Jessica Valenti
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social
I write about abortion every day at abortioneveryday.com Read my newsletter & find me other places here: linktr.ee/jessicavalenti 📚 My new book 'Abortion' is out now prh.com/abortion
For the first time since the end of Roe v Wade, a federal court has ruled that *there are still protections for abortion rights under the US Constitution.*
A Federal Judge Says the Constitution Still Protects Abortion
The ruling protects abortion for physical and mental health in Idaho—with the potential for broader impact
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AOC shared my video so you can't tell me shit today
It’s not a crime—in any state—to take abortion pills. Yet a North Carolina teenager was arrested & charged last week with using the medication as a “deadly weapon.” You can donate towards her legal costs, here: www.gofundme.com/f/no-one-sho...
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AOC is freezing her eggs and conservative men are losing their minds. This was never about the birth rate, families, or “life.” They just don’t like it when women do things on their own terms.
They are just reaching for anything they can to punish women.
A teenager in North Carolina has been arrested for assault with a "deadly weapon" after taking abortion medication. @kylietcheung.bsky.social has been doing such an incredible job with these pieces on post-Dobbs criminalization
North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”
The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion
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The misinformation going around right now about Todd Blanche is burying the real threat—and squandering an opportunity to mobilize voter outrage against it
There’s another important story getting buried in the brouhaha over a “national ban.” On the call, Blanche said the DOJ is putting policies in place so “prosecutors will no longer be able to use the FACE Act” to go after clinic attackers—even after Trump leaves the White House
Jessica Valenti@jessicavalenti.bsky.social · last wk.I was so pissed last night, watching viral videos claim that Blanche promised to pass a national abortion ban. That's not true, and it's not helpful. Because what he actually said is super dangerous, but getting buried
I was so pissed last night, watching viral videos claim that Blanche promised to pass a national abortion ban. That's not true, and it's not helpful. Because what he actually said is super dangerous, but getting buried
No, Todd Blanche Didn't Promise a National Abortion Ban—But He Did Vow Something Else
Here's the real threat getting buried under panicked headlines
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Listen to Todd Blanche—Trump’s nominee for AG—tell faith leaders that the Justice Dept is working with the White House to stop the shipping of abortion pills into banned states. “We will have victory, victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” he said.
Yet again, the amazing @jessicavalenti.bsky.social hits the nail on the head: 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝. 🔗Worth the read: jessica.substack.com/p/nara-smith...
Nara Smith, Lindsay Clancy, Max Miller—and Our National Reckoning on Motherhood
We've reached a tipping point
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"As any tradwife will tell you, their whole shtick is that the husband is the breadwinner while the wife is the homemaker. But this is deeply misleading as many of the most popular tradwives are entrepreneurs who are making some serious cash via their channel..."
National Women's Law Center@nwlc.org · 2w agoNara Smith, infamous trad wife influencer, went on Call Her Daddy to distance herself from the trend that built her brand. Well, we're here to remind you about all the ways Nara Smith and other trad wife creators are perpetuating a dangerous narrative about women's roles.
While Miller’s abuse, Clancy’s trial, and Smith’s tradwife back-pedaling may seem like very different stories, they’re all connected by one common thread: the outraged response from women, especially mothers.
Nara Smith, Lindsay Clancy, Max Miller—and Our National Reckoning on Motherhood
We've reached a tipping point
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“Go on offense. Take our side. Don’t let them mask perversion as policy.”
Jessica Valenti@jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 2w agoIn a moment when American families need politicians to make life better and more affordable, Republicans are out there passing the policy equivalent of upskirt pics.
In a moment when American families need politicians to make life better and more affordable, Republicans are out there passing the policy equivalent of upskirt pics.
The GOP's Upskirt Politics
They don't just want to control women’s bodies—they’re getting off on it.
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There's a lot of conservative excitement about this new 'study'—the right-wing rags are already all over it. Please know it's published in an anti-abortion journal by anti-abortion authors—including a concierge-medicine doctor who does body contouring and sells “anti-aging” supplements. 🤡
Shit like this is why I will always be a city girl, because WHAT 😩
Just a heads up that I'm doing an AMA livestream over at Substack in a few mins (3:30pm EST) if anyone wants to join! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
This is why I need people to stop telling clinics to "just call the cops" when they're threatened coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/boul...
Boulder Police Pray with Anti-Abortion Activists Amid Rising Tensions
Recent social media posts from anti-abortion group White Rose Resistance have raised concerns from pro-abortion nonprofit Cobalt. White Rose Resistance organizer Sean Bateman posted a selfie on Instag...
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No better feeling than getting this haul off your own blueberry bushes. (This is after years of losing out to the local birds!) And given the whole cyclosporiasis nightmare, this couldn’t be better timed.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley wants the DOJ to launch a criminal investigation into a pro-choice website, calling it a "dark money operation"
The look in his eyes as he ends this “joke” is legitimately chilling
Live now and recapping this week in abortion—and wow, there’s a lot to go over! Join me here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Trump's pick for Attorney General all but promised to prosecute abortion providers who ship pills across state lines, agreeing to “ensure the faithful enforcement of the Comstock Act and other federal pro-life acts." That said, I’m not convinced the Trump administration wants that kind of heat
Trump's pick to lead the CDC says "abortion surveillance is critical" and that she wants to make sure hospitals in certain states aren't "hiding" abortions. Full story at Abortion, Every Day jessica.substack.com/p/trumps-cdc...
Abortion is too popular for the Trump administration to pick any big public fights over. That's why they're targeting what they believe is a far easier target: birth control.
Why Trump Is Coming for Birth Control Instead of Abortion
Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about abortion.
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Close to a year ago, I flagged that the White House had classified IUDs, birth control pills & hormonal implants as "abortifacient birth control." The news was buried six paragraphs into a NYT story—and wasn't mentioned in the headline or social promo jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions
9.12.25
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