abortion

woman with tattoos (l) woman with prescription drug warning background (c) young woman in car with blue hair (r)

TikTokers are flagging medications that could one day be banned because they might cause miscarriages

From heart medication to anti-depressants, concerns abound.

On Jun 27, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

sign that reads 'we will adopt your baby'

Couple holding sign saying ‘we will adopt your baby’ gets memed

The couple's sign also turned into a discussion about adoptees' experiences.

On Jun 27, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture

man at protest with caption 'who needs tinder? we have abortion protests'

‘75% of the guys there’: Man jokes about going to pro-choice protests to pick up women

'This is why we don’t trust men.'

On Jun 27, 2022 by Jack Alban

woman in car (l &r) exhausted nurse crouches in hallway (c)

‘I am not ready to be a labor and delivery nurse’: Nurse goes viral for video on ‘a world post-Roe v. Wade’

'I was leaning the other way, but you’ve changed my mind.'

On Jun 27, 2022 by Melina Khan

LAPD on highway in riot gear (l) Jodie Sweetin (c) woman pushed to ground being helped up by protestors (r)

‘Full House’ star Jodie Sweetin shoved to the ground by police at L.A. protest

Sweetin joined pro-choice protesters rallying against the SCOTUS decision on Roe v. Wade.

On Jun 27, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

woman swiping on phone caption 'casually tapping through activism posts on insta stories the day roe v wade gets overturned' (l) 'ROE vs. WADE' on jenga blocks on blue background (C) Woman funny face filter on caption 'teenage boys posting about the nba or smth' (r)

‘Casually tapping through activism posts on Insta stories the day Roe v Wade get overturned’: TikToker blasts slacktivism in wake of Supreme Court ruling, sparking debate

'Posting on Instagram isn't gonna do anything.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

Andy Levin 2 panel yoga poses tweet by Andy Levin centered caption 'In a moment of wildly conflicting emotions, of intense anger over horrifying Supreme Court decisions (with more to come) mixed with gratitude that I was just able to help pass the first meaningful gun reform in three decades, I turn inward, at least for a moment #AsanasWithAndy'

‘Why did you delete this?’: Democratic congressman responds to abortion ruling by tweeting pics of him doing yoga

'I just want you to know I saw it and you suck.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Alexander Sanger standing outside hand on chest speaking caption 'Do you know who you're interviewing?' (l) TikTok Bro standing outside speaking caption 'Sorry, No.' (c) Alexander Sanger standing outside speaking caption 'I'm the former president of Planned Parenthood of New York. Wow.' (r)

‘LEGEND’: TikToker happens upon grandson of Margaret Sanger—and asks him about abortion

'You cannot make abortion go away by criminalizing it.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

“It isn’t ‘satire'”: Conservative blog says it’s now legal to shoot women having abortions—users respond with celebratory memes, GIFs

The site is run by a former Trump speechwriter.

On Jun 24, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Abortion is now illegal in 13 states—with many more to come.

On Jun 24, 2022 by Claire Goforth, Mikael Thalen

Steve King on right holding microphone over blurred American flag and olive green background with tweet by Steve King on left caption 'I spent Juneteenth all day in the hot sun hoeing and pulling weeds and thinking about what it would have been like to have been a slave. At the end of the day, I thought about what it would be like to be an aborted baby. I got to see the sunrise and the sunset.'

Man what is wrong with you’: Former GOP congressman says it’s better to be a slave than aborted because you get some nice sunsets

He obviously wanted to be trolled. Twitter obliged.

On Jun 21, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Lauren Boebert

Lauren Boebert denies report that she had 2 abortions—but her biggest critics are defending her right to choose

Boebert is anti-choice.

On Jun 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

parking lot with captions 'i go to planned parenthood ONCE', 'don't black lives matter?' and 'i didn't even go in????' (l) planned parenthood sign (c) parking lot with caption 'why are you here to kill a black life?' (r)

‘Do Black lives matter, or do they not?’: Black woman gets harassed after parking near a Planned Parenthood

'AIN'T NO WAY SHE SAID THAT???'

On Jun 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

members of the jane collective

‘The Janes’ is a look into the past—but its mind is on the future

The organization worked in secret and performed more than 11,000 abortions before Roe v. Wade.

On Jun 9, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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‘They thought it was appropriate to ask me this question?’: Online job application asks for applicant’s stance on abortion

'What in the Hobby Lobby is going on with that question???'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Melina Khan