If there is one succinct statement which sums up my political philosophy, it’s “Every adult individual owns themselves and absolutely nobody has the right to overrule that.” There is no such thing as “legitimate” authority over an individual except that conferred personally by that individual for themelves and no one else, and even that can be revoked by the granter. And I’ve stated many times that my definition of “evil” is “The attempt to impose control over an individual which that individual neither desires or requires”. I will oppose to the death any attempt to impose such undesired control over any individual, and have done so my entire adult life; my advocacy for sex work is really only the most visible manifestation of that philosophical core. So obviously, I’m going to provide any assistance I can to any person threatened by violent busybodies who claim the “right” to control their bodies and lives, no matter what reasons the authoritarians may claim. With that in mind, here are just a few resources for women living in states trying to assert control over their bodies:
“Medication Abortions Are Increasing: What They Are and Where Women Get Them” (NY Times)
Las Libres provides support to “Women who wish to terminate undesirable pregnancies, offering them access to medical abortion and moral support”
Reproaction offers this instructional video:
And if, Aphrodite forbid, you should get in some kind of legal trouble due to busybodies claiming control over your own body, the Repro Legal Defense Fund may be able to help.
Please link this page far and wide, and add any more resources you know of in the comments below. Some states are attempting to criminalize those who “aid and abet” a person to get an abortion, so please feel free to pass the links on to those who may need them (anonymously, if neccesary); I’m used to being an outlaw so I don’t honestly care if Missouri or Texas or Louisiana decides to add one more to my mountanous heap of “crimes” of denying the state control over individual lives. And if you have other sources you think I should know about directly, send them to me via this link.
