It’s a big month for abortion, and not just because the US Supreme Court is due to issue one more ruling in the next week (or weeks?) that could impact access nationwide. Like many people across the nation this week, we are grieving the loss of the national right to abortion that was overturned in June 2022 by the same court that will soon decide whether emergency room doctors in abortion-ban states can perform abortions that stabilize their patients without fear of legal action or criminal prosecution.

Not long after the Dobbs decision came down, we urged you (in this here newsletter) to not give up hope. In the two years since, we have witnessed real-life horror stories and the extraordinary power of everyday people to protect abortion access under Dobbs, one patient, municipality, or state at a time. We can expect more of the same in the next two years. Abortion remains as popular as ever, and it’s up to all of us to continue showing up for one another, in whatever capacity we can, to ensure that everyone has the resources and support they need to make reproductive decisions without government interference. Thank you for continuing to support Repro Nation as we highlight the abortion news and information that keep us informed and connected to the community fighting for reproductive freedom.

In solidarity,

Regina Mahone

Senior Editor

The special issue also highlighted how body politics show up in the false choices faced by disabled people who lack the state support they need, in the holy work of honoring an individual’s wishes for their body, in the extraordinary world-building of Black mothers, and in the choices made by teens navigating their sexuality and a newly digital world at the same time.

This post-Roe era is about everyone’s right to live freely, and The Nation’s July 10/17, 2023, special issue on body politics captures the defiant spirit of the moment we’re in.

Texas’ Anti-Abortion Heartbeat Law Aimed to Save Babies, But More Infants Died. (USA Today)

Abortion Funds Are In ‘A State Of Emergency’ 2 Years After Dobbs (HuffPost)

Romina, 14: The Story of My Abortion (Glamour)

Democratic Women in U.S. Senate Target Project 2025 on Reproductive Rights (States Newsroom)

Abortion Providers Share Their Reflections on a Post-Roe America (rePROs Fight Back)

Democrats Begin Their Offensive Against the Comstock Act (NOTUS)

Who’s Bankrolling These Prominent Abortion Rights Opponents? (TexasMonthly)

Mifepristone Is Safe for Now—but Comstock Is Waiting in the Wings (Rewire News Group)

The ‘Pregnancy Police’ Were Around Long Before Roe v. Wade Fell (HuffPost)

Midwives Save Lives, but Only if We Let Them (Ms. Magazine)

The Unexpected Opponent to Telehealth Abortion Shield Laws: Planned Parenthood (San Francisco Chronicle)

Abortion Ballot Measures Aren’t Safe From the Courts (Jezebel)

There’s No Bottom: Texas Professors Sue for Right to Fail Students for Having Abortions (Jezebel)

How to Use Abortion Pills

The Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline

If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline

Charley, the Abortion Chatbot

Digital Security and Abortion Guide

Find Help Paying for an Abortion

Abortion Access for a Young Person

Abortion Access for Immigrants

Pregnancy Criminalization, Explained