What will we do if Roe falls?
Southern abortion doulas say they'll keep doing what they've been doing: "Abortion bans don't scare us."
🧵 A thread on what abortion workers in the Deep South want you to know about a post-Roe future:
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
Southern abortion doulas say they'll keep doing what they've been doing: "Abortion bans don't scare us."
🧵 A thread on what abortion workers in the Deep South want you to know about a post-Roe future:
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
2/ @4thwallisreal has worked as an abortion doula in Georgia for 5 years.
She spends her days helping clients navigate their healthcare options and affirming their decisions.
Now, the job she loves and the bodily autonomy of millions are at stake.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
She spends her days helping clients navigate their healthcare options and affirming their decisions.
Now, the job she loves and the bodily autonomy of millions are at stake.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
3/ For @4thwallisreal, serving as an abortion doula is really about being a trusted guide for patients.
"I love talking to people. I love hearing their stories," she says. "This is sacred work. I believe fully in bodily autonomy and self-determination."
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
"I love talking to people. I love hearing their stories," she says. "This is sacred work. I believe fully in bodily autonomy and self-determination."
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
4/ If Roe is overturned, @4thwallisreal's Georgia clinic will close, as will clinics in at least 11 other Southern states.
That will put even more strain on abortion funds that will continue to support people seeking abortion care no matter what.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
That will put even more strain on abortion funds that will continue to support people seeking abortion care no matter what.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
5/ @Ash_Bash23, an abortion doula in North Carolina, knows the work will continue with or without Roe.
"We, in the South, we are not putting all our eggs in the basket of Roe," he said.
"I'm also not putting all of my eggs in the basket of the law."
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
"We, in the South, we are not putting all our eggs in the basket of Roe," he said.
"I'm also not putting all of my eggs in the basket of the law."
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
6/ Khye Tyson, an abortion worker in Georgia, agrees.
"Folks have been managing abortion since people have had the ability to get pregnant," they said.
"What are the ways we as Black folks and as Southerners are going to resist?"
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
"Folks have been managing abortion since people have had the ability to get pregnant," they said.
"What are the ways we as Black folks and as Southerners are going to resist?"
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
7/ Already, half of Georgia's counties have no OBGYN, and 96% have no abortion clinic.
With so many people "living their entire lives in communities that are deprived of any type of health care," Yemi Miller-Tonnet says doulas are even more important.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
With so many people "living their entire lives in communities that are deprived of any type of health care," Yemi Miller-Tonnet says doulas are even more important.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
8/ Even without Roe, @4thwallisreal will continue to assist folks seeking abortion support.
"Our own fate is in our hands, I have the complete confidence that we possess all of the knowledge we need to give our communities the care that they deserve."
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
"Our own fate is in our hands, I have the complete confidence that we possess all of the knowledge we need to give our communities the care that they deserve."
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti…
9/ So what can you do?
Support Southern abortion providers.
If you have money to spare, donate it.
If you have time to spare, donate it.
Whatever you do, please keep your wire hangers out of this.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/01/aborti…
Support Southern abortion providers.
If you have money to spare, donate it.
If you have time to spare, donate it.
Whatever you do, please keep your wire hangers out of this.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/01/aborti…
10/10 We're keeping the conversation with Southern abortion workers going *tomorrow* with a #TwitterSpace from 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. CT.
Tune in to hear from:
🎙️ @keaux_ (host)
🎙️ @4thwallisreal
🎙️ @Ash_Bash23
🎙️ @robinmarty
🎙️ @smartstatistic
twitter.com/i/spaces/1jMKg…
Tune in to hear from:
🎙️ @keaux_ (host)
🎙️ @4thwallisreal
🎙️ @Ash_Bash23
🎙️ @robinmarty
🎙️ @smartstatistic
twitter.com/i/spaces/1jMKg…
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