On April 7, Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ordered the FDA to withdraw its approval of mifepristone, a medication that is safer than Tylenol and is used in more than 50% of abortions in this country. This order is scheduled to go into effect on April 14.
Kacsmaryk’s ruling was saturated with the language of a Handmaid’s Tale theocracy, equating abortion to the killing of children and resurrecting the 1873 Comstock Act, an arcane “chastity” ban that could lay the basis for criminalizing abortion nationwide.
While it is possible that this decision will be stayed or delayed, no one should sit back and wait to see how the powers-that-be will respond.
Biden promises to fight this ruling in the courts — but the highest court, the Supreme Court, is packed with fascists who ripped away the constitutional right to abortion last year. Biden says: “[T]he only way to stop those who are committed to taking away women’s rights and freedoms in every state is to elect a Congress who will pass a law restoring Roe versus Wade” — but the Democrats had 50 years to codify abortion rights and they never did! On top of that, the fascist Republicans attempted a coup on Jan 6, 2021. They illegitimately expelled Black state representatives in Tennessee. In response to Trump’s recent arrest, Tucker Carlson said its “not time to give up your AR-15s.” Counting on these fascists to respect a meaningful election they lose is delusional.
We must rely on ourselves!
Now is the time to raise YOUR voice in opposition. Take to the streets. Disrupt business as usual. Mobilize the one force that can compel those in power to back off their assault on abortion rights — the masses of people standing up in our hundreds and soon thousands and then millions. WE REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO FEMALE ENSLAVEMENT THROUGH FORCED MOTHERHOOD!
LEGAL ABORTION ON DEMAND AND WITHOUT APOLOGY!
Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights!
Friday, April 14:
Sound the alarm and disrupt business as usual! Walk-out of school, die-in in the cafeteria, speak-out at Federal Courthouses. Raise the Green Bandana of Abortion Rights popularized by the courageous women of Latin America.
Saturday, April 15 Protest with the demand:
Hands Off Medication Abortion!
LEGAL ABORTION ON DEMAND AND WITHOUT APOLOGY NATIONWIDE & EVERYWHERE!
FORCED MOTHERHOOD = FEMALE ENSLAVEMENT!
RISE UP 4 ABORTION RIGHTS