Who’s Getting Abortions? The Answer May Surprise You: Live From Netroots Nation (PT. 1) With Joyelle Nicole Johnson and Walker Fitz

Full episode transcript HERE.The Feminist Buzzkills take Netroots Nation in Chicago, AKA the largest gathering of progressive writers, activists, and organizers in America! And guess what? We’re delivering y’all THREE live tapings from each day we’re there! In part one of this mini-series, get an earful of us Buzzkillin’ about why we want to abort Iowa politicians, the latest update on the mifepristone case, and a couple of bright spots too! PLUS, being at Netroots means we get awesome guests to talk to us live! Buzzkill OG and the best person to counter-protest antis, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, stopped by to blab about getting trolled online, how she started telling her abortion story in her standup act, and reminisces on some hilarious mems from touring with AAF. AND, Walker Fitz, the community and event manager for Midwest Access Coalition, is here with the full download of what it’s REALLY like to try to help patients travel for abortion and to give us some truth on gender-affirming care, queering abobo access, and more. Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.  ATL! LIVE SHOW ALERT! When you’re done filling your earholes with the angelic rage-filled voices of the Feminist Buzzkills, go get your TICKETS to our LIVE ATLANTA SHOW on July 20th! You can bring the rage and your Q’s, we’ll supply the Buzzkillin’ and answers! OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead @LizzWinsteadMoji Alawode-El @MojiLocks SPECIAL GUESTS: Walker Fitz IG: @Midwest_Access_CoalitionJoyelle Nicole Johnson IG/TW: @JoyelleNicole NEWS DUMP: Iowa Republicans Pass Six-Week Abortion BanOne Senator’s Abortion Protest Leaves the Marine Corps Without a Permanent LeaderIdaho Sued Over Law Banning Adults From Helping Minors Get AbortionsWisconsin Judge Allows Challenge to Abortion Law to ProceedAbortion Pill Case: Where Does the Lawsuit Against the Pill Currently Stand? ​GUEST LINKS:Midwest Access Coalition’s WebsiteDONATE: Midwest Access CoalitionFree Emergency Contraception Request FormJoyelle Nicole Johnson’s WebsiteTICKETS: See Joyelle at the Just For Laughs Festival in MontrealWATCH: Joyelle’s “Love Joy” on PeacockWATCH: Joyelle in Netflix’s Survival of the ThickestREAD: “I Had An Abortion” in Hustler Magazine EPISODE LINKS:SIGN OUR PETITION TO KEEP MIFEPRISTONE ON THE MARKETNetroots Nation Website IG: @NetrootsNation TW: @Netroots_Nation6 DEGREES: ‘Top Chef’ Reveals Kristen Kish Will Replace Padma Lakshmi as HostATLANTA TICKETS: Feminist Buzzkills Live TapingEmail your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsMONTHLY VIRTUAL ACTION: Expose Fake Clinics AAF’s Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast Instagram ~ @AbortionFrontTwitter ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!When BS is poppin’, we pop off! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.