ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!

EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!

GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!

When BS is poppin’, we pop off!

*** This podcast uses this sound from freesound:

“Wammies.mp3” by warlockninja ( https://freesound.org/people/warlockninja/sounds/180478/) licensed under CCBYNC 4.0

Full episode transcript HERE.

Ahoy Buzzkills! ABORTION IS ON THE BALLOT NEXT WEEK IN OHIO AND VIRGINIA! Lizz and Moji got y’all covered on everything you need to know about what these state elections mean for EVERYONE IN THIS TWISTED-ASS COUNTRY. We’re counting up all the last-minute dirty tricks anti-abortion extremists are unloading to fool folks as they head out to vote.  

SPOILER ALERT: It’s lies, they are using lies. 

This episode is packed with all that, the latest abobo news, and the answer to this week’s pop quiz: How many of America’s abortion bans even mention mental health? 

OH, and who’s bringing the RAGE with us this week? MEET OUR TWO DOPE GUESTS! Brilliant journalist and expert on US abortion policy, Rebecca Traister, drops knowledge on all things Democratically dysfunctional. PLUS, the hilarious Eunji Kim has a lot to say about male rage, starting comedy at 30 weeks preggers, and being confused for an INCEL! 

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu. 

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

HOSTS:

Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead

Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks

NEWS DUMPER:

Molly Gaebe @MollyGaebe

SPECIAL GUESTS: 

Rebecca Traister TW: @RTraister

Eunji Kim IG/TW: @TheBestEunji

NEWS DUMP:

Are/Were Mike Johnson and His Teenage Son Each Other’s No-Pornin’ Cops? Because That’s Weird.

Faced With Abortion Bans, Doctors Beg Hospitals for Help With Key Decisions

Ninth Circuit Revives Arizona Abortion Ban Challenge

Sixty-One People in US Criminalized for Alleged Self-Managed Abortions, Report Finds

Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans Often Exclude Mental Health Conditions

​​All the Desperate Tactics Ohio Republicans Are Using Against the Abortion Vote

Why Republicans Think They’ve Finally Cracked the Abortion Question

​GUEST LINKS:

Rebecca Traister Website

BUY: Rebecca’s Books

Rebecca’s Articles on New York Magazine

Eunji Kim’s Website

PODCAST: 2 Kims 1 Pod

Eunji Kim’s Linktree

EPISODE LINKS:

The Turnaway Study

ACTION ALERT: 11/8 in New York or stream online

BUY: Reproductive Rights Rugs!

EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills

AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist

FOLLOW US:
Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast 
Instagram ~ @AbortionFront
Twitter ~ @AbortionFront
TikTok ~ @AbortionFront
Facebook ~ @AbortionFront
YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront

TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!

PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! 

DONATE TO AAF HERE!

ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!

VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!

ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!

EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!

GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!

When BS is poppin’, we pop off!

Full episode transcript HERE.

Ahoy Buzzkills! ABORTION IS ON THE BALLOT NEXT WEEK IN OHIO AND VIRGINIA! Lizz and Moji got y’all covered on everything you need to know about what these state elections mean for EVERYONE IN THIS TWISTED-ASS COUNTRY. We’re counting up all the last-minute dirty tricks anti-abortion extremists are unloading to fool folks as they head out to vote.  

SPOILER ALERT: It’s lies, they are using lies. 

This episode is packed with all that, the latest abobo news, and the answer to this week’s pop quiz: How many of America’s abortion bans even mention mental health? 

OH, and who’s bringing the RAGE with us this week? MEET OUR TWO DOPE GUESTS! Brilliant journalist and expert on US abortion policy, Rebecca Traister, drops knowledge on all things Democratically dysfunctional. PLUS, the hilarious Eunji Kim has a lot to say about male rage, starting comedy at 30 weeks preggers, and being confused for an INCEL! 

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu. 

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

HOSTS:

Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead

Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks

NEWS DUMPER:

Molly Gaebe @MollyGaebe

SPECIAL GUESTS: 

Rebecca Traister TW: @RTraister

Eunji Kim IG/TW: @TheBestEunji

NEWS DUMP:

Are/Were Mike Johnson and His Teenage Son Each Other’s No-Pornin’ Cops? Because That’s Weird.

Faced With Abortion Bans, Doctors Beg Hospitals for Help With Key Decisions

Ninth Circuit Revives Arizona Abortion Ban Challenge

Sixty-One People in US Criminalized for Alleged Self-Managed Abortions, Report Finds

Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans Often Exclude Mental Health Conditions

​​All the Desperate Tactics Ohio Republicans Are Using Against the Abortion Vote

Why Republicans Think They’ve Finally Cracked the Abortion Question

​GUEST LINKS:

Rebecca Traister Website

BUY: Rebecca’s Books

Rebecca’s Articles on New York Magazine

Eunji Kim’s Website

PODCAST: 2 Kims 1 Pod

Eunji Kim’s Linktree

EPISODE LINKS:

The Turnaway Study

ACTION ALERT: 11/8 in New York or stream online

BUY: Reproductive Rights Rugs!

EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills

AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist

FOLLOW US:
Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast 
Instagram ~ @AbortionFront
Twitter ~ @AbortionFront
TikTok ~ @AbortionFront
Facebook ~ @AbortionFront
YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront

TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!

PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! 

DONATE TO AAF HERE!

ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!

VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!

ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!

EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!

GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!

When BS is poppin’, we pop off!

There have been and continue to be significant bans on abortion in the military (with limited exceptions), through TRICARE and at military treatment facilities. This means most military service members and dependents who need abortion care cannot access it through the military. Jackii Wang, Senior Legislative Analyst with the National Women’s Law Center, sits down to talk with us about a new policy memorandum that expands abortion access for military service members and their dependents. 

Post Dobbs, the Department of Defense and the Biden administration have announced a number of changes, some of which have gone into effect. These include providing travel and transportation allowances for traveling off base for an abortion, standardizing “administrative absence,” and extending the deadline to disclose a pregnancy to a commander. These policies have been met with fierce backlash from anti-abortion actors, including those in the Senate who are upholding nominations for military posts. 

Links

FAQ: Actions by the Dept. of Defense to Protect Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Access for Military Families  

National Women’s Law Center on Facebook

National Women’s Law Center on Twitter

Plan C
Abortionfinder.org
Ineedana.com
Repro Legal Helpline
Repro Legal Defense Fund
Digital Defense Fund

Take Action

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

Have conversations with people in your life about the news surrounding abortion and the military. As politicians continue to attack access, discuss why it’s important to continue to protect care.

Follow Us on Social:
Twitter: @rePROsFightBack
Instagram: @reprosfb
Facebook: rePROs Fight Back

Email us: jennie@reprosfightback.com
Rate and Review on Apple Podcast

Thanks for listening & keep fighting back!

Full episode transcript HERE.

TW: Sexual Assault. 

Welcome to PART TWO of the Feminist Buzzkills LIVE from Netroots Nation, AKA the largest gathering of progressive writers, activists, and organizers in America! In part two of this mini-series, the Buzzkills are serving up all the fresh, steaming hot abobo-related tea while also dragging Senator Tommy Tuberville for absolute filth as he continues his relentless stunt holding up military nominations over the Defense Department’s abortion policies. 

Who’s joining us in taking out this stank trash? The one and only, podcaster extraordinaire, Dr. Allison Gill from the Mueller, She Wrote, The Daily Beans, and Jack podcasts! She used to work on healthcare policy at the VA and wrote an Op-ed in the Washington Post foreshadowing what the devastating effects overturning Roe would do to soldiers who need reproductive care, so she’s KIND OF the absolute best person to talk to, so tune in!

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu. 

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

HOSTS:

Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead

Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks

SPECIAL GUESTS: 

Dr. Allison Gill TW: @AllisonGill IG: @TheAllisonGill 

NEWS DUMP: 

Most Patients Successfully Self-Manage Medication Abortion, Study Shows

Michigan: ‘We’re Sending a Message to the State That We Respect Science’

Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban, Says State Constitution Gives Only Limited Protections

Religious Freedom Arguments Underpin Wave of Challenges to Abortion Bans

​GUEST LINKS:

READ: Allison Gill’s Op-Ed on The Washington Post

Mueller, She Wrote Podcast IG/TW/TikTok/Post: @MuellerSheWrote

The Daily Beans Podcast TW: @DailyBeansPod

EPISODE LINKS:

SIGN OUR PETITION TO KEEP MIFEPRISTONE ON THE MARKET

FLORIDA: Sign and Put Abortion on the Ballot!

Netroots Nation Website IG: @NetrootsNation TW: @Netroots_Nation

Nimmala’s Draft Journey an Inspiration for Indian Americans Like Me

CALL TO ACTION: Send in the Gowns

Email your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills

MONTHLY VIRTUAL ACTION: Expose Fake Clinics 

AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist

FOLLOW US:
Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast 
Instagram ~ @AbortionFront
Twitter ~ @AbortionFront
TikTok ~ @AbortionFront
Facebook ~ @AbortionFront
YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront

PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! 

DONATE TO AAF HERE!

ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!

VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!

ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!

EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!

FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE!

GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!

When BS is poppin’, we pop off!

Full episode transcript HERE.

TW: Sexual Assault. 

Welcome to PART TWO of the Feminist Buzzkills LIVE from Netroots Nation, AKA the largest gathering of progressive writers, activists, and organizers in America! In part two of this mini-series, the Buzzkills are serving up all the fresh, steaming hot abobo-related tea while also dragging Senator Tommy Tuberville for absolute filth as he continues his relentless stunt holding up military nominations over the Defense Department’s abortion policies. 

Who’s joining us in taking out this stank trash? The one and only, podcaster extraordinaire, Dr. Allison Gill from the Mueller, She Wrote, The Daily Beans, and Jack podcasts! She used to work on healthcare policy at the VA and wrote an Op-ed in the Washington Post foreshadowing what the devastating effects overturning Roe would do to soldiers who need reproductive care, so she’s KIND OF the absolute best person to talk to, so tune in!

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu. 

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

HOSTS:

Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead

Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks

SPECIAL GUESTS: 

Dr. Allison Gill TW: @AllisonGill IG: @TheAllisonGill 

NEWS DUMP: 

Most Patients Successfully Self-Manage Medication Abortion, Study Shows

Michigan: ‘We’re Sending a Message to the State That We Respect Science’

Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban, Says State Constitution Gives Only Limited Protections

Religious Freedom Arguments Underpin Wave of Challenges to Abortion Bans

​GUEST LINKS:

READ: Allison Gill’s Op-Ed on The Washington Post

Mueller, She Wrote Podcast IG/TW/TikTok/Post: @MuellerSheWrote

The Daily Beans Podcast TW: @DailyBeansPod

EPISODE LINKS:

SIGN OUR PETITION TO KEEP MIFEPRISTONE ON THE MARKET

FLORIDA: Sign and Put Abortion on the Ballot!

Netroots Nation Website IG: @NetrootsNation TW: @Netroots_Nation

Nimmala’s Draft Journey an Inspiration for Indian Americans Like Me

CALL TO ACTION: Send in the Gowns

Email your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills

MONTHLY VIRTUAL ACTION: Expose Fake Clinics 

AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist

FOLLOW US:
Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast 
Instagram ~ @AbortionFront
Twitter ~ @AbortionFront
TikTok ~ @AbortionFront
Facebook ~ @AbortionFront
YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront

PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! 

DONATE TO AAF HERE!

ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!

VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!

ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!

EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!

FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE!

GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!

When BS is poppin’, we pop off!

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Colleen McNicholas is instrumental in running two Planned Parenthood facilities - one in a banned abortion state, Missouri, and the other in a protected abortion state, Illinois. She joins Ali to provide the picture of what abortion care has come to after the U.S Supreme Court announced the Dobbs decision in June stating that abortion is no longer a protected constitutional right. They talk about the monumental demand abortion care facilities are seeing as millions of people around the country living in banned states, but needing this important healthcare, are scrambling when time is of the essence. They also talk about how her Illinois team is finding innovative ways to close the distance gap with its new mobile abortion clinic, what the next generation of doctors will be and the proper way to talk about women’s health and reproduction rights: say ABORTION. It is not a dirty word. [*recorded 10/14/22]

If you have questions or guest suggestions, Ali would love to hear from you. Call or text her at (323) 364-6356. Or email go-ask-ali-podcast-at-gmail.com. (No dashes)

**Go Ask Ali has been nominated for a Webby Award for Best Interview/Talk Show Episode! Please vote for her and the whole team at https://bit.ly/415e8uN by April 20, 2023!

Links of Interest:

National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/

Privacy for Self-Managed Abortions: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkvjb/police-self-induced-abortion-arrests

Action for All (resource): https://choice.crd.co/

Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

Just the Pill (Abortion Care Network): https://www.justthepill.com/

Hope Clinic for Women: https://hopeclinic.com/

Book: Lady Justice by Dahlia Lithwick https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/598207/lady-justice-by-dahlia-lithwick/

CREDITS: 

Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins

Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell

Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ERLC’s acting director of public policy, Chelsea Sobolik shares the top three stories from Washington, D.C., that you need to know about, shares how Christians ought to think about these issues, and ways Christians can get involved. 

Resources from the Conversation

• Send Relief and World Relief work together to resettle Afghan refugees
• Why the U.S. should provide Priority 2 refugee status for Afghans fleeing persecution
• Evangelical Leaders Call on the Biden Administration to Stand with Afghan Allies
• ERLC disapproves of efforts to strip Hyde Amendment, other protections in federal funding
• Explainer: What you should know about the Texas Heartbeat Act and the Supreme Court
• Subscribe to ERLC’s Policy Newsletter

What does a world that has achieved abortion justice look like? It has access to a full spectrum of reproductive health care, where abortion is affordable, accessible, safe, de-stigmatized, without barriers, and never based on income or zip code. Daniela Ochoa Diaz, Federal Strategies Manager with All* Above All, sits down to talk with us about what we need to accomplish to reach abortion justice for all.

Abortion justice applies a justice lens to abortion care and access, applying how economic and systemic insecurity and immigration status multiply the barriers to care. All* Above All’s Abortion Justice Campaign features four pillars: 1) strategy accelerators; 2) narrative shapers; 3) policy movers; and 4) network builders. Strategy accelerators build momentum and power by sharing tools and resources with partners at all levels. Narrative shapers shift the cultural narrative and public perception on abortion. Policy movers push proactive abortion policy at all levels of government. Network builders bring partners together in a way that builds across movements. 

Living in a world that has achieved abortion justice requires reaching out to and engaging with local, state, and federal elected officials, organization and activation, and having empowered conversations with friends and family. It also calls for removing abortion restrictions in individual states and repealing the Hyde amendment—a 1976 appropriations amendment that blocks federal funding for abortion care, meaning those who receive health insurance coverage via the Medicare program have to pay out-of-pocket for an abortion. The Hyde amendment expands to Indian Health Services, the District of Columbia, those who work in the federal government, and those serving in the U.S. military and the Peace Corps.

The Equal Access To Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act would repeal the Hyde amendment. The re-introduction of the EACH Act this Congressional session showed a record number of original co-sponsors. A clean Presidential budget would provide a blueprint for appropriations committees in the House and Senate to construct bills without the Hyde amendment. Passing the EACH Act and having a clean presidential budget would push the U.S. towards achieving abortion justice once and for all.

Links

All* Above All on Twitter

All* Above All on Facebook

Past podcast episode on the Hyde Amendment.

EACH Act Fact Sheet

Take Action

Follow All* Above All on Facebook and Twitter to learn more about abortion justice!

All* Above All’s website offers many ways—from contacting lawmakers to sharing on social media—to get involved with their abortion justice action plan.

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While Roe v. Wade may be the law of the land, abortion has always been inaccessible and a right on paper only for so many in the United States. Since the passage of Roe, there have been 1,200 abortion restrictions enacted, with 2021 on track to be one of the worst years for abortion restrictions. Jamille Fields-Allsbrook, Director of Women’s Health and Rights at the Center for American Progress and Nora Ellmann, Research Associate for Women’s Health and Rights at the Center for American Progress, sit down to talk with us about what actions need to be taken to ensure a proactive abortion agenda for the U.S. from their report, A Proactive Abortion Agenda: Federal and State Policies To Protect and Expand Access. 

First and foremost, the comprehensive right to abortion, without restriction and without political interference, must be codified at the legislative level. Championing laws like the Women’s Health Protection Act would help block many of these restrictions, such as 20-week bans and targeted regulation of abortion provider (TRAP) laws. Financial support for abortion access is also critical; passage of the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act would permanently repeal the Hyde Amendment and prohibits political interference with decisions by private insurance companies to cover abortion. Individual states can repeal harmful legislation and pass proactively progressive legislation to expand access to medication abortion, decriminalize self-managed abortion, and remove restrictions on physicians. 

At the executive level, it’s important that they select judicial nominees that are diverse and have backgrounds in civil rights, reproductive rights, and abortion rights. The President must also have a budget that doesn’t allow for federal funding restrictions, like the Hyde Amendment, on abortion access. Finally, undue regulations on abortion-related insurance billing practices must be repealed. Already, the current administration has increased access to medication abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about this step taken by the Biden administration, listen to our podcast episode here.

When it comes to the judiciary: we need to pay attention to the courts! Again, it’s critical that judges appointed to all levels of the U.S. court system come from diverse backgrounds and have supportive records for reproductive health, rights, and justice. The courts must continue to uphold precedent and respect abortion as a right that has been established under the Constitution. 

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Support the show! 

Guests:

• Abby Johnson (no, not that one)
• Yamani Hernandez, executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds
• Kelsey Ryland, co-director of the All* Above All abortion coverage campaign

Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photos courtesy All* Above All.

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Topics include Catholic Charities recommendations for consideration to guide the 117th Congress' policy priorities, such as confronting the deep connection between racism and poverty particularly in relation to housing, lending, education and employment; climate change, economic security; religious liberty and the protection of all human life. You can read all the recommendations here. Priorities for COVID-19 relief include ensuring resources to promote family and worker stability; supporting the health care safety net; maintaining the longstanding, bipartisan support for the Hyde Amendment policy; extending the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures; and support for local governments and charities.

This episode of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics is in partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Planned Parenthood is a health care provider, education and advocacy center delivering reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.

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The Christian Outlook – September 5, 2020

Kevin McCullough and New York Representative Lee Zeldin talk about Joe Biden “flipping the script” on the civil unrest and violence in many American cities.

Eric Metaxas talks with Bishop Harry Jackson about his book, A Manifesto: Christian America’s Contract with Minorities.

Dr. Albert Mohler discusses abortion and how the taxpayer may soon have to pay for abortions once again if the Hyde Amendment is repealed.

Don Kroah and Nathan Wineinger, of 21Wilberforce, talk about what course our nation will take towards the increasingly totalitarian regime of China.

Eric Metaxas talks with author and evangelist Ray Comfort about how daily time in the Bible is the exception and not the rule for many Christians today.

Gino Geraci examines the number of self-identified evangelicals who seem to be saying Jesus was a good teacher and positive moral example, but nothing more.

John Hall and Kathy Emmons talk with Terry Timm, pastor of Christ Community Church of the South Hills outside of Pittsburgh, about the value of work and how it brings God glory.

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Joe Biden’s abandonment of his long-standing support for the Hyde Amendment has not only damaged his campaign, but should bring permanent changes to the language we use on the abortion issue.

 Biden and other Catholic Democrats often insisted that they personally disapproved of abortion, but they didn’t want government to interfere with a woman’s so-called “Right to Choose.”

 But if the Hyde Amendment is removed, that means the “Right to Choose” becomes a right to government funding for terminating your pregnancy. Many of those who said they wanted government to stay out of the abortion decision, now insist that government must get directly involved—by providing federal funding.

 This is not a “Pro-Choice” position—it’s a “Pro-Abortion” position, demanding government subsidies. In the future, liberals who favor such funding should accept the “Pro Abortion” designation just as proudly as conservatives acknowledge that we are anti-abortion—and pro- life.

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