Welcome to Collective Care + You, part five of Power in Our Hands. In this final edition from our learning series on self-managed abortion, we talk about the limitations of Roe v. Wade and discuss our shared legacy of reclaiming bodily autonomy and resisting criminalization.
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Roe Was Never Enough.
Fifty-three years ago, the Supreme Court established a constitutional right to abortion with Roe v. Wade. But this anniversary, we want to make clear that the protections set by this case were never enough (even before Dobbs overturned them).
In the history of self-managed abortion (SMA), community members have long reclaimed bodily autonomy and resisted criminalization to care for the folks they love. Abortion funds work every day to create a future in which abortions are affordable, available, and identity-affirming for everyone who wants them in whatever methods they choose.
Together, we’ll manifest what community care looks like in this moment.
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Autonomy is Non-Negotiable.
Overturning Roe undermined the bodily autonomy of millions. Although Roe’s protections gave some folks with more legal access to abortion, many communities still endured countless barriers to getting abortions, with disproportionate harms on people of color.
Through decades of chipping away at abortion access, anti-abortion activists and legislators have deliberately caused a healthcare crisis. And they are now criminalizing people who manage their own abortions as a result of reduced access.
We must challenge this act of state violence. We must work together to dismantle the systems that are harming us and those we love. We must build pockets of liberation together. We must keep caring for each other and support our neighbors and loved ones to get the abortions they want or need.
How will you connect with others to create change?
We Got Us. No Matter Where.
As Power in Our Hands ends, reflect on the knowledge you’ve gained from this learning series. Join us in carrying forward the legacy of collective care networks and building access to self-managed abortion. Commit to combat stigma, resist criminalization, and support folks who manage their own abortions. We know you’re ready.
“Let us begin to imagine the worlds we would like to inhabit, the long lives we will share, and the many futures in our hands.”
Susan Griffin
Empower: Tell your community what you’ve learned about know-your-rights and care networks. Protect yourself and others with digital safety measures. Teach people how to stay safe online with lesson plans and discussion guides. Share digital safety tips for abortion seekers.
Educate: Share zines, information, and experiences about the impacts of and alternatives to policing and surveillance of communities.
Resist: Fight beliefs and structures that uphold criminalization. Share ways healthcare workers can avoid preemptive compliance. And learn how these folks are already actively making interventions.
Examine: Explore how prisons and policing, imperialism, capitalism, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, racism, misogyny, transmisogyny, and queerphobia show up in your life and in the lives around you.
Connect: Find other community members and organizations doing decriminalization and abolition work in your community. Learn about the abolition framework.
Stay tuned for our next education series! Coming to your inbox in spring 2026!