All in Her Head

4 days ago | jessica.substack.com | Jessica Valenti

Click to skip ahead:Operation Housewife digs into the Trump administration’s plan to force women out of the public sphere. In Meet the Creeps, our would-be surgeon general is an anti-birth control wellness influencer. Care Crisislooks at the role hospital policy plays in the sepsis rate in Texas. Attacks on Abortion Pillshas the latest on the Republican move to restrict mifepristone using bunk science.

5 days ago | jessica.substack.com | Jessica Valenti

Conservatives like to split women into two groups: ‘bad’ women who have abortions, and ‘good’ women who have children. It’s the stunted thinking of those who don’t understand a thing about motherhood and what it really means. By bringing my daughter into the world, I was making a sacred promise to her—one that said I would help usher her throughout her life for as long as she needed me.

1 week ago | jessica.substack.com | Jessica Valenti

It’s that time again! If you’re new to the Abortion, Every Day community, this is our weekly open thread where we share something good that happened recently—no matter how big or small. Finally got that long-awaited promotion? Baked an epic cheesecake? Took a walk with an old friend? I want to hear it all.

1 week ago | jessica.substack.com | Jessica Valenti

Click to skip ahead: I’m So Tiredbecause what in the world did I just watch out of Texas?? Stats & Studies has new maternal mortality data from the CDC—and it shows exactly what you’d expect. Extremism Risinghighlights some new important reporting on abortion ‘abolitionists’. In the States, news from South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and more. In the Nation, some quick hits. Keep An Eye Onright-wing content creators trying to indoctrinate young women.

1 week ago | jessica.substack.com | Jessica Valenti

Click to skip ahead: In the Courts, some surprising news from the Trump administration on mifepristone. Abortion Pill Attacksflags the lack of mainstream coverage of the bogus abortion pill study. Anti-Abortion Glossarytakes on ‘loopholes.’ Legislation Watchhas the latest on Texas’ ‘clean water’ bill. In the States, news from Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, and Washington. In the Nation, some quick hits. Finally—join me tomorrowevening in a livestream with Red, Wine & Blue.