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We're committed to advancing reproductive well-being through science.
We're committed to advancing reproductive well-being through science.
Advocates in South Carolina defeated a bill that threatened abortion patients with the death penalty, banned certain forms of birth control, and even criminalized speech like abortion referrals.
For Once, the Extremists Lost
11.19.25
jessica.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Advocates in South Carolina defeated a bill that threatened abortion patients with the death penalty, banned certain forms of birth control, and even criminalized speech like abortion referrals.
No one should ever be denied emergency health care.
But a Catholic hospital system in California sent a woman home to miscarry without medical treatment – twice. sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
But a Catholic hospital system in California sent a woman home to miscarry without medical treatment – twice. sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
She begged for help. The hospital sent her home — citing religion
A young couple rushed to the ER during a pregnancy emergency. What happened next wasn’t medical care — it was religious doctrine. Their case exposes an emerging crisis in California’s maternal health…
sfstandard.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
No one should ever be denied emergency health care.
But a Catholic hospital system in California sent a woman home to miscarry without medical treatment – twice. sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
But a Catholic hospital system in California sent a woman home to miscarry without medical treatment – twice. sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
Medication abortions are extremely safe.
“The actual percentage of related serious adverse events that required hospital admission in these two studies was 0.5 percent,” said ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
“The actual percentage of related serious adverse events that required hospital admission in these two studies was 0.5 percent,” said ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Medication abortions are extremely safe.
“The actual percentage of related serious adverse events that required hospital admission in these two studies was 0.5 percent,” said ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
“The actual percentage of related serious adverse events that required hospital admission in these two studies was 0.5 percent,” said ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, died in Texas because she could not access abortion care.
She was told by doctors that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
She was told by doctors that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, died in Texas because she could not access abortion care.
She was told by doctors that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
She was told by doctors that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Every denied abortion is a human rights violation.
It is often accompanied by dreams deferred, severe financial distress, unsatisfying relationships, and poor bonding with their children.
It is often accompanied by dreams deferred, severe financial distress, unsatisfying relationships, and poor bonding with their children.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Every denied abortion is a human rights violation.
It is often accompanied by dreams deferred, severe financial distress, unsatisfying relationships, and poor bonding with their children.
It is often accompanied by dreams deferred, severe financial distress, unsatisfying relationships, and poor bonding with their children.
Abortion pills are safe, effective, and well-liked by patients, according to established science and experts like our researchers. ⬇️
The science is abundantly clear: Mifepristone is very safe and effective, whether provided in clinic, via telehealth and mailed, or by filling a prescription at a local pharmacy.
Any attempts to roll back access have nothing to do with safety. It’s about control.
Any attempts to roll back access have nothing to do with safety. It’s about control.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Abortion pills are safe, effective, and well-liked by patients, according to established science and experts like our researchers. ⬇️
Thanks to @reproaction.bsky.social, @heyjane.com, &
@reprorights.org in helping us reclaim the narrative around mifepristone with the facts: Medication abortion is safe & effective.
The work doesn't stop here. Join the movement and continue to share the facts on medication abortion with us.
@reprorights.org in helping us reclaim the narrative around mifepristone with the facts: Medication abortion is safe & effective.
The work doesn't stop here. Join the movement and continue to share the facts on medication abortion with us.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thanks to @reproaction.bsky.social, @heyjane.com, &
@reprorights.org in helping us reclaim the narrative around mifepristone with the facts: Medication abortion is safe & effective.
The work doesn't stop here. Join the movement and continue to share the facts on medication abortion with us.
@reprorights.org in helping us reclaim the narrative around mifepristone with the facts: Medication abortion is safe & effective.
The work doesn't stop here. Join the movement and continue to share the facts on medication abortion with us.
“The vast majority of mothers who are relinquishing their children very much do want to parent, but they don't have the support and the financial resources to make parenting feel tenable to them,” explains Gretchen Sission.
The Politicization of Adoption in America | All Of It | WNYC
Sociologist Gretchen Sisson has spent a decade interviewing women who gave up their parental rights. She discusses her new book, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privile...
www.wnyc.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“The vast majority of mothers who are relinquishing their children very much do want to parent, but they don't have the support and the financial resources to make parenting feel tenable to them,” explains Gretchen Sission.
More restrictions on abortion care will diminish the quality of all reproductive health care.
GOP Says Dems Can Extend Americans' Health Insurance...If They Also Further Restrict Abortion
I love when the "states' rights" crowd proves they actually don't give a fuck.
www.jezebel.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
More restrictions on abortion care will diminish the quality of all reproductive health care.
A misleading report is being used to undermine trust in Mifepristone.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms - FactCheck.org
As justification for a Food and Drug Administration review of a drug used in medication abortion, two Trump administration health officials have referenced an April report from an anti-abortion group…
www.factcheck.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A misleading report is being used to undermine trust in Mifepristone.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
Our research shows that medication abortion patients who receive pills by mail without first getting an ultrasound do just as well as those who are examined and given the drugs in person.
Any attempt to restrict this type of care is not based on science.
Any attempt to restrict this type of care is not based on science.
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our research shows that medication abortion patients who receive pills by mail without first getting an ultrasound do just as well as those who are examined and given the drugs in person.
Any attempt to restrict this type of care is not based on science.
Any attempt to restrict this type of care is not based on science.
Telehealth abortions are just as safe as in-clinic care.
In both cases, patients receive abortion pills, and the abortion occurs at home, explains ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
In both cases, patients receive abortion pills, and the abortion occurs at home, explains ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms - FactCheck.org
As justification for a Food and Drug Administration review of a drug used in medication abortion, two Trump administration health officials have referenced an April report from an anti-abortion group…
www.factcheck.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Telehealth abortions are just as safe as in-clinic care.
In both cases, patients receive abortion pills, and the abortion occurs at home, explains ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
In both cases, patients receive abortion pills, and the abortion occurs at home, explains ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.
Evie Magazine, which spreads egregious medical misinformation, has plans to launch a wearable period-tracker that collects data about your cycle, sleep, diet, and movement.
This is reproductive surveillance.
This is reproductive surveillance.
Would You Wear a Period-Tracker Funded by Peter Thiel?
11.11.25
jessica.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Evie Magazine, which spreads egregious medical misinformation, has plans to launch a wearable period-tracker that collects data about your cycle, sleep, diet, and movement.
This is reproductive surveillance.
This is reproductive surveillance.
“American women need the freedom to determine the course of their own lives,” writes the New York Times’ Editorial Board. “Sometimes, access to abortion is even more than that: It can be lifesaving.”
Opinion | Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change.
American women need the freedom to determine the course of their own lives.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“American women need the freedom to determine the course of their own lives,” writes the New York Times’ Editorial Board. “Sometimes, access to abortion is even more than that: It can be lifesaving.”
At least 101 studies in 26 countries over three decades have found that medication abortions are very safe.
So why is the FDA reevaluating access to abortion pills? [Thread🧵 ]
So why is the FDA reevaluating access to abortion pills? [Thread🧵 ]
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
At least 101 studies in 26 countries over three decades have found that medication abortions are very safe.
So why is the FDA reevaluating access to abortion pills? [Thread🧵 ]
So why is the FDA reevaluating access to abortion pills? [Thread🧵 ]
Abortion rights are incredibly popular, and last week, voters turned out to support candidates who support reproductive freedom.
What Tuesday’s elections mean for the future of abortion rights
Democrats’ commanding victories have breathed new life into the reproductive health fight
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Abortion rights are incredibly popular, and last week, voters turned out to support candidates who support reproductive freedom.
Abortion is a social issue, but it is also an economic one.
The Turnaway Study found that people denied wanted abortions had almost four times greater odds of being below the federal poverty level than those who received wanted abortions.
The Turnaway Study found that people denied wanted abortions had almost four times greater odds of being below the federal poverty level than those who received wanted abortions.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Abortion is a social issue, but it is also an economic one.
The Turnaway Study found that people denied wanted abortions had almost four times greater odds of being below the federal poverty level than those who received wanted abortions.
The Turnaway Study found that people denied wanted abortions had almost four times greater odds of being below the federal poverty level than those who received wanted abortions.
Carrying a pregnancy to term comes with a wide range of risks and can be dangerous.
Access to abortion care ensures that patients have every option to navigate and survive the most heartbreaking complications.
Access to abortion care ensures that patients have every option to navigate and survive the most heartbreaking complications.
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Carrying a pregnancy to term comes with a wide range of risks and can be dangerous.
Access to abortion care ensures that patients have every option to navigate and survive the most heartbreaking complications.
Access to abortion care ensures that patients have every option to navigate and survive the most heartbreaking complications.
The Heritage Foundation is calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commission a safety study on oral contraception.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
The Group Behind Project 2025 Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Study’ the Pill
11.4.25
jessica.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Heritage Foundation is calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commission a safety study on oral contraception.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
Shield laws protect abortion providers who offer telehealth abortion to people outside the state.
A New York judge reaffirmed the strength of state shield laws and drew a clear line against Texas’s attempt to export its abortion ban beyond its borders.
A New York judge reaffirmed the strength of state shield laws and drew a clear line against Texas’s attempt to export its abortion ban beyond its borders.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Foiled in Scheme to Extend Texas Abortion Ban to New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James v. Texas Attorney General to Extend Texas Abortion Ban to New York Doctor Dr. Margaret Carpenter
msmagazine.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Shield laws protect abortion providers who offer telehealth abortion to people outside the state.
A New York judge reaffirmed the strength of state shield laws and drew a clear line against Texas’s attempt to export its abortion ban beyond its borders.
A New York judge reaffirmed the strength of state shield laws and drew a clear line against Texas’s attempt to export its abortion ban beyond its borders.
Abortion is a parenting issue.
Parents seeking abortions tell us that they want to focus on providing for the children they already have, and when they can access care, their families thrive.
Parents seeking abortions tell us that they want to focus on providing for the children they already have, and when they can access care, their families thrive.
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Abortion is a parenting issue.
Parents seeking abortions tell us that they want to focus on providing for the children they already have, and when they can access care, their families thrive.
Parents seeking abortions tell us that they want to focus on providing for the children they already have, and when they can access care, their families thrive.
Feelings of regret after an abortion are rare.
The majority of #TurnawayStudy participants reported feeling relief even years after their abortion.
The majority of #TurnawayStudy participants reported feeling relief even years after their abortion.
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Feelings of regret after an abortion are rare.
The majority of #TurnawayStudy participants reported feeling relief even years after their abortion.
The majority of #TurnawayStudy participants reported feeling relief even years after their abortion.
Add a new book to your TBR 📚 list!
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Add a new book to your TBR 📚 list!
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
One in four abortions is provided by telehealth.
Now, anti-abortion organizations are relying on disinformation and misleading polling to try to manufacture opposition to this popular method of abortion care.
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gop-sa...
Now, anti-abortion organizations are relying on disinformation and misleading polling to try to manufacture opposition to this popular method of abortion care.
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gop-sa...
The GOP Says Americans Want Abortion Pill Restrictions. They’re Lying.
10.29.25
jessica.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
One in four abortions is provided by telehealth.
Now, anti-abortion organizations are relying on disinformation and misleading polling to try to manufacture opposition to this popular method of abortion care.
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gop-sa...
Now, anti-abortion organizations are relying on disinformation and misleading polling to try to manufacture opposition to this popular method of abortion care.
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gop-sa...
Anti-abortion extremists are trying to stop us from accessing medication abortion.
What they aren’t saying is that those pills are also essential for patients experiencing a miscarriage.
Abortion restrictions hurt everyone. Period.
What they aren’t saying is that those pills are also essential for patients experiencing a miscarriage.
Abortion restrictions hurt everyone. Period.
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Anti-abortion extremists are trying to stop us from accessing medication abortion.
What they aren’t saying is that those pills are also essential for patients experiencing a miscarriage.
Abortion restrictions hurt everyone. Period.
What they aren’t saying is that those pills are also essential for patients experiencing a miscarriage.
Abortion restrictions hurt everyone. Period.