The Gilead Gazette: CPS Weaponized Against Mothers, Women Dying From Abortion Bans, Monday’s Mifepristone Deadline

This week on the Gilead Gazette: Abortion Every Day has exclusively documented multiple cases where Child Protective Services was deployed to stop mothers from helping their daughters access abortions. A 14-year-old in a state where ab@rt!on is banned was taken from her mother without a court order to prevent her from accessing care. By the time they were reunited five days later, the appointment was gone. She was forced to give birth. CPS then opened a new investigation into the teenager for being a young mother. A second mother in a state where ab@rt!on is legal took her daughter to the ER after a medication abortion and was investigated by CPS and police for it. If/When/How’s helpline now receives 300 calls a month, up from 5 in 2018. If you or anyone you know needs legal help related to a pregnancy outcome, call 844-868-2812 or visit ReproHelpline.org. A new Johns Hopkins study found a 9.2% increase in pregnancy-related deaths in states with abortion bans. At least five women have been named: Josseli Barnica, Porsha Ngumezi, and Nevaeh Crain in Texas, and Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller in Georgia. Researchers say these are the tip of the iceberg. In Iowa, Jessica Djukanovic was denied care for a fatal fetal diagnosis because her doctor was too afraid of legal consequences to act. She was lucky. Not every woman is. Missouri’s Born Alive bill passed Senate committee and is heading for a full Senate vote. The Supreme Court’s pause on the Fifth Circuit’s mifepristone ruling expires Monday May 11. Contact your senator. Share resources like Plan C and ReproHelpline.org. For the most in-depth reporting on attacks on women’s rights, follow Jessica Valenti and subscribe to Abortion, Every Day Stay angry. Stay loud. Under Her Eye. Get full access to The Rogue Voice aka Linsay Rousseau at linsayrousseau.substack.com/subscribe