AASN. See Arkansas Abortion Support Network
abdominal pain, 124
abortion. See specific topics
abortion clinics, 12, 12, 19, 20, 22, 101. See also clinic access
accessible entrances to, 72
in California, 14
city councils, 46
clinic escorts, 49, 83–86, 105, 157
in Delaware, 15
flying to, 71
gestational limits of, 26
HB 2 forcing closure of, 7, 39, 73
independent, 62
in Kentucky, 17
local level protection of, 45
in Maryland, 17
medication abortion in, 115
multiple trips to, 4
in North Carolina, 21
patients afraid to enter, 8
people who cannot go to, 129
Planned Parenthood being only remaining,
prices of, 38
restrictions forcing closure of, 6, 24
self-managed abortion outside, 112, 120, 125
staff of, 45
transportation to, 72, 74, 75–77, 132
Abortion Conversation Project, 64
abortion deserts, 11
abortion doulas, 49
abortion “facilitators,” 103
abortion-funding bans, 56
abortion-inducing medication, 110, 111, 115
abortionpillinfo.org, 115
abortion pills
distribution of information about, 120
helping to obtain, 103
online availability of, 117
from online pharmacies, 116
pill protests, 110
self-managed abortion care using, 111, 112
abortion rights, 43
abortion techniques, 131
abortion training, 82
access, 11–12, 44, 45, 101, 155
clinic access, 3, 27–28, 39–40, 47
legal access to, abortion, 43, 49–50
Access Reproductive Care Southeast (ARC Southeast), 74
Access Women’s Health Justice, 77
ACLU. See American Civil Liberties Union
activism, 55, 86. See also civil disobedience
activist environment, 155
family members support for, 107
gas cards and, 70
by Janes, 133
legality and, 105
local level, 45
marginalized communities in, 93
reproductive justice and, 91, 92, 94
state-based, 102
in underserved areas, 147
Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), 11, 38
Advocates for Youth, 98
Afiya Center, 97
AfterPill, 30
Air Care Alliance, 89
airline miles, 71
Alabama Reproductive Rights Advocates (ARRA), 29
Alaska, 13
alibaba.com, 143
All-Options Pregnancy Center, 65–66
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 81, 149
Americans United for Life, 3
Amethyst Health Center for Women, 46
Android phone encryption, 149
ANSIRH. See Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health
anti-abortion activists, 3, 8, 63, 65, 106, 156, 161
anti-abortion infiltration, 156
ARC Southeast. See Access Reproductive Care Southeast
Argentina, 114
Arkansas, 14
Arkansas Abortion Support Network (AASN), 74
ARRA. See Alabama Reproductive Rights Advocates
art projects, 64
Ault, Heather, 64
bacteria, 135
bans. See also state bans, on abortion
on abortion-funding, 56
effectively banning abortion without violating constitutional right, 6
federal twenty-week abortion ban, 5
on medication abortion, 4
six-week heartbeat bans, 3
total bans, 4
Bedsider, 37
birth control. See contraception
BirthStrides, 97
black feminists, 91
Black Lives Matter, 101
Black Mamas Matter Alliance, 98
Black Women for Wellness, 95
Black Women’s Health Imperative, 99
blood clots, 35
BMI. See body mass index
body mass index (BMI), 30
Bridge Collective, 75
Brigid Alliance, 78
browsing history, 150
buffer zones, 47
California, 14, 32, 35, 44, 57, 134
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, 96
“Cancel Kavanaugh” event, 110
Caribbean, 9
Cascades Abortion Support Collective, 76
CASN. See Clinic Access Support Network
cell phones. See mobile phones
cellular network use, 150
Center for Popular Democracy Action Network, 109
Center for Reproductive Rights, 13, 24, 80–81
cervix, 132, 134, 136, 137, 139–40, 143
Chalker, Rebecca, 135
childbirth, 91
child endangerment, 126
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), 50–51, 108
Choices Women’s Medical Center, 78
CIANA. See Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
city councils, 46
importance of, 109
skill sets useful for, 104
willingness to commit, 103, 106
civil rights, 101
classism, 102
Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion, 101
clinic access, 3, 27–28, 39–40, 47
Clinic Access Support Network (CASN), 75
clinic escorts, 49, 83–86, 105, 157
Clinic Vest Project, 85
cloud-based service, 151
Cloudflare, 161
coat hanger, 133
college campuses, 31
COLOR. See Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights
Colorado Doula Project, 94
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), 94
community support, 48
complicationsm after abortion, 9, 124
conception, 4, 14, 115, 140–41 LARC, 36–37
condoms, 35
Constitution, US, 4
constitutional right, to abortion, 1, 5, 6, 43
contraception, 27, 32, 33, 101, 103. See alsoemergency contraception
condoms, 35
hormonal, 36
contractions, 115
copper IUD, 30
Cosmopolitan (magazine), 39
cost, of abortion, 38
cybersecurity, 153
Cytotec, 117
Daleiden, David, 156
D&C. See dilation and curettage
DDOS. See distributed denial of service attack
D&E. See dilation and evacuation
Delaware, 15
DeleteMe, 158
deportation, 51
device hygiene, 151
DeWine, Mike, 21
dilation and curettage (D&C), 132, 133–34
dilation and evacuation (D&E), 3, 42
dilators, 142
disposable phones, 148
distributed denial of service attack (DDOS), 160
district attorneys, 153
doctor / patient confidentiality, 128
doctors, talking to, 27, 41–42
EC. See emergency contraception
effectively banning abortion without violating constitutional right, 6
electronic communication, 154, 161
electronic footprint, 154, 159
Electronic Frontier Foundation, 152
electronic trails, 148
embolism, 134
emergency care, 125
emergency contraception (EC), 27–32, 33
delivery service for, 157
levonorgestrel-containing birth control as, 34
emergency room doctors, 128
end-to-end encrypted calls, 151, 152
enriched information, 152
Epps-Addison, Jennifer, 109
Evers, Tony, 25
facial recognition, 149
failure to report a death, 126
Fairfax City, Virginia, 46
family members, support for abortion activism, 107
family planning clinics, 32
FDA. See Food and Drug Administration
federal twenty-week abortion ban, 5
Federation of Women’s Health Centers, 136
fetal fragments, 142
fetal membranes, 142
fetal pain, 5
fetal tissue, 138
fetal viability, 1
feticide, 126
fetus, interests of, 3
finding abortion information, 147
first trimester, 2, 13, 131, 144
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 112, 129
Forward Together, 95
4000 Years for Choice, 64
Fourteenth Amendment, 6
Freedom of the Press Foundation, ACLU, 149
Frontera Fund, 76
full-spectrum care, 42
funding
abortion-funding bans, 56
local abortion funds, 85
personal emergency abortion funds, 37–41
state and regional abortion funds, 68–69
gas cards, 70
gestational limits, 26
Glamour (magazine), 68
Hangouts, 152
Shield, 161
voice, 158
Griswold, Estelle, 101
Guttmacher Institute, 9, 13, 32, 66
Haven Coalition, 77
HB 2. See Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill
full-spectrum care, 42
information about, 113
penalties on, 128
Planned Parenthood, 62
preventive, 52
health department complaints, 45
homicide, 126
hormonal contraceptives, 36
hospitals, 128
hostility, toward abortion rights, 13
hotel points, 72
“How to Plan an Abortion in the Surveillance State” (Ryan), 148
human rights, 128
Hyde, Henry, 1
ICE. See Immigration and Customs Enforcement
iCloud, 151
Idaho, 16
If/When/How, 80
illegal abortion, 8, 16, 22, 106, 107
arrest for being accessory to, 106
coat hanger symbol of, 133
cover up of, 127
Janes and, 131
poor birth outcomes investigated as, 52
procurement of, 107
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, 97
iMessage, 151
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 104
Indigenous Women Rising, 95
information
enriched, 152
finding information on abortion, 147
on health care, 113
on menstrual extractions, 136
personal health, 128
physical copies of, 161
public, 161
on self-managed abortion, 113
informed consent, 3
In Our Own Voice / National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, 99
Instagram, 159
insurance, 36
public, 14
Interfaith Voices for Reproductive Justice, 99
intrauterine devices (IUDs), 36
irregular spotting, 37
IUDs. See intrauterine devices
Jackson Hole, 26
Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 19
Jane’s Collective, 101
Jane’s Due Process, 79
Johnson, Dalton, 46
Kaiser Health News, 13
Kansas, 17
Kaplan, Laura, 132
Kasich, John, 21
Kavanaugh, Brett, 4, 102, 109, 110
Kelly, Laura, 17
Kentucky, 17
Kentucky Health Justice Network, 70, 77
Kyleena (IUD), 36
Lady Parts Justice (LPJ), 62
LARC. See long-acting reversible contraception
later gestations, 89
Latin America, 9
lawyers, 79
legality
activism and, 105
legal access to, abortion, 43, 49–50
legal defense, 127
risks, 126
technically legal, 147
total bans on, 4
unlikely to be made entirely illegal, 11
viability standard for, 5
letter-writing campaigns, 104
LGBTQ rights, 31
Lift Louisiana, 96
Liletta (IUD), 36
LinkedIn, 159
lobbying, 105
local abortion funds, 85
login hygiene, 150
long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), 36–37
Louisiana, 18
lower-cost abortions, 132
low-income women, 126
LPJ. See Lady Parts Justice
mandatory in-person waiting periods, 70
Manning, Kate, 133
manual vacuum aspiration (MVA), 139, 142–43
marginalized communities, 93
marijuana possession, 108
Massachusetts, 18, 32, 59, 145
Matson, Erin, 102
McCormack, Jennie Linn, 16
McCullen v. Coakley, 47
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), 139
medical assistance, 147
medical complications, 89
Medical Students for Choice, 82
medical supply stores, 138
medical violations, 7
medication abortion, 112, 114–15
bans on, 4
criminal charges for, 127
nonmedication abortion, 131, 143, 145
safety of, 144
state restrictions on, 129
medication-induced abortion, 143
menstrual extractions, 131, 133–34, 143
online information about, 136
physical risk of, 135
mental health issues, 154
Michigan, 18
midterms, 2018, 13
Midwest, 12
Midwest Access Coalition (MAC), 77
mifepristone, 112, 115, 116, 118–19
from Aid Access, 129
safety of, 144
militarization of ICE, 104
minors, 51
seeking terminations, 3
Mirena (IUD), 36
miscarriage, 52, 125, 143, 153
attempting, 144
investigation of, 154
medications to induce, 128
misoprostol, 107, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118–19
from Aid Access, 129
safety of, 144
Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, 30
“Missouri Preamble,” 19
mobile phones
Android phone encryption, 149
disposable phones, 148
porting requests, limiting of, 150
Montgomery Area Reproductive Justice Coalition, 73–74
Moral Mondays protests, 101
morning sickness, 136
MSF. See Médecins Sans Frontières
murder, 126
MVA. See manual vacuum aspiration
My Notorious Life (Manning), 133
My Way, 30
NAPAWF. See National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
NARAL Pro-Choice America, 13, 56–61, 87
NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, 86
NASTY Woman Act, 18
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), 94, 99
National Institute for Reproductive Health, 126
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, 99
National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), 55–56, 63, 67, 68
National Right to Life, 3
National Women’s Law Center, 32
Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center, 99
Nebraska, 19
Nebraska Right to Life, 19
New Hampshire, 20
New Mexico, 20
New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, 76
A New View of Women’s Bodies (Federation of Women’s Health Centers), 136
New Voices Cleveland, 98
New Voices for Reproductive Justice, 94, 97
New Voices Philadelphia, 98
New York, 21, 32, 35, 118, 145
Next Choice One Dose, 30
NNAF. See National Network of Abortion Funds
noise ordinance enforcements, 47
nonmedication abortion, 131, 143, 145
non-pregnant people, 135
non-prescribed pharmaceuticals, 108
nonprocedural needs, 72
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID), 116
North Dakota, 21
Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF), 76
NOVA Women’s Healthcare, 46
NSAID. See nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
ob-gyn practices, 82
Oklahoma, 22
online drug sites, 154
online pharmacy services, 117–18
opponents, of abortion, 2
ParaGard, 37
parental consent, 145
Parker, Willie, 68
Parker Fund, 68
ParkMed NYC, 78
Pence, Mike, 16
Pennsylvania, 22, 35, 107, 127
leadership by, 92
poor pregnancy outcomes among, 52
queer people of color, 93
self-managed abortion, legal risks for, 126
permanent birth control, 37
personal emergency abortion funds, 37–41
personal health information, 128
phone companies, 152
physical copies of information, 161
physical health issues, 154
pill protests, 110
distribution of, 104
NOLA, 29
One Step, 30
Plan C, 116
Planned Parenthood
League of Connecticut, 101
Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPFA), 62
Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 2
political action groups, 157
poor pregnancy outcomes, 52, 154
post-abortion care, 120
post–fetal viability, 3
PPFA. See Planned Parenthood Action Fund
practical support groups, 40–41, 72–78, 87
pregnancy
conception, 4, 14, 115, 140–41
first trimester, 2, 13, 141, 144
gestation and cost of abortion, 38
poor pregnancy outcomes, 52, 154
to term, 128
third trimester, 3
unintended, 32
unplanned, 65
unwanted, 4
pregnant persons, 22
interests of fetus and, 3
life in danger, 14
privacy of, 148
threat to health of, 1
“Pregnant Women’s Dignity Act,” 52
prenatal care, 52
privacy, 6, 89, 105, 106, 128, 148
PrivacyDuck, 158
private health insurance, 39, 41
proactive model reproductive rights and health bills, 44
procedures. See also medication abortion; menstrual extractions
pro-choice protesters, 49
prosecutors, 153
Provide, 83
public information, 161
public insurance, 14
Public Leadership Institute, 44, 52
religious Right, 66
Repeal Hyde Art Project, 64
Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU, 81
reproductive health care, 43, 44, 93
Reproductive Health Services of Montgomery, 73–74
reproductive justice, 91, 92, 94
reproductive parity acts, 44
Reproductive Right Blog, 138
reproductive rights, 31, 37, 71
activists, 86
current national leadership and, 92
reproductive justice and, 91
Rescue Movement, 105
ResistBot, 48
Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT), 98
right to privacy, 6
infection, 137
legal, 126
medical risks, 124
of menstrual extraction, 135
for self-managed abortion, 112
Roe’s Unfinished Promise (SIA Legal Team), 127
Roe v. Wade
dismantling of, 128
right to privacy and, 6
Supreme Court, U. S., ruling on, 1
threat of overturning, 93
ROOTT. See Restoring Our Own Through Transformation
Rothman, Lorraine, 134
Ryan, Lisa, 148
Ryan Program, 83
Safe Place Project, 13
safer abortions, 134
St. Claire, Natalie, 39
SASS. See Self-Managed Abortion: Safe and Supported
Scott, Cherisse, 94
secrecy, of abortion, 148
security notice, 150
security protocols, 155
self-help clinics, 134
Self-Induced Abortion (SIA), 80, 127, 128
self-induction, 145
self-managed abortion, 78, 126, 147
activities around, 155
criminal charges for assisting in, 127
health risk of, 112
legal defense for, 127
legal risks of, 126
outside clinical setting, 125
persons seeking information about, 113
right to talk to health care provider before,
during, and after, 128
using abortion pills, 111, 112
Self-Managed Abortion: Safe and Supported (SASS), 78, 111, 125
sepsis, 114
sex
sex work, 35
sexual assault, 14, 18, 21, 51
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), 35, 62
Shout Your Abortion, 63
SIA. See Self-Induced Abortion
SIA (Self-Induced Abortion) Legal Team, 80, 127
“sidewalk counseling,” 7
Signal (texting app), 148, 149, 153
SIM card, locking, 150
SisterLove, 96
Sister Zeus, 113
six-week heartbeat bans, 3
Skyla, 36
Skype, 152
Smith, Megan, 64
Smothers, Hannah, 39
SMS apps, 150
social media, 86, 105, 147, 157, 159
socioeconomic status, 91
South Carolina, 23
South Texans for Reproductive Justice, 97
SPARK Reproductive Justice Now, 96
Spokeo, 158
state and regional abortion funds, 68–69
state bans, on abortion, 4, 5–6, 11, 12, 14–25
birth control and, 32
exceptions, 51
likeliness of, 39
near-total, 50
Supreme Court on, 2
state-based activists, 102
state constitutions, 43
Steinhauer, Jody, 81
stillbirth, 52
STIs. See sexually transmitted infections
The Story of Jane (Kaplan), 132
street preaching, 7
Strong Families New Mexico / Forward Together, 95
Supreme Court, US, 1, 2, 5, 6, 102
surveillance, avoiding, 147
Surveillance Self-Defense tool kit (Electronic Frontier Foundation), 152
Take Action, 30
teach-ins, 102
Tea Party, 3
Teen Vogue (magazine), 102
Tennessee, 23
Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill (HB 2), 7, 73
third-party doctrine, 151
third trimester, 3
Tiller, George, 68
tissue procurement, 156
Tor (Internet browser), 148
travel, for abortion care, 67, 74, 76, 77, 78, 88
Cicada Collective and, 73
drawing out, 3
forcing patients to, 38
for later-term abortions, 67
long distance, 86
minors, 51
from other states, 71
trigger laws, 5, 13, 16–19, 21, 23, 43
Trump, Donald, 6, 27, 50, 92, 109
Twitter, 159
two-factor authentication codes, 150, 151
undocumented persons, 7
unintended pregnancy, 32
unplanned pregnancy, 65
unwanted pregnancies, 4
Utah, 24
bacteria and, 135
vaginal discharge, abnormal, 124
vetting, 156
Viability Standard, 5
Visa cards, 71
voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), 152
VoIP. See voice over Internet protocol
voting, 43
Walker, Scott, 25
West Virginia, 25
We Testify, 63
Whalen, Jennifer, 144
When Birth Control Fails, 136
When Self-Abortion is a Crime (National Institute for Reproductive Health), 126
Whitepages, 158
white privilege, 93
Whitmer, Gretchen, 18
WHO. See World Health Organization
Whole Women’s Health, 46
Winstead, Lizz, 62
Wolf, Tom, 22
A Woman’s Book of Choices (Chalker and Downer), 135
A Womb of One’s Own (blog), 33, 155
Women Engaged, 100
Women Help Women, 78, 111, 118, 119, 120, 124, 126
Women on Waves, 129
Womenpower—Do It Yourself Abortion—Time’s Up! (pamhplet), 136
“Women’s Equality Dignity and Fairness Act,” 44
Women’s Health Specialists, 135
Women with a Vision, 96
Wondfo, 39
World Health Organization (WHO), 9, 78, 118–19, 120, 139
Yanow, Susan, 111
Young Women United, 95
zoning laws, 46