Becca Rea-Tucker

@beccareatucker.bsky.social

Author, baker, reproductive justice advocate! Read my books: The Abortion Companion (out now!) and Baking By Feel (2022) All my stuff: https://linktr.ee/beccareatucker

OK so when someone comments “you’re still a mom but your baby’s dead” on my abortion affirming posts, do you think they understand that their friends who have miscarriages might see that? Do they just not care?

This case is a terrifying reminder of the fact that being charged with a crime upends your life. Maria Rojas has had her midwifery license suspended, and the conditions of her bond prohibit her from working in healthcare in any capacity. Texas didn't just arrest her, they took away her livelihood.

Autonomy News@autonomynews.co · 3d ago

“The problem is that there's a human being on the other end of whatever political point it is they're trying to make," said an attorney for Maria Rojas, the Texas midwife who is the first person to be prosecuted under the state's criminal abortion ban.

Any kind of restriction on abortion care puts all pregnant people at risk. Because the medical treatment is the same whether you intended to stay pregnant or not. People who have miscarriages can be and are being denied access to treatment because of abortion bans.

Hello! I’m a twice published author - the first a cookbook, the second a support resource for people who have my abortions. My publisher rejected my third book proposal (a cookbook!) because my second book (the one about abortion) didn’t sell.

People *really* do not understand how diminished your rights can be during pregnancy. For pregnant people, there’s always judgment, usually surveillance, and sometimes criminalization. Pregnant people are invariably told that their selves, bodies, and lives are secondary.

One time my judgey older cousin tried to tell me that I would regret my abortion after I became a parent. She now has a face full of filler and I am a happy mom who wrote a book to support other people who have abortions 🩷

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On the 4th anniversary of Roe falling, I want to remind y’all that the state cannot take away our right to bodily autonomy because it is fundamental. They can fuck things up and make it harder but we’re stronger, smarter, and better. We will always help each other access the care we need.