Welcome back to Roe Rockenings, where we round up the most mind-boggling, jaw-dropping news in the ongoing war on reproductive rights in the US. Buckle up, because the hypocrisy is wild, the logic is twisted, and the facts are under siege. Let’s get into it.

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SO PRO-LIFE? REALLY?

Abortion bans in the US linked to increased births and infant mortality, studies find

Oh, the irony. The “pro-life” movement has an interesting way of showing it. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, states that implemented total or six-week abortion bans saw increases in both birth rates and infant mortality. Yes, you read that right. More babies, but tragically, more deaths too.

It turns out that forcing people to carry unwanted pregnancies to term doesn’t exactly lead to better health outcomes for mothers or infants. Who could have guessed? (Oh right, literally everyone who understands basic healthcare.) But don’t expect this inconvenient truth to make it into any anti-choice propaganda. Facts? Who needs them when you’ve got ideology?

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SOMETHING’S BURNING… PANTS ON FIRE, TRUMP

Trump denies reading Project 2025—but his executive orders tell a different story

Trump claims he hasn’t read Project 2025—a right-wing blueprint aiming to dismantle reproductive rights and restrict access to contraception. But funnily enough, his executive actions are ticking off its to-do list one by one. Coincidence? Yeah, sure.

Project 2025 doesn’t just aim to reverse the federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Oh no, they want to exclude the morning-after pill and men’s contraceptives from Affordable Care Act coverage. Gotta love the consistency—equal opportunity reproductive oppression.

Trump also recently claimed he’s “very unlikely” to limit abortion pill access. But we all know how reliable his word is… about as reliable as a sandcastle in a hurricane.

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MAKE IT RAIN… LEGAL BATTLES, THAT IS

Texas fines New York doctor over abortion pills, tests the limits of “shield laws”

A Texas judge has just ordered Dr Maggie Carpenter from New York to cough up over $100,000 for prescribing abortion pills to a patient near Dallas. Texas, with its draconian abortion laws, is flexing its muscle, claiming Carpenter violated state law by prescribing medication via telemedicine.

Meanwhile, New York Governor Kathy Hochul basically told Louisiana to get lost when they tried to extradite Carpenter for prescribing pills to a minor. Good on her, but Texas is playing hardball. They’ve banned Carpenter from prescribing abortion meds to any Texas resident. If that’s not a dystopian flex, I don’t know what is.

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BIG BROTHER BUT MAKE IT ANTI CHOICE 

GOP proposes federal anti-abortion website to collect personal information

Just when you thought the anti-abortion playbook couldn’t get more invasive, Republicans have come up with a new way to police pregnant women: a federal website designed to collect personal information and funnel it straight to anti-abortion groups.

This week, South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio reintroduced the ‘Standing with Moms Act’. The bill proposes creating a website, life.gov, supposedly to provide women with “family planning resources.” However, it also collects personal data to connect users with crisis pregnancy centres, which are known for spreading misinformation and discouraging abortions.

According to the press release by Rep. Nancy Mace, the site would coordinate with federal, state, and private health providers. In reality, this means connecting women with anti-abortion groups, allowing them to track and influence vulnerable individuals.

But Here’s Where It Gets Creepy

Under this bill, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be allowed to reach out to women who use the site, claiming to provide them with “additional resources.” But here’s the twist:

The bill states that HHS agents will “make every effort to provide specific information to the user in collaboration with Federal, State, local governmental, and private health care providers and resources.”

In plain language, this means HHS would coordinate with crisis pregnancy centres and anti-abortion organisations to contact these women. Essentially, the government would act as a go-between, connecting vulnerable pregnant individuals with groups known for spreading misinformation and using manipulative tactics to discourage abortion.

Let’s Call It What It Is

This isn’t about providing “support” to pregnant women—it’s about tracking them, collecting their personal data, and handing it over to groups that have a vested interest in controlling their choices.

With this bill, Republicans are proposing a government-funded pipeline that starts with misinformation, continues with data collection, and ends with targeted outreach from anti-choice groups.

It’s invasive, it’s unethical and it’s downright creepy.

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THE BOTTOM LINE

It’s been a bad week for science, a worse week for facts, and an ugly week for bodily autonomy. With Project 2025 lurking and Trump’s administration ramping up the hypocrisy, the war on reproductive rights is far from over. But neither is our fight.

Stay loud, stay informed, and most importantly—stay radical.

Until next time, keep rocking the Roe.