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WhiskeyGrinder

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15. These grassroots organizations exist. They are called abortions funds. They provide funding,
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 09:55 AM
Jun 2022

logistics and emotional support for people who are traveling or can't afford abortions. They are not secret, but they are dedicated to protecting the privacy of the people they serve. They are often paired with or serve specific clinics, both PP and independent clinics (the majority of abortions are performed by indie clinics). These things exist. They have existed for years. The network is there, and it needs support. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, or surround it in cloak-and-dagger terminology that can scare people off from trying to access it.

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There is no Underground Railroad. Donate to your local abortion fund now and call them in three WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #1
Yikes! Please don't compare what's happening to the Underground Railroad AntivaxHunters Jun 2022 #2
Sorry, I understand the historical context WA-03 Democrat Jun 2022 #3
Leaders in the reproductive justice movement are not using this terminology for a variety of WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #5
Well I'm not white and AntivaxHunters Jun 2022 #6
Leave it to us to eat our own... Omen78 Jun 2022 #4
Call *what* the Underground Railway? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #7
Really? AntivaxHunters Jun 2022 #8
The world is turning upside down Omen78 Jun 2022 #9
Making a difference in this moment means providing resources to organizations that have been doing WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #10
Is it possible that H2O Man Jun 2022 #12
These grassroots organizations exist. They are called abortions funds. They provide funding, WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #15
Well said! H2O Man Jun 2022 #16
These things are not semantics Blue_Adept Jun 2022 #11
Why "underground"? brooklynite Jun 2022 #13
Why "Democratic Underground"? H2O Man Jun 2022 #18
That would be a question for Skinner. brooklynite Jun 2022 #19
What do you think? H2O Man Jun 2022 #20
No clue... brooklynite Jun 2022 #21
Fair enough. H2O Man Jun 2022 #22
Traffic Stop... mackdaddy Jun 2022 #14
THANK YOU. Call planned parenthood. -or your local provider. riversedge Jun 2022 #17
I found a couple of orgs in the midwest that can use help Beaverhausen Jun 2022 #23
Reddit has a sub Demanchor Jun 2022 #24
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