This week's short episode (life and health called!) covers:

• A story from the 19th about how PlannedParenthood is stepping into the redistricting fray | The 19th
• Another from the Arizona Mirror about how AZ’sAG is leading the charge to remove federal restrictions on mifepristone | AZ Mirror
• An update on Moises Sotelo’s removal from thecountry – a microcosm of the bastardization of our immigration system by ICE | OregonLive
• And a rad story about how two WNBA Indiana Feverplayers are using their platform to raise funds for reproductive justice | Yahoo Sports
• Of course there's a toddler bright spot to keep us giggling.

Take Action:

• Donate to Planned Parenthood PAC
• Donate to Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC
• Support your local immigrant rights organization; ours is IRCO

Don't forget: Rest is resistance. Joy is resistance. Being KIND in this world is resistance. KEEP RESISTING.

We're off the next two weeks, but are looking forward to seeing you on the other side of the back-to-school gauntlet.

For now, stay informed, stay loud, and stay feral!

xo

Fiona

This week Fiona breaks down:

• The SB 6 Bill that is currently stalled in Texas (for now), THANK FOOK | The Hill
• The hypocrisy of one Texas DA who paid for a mistress' abortion but tried to jail a different pregnant person for self-medicating hers | Jezebel
• The Indiana Court of Appeals keeping its brutal abortion ban in place | WVXU
• Costco's decision not to provide Mifepristone in its pharmacies | MSN
• And a little bright spot parenting hack

If you'd like to take action:

• Call Costco, especially if you're a member to voice your opinion. You can reach member services at 1-800-774-2678, or the pharmacy at 1-800-607-6861
• Leave a comment on the proposed VA Abortion Ban
• Donate to Planned Parenthood
• Keep talking about these stories, share this podcast, rate, and subscribe!

Thanks so much for listening! And keep on keepin' on!

Stay loud, stay loving, stay feral.

xo Fiona

This week, Fiona talks about:

• How Missouri is running the "confuse to control" playbook to roll back abortion rights voters already approved. ARTICLES | KOMU, MO Senate, KMBC

• Planned Parenthood clinics closing in Louisiana, cutting staff in Ohio, and fighting for survival nationwide. ARTICLES | LA Illuminator, Cleveland.com, FOX8, TV6 Michigan

• Massachusetts doubling down on protections while red states try to rip them away. ARTICLES | The Advocate, The Hill

• Oregon scoring a quiet but powerful privacy win ARTICLE | KOIN

Plus a toddler bright spot about a little bumble bee to help keep us all sane.

Channel your rage:

• Share this podcast & Keep talking about these stories
• Donate to Planned Parenthood PAC
• Support organizations like If/When/How and the Digital Defense Fund
• Call your reps and tell them how you feel about all of this and more - use www.5calls.org for ease!

Keep building community and loving real hard,

XO

Fiona

This week on The Feral Mamas Club Podcast, we’re breaking down what happens when systems punish parents, veterans, and providers alike — and why none of us are safe if we don’t stand together.

We cover the current administration’s move to roll back abortion protections for veterans, Idaho’s loss of OB-GYNs, GOP attacks on interstate shield laws, a temporarily blocked attempt to defund Planned Parenthood, and the ICE detention of a breastfeeding mother married to a Marine vet.

💥 Listen. Rant. Organize. Repeat.

Show notes:

VA Abortion Care Rollback | CNN, MotherJones

Idaho's OB-GYN Exodus | OPB

GOP Attacks on Shield Laws | The Hill

Temporary Block on Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts

| AP, Full Court Ruling

ICE Detains Breastfeeding Mother Married to Marine Corps Vet | CNN

Check Out:

NPR: From the Clinics to the Capitol

Abortion Every Day by Jessica Valenti

Places to Put your Rage:

• Planned Parenthood
• SisterSong
• Plan C Pills
• Yellowhammer Fund
• National Immigration Law Center
• MAKE A COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED VA ABORTION RULE

Stay loud, stay loving, stay feral.

xo Fiona

It's July 27th and this week we break down the jaw-dropping hypocrisy and cruelty of the GOP on every level from:

• The U.S. State Department is preparing to burn $9.7 million worth of donated contraceptives—becausethe manufacturer works with abortion providers. (Yes, really.) YahooNews via UPI
• A Tennessee woman being denied prenatal care because she's not married, thanks to a new "Medical Ethics Defense Act" that allows doctors to deny care based on personal beliefs. Nashville Banner
• A Texas man suing a California doctor for helping his ex partner get an abortion. Washington Post
• Oklahoma's education chief Ryan Walters getting caught with naked women on his PUBLIC OFFICE TV DURING A MEETING. The Advocate
• A Texas anti-abortion lawmaker exposed for adultery and for funding multiple abortions. The New Republic
• Recent polling on American's views on abortion rights (spoiler - 64% support legal abortion in most cases) MSN
• And a little toddler bright spot to lighten things up.

Where to channel your righteous rage:

• Plan C Pills
• Reproductive Health Access Project
• If/When/How
• SisterSong
• Planned Parenthood PAC
• National Immigration Law Center
• www.5calls.org

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Keep calling. Keep showing up. You are a beacon in a dark time.

Share this episode. Stay wild, stay loving, stay feral.

xo

Fiona

This week Fiona is taking a break from the heavy and disheartening news cycle to send an encouraging note out into the world. Please, do what you can to get connected locally. Our communities are what will get us through this horrendous piece of the wrong timeline, and they'll be what help get us out of this, mess, too. So please, find your people. Reach out to your neighbors. Share more hellos, and how are yous. Do your little piece to connect with people and make the world a little softer when it is trying so hard to be cruel.

Love really will come out on top, we just have to keep radiating it. Activating through it. And staying grounded in it, no matter how ragefilled we may get.

Sending love to all of our feral fam and friends' big BIG hearts. We see you. Take a break. The news will still be horrible and here next week.

For now rest easy and know you're loved. And you're doing something to move the world forward just by being kind yourself.

💞(But also, if you do have any $ you can spare right now, Planned Parenthood needs us now more than ever before. ) 💞