they exist primarily to discourage people from getting abortions. they are usually anti-contraceptive in addition to being anti-abortion. and, most importantly, they lie.

they lie about the risks of abortion. they lie about whether their "patients" are too far along for a legal abortion. they lie about contraceptives. they usually set up shop next to legitimate health clinics so they can steer people away from the places they might actually get help.

here is a map of cpc's in the US (note that this is not necessarily comprehensive). and here are some articles to help avoid them. there are lots of tells, but often the biggest clue is in the name. take a really skeptical look at any organizations calling themselves:

pregnancy resource center

pregnancy care center

pregnancy support center

pregnancy help center

pregnancy center

women’s health center

women’s resource center

abortion alternative center

life choices center

Stop saying: “If you don’t have a uterus, you can’t make rules about them”

And start saying: “Bodily autonomy is an inalienable right that should be guaranteed to all humans”

Amy Coney Barrett has a uterus, that still does not give her the right to make rules about other people’s

In small text at the bottom, it says “Millenial Memes for Existential Extremes”

James Baldwin, from Go Tell It on the Mountain

How can you even say something like this while acknowledging the amount of racism and misogyny that come into play? I’m not even cis, but cis women of color have always been disproprtinately affected by this. 

Rich white people, cis and trans, will have greater access to abortion than poor and poc trans people and women of color.

To say that cis women aren’t going to be equally impacted when cis women of color exist is weird. To not acknowledge the privliege and access white trans people will always have over trans people of color and cis women of color is really fucking weird. 

No–trans people of color AND women of color who can get pregnant are going to be more impacted than WHITE cis and trans people.

Idk how you could say something like this when cis women of color exist…

anyway i know every and their mother has pointed out how OP is misogynistic and transmisogynistic, but this is just straight up racist. 

how this entire field was built on the unwilling backs of black women.

How can you even say something like this while acknowledging the amount of racism and misogyny that come into play? I’m not even cis, but cis women of color have always been disproprtinately affected by this. 

Rich white people, cis and trans, will have greater access to abortion than poor and poc trans people and women of color.

To say that cis women aren’t going to be equally impacted when cis women of color exist is weird. To not acknowledge the privliege and access white trans people will always have over trans people of color and cis women of color is really fucking weird. 

No–trans people of color AND women of color who can get pregnant are going to be more impacted than WHITE cis and trans people.

Idk how you could say something like this when cis women of color exist…

anyway i know every and their mother has pointed out how OP is misogynistic and transmisogynistic, but this is just straight up racist. 

Anarcho-Blackness: Notes Toward a Black Anarchism by Marquis Bey

The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition by William C. Anderson

Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis

Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones by Carole Boyce Davies (also, definitely read Beyond Containment by Claudia Jones)

How can you even say something like this while acknowledging the amount of racism and misogyny that come into play? I’m not even cis, but cis women of color have always been disproprtinately affected by this. 

Rich white people, cis and trans, will have greater access to abortion than poor and poc trans people and women of color.

To say that cis women aren’t going to be equally impacted when cis women of color exist is weird. To not acknowledge the privliege and access white trans people will always have over trans people of color and cis women of color is really fucking weird. 

No–trans people of color AND women of color who can get pregnant are going to be more impacted than WHITE cis and trans people.

Idk how you could say something like this when cis women of color exist…

anyway i know every and their mother has pointed out how OP is misogynistic and transmisogynistic, but this is just straight up racist. 

Okay so when you get your period or used too did you have severe cramping pain like really bad that you had to stay home and couldn’t walk?

But I know autism can have somatic symptoms, especially in terms of intestinal issues. So I'd be interested to know if there's a connection with autism.

This means that I need money to eat and so if someone could slide something through my P*pl* [email protected]. Also, being home and specifically in my room all day every day means that it becomes urgent to have the items I made a wishlist for (I explain why I need each item on damn near every object on the list).

Again, I’m aware of the extraordinary collective need of everyone in diverse communities, so if you feel like someone in your online/in person community should be prioritized, feel free to do so. I’m remaking the post because right now it risks being lost in notes.