One in four women will have an abortion in her lifetime. Although a common procedure, a deep stigma surrounds abortion that shames women, transgender men and non-binary individuals who may become pregnant. While mandatory waiting periods, misinformation and invasive ultra sounds are common restrictions, one state now requires women to pay for funeral services following their abortion or miscarriage. As restrictions grow increasingly absurd, online searches for self-induced abortions multiply. Not only are abortion restrictions based on lies designed to prevent individuals from accessing care, they cause undue financial and physical harm, and further feelings of shame and stigma.

Let's reframe the narrative and affirm abortion as the social good that it is. Let's UNITE our voices, ERASE the stigma, and RECLAIM our right to abortion without restrictions.