I follow Jessica Valenti on TikTok. A lot of my abortion and the fight for abortion material, I get from her.
She has been screaming from the beginning:
Don’t believe these Red States when they tell you that they have ‘exceptions’ on the books. That those Democrats are being so mean to the forced-birth crowd, because they have ‘exceptions’.

Except…
YOU CAN’T FIND ANYONE THAT IT ACTUALLY APPLIES TO.

We have a case presently in Texas.
Any sane person would look at this woman’s predicament and know that yes, she needs an abortion.

amna (@IAmAmnaNawaz) posted at 7:51 AM on Sat, Dec 09, 2023:
Because of #Texas ‘ #abortionban, Kate Cox has to fight in court to terminate her pregnancy, even though the fetus was given a fatal diagnosis. Kate is now 20 weeks pregnant. https://t.co/pTSo6TZVVg
(https://x.com/IAmAmnaNawaz/status/1733484603791249579?t=UYeL6oXJgweiN_KVlem9hA&s=03)

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD (@arghavan_salles) posted at 11:25 AM on Sat, Dec 09, 2023:
Update on Kate Cox’s abortion case in Texas: the state Supreme Court is currently withholding permission for her to proceed despite the lower court giving her permission Thursday. Imagine having what you do with your body dictated, on a day-by-day basis, by a court. https://t.co/UbExoKcaAb
(https://x.com/arghavan_salles/status/1733538385497878659?t=GNmB4RKTaClJrobwHtPBtA&s=03)

But, not, the State of Texas.
Joshua Rush (@JoshuaRush) posted at 3:29 PM on Thu, Dec 07, 2023:
What does an abortion ban “except in the case of life-threatening complications” look like in practice?

Just take a look at Texas, where the Attorney General is promising to IGNORE a judge’s order to allow an abortion to proceed, even though the fetus will not survive to term.
(https://x.com/JoshuaRush/status/1732874911134503236?t=x7OCKEm5ssMucO1yuMLwZw&s=03)

Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) posted at 0:27 PM on Sat, Dec 09, 2023:
A woman in Texas is fighting in court for an abortion while corrupt extremist Ken Paxton threatens to throw her doctors in jail. It’s cruel and horrific.

This case is a direct consequence of the Trump-stacked Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
(https://x.com/SenWarren/status/1733554045174825409?t=uvGwmzNhgcFpE_s2SWEOzg&s=03)

Laura Chapin (@LauraChapin) posted at 10:02 PM on Fri, Dec 08, 2023:
Texas Supreme Court just stayed a judge’s order to allow Kate Cox to get an abortion for a non-viable pregnancy that also threatens her health.
They want to ‘consider the case’.
You can thank Donald Trump and a Republican run state for this fuckery.
#copolitics
(https://x.com/LauraChapin/status/1733336394263625951?t=M9qSVLbMulu3M9CtxRrXkA&s=03)

Joanna Says Ron DeSantis Will NEVER be president (@Joanna_Resists) posted at 7:07 AM on Sat, Dec 09, 2023:
The abortion case in Texas is undeniable proof that it was never about the babies and that it was always about control! Repubs DO NOT care about women, their safety, health, or rights!

Vote accordingly
(https://x.com/Joanna_Resists/status/1733473319087640771?t=GoGSEZUdOMtsU2j2U2OsiA&s=03)

Imani Gandy (Orca’s Version) ⚓️ (@AngryBlackLady) posted at 6:19 AM on Wed, Dec 06, 2023:
I was just thinking last night that one of the main reasons we have so many abortion bans is because men don’t understand pregnancy.

Dozens of women are suing in Texas in the Zurwaski case because men don’t understand it’s not healthy to keep a dying fetus in your fucking body
(https://x.com/AngryBlackLady/status/1732374215473483850?t=wDRtZk91zgot1WEacs0YWw&s=03)

This is Post-Roe America:

Nearly 1 in 5 people who had an abortion in the first half of 2023 – more than 92,000 people – traveled across state lines for their care, according to a report from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights. In a similar timeframe in 2020, before the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to abortion, less than 1 in 10 people left their home state for an abortion – about 50,000 fewer people.

The data probably understates the impact that the Dobbs decision has had, says Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a data scientist with the Guttmacher Institute and lead researcher for the new report. More people are traveling for abortion care, and they’re traveling farther – largely because many states with bans and restrictions border each other.

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People who traveled for abortion care may have time pressures, with a flight to catch or a long drive home, she said. Many have driven hundreds of miles and often travel with the family – both children and elders – whom they support.

Whole Woman’s Health has adapted its waiting rooms accordingly, Hagstrom Miller said. In New Mexico, for example, clinics have a separate waiting room area with toys, snacks and comfortable couches to better serve patients and their families, especially those who have traveled for long hours.

Nearly three-quarters of the abortions in New Mexico were provided to people who had traveled across state lines, according to the new data from the Guttmacher Institute. More than 8,200 people from out of state had an abortion in New Mexico in the first half of 2023. Only Illinois and North Carolina saw more out-of-state patients.

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“A lot of the policies that states are passing, or other kinds of support that’s available for abortion patients more broadly, may be initially focused on helping folks traveling from out of state – which it does – but it also really helps to improve access for residents of those states,” Maddow-Zimet said. “In Illinois, we have this situation where a lot of clinics have scaled up capacity, a lot of funds have increased support, and that has definitely helped manage the huge amount of people who are coming in. And it’s also improved access for folks living in Illinois. It helps both sides of that story.”

Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) posted at 3:05 PM on Fri, Dec 08, 2023:
Biden campaign pointing to Texas case — where Texas AG is threatening to prosecute physicians who help with emergency abortion — as warning shot for nation.

If Republican wins the White House, “dystopian reality” in Texas “could be the reality everywhere,” says @vgescobar. https://t.co/T9hrX7Bwv1
(https://x.com/ddiamond/status/1733231434783957089?t=0NcYO5rkgHzg1OHdTpgANw&s=03)

Why would any OB-GYN want to practice in a Red State, where they are being threatened for just practicing medicine?

More and more Red States will become Ob-GYN DESERTS.

Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP (@clairezagorski) posted at 6:48 AM on Sat, Nov 04, 2023:
This is so incredibly sad.

A third of the counties in Alabama are without any labor and delivery care.

The state struggles to attract OB/Gyns, and without Medicaid expansion, there’s a widening healthcare coverage gap.

The South deserves so much better. https://t.co/iRzHG2Gt3R
(https://x.com/clairezagorski/status/1720770023117951188?t=ZOZXtVHRV0dgib_tAW-Xgg&s=03)