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
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What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
I'm live now on Substack to recap last night’s landslide victory for Democrats–and abortion rights. You won't want to miss this.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm live now on Substack to recap last night’s landslide victory for Democrats–and abortion rights. You won't want to miss this.
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Well well well
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Well well well
we needed this
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
we needed this
but all of this is super promising
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
but all of this is super promising
Tonight's newsletter also gave me the opportunity to publish my favorite pull quote to date
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Tonight's newsletter also gave me the opportunity to publish my favorite pull quote to date
Staying up to catch the Election Night results? So are we!
Join me and @kylietcheung.bsky.social over on Substack tonight for a live chat with Abortion, Every Day subscribers. And if you're not a member yet, you can get your paid subscription for 20% off this week. substack.com/chat/11153/p...
Join me and @kylietcheung.bsky.social over on Substack tonight for a live chat with Abortion, Every Day subscribers. And if you're not a member yet, you can get your paid subscription for 20% off this week. substack.com/chat/11153/p...
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Staying up to catch the Election Night results? So are we!
Join me and @kylietcheung.bsky.social over on Substack tonight for a live chat with Abortion, Every Day subscribers. And if you're not a member yet, you can get your paid subscription for 20% off this week. substack.com/chat/11153/p...
Join me and @kylietcheung.bsky.social over on Substack tonight for a live chat with Abortion, Every Day subscribers. And if you're not a member yet, you can get your paid subscription for 20% off this week. substack.com/chat/11153/p...
Right now, Republicans are working to ‘replace’ reproductive healthcare clinics with crisis pregnancy centers—claiming that the fake clinics are perfectly acceptable alternatives to the credible healthcare centers their policies are shuttering.
Here's the reality:
Here's the reality:
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Right now, Republicans are working to ‘replace’ reproductive healthcare clinics with crisis pregnancy centers—claiming that the fake clinics are perfectly acceptable alternatives to the credible healthcare centers their policies are shuttering.
Here's the reality:
Here's the reality:
Make sure to read @404media.co’s incredible reporting on this - then check out my newsletter for more info on how the anti-abortion movement is working with abusers to target women
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Make sure to read @404media.co’s incredible reporting on this - then check out my newsletter for more info on how the anti-abortion movement is working with abusers to target women
The South Carolina senator behind SB 323 says his bill wouldn't outlaw birth control.
But we found a pamphlet he wrote that says “all forms of the birth control pill” kill a “human being.”
jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-a...
But we found a pamphlet he wrote that says “all forms of the birth control pill” kill a “human being.”
jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-a...
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The South Carolina senator behind SB 323 says his bill wouldn't outlaw birth control.
But we found a pamphlet he wrote that says “all forms of the birth control pill” kill a “human being.”
jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-a...
But we found a pamphlet he wrote that says “all forms of the birth control pill” kill a “human being.”
jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-a...
If you’re still trying to figure out why Trump’s FDA approved a generic form of mifepristone, I break it down here.
The short version, which I also laid out in the newsletter, is that the agency didn’t really have a choice.
The short version, which I also laid out in the newsletter, is that the agency didn’t really have a choice.
October 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If you’re still trying to figure out why Trump’s FDA approved a generic form of mifepristone, I break it down here.
The short version, which I also laid out in the newsletter, is that the agency didn’t really have a choice.
The short version, which I also laid out in the newsletter, is that the agency didn’t really have a choice.
Don't ever let anyone scare you about have a teenage daughter - it's the best 💜
October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Don't ever let anyone scare you about have a teenage daughter - it's the best 💜
When the news is coming this fast, I need a place to talk it out—and that means a livestream. This week, I couldn’t think of a better partner-in-fire than @mintimm.bsky.social of @reproductivefreedomforall.org
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October 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When the news is coming this fast, I need a place to talk it out—and that means a livestream. This week, I couldn’t think of a better partner-in-fire than @mintimm.bsky.social of @reproductivefreedomforall.org
Join us live: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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All eyes on South Carolina, where the anti-abortion movement is using the state as a testing ground for what they want nationally
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
All eyes on South Carolina, where the anti-abortion movement is using the state as a testing ground for what they want nationally
This headline from Politico is incorrect and feeds into anti-abortion scare tactics: doctors aren't 'anonymously' prescribing abortion pills - their name just isn't publicly visible on the pill bottle.
September 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This headline from Politico is incorrect and feeds into anti-abortion scare tactics: doctors aren't 'anonymously' prescribing abortion pills - their name just isn't publicly visible on the pill bottle.
Let's talk about Tylenol and pregnancy.
Fundamentally, this is about making sure women do not get one ounce of relief, but it's also about criminalization.
How long do you think it's going to be before they arrest someone for taking Tylenol during a pregnancy? We are going down that road.
Fundamentally, this is about making sure women do not get one ounce of relief, but it's also about criminalization.
How long do you think it's going to be before they arrest someone for taking Tylenol during a pregnancy? We are going down that road.
September 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Let's talk about Tylenol and pregnancy.
Fundamentally, this is about making sure women do not get one ounce of relief, but it's also about criminalization.
How long do you think it's going to be before they arrest someone for taking Tylenol during a pregnancy? We are going down that road.
Fundamentally, this is about making sure women do not get one ounce of relief, but it's also about criminalization.
How long do you think it's going to be before they arrest someone for taking Tylenol during a pregnancy? We are going down that road.
Let’s take care of each other over the next 40 days
September 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let’s take care of each other over the next 40 days
In 2022, Kansas voters *overwhelmingly* defeated an anti-abortion ballot measure.
Ohio voters passed an abortion rights amendment in 2023.
And Missouri? You guessed it! Voters passed Amendment 3 this past November.
So no, we don't need 'pro-life Democrats' to win.
Ohio voters passed an abortion rights amendment in 2023.
And Missouri? You guessed it! Voters passed Amendment 3 this past November.
So no, we don't need 'pro-life Democrats' to win.
September 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In 2022, Kansas voters *overwhelmingly* defeated an anti-abortion ballot measure.
Ohio voters passed an abortion rights amendment in 2023.
And Missouri? You guessed it! Voters passed Amendment 3 this past November.
So no, we don't need 'pro-life Democrats' to win.
Ohio voters passed an abortion rights amendment in 2023.
And Missouri? You guessed it! Voters passed Amendment 3 this past November.
So no, we don't need 'pro-life Democrats' to win.
If Republicans really believed that America was a ‘pro-life’ nation, they wouldn’t have to work so hard to trick voters!
What’s happening in Missouri right now is a blatant attack on democracy: jessica.substack.com/i/174038402/...
What’s happening in Missouri right now is a blatant attack on democracy: jessica.substack.com/i/174038402/...
September 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If Republicans really believed that America was a ‘pro-life’ nation, they wouldn’t have to work so hard to trick voters!
What’s happening in Missouri right now is a blatant attack on democracy: jessica.substack.com/i/174038402/...
What’s happening in Missouri right now is a blatant attack on democracy: jessica.substack.com/i/174038402/...
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
From tonight’s newsletter:
September 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
From tonight’s newsletter:
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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give me a fucking break
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
give me a fucking break