Abortion Access Event

Poppy Stewart

May 19, 2024

2 min read

Updated: Nov 4, 2024

In June of 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 5 decade long bill protecting a person’s right to terminate a pregnancy. Abortions are now illegal in over 10 states and more states are attempting bans, with already outrageous restrictions. However, as has been said before: making something illegal does not eliminate it, it simply makes it more dangerous. So, people travel out of state or to unsafe clinics to get, what they believe, is a safe abortion.

This means there is a shortage in clinics, with under 1,000 left in the country. However, to the naked eye it does not appear that way; fake clinics outweigh real clinics in the US

with a ratio 3:1. Fake clinics are created, and sometimes government-funded, to convince people to not terminate a pregnancy. With no medical credibility and no license to perform any procedures or give medication, they spread lies such as infertility induced by abortions, the immorality of any form of termination, religious propaganda and so much more. Abortion Access Front is an organization that focuses on educating people about fake clinics, (and exposing them), and supporting real ones. One fascinating, and horrifying, addition to their website shows all the fake clinics found and currently open in the US. There’s one just 5 blocks from Brooklyn Friends!

The links to these sources are below:

So, you might be wondering: how can you help? One major, and easy, way of helping is by reviewing and exposing these clinics online. Make an account on Reddit, X, Instagram, TikTok (preferably not your own to maintain your anonymity and safety), pick any of the thousands of fake clinics in the links above, go to their websites and spread the word that they are not credible medical facilities.

A second way is to take part in fundraisers. One super fun, easy example of this was actually last Sunday (May 12). Nitehawk Cinema, in Prospect Park, donated a theater to Abortion Access Front as a fun way to raise money. The movie that was shown was Mamma Mia, and it began at 1 pm, but there were fun pre-activities with AAF that started at 12:35! The tickets were only $22, and 100% of the money went to funding real abortion clinics that desperately need our help.

Even if you couldn’t attend, the most important thing is to stay educated and help whenever and wherever you can.