On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Roe v. Wade, affirming a constitutional right to abortion care. This action made abortion legal in all U.S. states for the last 49 years. To mark this 49th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, we are proud to launch our first AMSA Art & Appreciation for Abortion Providers Project.
Over the next 46 days The AMSA Reproductive Health Project, in partnership with The Abortion Library, will name, honor, and recognize the measurable and immeasurable impact of legal abortion care in the U.S. We invite you to explore the art, poetry, music, information and expressions of appreciation for abortion care providers below submitted by AMSA members.
New art and expressions of appreciation will be posted each day until March 9, and be accompanied by facts about abortion and suggestions for actions you can take, and share, to help protect and expand abortion access. Then on March 10, we’ll join allies across the US to celebrate Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, a national day of recognition and gratitude for those who provide abortion care to those who need it, wherever and whenever it is needed.
We also invite you to share your appreciation for abortion providers who, often at personal risk, step-up to provide abortion care in communities across our nation. Artwork and/or expressions of appreciation submissions may be images, music, or poetry/short text, and must be original or copy-right free. All art and expressions of appreciation must be respectful and suitable for public viewing. Items may be submitted here.
Sign-up here for updates on March 10 Abortion Provider Appreciation Day activities.
As a project kick-off we invite you to watch National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s moving delivery of her poem:
Eight Reasons to Stand Up Against
Abortion Bans Today
March 10, 2022
ABORTION PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY
On March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn was murdered by a white supremacist anti-abortion extremist.
Beginning in 1996, as a way to honor the life and work of Dr. Gunn and all of the courageous, compassionate people who provide abortion care,
March 10 became the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers.
Remembering Dr. David Gunn
1945 – 1993
May He Rest in Power
With Gratitude and Admiration from the AMSA Reproductive Health Project
on Abortion Provider Appreciation Day 2022
A Letter of Love to Abortion Providers, Past, Present, and Future
Collage, in celebration of Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, March 10, 2022
– Created by Marcela Trocha, MSc Global Health (she/her), MS3, Poznan University of Medical Sciences;
AMSA Sexual Health Scholars Program Course co-Director
We invite you to explore the FACTS, ACTION, ART & APPRECIATIONS
below and to share this page with others.
Today, and throughout the year, we encourage you to
TAKE ACTION to protect abortion care and to
HONOR those who provide this essential health care.
(Click images to enlarge. Rollover images to see titles and creators.)
FACT
Congress Can Protect the Right & Access to Abortion Care for All in Need
Find Your Congress Members Here
It’s Time For:
ACTION
The AMSA
Art & Appreciation
for
Abortion Providers
Project
Honors the
Courageous
Abortion Providers,
Past, Present
& Future,
Who Care for
Their Patients
with
Skill, Compassion
& Respect
APPRECIATION
The AMSA
Reproductive Health Project
is deeply grateful
to all the
ALLIES
ARTISTS
ACTIVISTS
PROVIDERS
RESEARCHERS
ORGANIZATIONS
MAGIC-MAKERS & ALL OTHERS
we relied on for the
FACTS, ACTIONS, ART & APPRECIATIONS
shared in this project.
AMSA Reproductive Health Programs
- Reproductive Justice
- Medical Ethics in Repro Health
- Career Pathways in Family Planning
- & More
EXPLORE
The Abortion Library
A curated guide to the Internet’s most important resources on abortion,
by people who actually do them.
March 9, 2022
March 8, 2022
FACT
8 Myths & Facts
about Abortion
Myth 1:
Criminalizing abortions
stops them & save lives.
Fact:
Criminalizing abortion neither stops them nor reduces their numbers.
It just makes abortions unsafe. It’s not ‘pro-life,’ but causes pain and death.
ACTION
Today, March 8 is
International
Women’s Day!
Explore History
& Celebrations
TAKE ACTION!
Defend Abortion Rights
in Your State
March 7, 2022
FACT
Even with Roe in place,
prosecutors have arrested
people for having or
attempting abortion.
Watch & Share
March 6, 2022
FACT
“Many college students rely on their campus health centers for care, especially reproductive health care.
Making medication abortion care available on campus would significantly improve access to reproductive health care.”
ACTION
Parenting & Politics
What Happens When You Deny Women Abortions with
Dr. Diana Foster
March 5, 2022
March 4, 2022
FACT
Medication abortion
can be provided
via telehealth,
and now in
many states
you can get
mifepristone
by mail.
ACTION
Find out which states
allow mifepristone
by mail, and
which do not.
March 3, 2022
FACT
Medication abortion is extremely safe & effective.
That’s why anti-abortion politicians are seeking to restrict care.
ACTION
Explore
‘Women on Waves’
creative campaigns to
get abortion pills to
people in need
around the world.
APPRECIATION
AMSA Repro Project
honors the work of
Telemedicine
Abortion Provider
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts
& Women on Waves
for courageous and
creative strategies to
get abortion pills
into the hands of
those in need.
March 2, 2022
ACTION
Understanding
and
Advocating for
Self-Managed Abortion
Lift Your Voice at
#AMSACon2022
Advocacy Days
ART
March 1, 2022
ACTION
Congressional Alternatives
for
Protecting
Abortion Access
(beyond WHPA)
APPRECIATION
Thank You
@SisterSong_WOC
for reminding us
“The outcome of
the #WHPA vote
does NOT reflect
the will
of the people.“
February 28, 2022
FACT
“Right now, millions of patients across the country can’t get the reproductive health care they need because of cruel laws like SB8 in Texas.
We can stop this if we
#ActForAbortionAccess
and pass #WHPA.”
Senator @PattyMurray
February 27, 2022
ACTION
Physicians
and
Medical Organizations
Speak-up for the
Women’s Health
Protection Act
Check-out
#AMSACon2022
Advocacy Days
APPRECIATION
Thank You
@Catholic4Choice
for uniting 130+
faith-based &
civil rights orgs
in support of
#WHPA
February 26, 2022
FACT
WHPA Ends
6-week, 8-week
& 15-week
Abortion Bans
& State-mandated
Ultrasounds
ACTION
Tell Your U.S. Senators
Vote Yes to Open Debate on WHPA
Call (202) 224-3121
Don’t delay, voicemail can be left 24/7
Watch & Share
Pre-Vote Briefing w
#WHPA sponsor
U.S. Senator Blumnethal
February 25, 2022
FACT
26 States are
Certain or Likely to
Ban Abortion Without Roe
#WHPA
would protect
abortion access nationwide
from bans and restrictions
APPRECIATION
State Attorneys General
in CA, CO, DE,
IL, MA, ME, MD, NM,
NV, NY, OR, VT,
VA, WA
Speak-up for
#WHPA
February 24, 2022
FACT
WHPA Ends
1) Abortion Bans
2) Mandatory Delays
3) Biased Counseling
4) Two-Trip Requirements
Along with other medically unnecessary & state-mandated obstacles to care patients need.
ART
APPRECIATION
Thank You
URGE:
Unite for Reproductive
& Gender Equity
for supporting
The Women’s
Health
Protection
Act!
February 23, 2022
FACT
“Near 90% of U.S. counties lack even a single abortion provider.”
We Need The Women’s
Health Protection Act:
February 22, 2022
FACT
Feb. 28
U.S. Senate
Vote on the
Women’s Health
Protection Act
ART
APPRECIATION
Thank You!
The Leadership Conference
on Civil & Human Rights
Supports the
Women’s Health
Protection Act
Check-out
#AMSACon2022
National Virtual
Patient Challenge
February 21, 2022
FACT
U.S. Senate Sets
Feb. 28
Vote on the
Women’s Health
Protection Act
The federal bill,
already passed by the House,
would protect the right to access abortion care in every state.
ACTION
AMSA Take Action!
Call Your U.S. Senators
It’s Time to Pass
the Women’s Health
Protection Act
Your Voice Makes a Difference!
Call only takes 2-3 minutes
ART
APPRECIATION
Thank You!
To 47 U.S. Senate
Co-sponsors
of the Women’s
Health Protection Act
Click Here
To See if Your
U.S. Senators
are Co-Sponsors?
February 20, 2022
FACT
Over a third of crisis
pregnancy centers have been
found to promote
“abortion pill reversal”
– Experts liken it to an
“unmonitored
research
experiment”
(see pg. 20)
ACTION
Facts are Important:
Medication Abortion
“Reversal”
Is Not
Supported
by Science
APPRECIATION
Thank You
Associated Press
for reporting
“Millions in tax dollars
flow to anti-abortion
centers in US…
$89 million this
fiscal year alone”
Wow! Imagine if
those millions went
to real health care…
February 19, 2022
FACT
“False and biased CPC claims about abortion contradict the reality that abortion is
extremely safe.”
“Complications from abortion are rare,
occurring less frequently than complications from wisdom tooth extraction.”
(see pg. 16)
ACTION
STUDENT VOICES
My Body, My Choice:
Regulate Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Op-ed by Taylor Crutison
APPRECIATION
Thank you
Amber & Jackie
for walking us through the mind-blowing background of fake “clinics.”
February 18, 2022
FACT
FAKE CLINICS
go by several different names like Pregnancy Resource Center, or Crisis Pregnancy Centers
ACTION
What “crisis pregnancy centers” really do
Low-income people are going
to the centers for basic services.
They don’t always get what they need.
February 17, 2022
FACT
“One huge threat
that CPCs pose,
concerns patient privacy…”
Many “collect vast amounts of personal information, which they can use to build their movement or share with others — with almost no accountability or oversight.”
(see pg. 36)
February 16, 2022
FACT
There are now
over 2500
crisis pregnancy
centers,
and less than
800 abortion clinics
in the U.S.
ACTION
At least 10 states
divert federal
welfare funding
to anti-abortion clinics.
Is your state
one of them?
Find Out Here!
February 15, 2022
FACT
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
use deceptive
and coercive tactics,
and spread
medically inaccurate
and biased information.
February 14, 2022
ART
February 13, 2022
FACT
Limiting Abortion Access Contributes to Poor Maternal Health Outcomes
Abortion restrictions and threats to access to comprehensive reproductive health care could be contributing toward the maternal mortality crisis in the United States.
February 12, 2022
ACTION
A Guide to Caring
for Yourself (Or Others)
After an Abortion
Conversations about the aftermath of an abortion can center on harmful and false narratives. We’re here to change that.
APPRECIATION
I’m a Proud Abortion Provider. Here’s Why.
I feel that every day is
National Day of Appreciation
for Abortion Providers
because of the
immense appreciation
I receive from my patients,
day in and day out.
February 11, 2022
ART
February 10, 2022
ACTION
“How Florida’s
15-week abortion bill would have hurt
two of my patients”
-Tampa Bay Times
ART
February 9, 2022
FACT
Breaking News!
Federal Court Upholds
New Biden Rule
Restoring Title X
Family Planning Clinics Able to Refer Patients Seeking Abortions
February 8, 2022
ACTION
Should Men
Speak Up
about Abortion?
We Testify’s
Renee Bracey Sherman,
Says
Yes, Yes!
February 7, 2022
ACTION
ACLU
Mini Guide to Discussing
Abortion Rights
Access, Facts
Future of Abortion
Forced Pregnancy
Supreme Court
More
ART
via GIPHY
APPRECIATION
Love
Abortion Providers
“We honor the
physicians,
nurses,
social workers,
& administrative
& advocacy staff
who put their
lives on the line.”
February 6, 2022
February 5, 2022
FACT
The Helms Amendment is a racist policy that has denied access to abortion services to Black and brown women living in low- and middle-income countries for nearly 50 years.
February 4, 2022
FACT
The Hyde amendment is a
racist and classist
anti-abortion provision
that has blocked federal funds from covering abortion care since 1976.
February 3, 2022
FACT
Forced pregnancy
is taking away a
person’s constitutional
and
human right to
control their body
and
their future.
ACTION
Explore Laws
in
Your State
Abortion Bans in
Cases of Sex or
Race Selection or
Genetic Anomaly
ART
APPRECIATION
Thank you for choosing,
every day,
to fight for
your patients’
freedom,
safety,
and
autonomy.
-Marcela,
AMSA Member
February 2, 2022
FACT
Abortion is an extremely safe medical
procedure.
TRAP laws
are unnecessary
and
cannot be justified
as contributing to
patient care.
ART
February 1, 2022
FACT
“Reproductive Justice”
is a
human rights
and
social justice
framework
created by 12
Black women
in 1994.
APPRECIATION
AMSA honors, celebrates,
and follows
the lead of
Black women
in the struggle for
reproductive justice,
including
abortion justice.
January 31, 2022
FACT
Denying Abortions
Can Cause Devasting
Health Outcomes
Senator Gary Peters
Pens His Family’s
Abortion Story:
‘It’s Not Unique and
It’s Why We Must Protect Roe v. Wade’
January 30, 2022
January 29, 2022
FACT
Abortion
waiting periods
serve no
medical purpose,
and conflict with
the principles of
medical ethics.
January 28, 2022
FACT
Less than 10% of #abortions
occur after the
first trimester.
What contributes to
later timing of
pregnancy discovery?
APPRECIATION
Celebrating the
Critical Importance
of Reproductive Health
Access, Rights & Justice
with Allies in
Faith Communities
5 Things to Know
January 27, 2022
FACT
“PEOPLE HAVE ABORTIONS
ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS
OF WHAT
THE LAW SAYS”
-Amnesty International
APPRECIATION
Grateful for everyone fighting for
#AbortionJustice
Link
January 26, 2022
January 25, 2022
APPRECIATION
Sending LOVE
& heart-felt
gratitude
to my
abortion provider
who was there
for me in
my time of need.
– AMSA member
January 24, 2022
ACTION
“Catholics for Choice
has a message for the
so-called #MarchForLife:
you don’t speak for us.”
January 23, 2022
ART
Hear 4 stories of people who live full & empowered lives because they had access to abortion care.
January 22, 2022
APPRECIATION
For every abortion as an act of love, there is an abortion provider who acts with love.
AMSA dedicates this project to them,
and our beloved colleague
Dr. Aliye Runyan.
