{"id":33722,"date":"2016-01-22T09:04:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T09:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/abortion-activists-have-found-a-way-to-benefit-through-the-east-coast-blizzard\/"},"modified":"2016-01-22T09:04:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T09:04:32","slug":"abortion-activists-have-found-a-way-to-benefit-through-the-east-coast-blizzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/abortion-activists-have-found-a-way-to-benefit-through-the-east-coast-blizzard\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion Activists Have Found a Way to Benefit Through the East Coast Blizzard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From there, people started using the hashtag #SnowvWade to tweet about preparing for the impending snowmageddon and national shovel shortages. A few anti-choice activists also began using the hashtag alongside their comments in support for DC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual March for Life, which will coincide with the arrival of the blizzard\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand may ultimately have to be canceled as a result of the snowstorm.<\/p>\n

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The @HomeDepot in #Potomac is already sold out of snow shovels. #snowvwade<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Steven Tender (@moosetender) January 20, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pro-choice activists quickly re-claimed the hashtag for their own, though, and on Wednesday evening, (Jan. 20), Rachel Perrone, the Communications Director of DC-based Reproductive Health Reality Check, tweeted a brilliant suggestion: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbout we pledge a few bucks to @DCAbortionFund for every inch we get.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Thinking on ways to mark #snowvwade. How \u00e2\u20ac\u2122bout we pledge a few bucks to @DCAbortionFund for every inch we get.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Rachel Perrone (@RachelPerrone) January 20, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Others quickly started tweeting their support for the idea and suggested expanding the movement to encourage people everywhere to pledge to donate $2 or $10 or $15 per inch of snow to their own local abortion fund. Naturally, abortion fund organizations across the country soon joined in to welcome the sudden flurry of #SnowvWade donation pledges.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Putting myself down for $2 for each inch to @DCAbortionFund and @BaltimoreFund (up to 15 inches of snow) #snowvwade<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Maggie (@MDRSWRJ) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Snowed in this weekend? Great! Follow @RachelPerrone\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcs lead donate $ per inch of snow to your favorite @AbortionFunds! #SnowvWade<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Renee Bracey Sherman (@RBraceySherman) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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.@RachelPerrone: Pledging $5\/inch to @NYAAF for #snowvwade. Come on NYers, who else is in?<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d panderings (@panderings) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We are loving all the #snowvwade pledges!<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d EMA Fund (@EMA_Fund) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pledging $5 per inch of snow in DMV area to @TEAFund! #SnowvWade #Roe43<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Empress of Misandry (@OHTheMaryD) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some hashtag users also pointed out that the storm could potentially bar access to abortion clinics in a large number of states, creating extra demand for the services provided by abortion funds and urging others to join in for the spontaneous pledge drive.<\/p>\n

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Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. This storm is going to hugely impact abortion access in a huge swath of the country for weeks. 100% truth. We shut down. #snowvwade<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d tannis (@maehemsez) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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So, this storm is going to devastate abortion access in a whole pile of states. #SnowvWade<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d BRAAF (@BRAAF_VA) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m in for a #SnowvWade @AbortionFunds fundraiser! $10 per inch? Also snow makes it hard to travel to your abortion. https:\/\/t.co\/K2nDplJvGN<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Renee Bracey Sherman (@RBraceySherman) January 20, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Patients are going to miss appointments due to this weather. Rescheduling is more expensive. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s take care of them during #snowvwade<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lindsey Wahowiak (@lindseywoho) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When the Supreme Court handed down its landmark ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973, they determined that the right to privacy extends to a person\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right to make their own medical decisions when it comes to abortion, and that the ability to choose whether or not to have children\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwithout interference from strangers\u00e2\u20ac\u201dis a constitutional right.<\/p>\n

But despite the fact that Roe v. Wade is still the law of the land, politicians and anti-choice activists have worked to dramatically erode abortion rights at both the state and federal level over the last 43 years.<\/p>\n

In 2007, the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on certain types of abortions, making abortion care access more difficult for many women, and just last year\u00e2\u20ac\u201don the anniversary of Roe V. Wade\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe House passed anti-abortion legislation that would have restricted federal funding for abortion care. (A year later, it still hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t passed in the senate.)<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Despite the fact that Roe V. Wade is still the law of the land, politicians and anti-choice activists have worked to dramatically erode abortion rights at both the state and federal level over the last 43 years.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nearly 400 anti-abortion bills were introduced in the U.S. in 2015, and in many Southern states, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so difficult to get abortion care that the procedure is now practically, if not officially illegal. For example, thanks to the controversial HB2 in Texas (the law Wendy Davis famously filibustered), which requires abortion care clinics to follow strict, difficult-to-adhere-to regulations, only 18 of 40 clinics remained open in a state with nearly 27 million people as of June, leading to a dramatic rise in dangerous, DIY abortions in the state.<\/p>\n

This whole debate may soon come to an end, though. In November, the Supreme Court agreed to rule on the validity of HB2 in the case of Whole Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Health v. Cole. The ruling will effectively either uphold or completely undermine Roe v. Wade, since it will set a precedent for whether states may continue placing an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153undue burden\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on a person who wishes to exercise their constitutional right to choose to end a pregnancy. The case is expected to be argued in March, and huge numbers of abortion rights groups and activists have flooded the Supreme Court with briefs urging them to uphold the right to choose.<\/p>\n

#SnowvWade is a great reminder that our rights are not irrevocable, and that if we want to hold onto them, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to stand up and fight. Or, in this particular case, stay in\u00e2\u20ac\u201dpreferably under a massive pile of blankets with a mug of hot cocoa\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand fight.<\/p>\n

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Couple ways to support a cause during #snowvwade: 1) Bus your folks into a historic blizzard. 2) Cocoa, click, give: https:\/\/t.co\/y0AiXvSCmz<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Rachel Perrone (@RachelPerrone) January 21, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From there, people started using the hashtag #SnowvWade to tweet about preparing for the impending snowmageddon and national shovel shortages. A few anti-choice activists also began using the hashtag alongside their comments in support for DC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual March for Life, which will coincide with the arrival of the blizzard\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand may ultimately have to be canceled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}