Online ‘aunties’ from Washington offer lodging, abortion pills to people from conservative states...

“Experienced Seattle Auntie available to help,” wrote Meghan, a Seattle-area woman, on Reddit this week. For two years, Meghan has re-shipped medical abortion pills to people across the country, particularly those in rural areas.

Across Washington state, in Spokane County, Ryanne Jones has offered to host “niblings,” or people seeking abortion assistance, for four years. She decided to advertise her standing offer in Reddit's r/AuntieNetwork community, after processing the news of the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion.

“If you are in North Idaho, I live not super far from Planned Parenthood and other clinics,” Jones, 47, wrote in a Reddit post on Monday. “I will even drive over and come get you if needed and take you to your appointment(s). I also have a spare bedroom you can use for a short time.”