#StopTheBans

#StopTheBans

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About

#StopTheBans is a hashtag used by pro-choice activists to spread information about protests and information surrounding state abortion laws.

Origin

On March 18th, 2013, The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)[1] began using #StopTheBans to spread pro-choice when North Dakota was facing a ban on abortion (shown below).


NARAL ONARAL Stand with North Dakota women. Tell the governor to #StopTheBans by joining the thunderclap: nar.al/5u 5:32 AM- 18 Mar 2013

Spread

In 2015, activists began using the hashtag in regards to proposed laws in West Virginia and Ohio. The Stop the Bans website[2] was introduced to list activist events around the United States. On February 25th, @URGE_org[3] tweeted, "Happy that URGE students are able to support this @ProChoiceOH #stopthebans press conference!" (shown below, left). On March 6th, Planned Parenthood Action[4] tweetd, "BREAKING: The #wvlegis just overrode Gov. Tomblin's veto to pass the 20-week abortion ban. #WVbullies #stopthebans" (shown below, right). Most of the tweets using the hashtag in 2015 didn't receive over 20 likes over four years.


URGE URGE URGE org Happy that URGE students are able to support this @ProChoiceOH #stopthebans press conference! FREEDOM TRU FOR ALL TRU WOM WON 9:07 AM-25 Feb 2015 Planned Parenthood Action @PPact BREAKING: The #wvlegis just overrode Gov. Tomblin's veto to pass the 20-week abortion ban. #WVbullies #stopthebans THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE IS PUSHING A CRUEL 20-WEEK ABORTION BAN 111 politicians 8 West Virginia women ve 9994 per year who seek safe, legal abortion after 20 weeks-often for complex, urgent medical reasons THIS ISN'T PROTECTING ANYONE. IT'S BULLYING. wvbeulies 9:08 AM -6 Mar 2015

In 2017, along with using #StopTheBans as a pro-choice hashtag many Twitter users began using it when referring to the Muslim Ban. On Jan 29th, @ProChoiceMass[6] tweeted a picture of a protest saying, "20k+ in Copley Sq protesting the inhuman #MuslimBan & showing what #BostonStrong can be #NoBanNoWall #RefugeesWelcome #StoptheBans" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 70 likes in two years. Activist continued to spread #StopThe Bans when recording and pro-choice events. On February 6th, Twitter user @KellCope[5] tweeted a picture of "Civil rights attorney Jennifer Branch telling activists about the legal battles being waged to keep abortion legal in Ohio. #StopTheBans" (shown below, right).


NARAL Pro-Choice MA @ProChoiceMass 20k+ in Copley Sq protesting the inhuman #MuslimBan & showing what #BostonStrong can be #NoBanNoWall #RefugeesWelcome #Stopth eBans 12:45 PM 29 Jan 2017 Kellie Copeland @KellCope Civil rights attorney Jennifer Branch telling activists about the legal battles being waged to keep abortion legal in Ohio. #StopTheBans 4:40 PM-9 Feb 2017

Movement Protests

In May 2019, Stop the Bands became a wider movement following strike laws on abortions being passed in Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama. According to The Daily Dot,[9] on May 21st, "protesters gathered across the U.S.[…] as a part of the #StopTheBans movement to push back against restrictive anti-abortion legislation sweeping the states." That day, the ACLU[7] tweeted a map of all the protests happening that day (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 1,400 likes and 700 retweets in a day. California Rep. Speier[8] tweet a picture of herself speaking at a protest and wrote, "Today, I shared my story of my 2nd trimester abortion, a painful procedure that became necessary after the fetus I was carrying moved from my uterus to my vagina. I am not ashamed. Neither should anyone else be. Those who treat women like chattel should be ashamed. #StopTheBans" (shown below, right). The tweet gained over 1,600 retweets and 6,500 likes in a day.


ACLU ACLU @ACLU Every dot on this map represents a different protest happening to #StopTheBans We'll be joining marches from coast to coast in today's national day of action. Politicians, take notice: If you come for our reproductive freedom, you'll have to get through ALL of US ACLU MEXICO CUBA #STOPTHEBANS 4:14 AM -21 May 2019 Jackie Speier @RepSpeier Today, I shared my story of my 2nd trimester abortion, a painful procedure that became necessary after the fetus I was carrying moved from my uterus to my vagina. I am not ashamed. Neither should anyone else be. Those who treat women like chattel should be ashamed. #StopTheBans Reproductive Justice for All! We Wi Abortion is a We Won Human Right PUN 5:17 PM-21 May 2019

Many activists shared pictures and videos of protests in tweets using the hashtag. Twitter user @skenigsberg tweeted a video of a woman sharing her story in front of the Supreme Court building (shown below). The tweet gained over 7,500 likes and 3,600 retweets in a day.




Various Examples


Leana Wen, M.D. DrLeanaWen *Reminder to those who need it* Abortion care is still legal in all 50 states. You can keep your appointments, you can still come in, you can still get care. We'll make sure of it today, tomorrow & we'll fight these laws so that it stays that way-no matter what. #StopTheBans Abortion is safe and still legal in all 50 states. 12:36 PM - 21 May 2019 (((DeanObeidallah))) Ѐ aDeanObeidallah We need not just a federal law but a constitutional amendment that guarantees women a right to control their own bodies. I can assure you that men would be pushing for that amendment if women were trying to dictate what they could do with their bodies #StopTheBans 4:46 AM -22 May 2019 Bernie Sanders BermieSanders Abortion is health care, it is a woman's constitutional right, and people in every state in this country are ready to defend that right. Together, we are going to #StopTheBans and end the attacks on women's rights. 10:26 AM - 21 May 2019 David Karpo @davidkarp Women don't get pregnant alone. We owe them much more than our silent support in the political fight ahead. Today I made a $1 million donation to Planned Parenthood. Men, please speak up. If you can, consider contributing: ppact.org/david #StopTheBans 5:46 AM - 22 May 2019 Women's March @womensmarch "This country was built on the backs and the wombs of women, and we wil not go back" @RepPressley #StopTheBans ill Be we BOLD ОР GANNING TION ON 9:17 AM -21 May 2019 Kelly Baden @KellyBaden If your political movement is debating the nuances of which sexual assaults and rapes might be allowable for abortion ban exceptions, you're so far from the moral high ground it would be laughable if it wasn't horrifying #stopthebans Ema O'Connoro ema Anti-Abortion Rights Groups Push GOP To Rethink R--- And I----- Exceptions npr/2WYJG51 8:08 AM -22 May 2019


Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – NARAL

[2] Stopabortionbans – About

[3] Twitter – URGE_org

[4] Twitter – PPact

[5] Twitter – KellCope

[6] Twitter – ProChoiceMass

[7] Twitter- ACLU

[8] Twitter- RepSpeier

[9] Daily Dot – Stop the Bans Protests

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