“Can you please explain to those who may be unaware why this, and I will quote you, "a (motherfucking emergency) fundraiser" is necessary right now? What's at stake? What has COVID done to the already diminishing and extremely vulnerable access to abortion? It's not news that abortion access is fucked and reproductive rights are on the chopping block. Fighting these attacks in piecemeal ways is one thing, but what we are facing now in the wake of COVID is completely next level; we are truly facing the end of abortion access as we know it. Why are independent clinics so important, and why are they most at risk?
 Indie abortion clinics perform 58% of abortions in the US and the vast majority of procedures after the first trimester (they're the only remaining clinics). Without indies, there would be no meaningful access to abortion in huge swaths of the country, and later abortion care would be non-existent, except for the super rich. Indies are more vulnerable than larger healthcare pr...