🚨 At around midnight last night, the Supreme Court denied the emergency request to block #SB8, Texas’ draconian, dystopian ban on abortion. So what does that mean? We’ve got a short 🧵 for you to explain. #SCOTUS 1/8
The bottom line is that #SB8 is law—for now. Devastatingly, this means most abortion is banned in the state—for now. Abortion is banned at about 6 weeks into pregnancy, well before many people even know they’re pregnant, since it’s only 2 weeks after a missed period. 2/8
And as usual, #SB8 will most directly harm people who are already the most vulnerable. That includes LGBTQ+ people, people in rural areas, BIPOC people, and those with low incomes. This is by design, because the cruelty of this law is so clearly the point. 3/8
It might seem like an easy solution is just to travel to another state for abortion care. But it's not that simple. People can’t always just travel to a neighboring state to get the abortion care they need. 4/8
To do that requires a lot of privilege, including the time and money to travel. These are resources that not everyone has. Not to mention, abortion is already heavily restricted in nearby states. 5/8
So what can we do? We can give to the abortion funds in Texas that are on the ground right now, providing people with resources and support during these extremely difficult times. If you care about abortion access in TX, support these funds. bit.ly/2WnOAgV 6/8
You can also share this resource to help answer any questions that folks in Texas might have right now. It’s a confusing time, and we want to make sure people have the tools they need to access the care they need. Needabortion.org #BansOffOurBodies 7/8
And finally, you can tell Congress to protect reproductive freedom. There’s a way to safeguard the legal right to abortion right now, and it’s called the Women’s Health Protection Act. We need Congress to pass #WHPA now. bit.ly/3Bz16c3 #ActForAbortionAccess #PassWHPA 8/8
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