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Meanwhile the Endless Attacks of the “Rethuglican War on Women” Continue

1). “They Want Us Numb”, Feb 03, 2026, Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/they-want-us-numb >.

2). “Abortion Clinics Left Unprotected as DOJ Weaponizes FACE Act Against Journalists and Peaceful Protesters: Once designed to safeguard patients and providers, the FACE Act is now being twisted into a tool for political repression … while clinic violence goes unchecked”, Feb 03, 2026, Teresa Cisneros Burton, Ms Magazine, at < https://msmagazine.com/2026/02/03/doj-face-act-against-journalists-protesters-church-minneapolis-abortion-clinics/ > .

3). “War on Women Report: Meta Removes Abortion-Related Accounts; Louisiana Tries to Extradite California Abortion Provider; Fatal ICE Shootings”, Jan 30, 2026, Ava Slocum, Ms Magazine: War on Women Report, at < https://msmagazine.com/2026/01/30/war-on-women-report-meta-removes-abortion-related-accounts-louisiana-tries-to-extradite-california-abortion-provider-fatal-ice-shootings/ > .

4). “These states voted to protect abortion rights. Conservative lawmakers are not standing down: A trial in Missouri illustrates how hard it is to restore abortion rights, even when voters demand it”, Feb 03, 2026, Carter Sherman, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/abortion-rights-conservative-lawmakers >.

5). “The Fake Clinics Taking Over Reproductive Healthcare: As abortion clinics disappear nationwide, 'crisis pregnancy centers' are transforming reproductive healthcare into a far-right fantasy—quietly collecting hundreds of millions in public funds as Medicaid faces historic cuts”, Feb 3. 2026, Sonia Chajet Wides, In These Times, at < https://inthesetimes.com/article/fake-clinics-crisis-pregnancy-abortion-reproductive-healthcare >.

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Trump Regime Makes Further Attacks on Reproductive Healthcare and Women's Rights in his Vicious Version of American Society

1). “The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions”, Sep 12, 2025, Jessica Valenti & Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birth-control-abortion >.

2). “Meta is Censoring Abortion Pill Information”, Jessica Valenti & Kylie Cheung, Sep 15, 2025, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/meta-censoring-abortion-information >.

3). “Texas and Florida Could Force Trump to Take a Stance in an Abortion Pill Case: They’re trying to join a case that anti-abortion advocates kicked off under the Biden administration”, Sep 15, 2025, Oriana González, NOTUS, at < https://www.notus.org/courts/texas-florida-abortion-pill-case > .

4). “Groups Fight for 'Permanently Defunded' Planned Parenthood after GOP Bill's One-Year Funding Cuts”, Sep 15, 2025, Maddie Gannon, Spectrum News, at < https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2025/09/15/groups-behind--defund--planned-parenthood-effort-pledge-more-to-come-after-gop-bill-halts-funds-for-one-year-abortion-trump >.

5). “GOP states try new ways to target abortion pills and telehealth: By the end of 2024, 1 in 4 abortions were provided via telehealth”, Sep 11, 2025, Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline, at < https://stateline.org/2025/09/11/gop-states-try-new-ways-to-target-abortion-pills-and-telehealth/ >

6). “Texas bill to restrict abortion pills beefs up an existing legal tool for a new fight: HB 7, which passed the Legislature this month, allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers and manufacturers, mirroring a 2021 law that allows private enforcement of abortion bans”, Sep 12, 2025, Jessica Shuran Yu, Texas Tribune, at < https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/texas-abortion-pill-private-lawsuits-legal-fight/ >.

7). “What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers”, Aug 29, 2025, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press, (AP), at < https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-providers-lawsuits-texas-bill-9065c2322e3cbe0135292c5c36e49390 >.

8). “State lawmakers call for legislature to restore funding for Abortion Access Project”, Sep 9, 2025, Mitchell Roland, The Spokesman Review, at < https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/09/state-lawmakers-call-for-legislature-to-restore-fu/ >.

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The Next Major Project for the Forced-Pregnancy / Forced-Birth Movement is to end access to Medication Abortion.

1). “Since When is Emergency Contraception 'Controversial'?”, May 30, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/since-when-is-emergency-contraception >.

2). “ ‘Rolling Thunder’: Inside conservatives’ strategy to curb abortion pill access: Abortion opponents hope a new report will spur the GOP to ban abortion pills and defund Planned Parenthood”, May 7, 2025, Alice Miranda Ollstein, Politico, at < https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/07/anti-abortion-pill-gameplan-rolling-thunder-00331933 >.

3). “Mifepristone for Abortion in a Global Context: Safe, Effective and Approved in Nearly 100 Countries”, July 2023, Gilda Sedgh & Irum Taqi, Guttmacher Institute, at < https://www.guttmacher.org/2023/07/mifepristone-abortion-global-context-safe-effective-and-approved-nearly-100-countries >.

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The Never Ending Attacks on Womens' Rights to Control their Own Bodies Continue

 1). “Texas Cops Are Tracking Abortion Patients With License Plate Data”, May 29, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/texas-cops-are-tracking-abortion >.

2). “A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion”, May 29, 2025, Joseph Cox & Jason Koebler, 404, at < https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/ >.

3). “Missouri's Supreme Court Just Overturned the Will of the People”, May 27, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/missouris-supreme-court-just-overturned >.

4). “Direct democracy alone won’t create change in Missouri”, May 21, 2025, Bonyen Lee-Gilmore, Missouri Independent, at < https://missouriindependent.com/2025/05/21/direct-democracy-alone-wont-create-change-in-missouri/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email >.

5). “2 Of Trump’s Court Picks Argued Abortion Pill ‘Starves The Baby To Death’ In Womb: Joshua Divine and Maria Lanahan represent the state of Missouri in the most recent challenge to the abortion pill”, May 28, 2025, Alanna Vagianos, Huff Post, at < https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-court-picks-abortion-pill-starves-baby_n_68373610e4b04fb106c44a3a?ydr# >.

6). “What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions? Democrats love to avoid it, and Republicans love to lie about it. But later-abortion care has never been more important”, May 13, 2025, Amy Littlefield, The Nation, at < https://www.thenation.com/article/society/defending-all-abortions/ >.

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The Never Ending Struggle with the Fascist Right to Protect Women's Access to Abortion and Their Right to Reproductive HealthCare

1). “Anti-Choice Group: 'We Are Drinking Other People's Abortions' ”, May 8. 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/anti-choice-group-we-are-drinking >.

2). “Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican: A crop of conservative personalities such as Brett Cooper and Candace Owens, and outlets like Evie, are convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldview”, Apr 24, 2025, Anna Silman, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/womanosphere-conservative-women?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email >.

3). “Young Catholic influencers are bringing MAGA to the masses: A vocal and visible group of Catholic women are marrying faith with politics as they talk about their own brand of feminism — and Donald Trump”, May 6, 2025, Jennifer Gerson & Mariel Padilla, The 19^th, at < https://19thnews.org/2025/05/young-catholic-women-influencers-trump-maga/ >.

4). “The Rise of Abortion 'Abolitionists' ”, May 7. 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-abortion-abolitionists >.

5). “ ‘Abolitionists’ Push Legislation to Criminalize All Abortions as Homicide: Measures introduced in 13 states this year would impose criminal penalties on people who obtain an abortion”, May 5, 2025, Colleen Scerpella, The American Prospect, vat < https://prospect.org/justice/2025-05-05-abolitionists-push-legislation-criminalize-all-abortion/ >.

6). “State lawmakers are weighing bills that would treat abortion as homicide: None of the bills are likely to become law. But they illustrate a growing divide in the anti-abortion movement and could punish pregnant people”, Apr 7, 2025, Shefali Luthra, The 19^th, at < https://19thnews.org/2025/04/state-bills-abortion-homicide-pregnant-people/ > .

7). “Missouri’s Anti-Abortion AG Subpoenas Local Abortion Fund for Private Records:The state has a long, disturbing history of trying to surveil abortion seekers, abortion providers, and those who help them”, Apr 30, 2025, Kylie Cheung, Jezebel, at < https://www.jezebel.com/missouris-anti-abortion-ag-subpoenas-local-abortion-fund-for-private-records >.

8). “Missouri’s New Fight to Roll Back Abortion Age Restrictions: An abortion-support text line is challenging two Missouri laws that limit young people’s access to abortion. Why have other reproductive rights groups been so reluctant to make similar challenges?”, Apr 30, 2025, Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, at < https://newrepublic.com/article/194610/missouri-new-fight-roll-back-abortion-age-restrictions >

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The Dark Ages Forces that want to Control Women (Barefoot & Pregnant & in the Kitchen of course) are Hard at Work.

1). “Texas Bill Targets Teenagers”, Apr 02, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/texas-bill-targets-teenagers >.

2). “Her Fetus Has No Heartbeat—They Still Won't Give Her An Abortion: South Carolina's ban is torturing a 31-year-old mom *right now*”, Apr 02, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/her-fetus-has-no-heartbeatthey-still >.

3). “Here's How They Ban Birth Control', Apr 01, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/heres-how-they-ban-birth-control >.

4). “BREAKING: The Trump Administration Freezes $35 Million in Title X Funding: The attack will leave eight states without ANY federal family planning dollars”, Mar 31, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-funding-freeze-trump-planned-parenthood >.

5). “Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does? Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families—they also don’t work to recreate the past as conservatives want them to”, Oct 1, 2024, Elizabeth Gregory, The Nation, at < https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jd-vance-pronatalism-child-care-economy/ >.

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The Latest in the Never-ending Assault on Women by the Rethugs

1). “JD Vance is a Bad Father: The empty masculinity of Trump’s men”, Mar 09, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/jd-vance-is-a-bad-father >

2). “WATCH: Vice President JD Vance confronts Cincinnati protesters, condemns them on social media”, Posted 4:26 PM, Mar 08, 2025 and last updated 10:03 AM, Mar 09, 2025, Molly Schramm & Alex Null, WCPO, ABC Cincinnati, includes 2 embedded videos 2:43 & 2:15 duration, at < https://www.wcpo.com/jd-vance-confronts-protesters-walnut-hills >

3). “Trump's FDA Pick Drops Critical Hint On Abortion Pills”, Mar 07, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/trumps-fda-pick-drops-critical-hint >.

4). “Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year: Before ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, the names of committee members had been publicly released. Now, Georgia says releasing the identities would be a violation of state law”, Mar 4, 2025, Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, at < https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-maternal-mortality-committee-members-names-not-released >.

5). “Criminal Penalties for Physicians in State Abortion Bans”, Mar 4, 2025, Mabel Felix, Laurie Sobel, & Alina Salganicoff, KFF, at < https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/criminal-penalties-for-physicians-in-state-abortion-bans/ >

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T he Attacks on Abortion Rights Continue and Become Even More Vicious

1). “Idaho Becomes Sixth State to Consider Murder Charges for Abortion Patients”, Feb 7, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Evey Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/idaho-becomes-sixth-state-to-consider >

2). “Idaho GOP lawmaker wants women charged with murder for seeking abortions, end to exceptions”, Feb 5, 2023, Updated Feb 07, 2025, Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, at < https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article299790729.html >

3). “South Carolina Bill Would Ban Contraception & Pro-Choice Websites”, Feb 6, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Evey Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/south-carolina-bill-would-ban-contraception >

4). “When Your Home State Also Becomes Your Abuser: The leading cause of death for pregnant women is homicide, most often by an abusive partner with a gun. And Texas is forcing victims to stay pregnant, while making it easier for abusers to get guns”, Mar 1, 2024, Updated Mar 5, 2024, Alanna Vagianos, HuffPost, at < https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-abortion-ban-domestic-violence_n_65dcd9a9e4b005b858312158 >.

5). “Texas Man Who Murdered Ex-Girlfriend Over Abortion Sentenced to Life in Prison: In May 2023, Harold Thompson killed his partner, Gabriela Gonzalez, for having an abortion. Pregnancy is the most dangerous time for people experiencing domestic violence”, Feb 6, 2025, Kylie Cheung, Jezebel, at < https://www.jezebel.com/texas-man-who-murdered-ex-girlfriend-over-abortion-sentenced-to-life-in-prison >.

6). “If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position”, Dec. 19, 2024,Kavitha Surana & Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, at < https://www.propublica.org/article/miscarriage-abortion-bans-dilation-and-curettage-dilation-and-evacuation >

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Over 1,000 American Women were Tortured & Murdered by Forced-Pregnancy / Forced-Birth Operatives since the Overturning of Roe V. Wade by the Dobbs Decision in 2022; & the Consequent Imposition of Trump Abortion Bans.

1). “Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison”, Jun 4, 2024, Munira Z. Gunja, Evan D. Gumas, Relebohile Masitha & Laurie C. Zephyrin, The Commonwealth Fund, < https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/jun/insights-us-maternal-mortality-crisis-international-comparison >.

2). “The U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Continues to Worsen: An International Comparison”, Dec 1, 2022, Munira Z. Gunja, Evan D. Gumas, & Reginald D. Williams II, The Commonwealth Fund, < https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/us-maternal-mortality-crisis-continues-worsen-international-comparison >.

3). “The Fury Gap: Young women were radicalized overnight”, Nov 07, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-fury-gap >.

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It’s not safe to be pregnant in America A college in Iowa is requiring faculty to report pregnant students

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