Hi john,

The day before Halloween, and can you believe that the most grim news out there is actually our new Speaker?! Mike Johnson, poltergeist turned newly-elected Speaker of the House, may be familiar if you watched his absolutely ghoulish questioning of AAF bestie, OpSave panelist, and all-around queen Dr. Yashica Robinson, during a particularly paranormal Senate hearing. Click below to watch AAF’s TikTok throwback to the spine-tingling hearing (with a little extra AAF-style fun, too), donate a few dollars in Mike Johnson’s name, and then rage scream about the state of our national politics with us!

HE SAID WHAT NOW??
In a sentence that will leave you howling: Dr. George Delgado, the physician who developed the medically-dubious “Abortion Pill Reversal” method and is also currently suing the FDA to rescind its approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone, is now consulting on research for breast cancer treatment using…MIFE-MOTHER EFFING-PRISTONE. We stg that is a real sentence and not a macabre Mad Lib- we couldn’t make that up if we tried. It’s almost like he doesn’t actually care about the safety of Mifepristone and is just using a biased court to stop abortions at any cost?

WAIT- WHICH SIDE IS FUNDED BY “OUT-OF-STATE SPECIAL INTEREST” ZOMBIES?
We could just scream when we think of the plethora of dark money swirling around that is funding anti-abortion campaigns. Ohio, in the fight of its life to secure abortion rights, is seeing millions flow in to defeat Issue 1 from shady groups like Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America (SPA-PLA) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). Meanwhile, states like Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky are fending off the cursed influence of TikTok billionaire Jeff Yass (et tu, TikTok??) funding anti-abortion politicians. Clearly, these ghouls are choosing ‘trick’ instead of ‘treat’ and we are SICK of it!

If these stories raise your hackles, then gather your coven and click the button below to find ways to get involved on our Activist Calendar!

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

ALL CHOICES FOR ALL
There are a myriad of reasons that go into pregnancy options that are unique to each person, but there is always data to study and learn from! Dr. Gretchen Sisson will join The Adoption Network to talk about reproductive decision-making, adoption, and how it affects those in Ohio during a virtual book preview and conversation, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood with Gretchen Sisson, Ph.D., on Monday, October 30th from 7:30 PM to 9 PM ET- registration link here!

MISO + MISO + MISO + MISO x 3
Is a Mife + Miso abortion protocol safe and effective? Yes. Does that matter? Apparently not. With the future of Mifepristone access on the line, Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health partnered with Ibis Reproductive Health for a virtual webinar and conversation on Miso-only abortion research, protocols, and findings and what that means for access on Thursday, November 2nd at 3 PM ET- registration link here!

REST IN POWER, ANDREA
Lizz and the entire Abortion AF team is heartbroken to learn of the passing of National Institute for Reproductive Health President, Andrea Miller. Andrea had been a champ for abortion and reproductive rights for many years and tirelessly fought countless state legal battles. Under her leadership, AAF was privileged to have collaborated many times together over the years, and we promise to fight even harder to carry on her legacy! Thank you for everything you gave, Andrea- you will be sorely missed.

Full of hocus pocus,

Team Abortion AF