🩸 Roe Reckonings:The United States of Abortion Chaos -The Sh*t’s Hit the Fan
Welcome back to Roe Reckonings, your unapologetically loud, sarcastically informed and occasionally sweary look at the ever-chaotic world of reproductive rights in the US. While Britain’s own landscape is shifting (hello buffer zones and abortion decriminalisation debates), across the pond it’s pure legislative whiplash.
Here are the sh*t hits of the week in US repro news — who’s suing, who’s banning, who’s burning contraceptives (yes, literally), and what it all means.
🔥 Incinerating Birth Control… Literally
Yes, you read that right. Nearly $10 million (ÂŁ7.7 million) in donated US-funded contraceptives are being burned in France.
Why? Because Trump’s reinstated “global gag rule” bars distribution through NGOs that even mention abortion. The supplies, meant for poor nations, were offered safe redistribution. The US said nah.
👉 Reuters: US-Funded Contraceptives to Be Burned
✒️ Remember Executive Order 14182?
Trump signed it back in January to hardwire the Hyde Amendment into federal policy — no vote, no debate, just one man’s pen. Six months later, it’s still quietly gutting abortion coverage nationwide.
🏥 Public Money to Misinformation
Gwinnett County, Georgia, is handing over nearly $450,000 in federal funds to a “pregnancy centre” accused of misleading women, promoting abstinence-only advice and avoiding basic medical facts.
👉 Axios: Faith-Based Centre Controversy
👩‍⚖️ Courts: Holding the Line (Sometimes)
Montana’s attempt to bring back a parental consent law? Blocked.
Idaho’s law threatening doctors who refer patients out of state? Temporarily neutered.
Missouri’s ban? Suspended — until Republicans pounced.
👉 Reuters: Montana Law Rejected
👉 Reuters: Idaho Referral Law Paused
👉 Missouri Independent: Court Drama
đź“š Thought This Was About Freedom? Think Again.
In her new book Coercion, Kylie Cheung lays it bare: these bans aren’t just laws. They’re tools of control. Abortion restrictions as state violence, especially against survivors, migrants, and the poor.
🧠Only in America
| 🤯 Story | 📍 Summary |
| Burning birth control | To score political points, the US literally destroys aid. |
| One-man abortion ban | Hyde isn’t a law anymore — it’s executive policy. |
| Fake clinics get funding | And actual doctors get gagged. |
| Court wins = rare relief | But they’re temporary, fragile and always contested. |
🧵 Final Thread
The US calls itself a global leader — but when it comes to reproductive rights, it’s setting the standard for rollback. From courtroom crackdowns to literal pill-burnings, what’s happening there won’t stay there.
Roe Reckonings out. Watch closely. Speak loudly.
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