Learn more about Patient Forward and their work here. You can also spend some time on whonotwhen.com, a people-centered resource for understanding abortions later in pregnancy.
Storytelling is incredibly powerful. If you are comfortable with it, share your own story or the stories of others to help fight disinformation and stigma.
Abortion funds, especially those that help specifically for later abortions like the Brigid Alliance, deserve support. Find your local abortion fund here.
Read MoreListen to CRAMPED here or wherever you access your podcasts! You can also follow Kate on Instagram.
Find more information about periods, period pain, and endometriosis.
The surest way to destigmatize menstruation is to have conversations about your periods and period pain with other people in your life.
Read MoreFollow Amnesty International USA on Facebook and X to stay up-to-date on their important work.
Call your Senators and urge them to support the Safeguarding the Integrity of Human Rights Reports Act, introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Always look for and use a host of sources. You can find the more comprehensive story, told beyond the now heavily slashed State Department Human Rights Reports, through organizations such as Amnesty International, Amnesty International USA, and Human Rights Watch.
Read MoreFollow the National Health Law Program on Bluesky and Facebook.
Keep an eye on and engage in your state’s legislative sessions and their implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
If you are a federal advocate, engage in administrative advocacy, comment writing, or meetings with Office of Management and Budget. If you are a state advocate, work with your state Medicaid agency to mitigate damage. You can also check out the Medicaid Advisory Committee.
Read MoreFollow Patient Forward’s website and Pregnancy Justice on Facebook and X.
Submit comments to bills that are being passed, call your members of Congress, and get in contact with your local representatives. You can contact the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Read policies that are being voted on. Check out Unpunish Pregnancy, which helps evaluate policies.
Read MoreRead more pieces and subscribe to Autonomy News here. You can also follow Autonomy News on Instagram and Bluesky.
Donate to your local abortion fund. Sustain care in your communities by supporting local organizations as opposed to national ones.
Remember that what is happening in Palestine, beyond being an appalling humanitarian crisis, is a reproductive justice disaster, too. Check out the Sameer Project to engage in tangible support.
Read MoreFollow Reproaction on X and on Facebook and stay up-to-date with their critical work.
Get involved in clinic escort groups! Walk a patient to the doors of the clinic and prevent protestors from interacting with them.
Contact your member of Congress and let them know how you feel about protecting abortion access. You can contact the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Read MoreFollow Green Tide Rising’s Instagram and Substack, as well as Asha Dahya’s Instagram. For a deeper dive, check out the whole Green Tide Rising podcast series.
Have conversations with people in your life. Share dependable resources and information when you do have those conversations.
Read MoreFollow Amy Littlefield on X and keep up with Patient Forward’s work.
Find Amy’s piece in the Nation, What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?, here. You can also find Amy’s new book, not yet available for pre-order from Bookshop.com but available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble, here.
Support your local abortion funds, or organizations that specifically help with abortions later in pregnancy, including Patient Forward and the Brigid Alliance.
Be loud in your rejection of abortion bans! Demand a true reproductive pregnancy framework. To help determine that, you can go to unpunishpregnancy.com
Read MoreFollow In Our Own Voice on Facebook and X.
Read the 2025 Black Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda. Take the information you learn from In Our Own Voice back to your friends, family, and loved ones. Continue to support the grassroots organizations in your community that are sounding the alarm and doing endless work to protect health and rights.
Contact your elected official and let them know that you are not happy with recent policies and explain how it affects you. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Read MoreSubscribe to Law Dork and follow Chris Geidner on X.
Learn more about United States v. Skrmetti through rePRO’s podcast episode, United States v. Skrmetti and the Future of Trans Rights. You can also learn more about Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic through rePROs’ podcast episode The SCOTUS Case Threatening Medicaid Recipient’s Ability to Choose Their SRH Provider.
Read MoreExplore NFPRHA’s resources and browse their Facebook and X to learn more about Title X and the work they do to protect it.
Check out rePROs Fight Back’ recent podcast episode--The Title X Network is in Crisis-- with Clare Coleman, Executive Director of NFPRHA, to learn more. You can also read more about how the Title X Freeze Widely Threatens Health Care Access.
Read MoreFind Carole and David’s book, After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court Ended Roe but Not Abortion on Bookshop.org.
Spread the word that, despite Dobbs, abortion providers, leaders, and advocates are still doing important work. Spread the word that knowledge and resources are still accessible.
Think nationally and act locally. Escort at your local clinic, join a local support group, or support your local abortion fund. Pay attention to, and stay involved in, national and local electoral politics.
Read MoreContact your state representative. Tell them that this is an issue that is important to you. Not sure if your state has a gestational ban? Find out using rePROs Fight Back’s annual report card here.
Be vocal in your support of second and third-trimester abortion care and repealing gestational bans. In being vocal, break the stigma. Challenge your own internal stigma, and you can start by visiting WhoNotWhen.com
Volunteer or give to your national or local abortion funds or practical support organizations. In Massachusetts specifically, some funds to support include Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts, Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund, and Tides for Reproductive Freedom.
Read MoreFollow PPFA on X and Facebook and stay updated on their caregiving and advocacy. Tell Congress you support Planned Parenthood here.
Call your elected officials. Share your story. Explain why Medicaid is essential for you and your loved ones. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Read MoreFollow ANSIRH on Facebook and X and ACLU on Facebook and Bluesky.
Support your local abortion funds.
Be loud. Let your political representatives know where you stand on abortion access. Call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121. Sign up for the ACLU’s volunteer agreement, People Power.
Read MoreFind Beyond Limits: Stories of Third-Trimester Abortion Care on Bookshop.org here. Reading the book will provide you with a different perspective. It can also help equip you with the language you need to better explain concepts to loved ones.
See if Dr. Sella’s book tour will be near you! You can also follow Dr. Sella on Instagram and Bluesky.
De-mystify third-trimester abortion care. Start conversations when you can to affirm the need for this care.
Read MoreFollow MSI Reproductive Choices on X and Facebook and stay up to date on their important work.
Talk to as many people as you can about how severe the damage to attacks to family planning and reproductive health funding can really be.
Take care of your own mental health and wellbeing. Take breaks and find strength in solidarity. Accept that this is a long game, and support those in your community as they support you.
Read MoreFind NFPRHA’s website here and LinkedIn here for more information, and follow NFPRHA on Facebook and X and stay up-to-date on their work.
Tell your communities, networks, social media followings, or legislators why Title X is necessary and that attacks to accessible, affordable care is unacceptable.
Find out where your local Title X agency is and send them a thank you email or drop them a thank you note or a support note!
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