Look, the world seems messed up and scary right now, it’s crazy and I totally hear you. I also know that it can seem so overwhelming to reach out and do something without any guidance on how best to spend your time, efforts, and energy. Again, I totally get it. But let’s make a collective move from Freakout-Ville and take the productivity train to Change-Town! It will be fun, I promise.
Each Monday I’ll be doing a quick post that helps you get involved, and better yet, gives you an asset or information for something you can do right now.
This week, I’m not pulling any fucking punches. President Trump has repeatedly shown that he views women as less than human, less than deserving of medical care that treats them in their entirety. And you know what? Reproductive health is human health. And sometimes that health means getting an abortion.
Our president, serving on behalf of right-wing religious groups, has taken steps to limit access to health care and reproductive health care for people in this country and outside of it. Remember, this is the man who signed the Mexico City policy back into effect as one of his first actions in office. You can read more about that here. It’s for these reasons and others that I want to draw your attention to an organization that is working to protect and facilitate access to reproductive rights.
Donate to The National Network of Abortion Funds, an organization that works to remove the financial barriers that some women face when seeking an abortion. Another good option is donating to Planned Parenthood who have been under repeated attack from our government, despite the fact that offering abortions is only a small portion of their mission.
Remember, reproductive rights, are women’s rights. Women are humans. Thus, reproductive rights are human rights. So don’t let president cheeto take that away from you.