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ENCORE ALERT! The Feminist Buzzkills are off for a much needed end-of-summer break! But, no need to fear! We’re leaving y’all with some extra brain juice to keep you company while we’re offline. One thing about us: we will ALWAYS do THE MOST to protect medication abortion. So, in honor of that, we’re dropping an encore episode from May, when we tried to make sense of the mifepristone case headed to the Fifth Circuit.
If you’re not already familiar with Louisiana v. FDA or need a refresher on WTF is going on, this is the perfect catch-up episode. WHY YOU ASK? Because Sept 9th is the next hearing at the Fifth Circuit on this case, we’ll be dropping a brand-new episode breaking down the oral arguments and what they could mean for the future of medication abortion. Basically: consider this your mifepristone case homework. The episode went a little something like this…
Lizz and Moji have been chugging Imodium the last seven days as they follow the twists and turns of the Fifth Circus Court ruling that created a federal ban and put the mail distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone on the chopping block. Between Sam Alito giving us a week of reprieve to dial back our panic to 23/7 and the FDA assessing the fate of abortion medication using a debunked “study” (really just a forced-birth fever dream scribbled on fishwrap), we were already hanging by a thread. Then Oklahoma decided to do the absolute most by funneling money to FAKE clinics. So yeah, you’re gonna need an emotional support drink, spliff, snack, or whatever survival instincts you have left for this episode.
GUEST ROLL CALL:
We had to call in backup for this one! We are joined by Michigan-based OGBYN PA-C, Author, and Creator, Nikki Sapiro Vinckier – the ultimate reproductive health sherpa! Nikki is going to talk about her new book, “We Deserve More,” her latest citizen-led repro win in Michigan, and guide us through EVERYTHING that is happening to access to medication abortion right now. Can we still get pills? How do we get pills? What pills can we still get? Will Sam Alito give me pills? WE NEED ANSWERS, AND NIKKI IS DELIVERING!
PLUS! THE ONE AND ONLY, RaeShanda Lias is here and queeeeer, babay! The absolutely fabulous Digital Creator & Diversity Advocate joins the Buzzkills to fill our joy cups back up by making us laugh, reminding us that Black queer love is indeed thriving, talking to us about clapping back online, her new podcast, and checking the board about RFK Jr. being absolute trash. You’re welcome.
Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.
URGENT ACTION: Share Your Medication Abortion Story Now! Telling your story can help protect mifepristone and ensure others have the same opportunity you did to choose their own path. This is a moment that needs all of us to share our stories, amplify them in our communities, and turn them into real, lasting change. Share your experience with medication abortion at MifeStories.com.
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by clicking HERE for past Operation Save Abortion trainings, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.
HOSTS:
Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social
Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Nikki Sapiro Vinckier IG: @NikkiVinck Bluesky: @NikkiVinck.bsky.social
RaeShanda Lias IG: @RaeShanda_Lias / @itsreallyverysimplepodcast TikTok: @shopaif
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Nikki’s Website
BUY: Nikki’s New Book, “We Deserve More: Why Reproductive Healthcare Is Broken
And What You Can Do About It”
Take Back Trust
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