All in Her Head

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

Click here to skip ahead: Care Crisis has more on the Trump administration’s move against emergency abortions. In the States, news from Louisiana, New York, Texas, Georgia, and more. Attacks on Abortion Pills reports that the FDA is officially conducting a ‘review’ of mifepristone. Criminalizing Care with more on West Virginia preparing to prosecute miscarriage patients and the arrest of a Texas midwife. In the Nation, an interview with a third-trimester abortion provider.

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

I just left a play with my husband when I saw the news: the Trump administration has rescinded federal guidance requiring hospitals to provide patients with emergency abortions. To put it plainly: The White House is telling Republican-led states that they can let women die. I wish this were hyperbole. I wish I didn’t have to write you yet another email detailing yet another way that this administration has made clear they don’t see us as people. I hate being the messenger of our dehumanization.

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

The timing of my conversation with Karen Johnson, Legal Director of Pregnancy Justice, couldn’t be better—in the worst way possible. I spoke to Karen last week about the growing number of women being arrested for miscarriages; today, a West Virginia county prosecutor told a local television station that the state plans to charge women over how they dispose of their miscarriages.

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

Click to skip ahead: Anti-Abortion Glossary tells you about “bereavement rights.” Policing Pregnancy looks at an abortion prosecution in the UK. In the States, news from Georgia, Kentucky, Colorado, Wisconsin, and more. In the Nation, a new lawsuit on life-saving abortions, and the conservative lawmakers who hope we’ll settle for scraps. You Love to See It highlights a fantastic app—a virtual, bilingual, abortion doula. The latest addition to our growing anti-abortion glossary?

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

I told you I’d have some exciting news soon! I’m thrilled to share that Abortion, Every Day has hired its first-ever reporter, Kylie Cheung. This is a huge step for the newsletter—one made possible by the generous and ongoing support from this community. There’s a good chance you’re already familiar with Kylie’s work: she’s spent the last few years writing about reproductive rights, gender-based violence, and pregnancy criminalization over at Jezebel.