RIP RBG. We are heartbroken. But we will honor you with all the work we will continue to do! #RoevWade#RBG#NoNoNo
Abortion Access Front is devastated to learn of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, long-serving feminist hero. The true progressive lion of the Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s contributions to making America a more perfect union will not soon be forgotten.
Her opinions on equal protection, abortion, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, immigrant rights, and more — and sometimes her dissents — provide a road map for all in America who fight for justice for all.
If you literally yelped in the grocery store when you read the news like some of us did, it’s probably because you know that, in some way, Justice Ginsburg’s life made your life better.
As AAF founder Lizz Winstead said, “RBG got their boots off our necks. And out of our vaginas. we owe it to her to do everything we can to make sure those boots NEVER end up there again.” #RBG
AAF will forever remember how tirelessly Justice Ginsburg worked for equality, reproductive rights, and all other forms of justice.
All of us who know the daily stress of the fight for abortion access must redouble our efforts to fight like hell, that the work she started may continue and flourish. Especially at this particular moment in American history. #RBG#RoevWade
But tonight, we cry together, and we hold space for each other.
AAF offers its deepest condolences to Justice Ginsburg’s family and friends, and extends its hand to all who mourn her tonight. #RBG
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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: