Thread by @JessicaValenti

This is exactly what I'm talking about when I say that mainstream media keeps getting it dangerously wrong.

This is *not* what the lawsuit about or what the guidance from the Biden administration says

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1623695057151721472

Texas is suing for the right to deny women *any* medication that a pharmacist says causes abortion - including pills for arthritis and ulcers.

I wrote about this yesterday: The guidance they're suing over has nothing to do with abortion medication.

jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-eve….

This is what happens when reporters mirror Republicans' language without any investigation into what the truth is.

It's absolute journalistic malpractice and I'm sick of it

The HHS guidance says pharmacies can't discriminate against people based on their ability or perceived ability to get pregnant

Basically: If you need arthritis medication, the pharmacist shouldn't be able to deny you because they're worried it could impact a potential pregnancy

THAT is what Paxton is suing over, not abortion medication. Every time a huge mainstream outlet gets something like this wrong, they are putting women's lives in danger.

it's irresponsible and infuriating

What terrifies me is that we are days (or hours!) away from getting a decision on a lawsuit that could reverse the FDA's approval of mifepristone - and I have zero faith that the media will cover it properly

Anyway you know what I'm going to say: Support media that knows what the fuck they're talking about jessica.substack.com/subscribe