Jessica Valenti

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The Clean Water for All Life Act, introduced by Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, would instead require women to use “catch kits” when their pregnancy is ending—forcing them to bag up that tissue and blood and bring it back to the doctor as medical waste. Mary. No. (·•᷄ࡇ•᷅ )

U.S. House Republicans have introduced legislation that would make it illegal for women to flush their miscarriage or abortion remains when using mifepristone.

I’m taking this as a compliment- because it means some of the biggest anti groups are afraid of my work 💅

We deliberately didn’t name this woman so please honor that and comments. For more info on criminalization check out @PregnancyJust. If you need legal help as a patient or health practitioner call If/When/How’s free Repro Helpline: 844-868-2812

A 31-year-old in Georgia has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly ending her pregnancy with abortion medication. Here’s what we know:

Arizona Republicans are advancing legislation that would effectively ban pro-choice speech on college campuses. And remember—abortion is legal in Arizona.

We need to talk about how disgusting Kansas Republicans are: they are trying to sneak an Abortion Ban INTO an Equal Rights Amendment. More at the newsletter (link in bio).

It's Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. Thank you to all of the providers who put their safety and lives on the line to ensure we can get the care we need. You've helped me to build the life and family I have now, and there's no way to articulate the depth of my gratitude.

Happening today! jessica.substack.com/p/pro-choice-p…

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This isn’t just about one speech or one school—we are in a make or break moment that will determine whether abortion becomes not just illegal, but unmentionable. What we do now matters.

Republicans don’t just want abortion illegal—they want it unspeakable. Recently, these supposed free speech enthusiasts got an abortion providers' speech canceled at Texas Tech claiming it would constitute “illegal activity.” So we're giving her the platform conservatives took away.

SACRED FERTILITY 🥴

Publicly supporting women is nice, but what really matters is what men do behind closed doors. What matters is how they hold each other accountable. The men’s hockey team shouldn’t get a pass because they were in the locker room—that’s where women need their support the most. Full colum at the link in my bio.

This isn't my newsletter's usual beat, but I had to write something about the US Men's Hockey Team locker room talk.

I don't follow figure skating, so I couldn't figure out why I started sobbing while watching Alysa Liu's gold medal-winning performance. Then it dawned on me: I was watching a young woman be free. jessica.substack.com/p/alysa-liu-co…

Justice for Adriana Smith

I've said it before and I’ll say it again: their extremism is getting more explicit by the day. Punishing women—which used to be an untouchable issue within the anti-abortion movement—is now being discussed freely.

Meet Rep. Monty Fritts— a Tennessee lawmaker running for governor. If you’re one of the millions of American women who’s had an abortion, he thinks that you should be given the death penalty.