MERJ Newsletter 8/24/2022
Welcome to MERJ! We’re so glad you’ve joined us in solidarity.
Inspiring Quote, from extraordinary author, activist, speaker, and self-proclaimed “Internet Yeller” Ijeoma Oluo:
"Ultimately, our freedom comes from the movements we build, not courts. And as [members of] a Black liberation movement guided by Black feminist values and committed to abolition, we see the fall of Roe for what it is: another avenue for the state to criminalize and harm the most vulnerable among us." [see her entire Instagram post for more]
Amazing Organization to Support — by moving money, we can make an immediate difference!
Elevated Access, a collective of volunteer pilots and access volunteers that “provide free transportation to get people where they can get the care they need to live their best life,” notably including abortion and gender-affirming care
Five-Minute Read, from the organization If/When/How (Lawyering for Reproductive Justice):
“We Dissent: A Statement from If/When/How on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization”
Book/Film/Music Recommendation, this time from MERJ Co-Founder Justin Haas:
Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics, Volume 4, by Krystale E. Littlejohn (2021)
Inspiring Photo:
MERJ Co-Founder George Marx in the bright pink “Clinic Escort Volunteer” vest he wears while volunteering at an abortion clinic in Chicago. Originally found in George’s recent blog entry, “How Do We (Show That We) Care - As Men?”
Help and Resources to Share with Anyone Needing an Abortion: (from ifwhenhow.org)
If you have questions about your legal rights and self-managed abortion, the Repro Legal Helpline is a free, confidential source for legal advice and information. Visit ReproLegalHelpline.org or call 844-868-2812.
If you are under 18 and need information about your rights to an abortion, you can message or call our Repro Legal Helpline at 844-868-2812. You can also read more about your rights on our Judicial Bypass Wiki.
If you have been arrested, contacted by the police, or fear you may be arrested for a self-managed abortion, our Repro Legal Helpline can provide immediate legal advice and support, and our Repro Legal Defense Fund can help with bail and legal fees. You can call our Repro Legal Helpline at 844-868-2812, and for help with bail and other fees, visit ReproLegalDefenseFund.org.
