Amy Coney Barrett was just confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, and it’s bad news for abortion rights in the United States. Read this post to learn how to help.
ABORTION IS STILL LEGAL AND AVAILABLE IN ALL 50 STATES. If you need an abortion, visit ineedana.com to find a clinic near you and find a list of local abortion funds at abortionfunds.org/need-abortion
There are ways to legally get an abortion without your parents’ permission if you are under 18! Call or text Jane’s Due Process at 866-999-5263 and they will help you navigate the process.
The Senate just confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice, replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away earlier this fall. Her record throughout her legal career has included opposing the Affordable Care Act, supporting the death penalty, and opposing reproductive rights from IVF to abortion. Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court cements the conservative majority on the court, which has catastrophic implications for a range of civil rights in the United States. As reproductive rights, including abortion access, are increasingly under attack across the country, and conservative lower courts uphold abortion restrictions it is more important than ever to support organizations fighting to protect and expand abortion access.
Abortion funds throughout the United States have provided financial and practical support to abortion seekers for decades, and they need your help now more than ever.
Find your local abortion fund on this page and donate or volunteer: abortionfunds.org/need-abortion
These funds support abortion seekers in states where abortion would be automatically banned if Roe is overturned due to trigger laws:
Arkansas Abortion Support Network (AR)
Access Reproductive Care Southeast (AL, FL, GA MS, SC TN) Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee have trigger laws
New Orleans Abortion Fund (LA)
Missouri Abortion Fund (MO) Missouri only has one abortion clinic
Kentucky Health Justice Network (KY)
Northwest Abortion Access Fund (AK, ID, OR, WA) Idaho has a trigger law
South Dakota Access for Every Woman (SD) South Dakota only has one abortion clinic
North Dakota Women in Need (ND) North Dakota only has one abortion clinic
Holler Health Justice (WV) West Virginia only has one abortion clinic
These funds support abortion seekers in states where later abortions are legal. Abortion procedures become exponentially more expensive the further along in the pregnancy:
New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Anyone interested in promoting abortion access in the United States should also donate to:
Abortion Care Network is an organization that ensures independent clinics, which provide 2/3 of abortions in the US, have the resources they need to stay open: keepourclinics.org
All-Options provides emotional support and pregnancy options counseling through their talkline, as well as financial support for abortion seekers and practical support such as diapers: https://all-options.networkforgood.com/