Sofia Resnick
@sofiaresnick.bsky.social
National reproductive rights reporter for @statesnewsroom. Tips to sresnick(at)statesnewsroom(dot)com.
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New from me:
Letters from anti-abortion activists and Republican elected officials show stated goals of barring Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal money and pulling them from the 340B drug pricing program, which allows for significant discounts on prescription drugs.
Letters from anti-abortion activists and Republican elected officials show stated goals of barring Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal money and pulling them from the 340B drug pricing program, which allows for significant discounts on prescription drugs.
Anti-abortion groups, lawmakers push feds for more permanent ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood
Anti-abortion organizations and Republican elected officials are searching for more ways to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal resources after congressional Republicans successfully cut...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New from me:
Letters from anti-abortion activists and Republican elected officials show stated goals of barring Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal money and pulling them from the 340B drug pricing program, which allows for significant discounts on prescription drugs.
Letters from anti-abortion activists and Republican elected officials show stated goals of barring Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal money and pulling them from the 340B drug pricing program, which allows for significant discounts on prescription drugs.
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Via @sofiaresnick.bsky.social: Despite its strong safety record, the abortion and miscarriage drug mifepristone has been taken to court in several conflicting lawsuits, where some plaintiffs argue the drug should be easier to access, and others say it should be more restricted.
Mifepristone on trial: Where lawsuits about a key abortion medication stand | Alabama Reflector
Despite its strong safety record, the abortion and miscarriage drug mifepristone has been taken to court in several conflicting lawsuits.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Via @sofiaresnick.bsky.social: Despite its strong safety record, the abortion and miscarriage drug mifepristone has been taken to court in several conflicting lawsuits, where some plaintiffs argue the drug should be easier to access, and others say it should be more restricted.
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A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
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RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
@elishabrown.bsky.social breaks down the existing laws protecting abortion providers from out-of-state investigations, with a helpful map from @kelciemmorris.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...
Democratic-led states ramp up protections in reproductive health shield laws
Shield laws that protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state prosecutions have become a point of contention in the fight over access to abortion medication. These measures popped up in n...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@elishabrown.bsky.social breaks down the existing laws protecting abortion providers from out-of-state investigations, with a helpful map from @kelciemmorris.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...
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My colleague @elishabrown.bsky.social did a great job on this piece about shield laws, and yours truly worked up a very pretty map for it, if I do say so myself.
Democratic-led states ramp up protections in reproductive health shield laws
Shield laws that protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state prosecutions have become a point of contention in the fight over access to abortion medication. These measures popped up in n...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My colleague @elishabrown.bsky.social did a great job on this piece about shield laws, and yours truly worked up a very pretty map for it, if I do say so myself.
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A law set to take effect in Texas in early December allows people to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion medication to the state. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture other states’ shield laws remains to be seen.
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them
A law set to take effect in early December gives Texans the power to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion pills to the state, from drug companies to doctors. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture oth...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A law set to take effect in Texas in early December allows people to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion medication to the state. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture other states’ shield laws remains to be seen.
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
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The FDA's review of mifepristone is facing heat from anti-abortion lobbyists, a federal judge, the ACLU and Senate Democrats. @sofiaresnick.bsky.social paints the picture: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
FDA’s abortion-pill safety review under growing scrutiny
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing increasing pressure from abortion opponents and advocates over how it regulates a drug that has become central to abortion access since Roe v. Wade was ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The FDA's review of mifepristone is facing heat from anti-abortion lobbyists, a federal judge, the ACLU and Senate Democrats. @sofiaresnick.bsky.social paints the picture: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
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Marco Azogue worked nights cleaning commercial buildings in Minneapolis. He was arrested after a court hearing in his asylum case — and when he was loaded onto a plane at MSP, he didn't know where it would take him.
'We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP • Minnesota Reformer
When Marco Azogue climbed the stairs onto a plane parked on the tarmac of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, shackled at the wrists and ankles, he assumed the plane was taking him to his home...
minnesotareformer.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Marco Azogue worked nights cleaning commercial buildings in Minneapolis. He was arrested after a court hearing in his asylum case — and when he was loaded onto a plane at MSP, he didn't know where it would take him.
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Incredibly depressing to see this story wrap up by quoting a lawmaker who says, “we have to allow for more exceptions,” when the entire story is evidence that exceptions don’t work, especially for a Black woman like Tierra Walker who was already at higher risk of dying due to medical neglect
“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 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Incredibly depressing to see this story wrap up by quoting a lawmaker who says, “we have to allow for more exceptions,” when the entire story is evidence that exceptions don’t work, especially for a Black woman like Tierra Walker who was already at higher risk of dying due to medical neglect
An anti-abortion leader in a coalition trying to restrict the abortion drug mifepristone says the FDA is analyzing the same data used in a controversial white paper. The methodology the FDA uses concerns this coalition, but also Senate Dems and the ACLU: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
FDA’s abortion-pill safety review under growing scrutiny
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing increasing pressure from abortion opponents and advocates over how it regulates a drug that has become central to abortion access since Roe v. Wade was ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
An anti-abortion leader in a coalition trying to restrict the abortion drug mifepristone says the FDA is analyzing the same data used in a controversial white paper. The methodology the FDA uses concerns this coalition, but also Senate Dems and the ACLU: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“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 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Great story from @sofiaresnick.bsky.social about the status of the abortion drug mifepristone and growing pressure on the FDA to change how it can be used, including banning telehealth prescriptions.
FDA’s abortion-pill safety review under growing scrutiny
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing increasing pressure from abortion opponents and advocates over how it regulates a drug that has become central to abortion access since Roe v. Wade was ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Great story from @sofiaresnick.bsky.social about the status of the abortion drug mifepristone and growing pressure on the FDA to change how it can be used, including banning telehealth prescriptions.
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A shift in mifepristone regulation could dramatically change abortion access throughout the country, and health advocates and litigators are closely watching how the FDA justifies any changes.
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
FDA’s abortion-pill safety review under growing scrutiny
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing increasing pressure from abortion opponents and advocates over how it regulates a drug that has become central to abortion access since Roe v. Wade was ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A shift in mifepristone regulation could dramatically change abortion access throughout the country, and health advocates and litigators are closely watching how the FDA justifies any changes.
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fdas...
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BREAKING Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deal...
Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears
WASHINGTON — A deal was within reach Sunday night to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, when it appeared enough U.S. Senate Democrats had agreed to join Republicans to temporarily...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
BREAKING Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deal...
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New from me: Voters in NJ and VA elected Democratic women governors who vowed to protect abortion access. Dems swept the VA races, too, basically ensuring a repro ballot measure in 2026. And PA retained 3 judges bound to take up abortion-related cases. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...
Democrats who back reproductive rights win key races
Despite less focus on abortion in the 2025 election, voters Tuesday supported Democratic candidates who back reproductive rights in New Jersey and Virginia, and retained Democratic justices in Pennsyl...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New from me: Voters in NJ and VA elected Democratic women governors who vowed to protect abortion access. Dems swept the VA races, too, basically ensuring a repro ballot measure in 2026. And PA retained 3 judges bound to take up abortion-related cases. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just two days until Stories From The States launches! Listen to a teaser for our new weekly podcast and subscribe here.
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#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
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Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago.
Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote.
via @missouriindependent.com
Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote.
via @missouriindependent.com
Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago. Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote
One year ago today, Missourians voted to enshrine abortion rights into the state Constitution.But access remains fragmented as court battles and proposed abortion bans introduce more confusion into…
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago.
Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote.
via @missouriindependent.com
Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote.
via @missouriindependent.com
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Reps for a dozen nonprofits that lost federal funding to do community violence intervention work—due to Trump's DOJ cancelling their grants—say they've had to cut staff & programs, which will undermine public safety.
Here's the story of one, Equal Justice USA, that didn't survive. @motherjones.com
Here's the story of one, Equal Justice USA, that didn't survive. @motherjones.com
How Trump’s DOJ wiped out a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit
“We’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reps for a dozen nonprofits that lost federal funding to do community violence intervention work—due to Trump's DOJ cancelling their grants—say they've had to cut staff & programs, which will undermine public safety.
Here's the story of one, Equal Justice USA, that didn't survive. @motherjones.com
Here's the story of one, Equal Justice USA, that didn't survive. @motherjones.com
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More in my latest piece on how the Trump admin quietly withheld funds for public health this yr.
Thanks to @kffhealthnews.org for allowing me time to investigate. It's a huge deal that's underreported. Stay tuned for KFFs version w/fab illus by @oonazenda.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Health/red-t...
Thanks to @kffhealthnews.org for allowing me time to investigate. It's a huge deal that's underreported. Stay tuned for KFFs version w/fab illus by @oonazenda.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Health/red-t...
Red tape and budget constraints: How the White House is undercutting public health
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly undercut outbreak response, HIV treatment and dementia care.
abcnews.go.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
More in my latest piece on how the Trump admin quietly withheld funds for public health this yr.
Thanks to @kffhealthnews.org for allowing me time to investigate. It's a huge deal that's underreported. Stay tuned for KFFs version w/fab illus by @oonazenda.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Health/red-t...
Thanks to @kffhealthnews.org for allowing me time to investigate. It's a huge deal that's underreported. Stay tuned for KFFs version w/fab illus by @oonazenda.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Health/red-t...
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Though thousands of Idahoans relied on the health care provided through Title X for over 50 years, the state made no public announcements as the decision took effect in April, leading to the closure of 28 out of 43 — about 65% — Title X-funded family planning clinics in public health districts.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and reproductive health care services from a key family planning program.
While some states fight to restore Title X family planning funding, Idaho chooses to forfeit it • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and reproductive health ...
idahocapitalsun.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Though thousands of Idahoans relied on the health care provided through Title X for over 50 years, the state made no public announcements as the decision took effect in April, leading to the closure of 28 out of 43 — about 65% — Title X-funded family planning clinics in public health districts.
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Mothers demand TSA follow its own breast milk and formula rules
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom
Mothers demand TSA follow its own breast milk and formula rules • North Dakota Monitor
Despite a federal law, women continue to report issues with TSA security in airports across the country, saying many workers are not trained on their own policy.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mothers demand TSA follow its own breast milk and formula rules
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom
By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom
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Lots of developments in SNAP payments fight today, most notably a defiant Trump vowing no payments until Democrats cave on shutdown. Story for @statesnewsroom.com:
A defiant Trump vows no SNAP payments until Democrats cave on shutdown
President Donald Trump backtracked Tuesday on a pledge by his administration in court filings to partially fund November food assistance during the government shutdown, posting on social media that be...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Lots of developments in SNAP payments fight today, most notably a defiant Trump vowing no payments until Democrats cave on shutdown. Story for @statesnewsroom.com:
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Despite President Donald Trump’s claim that deadly military strikes on alleged drug boats are necessary to save American lives, overdoses and the deaths they cause were trending down this year.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/03/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/03/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/
The ‘hard, slow work’ of reducing overdose deaths is having an effect • Stateline
Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
stateline.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Despite President Donald Trump’s claim that deadly military strikes on alleged drug boats are necessary to save American lives, overdoses and the deaths they cause were trending down this year.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/03/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/03/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/
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NEWS FROM HERE: @statesnewsroom.com Washington, D.C., Bureau reporter wins award for coverage of Congress www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...
States Newsroom Washington, D.C., Bureau reporter wins award for coverage of Congress
WASHINGTON — Senior reporter Jennifer Shutt of the States Newsroom Washington, D.C., Bureau has been named the recipient of the 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congr...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEWS FROM HERE: @statesnewsroom.com Washington, D.C., Bureau reporter wins award for coverage of Congress www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...