Description: The worst happened, listen in as Jessica C., Linda and Jessica Denise discuss the current state of abortion in the US. Thirteen states have designed “trigger” laws that took effect automatically or by quick state action once Roe no longer applied. These states are Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. While abortion may be banned or severely limited in your state there are organizations across the US and in your own state that have been doing this work prior to Roe being overturned. The barriers ahead are the clearest when we know who is experiencing the most pain and who is most impacted, from there we can roll up our sleeves and start doing the work. Above all, please remember as Audre Lorde said it best, “caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare.” Take care of yourselves as we continue down this uncertain path.

Show Notes:

• Weeks of Pregnancy broken down

• Trump elected 3 supreme court justices

  • Justice Niel Goursch in 2017

  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018

  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett in 2020

• Dobbs vs. Women’s Health Organization

• GOP lawmaker calls Roe ruling ‘victory for white life’ as Trump rally cheers by Jennifer Hassan Washington Post

• Physicians for Reproductive Health

• National Network of Abortion Funds

• Plan C Pills - PlanCPills.org

• SisterSong - Reproductive Justice Organization in Georgia