-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email The night the Dobbs decision was leaked , feminist writer Jessica Valenti wailed. She crawled into bed with her husband, sobbing, saying “My daughter, my daughter.” When it was made official in June 2022, she again wondered how she was supposed to protect her daughter when the U.
S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion . Eventually, she turned her despair into action, quickly starting a newsletter called “ Abortion, Every Day .
” At first, Valenti wasn’t planning on starting a publication. She was just so angry and committed to not missing any ban, any court case, or any anti-abortion tactic that might pop up. Today, the newsletter is a thriving hub and go-to destination for all abortion-related news in the post-Dobbs landscape (sometimes featuring Salon's reporting), highlighting the news almost daily and putting it into context.
“My joke has become that I should have called the newsletter 'Abortion, Every Hour,'” Valenti told Salon in a video interview. “That’s how quickly things are changing; it’s complete chaos.” Related When "abortion travel" becomes a nightmare: A tale of no good choices Indeed, it is.
But Valenti decided to take the platform a step further and turn it into a book. “The newsletter is sort of here one day and gone the next,” she said. “It lives on the website, but it does feel sort of temporary.
” Hence, her publishing " Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and th.