Courts in Our Shorts: Abortion Pill on Trial

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Earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Louisiana v. FDA, the case that could decide whether mifepristone remains available through telehealth, pharmacies, and the mail. If ya didn’t know, for the last YEAR The Boot State has been obsessing over giving access to the abortion pill mifepristone the boot. So you best believe the Buzzkills dove head, nose, ears, and tatas-first into the fuckery of the oral arguments so you don’t have to! Lizz and Moji break down all the legal jargon, courtroom chaos, the standing question, the “irreparable harm” claims, and what may happen next. Because if anti-abortion extremists are trying to turn one state’s ban into everyone’s problem, you deserve to know exactly how.

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PLUS! The amazing folks at ProPublica dropped some tragic knowledge – deaths from ectopic pregnancies have DOUBLED since the Dobbs decision. And we are pissed. Oh, and remember that craycray surrogate case we’ve been tracking and blabbing about? WELL, it just got nuttier. We couldn’t make this shit up even if we tried.

Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.

URGENT ACTION: Share Your Medication Abortion Story Now! Telling your story can help protect mifepristone and ensure others have the same opportunity you did to choose their own path. This is a moment that needs all of us to share our stories, amplify them in our communities, and turn them into real, lasting change. Share your experience with medication abortion at MifeStories.com.

OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by clicking HERE for past Operation Save Abortion trainings, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.

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Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social

Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social

NEWS DUMP:

Surrogate Who Had Baby Against Parents’ Wishes Pulls Supreme Court Into High-Profile Custody Fight

McKenna West Sued by the Father of Her Biological Child Alleges She’s Not ‘Mentally Stable’

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

Appeals Court Skeptical That Louisiana Can Sue FDA Over Mifepristone Being Mailed Into the State

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MifeStories.com

SUBSTACK: Abortion Access Front