Y’all, fake clinics are in the news again, so let’s talk about how they’re filled with liars who prey on pregnant people and try to scare them out of having abortions! #ExposeFakeClinicstheslot.jezebel.com/mike-pence-to-…
Let’s start with the “abortion causes breast cancer” lie. Here are the hoops that the fake clinic Pence is visiting jumps through on its website to arrive at “MAYBE you might get breast cancer if you have an abortion, MAYBE. We're just putting it out there." #ExposeFakeClinics
ONE, it is nuts to say the hormones you get from pregnancy make it automatically worth it to continue an unwanted pregnancy. Are you kidding? Do you know how many complications are associated with pregnancy? #ExposeFakeClinics
TWO, this paragraph reveals how disingenuous their scare tactics are. They find a story where two completely unrelated things happen and are like “See, she had an abortion and got hit by a bus. COINCIDENCE?” forbes.com/sites/alicebro…
Fake clinics present a funhouse mirror version of reality (and also, again, straight up lies). If you look at this clinic’s site they also say your cervix COULD get torn, you COULD get an infection, you COULD not have another baby, you COULD die. #ExposeFakeClinics
Imagine the fucking outrage if at an abortion clinic the doctors were like “Well actually you COULD die with any pregnancy, so you better just always have an abortion to be safe.” I mean, COME ON! #ExposeFakeClinics
Watch the amazing doc “12th and Delaware” to see the horrible tactics fake clinics use and their equally awful repercussions. #ExposeFakeClinicshbo.com/documentaries/…
And if you want to take action now, sign our petition and demand fake clinics give back their #COVID19 aid money. Because you shouldn’t keep getting rewarded for lying to people! #ExposeFakeClinicsbit.ly/2CltV2S
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For #My40Days, let’s talk about MINDFULNESS about how we discuss abortion with friends, people who've had abortions, your aunt Linda, your dentist, and so on. Let’s start with a big one: why we’ve (mostly) stopped saying “pro-choice.”
We are ALL about letting people have agency over their decisions. So yes, naturally, “pro-choice” works well for that. #My40Days
But we also have to think about who “pro-choice” leaves out. The healthcare system and the WORLD are effed up and create all kinds of barriers for people who want to be parents. So for some people maybe it’s not a “choice” to have an abortion so much as a necessity. #My40Days
#RBG taught us to stand up to sexist ghouls. Now that she's gone, misogynists are twirling their gross mustaches, gearing up to replace her legacy with an anti-abortion extremist!
Said anti-abortion ghouls have started their crusade with a nationwide clinic troll-a-thon called "40 Days for Life." #My40Days
In this annual event, hordes of uninvited Catholic hatesplainers "stand guard" outside of abortion clinics for 40 days and 40 nights. Really, it's just stalking. #My40Days
Badass of the day: Shirley Chisholm! Today is the 49th anniversary of Chisholm entering the Democratic primary, making her the first Black woman to run for president of these United States.
When she ran for Congress, her slogan was “Unbought and unbossed.” She also spoke truth to power when she said, “If you don’t have a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
When she was elected to Congress — also the first Black woman to do that — they tried to hide her on the ag committee, which took her away from working for the people who actually elected her. Still she rose.
Although she was obstructed by the head of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (fuck you forever, Scott Lloyd and your creepy period tracking), she did eventually receive her abortion with the help of the @ACLU, activists, and @JanesDueProcess.
So today we thought we’d tweet out her statement from the time as a reminder of why we fight so hard for everyone to get the abortion care they need: