Be rePROACTIVE.

Follow the National Women’s Law Center on Facebook and X. 

If you are, or can be in the D.C. area, join the gathering at the Supreme Court on May 24th, at 9:30 a.m. EST.

If you feel comfortable, continue to have open and honest conversations about your own experiences with pregnancy loss, abortion, and emergency abortion. Hear from friends, family, and other loved ones about their experiences, too.

Follow Floridians Protecting Freedom on X and Facebook.

If you are in Florida, vote in the election to protect abortion access! 

Learn more about abortion in Florida and finding volunteer opportunities through Floridians Protecting Freedom.

If you can, donate to abortion funds—Tampa Bay Abortion Fund and Florida Access Network are a few to choose from in the state. You can also donate to your local Planned Parenthood.

Follow Dr. McLemore on Instagram and Threads, and find more information on Black Maternal Health Week 2024.

Participate in the political process! Your vote is your voice.

To improve health outcomes at the population level, the provision of affordable, accessible, and quality childcare and the canceling of student loan debt would transform society. Call and write to you Senators and Representatives and urge them to take action. You can reach the Capitol at 223-224-3121.

Teach students about reproductive justice. Listen to young people. Expand your reproductive justice education.

If you can, donate to reproductive justice organizations!

You can follow Dr. Dorothy Roberts on X, as well as Pregnancy Justice on Facebook and X.

Understand that criminalization and stigmatization of pregnancy is a surveillance issue. Advocate for policies that reject the creation of fetal personhood legal rights and support policies that center people and their reproductive health decisions. Remember the ways in which these punitive policies intertwine.

Follow Greer Donley on Twitter.

 Center abortion rights in your upcoming voting practices. Talk to your friends, families, and other personal connections about the Comstock Act. Make sure people in your circle understand the possible danger that may come from allowing the act to continue as abortion consistently faces attacks.

You can find additional information on the Comstock Act here.

Say abortion—loudly, proudly, and often! Stigma harms abortion seekers, fostering shame and secrecy and creating additional hurdles to accessing basic healthcare. You can use National Network of Abortion Funds’ conversation toolkits to have heart-to-heart talks with your loved ones about abortion.

Support your local abortion funds to directly and tangibly assist those in need, if you have the means. Find yours here. 

Hold local officials accountable by participating in your local council and board meetings and engaging in community-based advocacy efforts.

You can follow the State Innovation Exchange on Twitter and Facebook.

Find out who your state legislator is! If you are in Washington, D.C., learn about the council. Learn about their issue areas and communicate with them. Applaud and thank legislators when they vote positively.

You can follow Jess Mason Pieklo on Twitter and find Rewire News Group on Twitter and Facebook here.

 Listen to people on-the-ground in Alabama! To the extent that you have material resources to donate to those on-the-ground, please do so. You can also push your lawmakers for answers—call your representatives and have them clarify their stance on the dangers of fetal personhood.

First and foremost, find Gretchen’s book here. You can also follow ANSIRH on Twitter and Facebook.

Think more critically about adoption, including how it intertwines with reproductive health and rights. You can find more resources on ANISRH’s website here.