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On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed people the right to abortion. Immediately, several states had banned abortion completely due to trigger laws already in place and numerous states followed by working to pass similar legislation. Through the lens of this book, the rise of the Green Wave and the popularity of green bandanas to support legal abortion and reproductive rights is thoroughly explored via history, protest, fashion, and possibilities for the future.
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So sure that abortion would be banned, Robin Marty published Handbook for a Post-Roe America, providing all kinds of resources for feminists, activists, supporters, and even those seeking out information on having an abortion. This book originally published in 2019, has now been revised and published again in 2021. For more information see Robin Marty, Handbook for a Post-Roe America (New York: Seven Stories Press, 2019) and Robin Marty, The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America: The Complete Guide to Abortion Legality, Access, and Practical Support (New York: Seven Stories Press, 2021).
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Dobbs, State Health Officer of The Mississippi Department of Health, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization et al., No. 19. U.S. 1392 (2022), https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.
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Aria Bendix, “Now Hovering in the Background during a Risky Pregnancy: The doctor’s legal team,” NBC News, July 13, 2022, https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/risky-pregnancy-abortion-doctors-consult-lawyers-rcna37651; Frances Stead Sellers and Fenit Nirappil, “Confusion Post-Roe Spurs Delays, Denials for Some Lifesaving Pregnancy Care,” The Washington Post, July 16, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07/16/abortion-miscarriage-ectopic-pregnancy-care/; and Martin Kaste, “Nebraska Cops Used Facebook Messages to Investigate an Alleged Illegal Abortion,” NPR, August 12, 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/08/12/1117092169/nebraska-cops-used-facebook-messages-to-investigate-an-alleged-illegal-abortion.
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For many details and explanations on the harm of restricting abortion, see the profound research of Diana Greene Foster, whose ten-year study affirms how abortion is a necessary part of people’s healthcare. Diana Green Foster, The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having – or Being Denied – an Abortion (New York: Scribner 2020).
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For a history of this impactful group, see Karen Blumenthal, Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights (New York: Raring Book Press, 2020).
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Jane Recker, “When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collective,” Smithsonian Magazine, June 14, 2022, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/abortion-jane-collective-chicago-180980244/.
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The Janes, directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes, HBOMAX, 2022.
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Robin Stevenson, My Body My Choice: The Fight for Abortion Rights (Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2019), 57–81.
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Kate Zernike, “The Long Path to Reclaim Abortion Rights,” New York Times, July 2, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/us/abortion-rights-roe-v-wade.html.
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Ella Ceron and Taylor Johnson, “How Green Became the International Color of Abortion Rights,” Bloomberg, June 24, 2022, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-24/why-do-people-wear-green-at-abortion-rallies-the-green-wave-explained.
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Ceron and Johnson, “How Green Became the International Color of Abortion Rights.”
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Qtd in. Joe Hernandez, “How Green Became the Color of the Abortion Rights Movement,” NPR, June 27, 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1107717283/abortion-rights-green-symbol.
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“Qtd. in “Marching Towards Legal Abortion in Argentina,” Amnesty International, 2022, https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/impact/2019/08/the-green-wave/.
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Qtd. in “Marching Towards Legal Abortion.”
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Qtd. in Hernandez, “How Green Became the Color of the Abortion Rights Movement.”
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Julius Miller, “AOC, the Squad and Others Arrested in U.S. Capitol Abortion Protest,” Lost Angeles Magazine, July 19, 2022, https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/aoc-the-squad-and-others-arrested-in-u-s-capitol-abortion-protest/.
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Amelia Bonow and Emily Nokes, eds., Shout Your Abortion (Oakland, CA: PM Press, 2018), x.
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Bonow and Nokes, eds. Shout Your Abortion, 88.
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Many articles over the years have demonstrated this including “We’re Not Stupid: Outrageous Quotes from the War on Women 2013,” ACLU, https://www.aclu.org/other/were-not-stupid-outrageous-quotes-war-women-2013. But one of the most recent and complete listicles was posted by Buzzfeed and illustrates how problematic these comments can be. This includes remarks by Senator Clyde Chambliss, Senator Steve Daines, among other former and current politicians. See Hannah Marder, “25 Comments About Pregnancy And Abortion From Republicans That Prove They Understand Very Little About Women’s Health, BuzzFeed, July 14, 2022, https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/republican-lawmakers-comments-abortion.
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Alison Durkee, “How Americans Really Feel About Abortion: The Sometimes Surprising Poll Results As Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade,” Forbes, June 24, 2022, https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/06/24/how-americans-really-feel-about-abortion-the-sometimes-surprising-poll-results-as-supreme-court-reportedly-set-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/?sh=39df0bb72f3a.
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Peter Baker, “Biden Issues Executive Order on Abortion Access, Calling for More Study,” New York Times, August 3, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/us/politics/biden-abortion-executive-order.html.
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Mitch Smith and Katie Glueck, “Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution,” New York Times, August 2, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/kansas-abortion-rights-vote.html.
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This was noted by Ashley All who worked for Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, a conglomerate of pro-choice groups that worked together. Peter Selvin, “Blueprinting the Kansas Abortion-Rights Victory,” The New Yorker, August 7, 2022, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/blueprinting-the-kansas-abortion-rights-victory.
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Newman, E.L. (2023). Postscript: November 7, 2022. In: Fashioning Politics and Protests. Palgrave Studies in Fashion and the Body. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16227-5_7
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