A Day on the BAF Helpline
Hey there, BAF Community,
I’m writing to you the morning after a full day responding to messages from abortion-seekers living in and traveling to Maryland for their appointments. All day, I’ve been talking to people who are worried about funding the cost of their abortion, covering their travel or making up for lost wages, affording childcare, or finding a ride to their clinic.
Every time I finish a shift, I feel so grateful to have been able to tell so many people that we’ll be able to help fund their abortion. But at the same time, I always wish we could do more.
Read moreWhat Is A Crisis Pregnancy Center?
This month, BAF hosted its first-ever movie night! On this evening of education, commiseration, and community building, we screened an all-new documentary: Preconceived: The Unexpected World of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Not so coincidentally, our movie night took place just a stone’s throw away from both Planned Parenthood and Baltimore’s very own CPC, Options Baltimore. As a follow-up to this event, we compiled the following information to contextualize the crisis of CPC’s within the state of Maryland and reiterate the need for a well-resourced pro-abortion movement.
Read moreTwo Years, $2 million to fund abortion
As we mark the second anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision on June 24, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the profound changes and challenges it has brought, celebrate our community's resilience and growth, and share more about what comes next for BAF.
Read moreIt's time to destigmatize having multiple abortions.
Sentences that start off supporting abortion access sometimes end with unnecessary caveats. In the movement for abortion rights and reproductive justice, we’ve all heard statements like, “I think abortion should be legal, but I don’t think people should use abortion as birth control,” or “I support abortion rights, but I don't think people should have [insert arbitrary number here] abortions.”
But in reality, some people have multiple abortions — and that’s okay.
Read moreOur Statement on All* Above All's Anti-Blackness and Layoffs
The Baltimore Abortion Fund is in solidarity with the workers at All* Above All who were laid off following allegations of anti-Black management. Rather than answering calls for racial equity, the organization’s leadership has joined an ongoing trend of punishing workers who courageously take on the emotional labor of demanding accountability.
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