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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 2d

UCLA Law students -- we're hiring a Spring 2026 extern!

UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 2d

Work with us next summer! Apply now to be a 2026 spring extern contributing to our legal and interdisciplinary work. This position is available to 2L, 3L, and LLM students at UCLA Law. Learn more: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul....
App will be reviewed through 11/17/25.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 7d

@autonomynews.co received a tip yesterday about concerns that the FDA seemed to have made some sort of change regarding mifepristone.

As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.

Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today

Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.

www.evitasolutionsllc.com

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 14d

In a letter to Republican attorneys general, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and FDA Commissioner Makary write they’re being driven to act by “recent studies raising concerns about the safety of mifepristone”—citing a report widely panned as "junk science" from the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC).

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 16d

To learn more about the report and hear from advocates leading litigation to secure the protections guaranteed under these new amendments, join our upcoming webinar: Realizing the Promise of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments.

Pre-register at this link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 16d

Today, the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at UCLA School of Law released a new report, The Promise of Reproductive Freedom Amendments: An Analysis of State Constitutional Protections and Their Impact. Read the report here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 16d

NEW: After Dobbs, voters in ten states enshrined abortion and reproductive rights in their states' constitutions. @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's @cathrencohen.bsky.social and Diana Kasdan analyze how the wording of these amendments impacts their promise and potential to protect reproductive freedom.

The Power of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments

A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond.

statecourtreport.org

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 16d

For @statecourtreport.org, Diana Kasdan and I wrote about our new report and how state reproductive freedom amendments have the potential to both reshape the landscape of abortion rights and move us closer to reproductive justice.

statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

The Power of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments

A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond.

statecourtreport.org

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 17d

Read the full report here! law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 17d

They also offer a new approach to constitutionalizing a wider array of reproductive and bodily autonomy rights. Virtually all of the amendments codify rights beyond abortion, including protections explicitly protecting pregnancy decisions and care, birth, family planning, and more.

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 17d

The amendments represent a powerful shift in the state constitutional landscape. At the time they were passed, more than 50 laws banning or regulating abortion were on the books in these ten states. Already, court decisions in four states have applied the amendments to block abortion restrictions.

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 17d

Post-Dobbs, ten states have ratified constitutional amendments codifying the right to abortion and reproductive rights more broadly. Today @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social released a new report on these amendments and their impact on anti-abortion laws.
law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

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The Cut @thecut.com · 22d

As misinformation about folic acid spreads online, a growing number of supplement brands are selling prenatal vitamins that don’t contain the one ingredient that’s been shown to prevent major birth defects.

Your Prenatal Vitamin Might Be Missing an Essential Ingredient

As misinformation about folic acid spreads online, a growing number of supplement brands are selling prenatal vitamins that don’t contain the one ingredient that’s been shown to prevent major birth defects.

www.thecut.com

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Sep 4

CRHLP has released a new report, State Abortion Policies and OB-GYN Residents: How Abortion Policies Influence Career Choices, Relocation Decisions, and Perceived Protection While Providing Care (law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul....

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · Sep 5

These signatories, who are trained and experiences in conducting and evaluating studies on repro issues, including mifepristone, urge FDA to refrain from imposing additional or increased restrictions on mifepristone based on this flawed report. Read the full letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yesterday RFK Jr. cited a report authored by anti-choice advocates to claim that mifepristone is not safe. Last week, @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social & @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to FDA on behalf of 263 repro researchers outlining why its flawed & not grounded in gold standard science.

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · Sep 4

During RFK Jr.'s three-hour Senate hearing, 2 Republicans brought up the bogus far-right "study" claiming mifepristone isn't safe, and I'm losing my mind.
www.jezebel.com/mifepristone...

Mifepristone Is SAFE, the GOP Is NOT

During RFK Jr.'s three-hour Senate hearing, 2 Republicans brought up the bogus far-right "study" claiming mifepristone isn't safe, and I'm losing my mind.

www.jezebel.com

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.

The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...

Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA

On August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Sep 1

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth.

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we and our colleagues at @‪ansirh.bsky.social‬ submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

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Susan Jaffe @susanjaffe.bsky.social · Aug 8

Minors’ Ability to Consent to Contraception and Abortion Services www.kff.org/1d6f093/

Minors’ Ability to Consent to Contraception and Abortion Services | KFF

This brief examines state consent requirements for minors accessing contraceptive and abortion care, processes for minors to attempt to obtain abortion without parental involvement, and trends in stat...

www.kff.org

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · Jul 31

"Tying the availability of abortion care to fetal viability invites government interference and moral judgment. It creates categories of 'good' and 'bad' abortions and stigmatizes people who fall into the 'bad' category." @angryblacklady.bsky.social👏👏

rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/07/30/f...

Missouri’s Abortion Rights Amendment Fell Into the Fetal Viability Trap. Let’s Talk About It.

The viability standard failed us under Roe v. Wade. It doesn’t have to be the future of reproductive freedom—just ask Colorado.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

More from Sotomayor's dissent:

"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."

When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.
Two lower courts rose to the occasion, preliminarily enjoining the mass firings while the litigation remains ongoing.
Rather than maintain the status quo, however, this Court
now intervenes, lifting the injunction and permitting the
Government to proceed with dismantling the Department.
That decision is indefensible. It hands the Executive the
power to repeal statutes by firing all those necessary to
carry them out. The majority is either willfully blind to the
implications of its ruling or naive, but either way the threat
to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave. Unable
to join in this misuse of our emergency docket, I respectfully
dissent.

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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · Jul 3

“The federal effort to defund those who provide abortion services is a key tactic for restricting abortion access in states that protect [it] by radically shrinking the pool of abortion providers who can afford to continue operating.” @melissagoodman.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Republican spending bill could deal a huge blow to abortion access in California

President Trump’s budget bill would eliminate federal Medicaid funding for any type of medical care to organizations that perform abortions. This could reduce access to abortion in California.

www.sfchronicle.com

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Jun 30

Announcing our resource to stay informed on efforts to restrict or protect access to mifepristone bit.ly/CRHLPMifeTra...! The Mifepristone Litigation Tracker and Federal Action Tracker provide regularly updated info on court cases & federal admin actions that could shape abortion access nationwide

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Jun 23

Tomorrow CRHLP Staff Attorney @cathrencohen.bsky.social will be speaking at an event hosted by Planned Parenthood. Hear from folks working in organizing, policy, education, & law. Join us in Orange County at 6:30 PM!
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...

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