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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is using federal policy to systematically target #LGBTQI+ folks in a strategy to delegitimize queer and trans existence. rePROs FB Senior Fellow Preston D. Mitchum outlines the tools used to carry out these attacks and the urgent need for resistance and repair: tinyurl.com/ErasureAsPolicy

A purple graphic promoting rePROs Fight Back’s policy brief, “Erasure as Policy: The Trump Administration's Assault on LGBTQI+ Lives.” On the right, there is a digital illustration of people holding or draped in Pride flags. Some figures appear only as white silhouettes, symbolizing erasure.

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 1d

Your reproductive rights should never depend on where you live.

Stay informed and find ways to fight back with rePROs Fight Back’s vast podcast library: reprosfightback.com

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to our full podcast on the new #SCOTUS term here: www.reprosfightback.com/episodes-blo...

The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing — rePROs Fight Back

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo , Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of ...

www.reprosfightback.com

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 1d

In this clip, @hegemommy.bsky.social calls out politicians who cloak themselves as defenders of women’s sports while scapegoating trans kids and undermining #TitleIX, revealing the deep hypocrisy and cruelty at the heart of the state-sanctioned bullying in B.P.J. v. West Virginia Board of Education.

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 1d

"When people have the power to make decisions about their bodies and lives, families thrive... Nobody should be denied healthcare, no one should have to choose between paying for healthcare and rent, and no one should fear deportation for going to the doctor." —Lupe M. Rodríguez @msmagazine.com

This Hispanic Heritage Month, We Honor Immigrant Families by Fighting for Healthcare Justice

This Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month, We Honor Immigrant Families, Women and Mothers by Fighting for Healthcare Access and Justice

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Plan C @plancpills.bsky.social · Sep 11

Really appreciate this advice for journalists, from the experts at @ifwhenhow.bsky.social, on how to cover stories where people are being criminalized over how their pregnancy ended.

Guidance for Journalists: What to know when covering a pregnancy criminalization case

Learn how to navigate these complicated cases in a way that can reduce harm to the person being criminalized for normal reproductive outcomes, like abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth.

ifwhenhow.org

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 3d

Across nearly 100 submissions to our #StopCensoringAbortion survey, we saw systemic over-enforcement, convoluted policies, sudden account bans, and ignored appeals. On Friday, leaders from EFF, Plan C, M+A Hotline, and Women on Web will discuss what’s happening and the future of sharing info online.

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 1d

The U.S. Supreme Court just heard a case about Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, which could have devastating implications for queer people in the country.

Why the U.S. Supreme Court case on Colorado conversion therapy ban matters | Xtra Magazine

How the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors will have massive implications for queer people in the U.S.

xtramagazine.com

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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 5d

Prosecutors Charged Hundreds With Pregnancy-Related Child Abuse Crimes Post-‘Dobbs,’ Research Shows

By @elishabrown.bsky.social

Prosecutors Charged Hundreds With Pregnancy-Related Child Abuse Crimes Post-'Dobbs,' Research Shows

Nearly three dozen cases were brought against people who miscarried or delivered stillborns, a Pregnancy Justice report found.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 4d

This is the most extreme abortion ban ever introduced in South Carolina and it’s an egregious attack on autonomy, privacy, speech, and safety.

We CANNOT stay silent.

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 6d

At a public hearing on Wednesday, one OB-GYN said that the proposed bill "constitutes an unconstitutional reach that threatens the very fabric of health care in our state."
www.jezebel.com/south-caroli...

South Carolina Moves Toward Passing the Most Extreme Abortion Ban in America

At a public hearing on Wednesday, one OB-GYN said that the proposed bill "constitutes an unconstitutional reach that threatens the very fabric of health care in our state."

www.jezebel.com

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 2d

The beginning of the new #SCOTUS term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. This week, Jessica Mason Pieklo, Co-Chief Content Officer of @rewirenewsgroup.com and co-host of Boom! Lawyered, maps out this term’s cases and what’s on the line for our rights.

The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing — rePROs Fight Back

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo , Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 3d

Cases coming up this SCOTUS term include a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban (Chiles v. Salazar), a West Virginia trans sports ban (BPJ v. West Virginia Board of Education), & a Louisiana redistricting case impacting Black voters' rights to equal representation (Louisiana v. Callais).

The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing — rePROs Fight Back

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo , Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 3d

Here are the 10 most frequently challenged books out of the 2,452 unique titles targeted last year. ala.org/bbooks @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

#BannedBooksWeek

American Library Association graphic. White title on red background reads, "Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2024." There are segments of the covers of the following books: All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Tricks by Ellen Hopkins, Looking for Alaska by John Green, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews, Crank by Ellen Hopkins, Sold by Patricia McCormick, Flamer by Mike Curato. At the bottom there is the link: ala.org/bbooks.

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 3d

Censorship has no place in our schools, libraries, or universities. Yet in 2024, the American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social documented 821 attempts to censor books and materials across the country.

ala.org/bbooks #BannedBooksWeek

A composition book titled "Banned Books Week," dated October 5-11, 2025. A purple strip across the center reads "Read for your rights" in white text. Faint purple and blue book covers of banned titles are in the background.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know that six in ten abortion seekers in the United States are already parents?

They know precisely what it takes to raise a child, and often decide to have abortions to ensure they have enough resources to support their existing children.

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 11d

We have NEW research on pregnancy-related prosecutions in the first two years after Dobbs, and there are surely more cases.

They show us that giving rights to fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses paves the way for people to be ARRESTED and PUNISHED for all pregnancy outcomes — beyond abortion.

In the two years after Dobbs, prosecutors initiated at least 412 cases charging people with crimes related to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth.

Prosecutors criminalized 31 people who experienced a pregnancy loss in the 2 years after Dobbs.

Pregnancy related prosecutions happened in 16 states. These were the top 3: Alabama, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.

Most cases involve allegations of substance use during pregnancy - 399/412

Most cases began in a medical setting - 264/412

Most cases involved the family policing system - 217/412

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 New Episode 🚨

This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the always fabulous @hegemommy.bsky.social about the new SCOTUS term. #podcast

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 4d

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. This week on the #podcast, @hegemommy.bsky.social of @rewirenewsgroup.com offers a holistic view of this term's cases and highlights what to watch in the lower courts. #SCOTUS

The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing — rePROs Fight Back

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo , Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 4d

#SCOTUS is back in session. @hegemommy.bsky.social joins us to map out the new term in today's podcast ⤵️

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 4d

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. This week on the #podcast, @hegemommy.bsky.social of @rewirenewsgroup.com offers a holistic view of this term's cases and highlights what to watch in the lower courts. #SCOTUS

The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing — rePROs Fight Back

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo , Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 4d

The terror of ICE enforcement is driving pregnant people without permanent legal status away from critical health care. State violence lives in silent suffering, in sleepless nights, and in every prenatal appointment forgone out of fear of deportation. #ImmigrantJusticeIsReproductiveJustice

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk

Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.

19thnews.org

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 5d

“Prosecutors are wielding criminal laws to surveil and criminalize pregnant people, their behavior, and their pregnancy outcomes." —Dana Sussman, @pregnancyjust.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com

Prosecutors charged hundreds with pregnancy-related child abuse crimes post-Dobbs, research shows

More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · 5d

As young people in the US face increased barriers to #ReproHealth services, adolescent-centered care can support access by putting youth first.

New Guttmacher research explores how publicly supported clinics have expanded adolescent-centered care. Read more: https://gu.tt/3IJ12zZ

Young people deserve contraceptive care that centers their needs and autonomy

Understand obstacles that hinder young people's access to contraception & other sexual & reproductive health care. Find insights & support for better access.

gu.tt

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 5d

In the new @reprosfightback.bsky.social brief, Senior Fellow Preston D. Mitchum outlines the policy tools the Trump administration is using to systematically attack #LGBTQI+ lives, the communities most harmed, and the urgent need for resistance and repair: tinyurl.com/ErasureAsPolicy

Quote graphic with red, gold, and black scrapbook-style background containing scraps of paper and sunflowers. Text in a typewriter-style font reads: "We must invest in the leadership of Black and Brown trans people; support queer youth navigating systems of poverty, incarceration, and immigration; and build institutions resilient enough to withstand political backlash." The quote is attributed to Preston D. Mitchum, rePROs Fight Back Senior Fellow. At the bottom left, there are two vintage button pins, one reading “Stonewall Fight Back! Lesbian & Gay Oppression," the other reading "We Are Everywhere." A hand holds two pride flags in the bottom right.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 10d

@susanrinkunas.com and I contacted every Planned Parenthood affiliate potentially affected by the Medicaid “defund.”

Here’s what we learned about whether people with Medicaid can still visit their local PP:

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 10d

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organization stands:

Here’s Which Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Still Seeing Medicaid Patients

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organiza...

www.autonomynews.co

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 6d

Hear more in the new rePROs Fight Back episode, where @nwlc.org's Fatima Goss Graves talks with us about the status of abortion access in the U.S., what to anticipate, & what brings her hope. www.reprosfightback.com/episodes-blo... #podcast

Temperature Check: What is the Status of Abortion Access in the U.S.? — rePROs Fight Back

Whether it’s communicated in polls or at the ballot box, access to abortion is extremely popular in the United States. Yet, our rights are being blatantly stripped away—and abortion care won’t be the ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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