Description: Moji and Marie grab the reigns for this episode of the Feminist Sleeper Cell! They unpack the racist anti-abortion rhetoric behind the Helms Amendment, have some choice words for Sen. Josh Hawley (who thinks the US Supreme Court actually cares what he thinks), and digest the unfortunate vote in Mexico that could have brought safe abortion to Veracruz. They also pinky swear they will never attend a fake-clinic conference in Disney World. PLUS INTERVIEW WITH SPECIAL GUEST Jessica Barry, author of a great summer abortion read!

Gathered in the Sleeper Cell

Moji Alawode-El @mojilocks

Marie Khan @mkhanj 

LINK TO SHOW NOTES (link goes to pod post on website where all this info lives)

Quick Hits

Can We Please End the Helms Amendment?

* https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/29/democrats-introduce-bill-to-repeal-anti-abortion-rule-for-us-overseas-aid* https://msmagazine.com/2020/07/29/first-ever-legislation-to-repeal-helms-amendment-abortion-is-health-care-everywhere-act/

Disappointing News out of Mexico

* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53584575* https://www.fondomaria.org/

Josh Hawley is Confused on Whom SCOTUS Serves

* https://rewire.news/article/2020/07/27/republicans-are-worried-about-november-so-sen-josh-hawley-is-talking-about-abortion/* https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-hawley-lays-down-new-antiabortion-marker-for-supreme-court-nominees/2020/07/26/52ed360a-cf73-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

Anti-Abortion Zealots Holding In-Person Conference IN FLORIDA

* https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-care-net-plans-conference-in-coronavirus-deadly-florida-path

The Interview

Moji and Marie talk with author Jessica Barry about her newest book Don’t Turn Around, an abortion access thriller!

* https://www.harpercollins.com/products/dont-turn-around-jessica-barry

Announcements

Sign Reproaction’s Petition to Stop the In-Person Fake Clinic Conference 

* https://www.exposefakeclinics.com/

Add Your Voice to Stopping the Helm’s Amendment 

* https://p2a.co/Ke8CxK7 

Catch Lizz, Moji and Marie at Netroots Nation 2020

* https://www.netrootsnation.org/

Guess Who Owns www.operationsaveamerica.com . . .