Welcome to Litsy!

A book for Americans who are scared today to order immediately.
I have my copy at home but I am out hiking and doom scrolling tonight. I hope tomorrow I will have no service so I can enjoy nature for a bit.

"These tactics are not meant for everyone. They are meant for those who have the privilege,,,"

I am privileged, living in a Blue state and keeping my job so far through this pandemic.

These tactics are meant for me.

I hate that I have to have this book; I didn‘t want to read it. But it wasn‘t as depressing as I thought it would be—it‘s actually quite empowering. Filled with valuable information and great resources. Gear up, armor up. Together we fight for all; together we win.

This is fantastic in terms breaking down what the average citizen can do if Roe v. Wade is overturned, both to fight for abortion rights at a state and local level, and in terms of civil disobedience. Every pro-choice household should own a copy.

Crazy.

Next paper book.

“While Roe and the cases that preceded it made birth control and abortion legal, they did nothing to curtail the coercive power our government wields over the bodies of those who can give birth.”

I hate that I felt the need to own this book, I hate that I felt the need to buy two more, including one for my daughter, I hate that it‘s 2019 and this is a true concern in America. It feels like I‘m living a dystopian future and it makes me incredibly sad.😢

The prologue is a gut punch & quick history of abortion rights & reproductive health in the USA. The first chapter sets the stage for a post Roe America. Glad my buds were here too get me thru.

Sad to feel the need to read this book now. With my white financially secure privilege, I was able to choose to have an abortion at a time in my life that it was absolutely the right choice for us. I will always fight for women‘s rights to body sovereignty and access to a full range of affordable sexual education and birth control. Have a safe sex Valentine‘s Day.