Right To Private Property (Except When It's Your Body)Along the highway in rural Iowa - Nothing screams advocating for smaller government like legislating the interior experience of the female body. The hypocritical irony of concurrent signage and doublethink mentalities. Date | Location: April 2023, Rural IA
Stop Killing Black WomenWheatpaste signage found just outside of an abortion clinic in Pittsburgh, PA. Abortion access is in fact a racial issue - abortion restrictions disproportionately affect women of color, frequently forcing and trapping women of color and lower income women into poverty. The abortion rate for black women is nearly 5x that the rate of white women - in a country where black women's maternal mortality is already atrocious, we cannot afford to further endanger black bodies - black women's lives matter. However, the pro-life movement often co-opts this line of messaging for their own agenda by attempting to paint abortion as an attempt to 'exterminate the black community.'Date | Location: September 2023, Pittsburgh, PA
What About Her Life?Colorado, a sole safe haven for women in the western & southern parts of the United States, is one of the few states still allowing late-term abortions (which are most frequently non-viable pregnancies or deeply endangering the life of the mother - they are critically, medically necessary). This signage was encountered just after crossing the state's border, a clear attempt to discourage women traveling from out-of-state seeking the medical care they desperately need when their home states fail them. Date | Location: April 2024, Hillrose, CO
So Pro-Life, They'll Kill Ya!One of many counter-programming billboards prominently displayed in Milwaukee, WI during the 2024 Republican National Convention. Despite abortion ban 'exemptions' supposedly existing for rape/incest/life threatening complications, countless women have already had their bodies compromised and lives endangered by delayed care. Excruciating pain, loss of fertility, development of autoimmune disorders, and death are just some of the prices women are now paying in the conservative pursuit of righteous religion. Date | Location: July 2024, Milwaukee, WI
Works Of GodA billboard less than one mile away from one of the clinics in Omaha, NE, representative of the consistently intentional and strategic placements of anti-abortion propaganda in the immediate vacinity of the abortion clinics. Date | Location: April 2023, Omaha, NE
Date | Location: April 2024, Hillrose, CO
Unconventional MethodologiesThe subtle tactics of advocates of bodily autonomy - a discreetly placed sticker with a QR code for real abortion resources outside of a fake clinic in Milwaukee, WI. Date | Location: July 2024, Milwaukee, WI
What It's Really AboutWhile the pro-life movement frequently clings to moral superiority and religious righteousness, through the inhumane practices and maternal mortality rates dropping across the country, we must stop pretending this movement is about protecting life, when it's truly about protecting male privilege. This is not about saving babies; it's about power and control, domination over women's bodies. Taken during the 2024 RNC.Date | Location: July 2024, Milwaukee, WI
Welcome to Iowa (Back in Time)Anti-abortion signage seen instantly upon crossing the Iowa state border from Nebraska. Patients here seeking abortion are forced to make two trips—one for in-person counseling and another at least 24 hours later for the abortion; measures like these cause immense financial burden on patients. Date | Location: April 2023, IA West State Line
Two Sides, Same CoinAnti-abortion propaganda signage and religious promotional materials less than a mile from an abortion clinic in Omaha, NE. Abortion is still legal for up to 12 weeks in Nebraska, but is still considered "very restrictive" according to the Guttmacher Institute.Date | Location: April 2023, Omaha, NE
Date | Location: April 2023, IA West State Line
Date | Location: July 2024, Chesterton, IN
Date | Location: July 2024, Milwaukee, WI
Date | Location: June 2024, Wakefield, NH
Always Ever-PresentA common sight along southern highways; an omnipresent christian campaign on billboards all along the arterial highways. Taken September 2023.
True MotivationsA silent invitation (posted to lampposts throughout the city) to young protestors, asking them to truly consider their reasons for attending the 2024 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Dissent Amongst The SectsA silent warring of opposing opinions demonstrated in the hours after the 2024 March for Life in Washington D.C.; a quiet invitation to protestors to consider an alternative perspective, and a responsive attempt to silence it via trying to rip it off, tear it down. Taken January 2024.
A billboard outside of Cincinnati, OH, depicting the standard, religiously driven anti-abortion propaganda, consistently reminding women that their body isn't their choice. Taken September 2023.