Celebrate & Defend Abortion Providers
Dear friends,
Like us, you may have celebrated the good news earlier this month that CVS and Walgreens will begin offering Mifepristone (AKA Mife, one of the pills used for medication abortion) in certain states where abortion is legal.
But what’s that lingering sense of doom you feel?
Oooh, right—We are just two weeks away from oral arguments at the Supreme Court for FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the case that will determine whether Mife (which is used in more than half of all U.S. abortions) can be shipped through the mail by telehealth providers, even in states where abortion is legal.
The decision could result in a de facto national ban on abortion, not to mention untold amounts of conservative meddling in any other FDA-approved drugs, from contraception to HIV medication and more.
Here are four ways you can take action right now to support Mife access:
Hit the streets with Women’s March in Washington, DC on March 26th.
Sign and share the petition to SCOTUS from the ACLU.
Join the chorus of voices calling for a repeal of the Comstock Act, the antiquated law anti-abortion groups are using as their legal basis in the case.
Learn more about medication abortion and spread the word about ways to access pills now and in the future.
This Saturday was also Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, a day made in honor of Dr. David Gunn, murdered by anti-abortion extremists in 1993. As the years have gone on, providers have stood on the front line of abortion access, weathering all of the legal and political storms that have followed them. As restrictions on when and how clinics can offer procedures have grown, more and more providers and advocates have popped up to make sure that abortion pills are also widely accessible. Our partner spotlight this month is a dedicated provider that, as their name suggests, is one of those organizations.
Thank you, to all of the providers out there, for sticking with us and never giving up. We love you.
In solidarity,
Marisa Falcon
Executive Director
Apiary for Practical Support
Partner spotlight: Just The Pill 💌
A member of Apiary’s Hivemind, Just The Pill is a nonprofit abortion provider that serves patients via telehealth and in mobile clinics in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, and Wyoming—including people that travel to those states to receive care with the help of practical support organizations.
Since their founding in 2020, Just The Pill has helped more than 7,500 patients by providing efficient and equitable access to medication abortion.
Every March we join in celebration of National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, which also marks the anniversary of the murder of Dr. Gunn
You can follow their work, donate, or help out by purchasing needed items for their mobile clinic on their Amazon wishlist.
And be sure to check out all the ways to #CelebrateAbortionProviders, show your gratitude and care for them just as they love and care for their communities every day, despite relentless barriers, harassment, and limited resources.