More on reproductive coercion and how attacks on abortion access—in particular, increasing attacks on pills—have escalated this crisis:

And, re: coercion: Abortion bans—not abortion access—pose the real threat to victims. Forced pregnancy is a tool in the toolbox of abusers, and abortion access is a lifeline for victims. As @ifwhenhow.bsky.social's Farah Diaz-Tello put it:

In a newly filed motion to join an ongoing lawsuit agst abortion pills, Louisiana revealed it has a warrant for ANOTHER out-of-state abortion provider—who they accuse of enabling a 'coerced' abortion. This builds on antis' top strategy lately: equating abortion w/ abuse:

Breaking news at Abortion, Every Day: Louisiana has issued ANOTHER arrest warrant for an abortion provider in a shield state. In addition to trying to extradite NY provider Dr. Maggie Carpenter, Louisiana is targeting California doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux. jessica.substack.com/p/louisiana-...

Let's talk about Tylenol and pregnancy. Fundamentally, this is about making sure women do not get one ounce of relief, but it's also about criminalization. How long do you think it's going to be before they arrest someone for taking Tylenol during a pregnancy? We are going down that road.

Let’s take care of each other over the next 40 days

In 2022, Kansas voters *overwhelmingly* defeated an anti-abortion ballot measure. Ohio voters passed an abortion rights amendment in 2023. And Missouri? You guessed it! Voters passed Amendment 3 this past November. So no, we don't need 'pro-life Democrats' to win.

If Republicans really believed that America was a ‘pro-life’ nation, they wouldn’t have to work so hard to trick voters! What’s happening in Missouri right now is a blatant attack on democracy: jessica.substack.com/i/174038402/...

It bugs the fuck out of me that Snopes called this a "rumor" www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...

Conservatives have been bragging all week that they got the Trump administration to pull NIH funding from 17 studies using fetal tissue. What the 'pro-life' movement won't tell you is that one of those studies was seeking to cure brain cancer in children. jessica.substack.com/p/nih-brain-...

Don't miss this today. Tune in here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

A must-read: @msmagazine.com is running an important 4-part series about the rise in anti-abortion violence under the Trump administration. It feels especially timely this week, as conservatives try to paint the left as politically violent in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

This is obscene - Karen is one of the country’s best journalists, and WaPo should be ashamed bsky.app/profile/kare...

Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

Here’s everything you missed in abortion rights news in the last week, in 6 minutes. youtu.be/MfCOrpQgWc8 (Considering making this a regular feature. Let me know what you think!)

I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions. Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

There's still time to register for this Zoom Q&A with me and bkforge.bsky.social Tuesday! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Meanwhile apnews.com/article/plan...

Jesus fucking Christ. Fuck the Wall Street Journal for spreading the initial bullshit

give me a fucking break

When news broke that police found a deceased "infant" in a Kentucky college student's room, I begged reporters not to uncritically repeat that language. I pointed out that cops will often say they found a 'baby' when arresting someone over their *miscarriage* jessica.substack.com/p/laken-snel...

Kentucky police say they found a dead “infant” in Laken Snelling’s closet, but the county coroner tells Abortion, Ever Day that “infant” could actually mean “fetus.” HUGE scoop from @kylietcheung.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/kyli...

I really hope the people leaving these kinds of comments and making “CrimeTok” videos understand that they are making it *so much* easier for conservatives to stigmatize and criminalize women for their pregnancy outcomes.

I am BEGGING reporters to stop using police language in cases like these until you actually know what happened

Pro tip for covering pregnancy-related arrests: don't use the word 'infant' before finding out what actually happened. More often than not, these are miscarriages, but outlets will repeat the language cops use - smearing women in the process www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A few months ago, I got invited to go on the massively popular podcast, “Diary of a CEO.” Here’s why I said no. jessica.substack.com/p/anti-femin...

We came to the UN to deliver the recommendations our government refuses to face, because people’s lives cannot wait. This refusal is one more step in this administration’s intent to undermine human rights and silence those who are fighting to protect them.

I can't stop thinking about this photo. How dare Republicans call themselves “pro-life” when this is what their policies do.

"...Despite the producer’s promise that this would be a 'respectful dialogue,' the premise of this show—and a growing number of shows like it—is that our rights are up for debate. That it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality is a mistake."

These people are nuts

"the premise of this show—and a growing number of shows like it—is that our rights are up for debate. That it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality is a mistake."

This. I am not going to 'debate' women's rights to bodily autonomy. It is not a legitimate viewpoint that is up for discussion.

To too men in power, nebulous ideas about ‘public discourse’ are far more valuable than women’s actual lives and freedom.

A few months ago, I got invited to go on the massively popular podcast, “Diary of a CEO.” Here’s why I said no. jessica.substack.com/p/anti-femin...

This video from a clinic escort in North Carolina absolutely made my day—and I think you’ll feel the same. We need more of this energy in the world: www.tiktok.com/@rsimon113/v...

The Martha’s Vineyard pierogi stand being attacked by Alan Dershowitz has been consistently sold out of pierogis - but is staying at the farmers market to raise money for trans rights and sexual violence prevention 🙌

We really are in the midst of the most simultaneously infuriating and stupid time to be alive.

The Trump administration is moving full-speed ahead with its utterly foul plan to burn roughly $10 million in contraception rather than distribute it to those in need around the world. Incredibly, the plan will cost taxpayers more than $160,000.

I could write a thesis on why this is happening in this political moment #feministkilljoy

I am begging media outlets to STOP PLATFORMING these people

“It’s not a coincidence that this resurgence of housewife iconography comes at the same time abortion rights have been stripped. What better way to quiet the next generation of girls, growing up without repro rights, than to tell them it’s actually progress? They’re making sexism aspirational.”

"Democrats, who’ve shifted their focus to young male voters, need to start thinking years ahead like Republicans do—and stop assuming young women’s votes will always be there." your regular reminder from the fandom swamps that we are not NEARLY worried enough about gen z.

They’re depoliticizing women’s subjugation. Every “day in the life” video of a 20-year-old laying out her husband’s socks, and every magazine spread of a stay-at-home mom with five kids in matching beige outfits, take women’s subservience and make it…cutesy. jessica.substack.com/p/princess-t...

While the radicalization of young men is largely seen for what it is, the insidious campaign targeting young women isn’t positioned as indoctrination. It’s a lifestyle, an aesthetic, and—most dangerously—a perfectly good and feminist choice. jessica.substack.com/p/princess-t...

Not enough people know this - and they should!

I’m glad that the woman at the center of this story was able to make the choice she felt was right for her and her family. But what’s happening here is horrifying: conservatives are valorizing these stories strategically—they want to make the skyrocketing maternal mortality rate *positive*

It’s not enough that Republicans want to cut funding for any group that provides abortions—now they want doctors to sign a contract disclosing any ‘abortion-related activities’??

It isn't a coincidence that conservative outlets are publishing more and more pieces like this one. As abortion bans drive the maternal death rate up, they need to make women dying seem palatable—positive, even!