A 24-hour waiting period, then another 30-minute forced delay after an ultrasound. Consent forms printed on the correct paper, in the correct font. Distressed patients turned away for failing to jump through each hoop. This was the reality of getting an abortion in Kansas for decades.

WGAE members, this is going to be such an amazing event on Zoom, with panelists @susanrinkunas.com of @autonomynews.co, Zora Howard, Eliza Hittman, and Caren Spruch of @ppfa.org, moderated by @melissahilfers.bsky.social! RSVP in the link!

Want to see more reporting like this? Support our end of year campaign! bit.ly/autonomynews You can also, as always, support us by: Subscribing: www.autonomynews.co#/portal/ Tipping: www.autonomynews.co/tip-jar/ Buying merch: www.bonfire.com/store/autono...

While legacy outlets advance the falsehood that Republicans are "moderating" on abortion, they're simply turning back to their old tactics: Complicated, inane policies that decimate access while flying under the radar. And Alliance Defending Freedom is lending a hand. My latest for @autonomynews.co

While we're on the tip of supporting worker-owned journalism, subscribe ye to my favorite abortion newsletter:

Autonomy News launched five months ago today! Help us celebrate and keep this worker-owned publication going for the next five months by dropping $5, $50, or $500 (👀) in our Tip Jar:

Anywho if you want to help build a vibrant, independent media ecosystem, support the @autonomynews.co EOY campaign

In fact, @autonomynews.co scooped one of the biggest and most venerable newspapers on this story this summer. Sources came to us because they no longer trust that newspaper to do good reporting. You can cling to institutions, I guess, or you can accept it’s time to do things differently.

Read this week's news roundup:

We launched just five months ago, and since then, we’ve led the way in fearless reporting on the reproductive rights and justice beat. We've done that as a team of two working part-time—now we need your help to make our work sustainable. Help us raise $50,000 by 12/31 with a tax-deductible gift:

I can't remember if it stands for 'anthony comstock is a bitch' in this case but i'm definitely telling people it is if they ask me about it (via @autonomynews.co! get yours: www.bonfire.com/all-comstock...)

A person with great taste just bought this version of our Bad Stork shirt: www.bonfire.com/bad-stork/

We turn five months old next week. Support our worker-owned outlet:

Hello, @autonomynews.co has been cited in federal court (Texas woman alleges that man drugged her with abortion pills; man countersued, says she made it up. Parties are arguing over whether counterclaim can be dismissed) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... www.autonomynews.co/texas-man-ac...

A little birdie tells us that this story came up during a panel at the Society of Family Planning annual conference! Subscribe to read what repro experts are talking about:

Here's the HHS filing that does indeed offer this path to Planned Parenthood affiliates in order to stay in the Medicaid program (get paid for non-abortion services): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... This and more in @autonomynews.co weekly roundup www.autonomynews.co/wisconsin-pl...

New: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is scheduling abortions again after halting them last month. PPWI said it dropped its “essential community provider” designation after HHS argued in court that clinics could give up either nonprofit status or ECP designation to stay in Medicaid. @autonomynews.co

Once again and as always, support expert independent media. Paid subscription: www.autonomynews.co#/portal/ One-time tip: www.autonomynews.co/tip-jar/ Tax-deductible donation via our fiscal sponsor: autonomy-news.monkeypod.io/give/support... Merch: www.bonfire.com/store/autono...

Today's @autonomynews.co roundup includes the news that Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume providing abortion care. We have updated our list of the status of care at Planned Parenthood affiliates accordingly!

Yesterday, the Associated Press published a story about anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that illustrates perfectly how traditional notions of journalistic objectivity and “both sides” coverage fail to meet the current moment—and even facilitate the spread of disinformation.

The head of a huge CPC network (NIFLA) claims they’re held accountable via state licensing of medical directors. We just reported that CPCs have very low standards for who can run a clinic—some CPCs have a pathologist, orthopedic surgeon, or psychiatrist in charge www.autonomynews.co/abortion-pil...

Here’s a piece we just wrote about how CPCs are scheming to get the Supreme Court to give them even broader license to deceive people. We obtained audio of CPCs and their powerful lawyers talking about all their shady plans. A collab between @autonomynews.co and @motherjones.com:

On Threads, the AP promoted this story with the caption: “Anti-abortion pregnancy centers offer much more than free ultrasounds and diapers. Here's why they're expanding as Planned Parenthood clinics close.” Do better @apnews.com

Support journalism that approaches disinformation with criticism, not credulity:

Fortunately, if you want a story about what’s actually going on with CPC medicalization, @autonomynews.co has a story for you:

Once again, this kind of “both sides” coverage of crisis pregnancy centers is simply not going to cut it, because on one “side” we have medical and scientific consensus—and basic facts—and on the other “side” we have disinformation. Giving these perspectives equal weight is journalistic malpractice

Support @autonomynews.co: Sign up for a paid subscription: www.autonomynews.co#/portal/ Drop us a one-time tip: www.autonomynews.co/tip-jar/ Make a tax-deductible donation via our fiscal sponsor: autonomy-news.monkeypod.io/give/support... Grab some merch: www.bonfire.com/store/autono...

Here is our list of the status of care at every affiliate. Other states providing stopgap funding are noted:

When @susanrinkunas.com & I contacted every Planned Parenthood affiliate to find out whether they were still seeing patients with Medicaid, it was clear many were hoping additional funding would come though, whether from states or philanthropists. New York has joined the list of states stepping in:

Ok the lilac is much more lilac than pictured online but I prefer this shade. See All Comstocks Are Bastards and more @autonomynews.co merch here: www.bonfire.com/all-comstock...

... as @susanrinkunas.com and I reported at @autonomynews.co in collaboration with @motherjones.com, this case is just one step in the conservative legal movement's broader plan:

On December 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in First Choice v. Platkin, a case stemming from a crisis pregnancy center's attempt to fight a subpoena from the NJ Attorney General. Technically, the question is simple: Is federal or state court the right venue for this fight? But...

Thanks so much to Parker for the great conversation about @autonomynews.co and why @garnethenderson.com and I wanted to create a worker-owned outlet for expert reporting and analysis on this beat. No gods, no masters

Make sure to read their reporting here: www.autonomynews.co/abortion-pil...

🚨 New Episode 🚨 This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talked to the wonderful duo (@garnethenderson.com & @susanrinkunas.com) behind @autonomynews.co. We talk about their recent reporting focusing on "crisis pregnancy centers" & the pseudoscientific myth of abortion pill "reversal." #podcast

We even include our original reporting in the roundup meaning you can get just one email from us per week, wow

If you’re not signed up for the @autonomynews.co weekly roundup what are you even doing

How the Trump administration went around Congress to undermine a major birth control program, its months-late and weak IVF proposal, a whole lot of state news, and more in our weekly roundup:

I mean… come on… www.bonfire.com/all-comstock...

ICYMI: We got leaked audio from a crisis pregnancy center conference in which the fake clinics—and their far-right lawyers—make stunning admissions about the "care" they offer and acknowledge they're manufacturing cases against the states regulating them in order to get a SCOTUS win @autonomynews.co

ICYMI earlier, @susanrinkunas.com and I obtained recordings from a crisis pregnancy center industry conference. They are... very revealing. An @autonomynews.co collab with @motherjones.com:

Crisis pregnancy centers have played a central role in the anti-abortion movement since the 1960s. Well-intentioned Democrats have attempted to shut down these clinics by going after them for false advertising. But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.

Thanks so much for having us, @apublicaffair.bsky.social!

We spent countless hours on this piece over four months. Can we get some "what the fuck did I just read, here have $10, @autonomynews.co" in the chat

*lights the ADF manufactured case bat signal*

Absolute must-read (and if you're not already an Autonomy News subscriber, get your ass over there)

Sources trusted @autonomynews.co with these recordings from an anti-abortion conference. Support the work @garnethenderson.com and I are doing with a paid membership, Tip Jar offering, tax-deductible donation, or merch:

Crisis pregnancy center workers also admit at the conference that the organizations have trouble finding physicians willing to prescribe abortion pill "reversal"—and attracting qualified professionals in general to be medical directors. Pretty damning! www.autonomynews.co/abortion-pil...

This is a rare look at what crisis pregnancy centers—and their lawyers—are saying behind closed doors. We have alerted @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov about these comments about CPCs' free speech claims in California www.autonomynews.co/abortion-pil...

NEW: We obtained recordings from a crisis pregnancy center conference where anti-abortion law firms like Alliance Defending Freedom admit that CPCs are free to make referrals for abortion pill "reversal" at the same time they claim they’re being censored. An @autonomynews.co @motherjones.com collab: