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Dr Bev Gray @drbevgray.bsky.social · 12d

We had a great conversation with Dr Daniel Grossman of @ansirh.bsky.social on this week’s episode of @outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social about the science and safety of mifepristone. Get the facts here!!

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A spoonful of science helps the medicine go down

Podcast Episode · Outlawed · 09/24/2025 · 40m

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outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social @outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Trailer for Season 2!

Podcast Episode · Outlawed · S2 Trailer · 3m

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · Aug 29

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”

Cities:

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Dr Bev Gray @drbevgray.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Delays, confusion, adaptation mark first two years of NC’s stricter abortion law

Doctors say vague language and legal fears have led to some delays in treatment of miscarriages and urgent pregnancy complications.

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Amanda Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · Jul 22

They think women suffering in pregnancy, birth and postpartum is good, literally.

FDA panel promotes misinformation about antidepressants during pregnancy, psychiatrists say

Nearly all of the 10 panelists emphasized what they said were risks of the drugs. Some claimed, without evidence, that antidepressants don't work at all.

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Palmetto State Abortion Fund @psabortionfund.bsky.social · Jul 11

We’re at $1,200 / $10,000 needed!

Keep sharing because tomorrow morning, we’re getting her out of jail.

Palmetto State Abortion Fund @psabortionfund.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today @jessicavalenti.bsky.social shared about a South Carolinian who was arrested for her pregnancy outcome, I’ll link that story below, but I wanted to come on here and let y’all we will be posting her bond tomorrow at 8:30 am. If you can help at all: donorbox.org/legal-fees

Legal Fees | Palmetto State Abortion Fund (Powered by Donorbox)

We are raising funds to cover the cost of legal fees for a South Carolina woman who is being charged "desecration of human remains" after miscarrying her pregnancy a few weeks ago. She faces up to 10 ...

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · Jul 6

Martin County's only hospital was forced to close in 2023, mere months before North Carolina finally expanded Medicaid. Its closure punched a huge hole in rural healthcare down East - the closest hospital is now in Greenville (40 mins away).
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Whitney Robinson @whitneyepi.bsky.social · Jul 5

Story-telling and narrative are key

“…this suggests that when trust in government is so low, the only way to move people’s views on a given policy is to explicitly tell them about their impact on specific families.”

HT @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Jul 4

"Even when shown pessimistic information about mobility, right-wing respondents do not want to support more redistribution policies, because they see the government as a 'problem' and not as the 'solution.'"

Why People Vote Against Redistributive Policies That Would Benefit Them

New explanations from economics research.

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · Jul 2

Journalists often ask for my thoughts on the contemporary US pronatalist movement. My assessment is based on my expertise and training as a social demographer, and my own research on childbearing behaviors at the individual and aggregate levels.

Strap in, b/c I've got a lot to say. 1/

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ALT: a woman says let 's get into it with a pinkvilla logo in the background

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 1

NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.

Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · Jun 27

The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is ‘no longer a credible process.’”

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · Jun 25

While N.C. law allows abortions when a patient’s life or health is in danger, the federal guidance offered clearer protections.

Without it, doctors may be less sure about what’s allowed—and hesitate to act in emergencies.

‘This Will Delay Care’: N.C. Doctor Warns of Harm After Trump’s Rollback on Emergency Abortion Rule

Earlier this month, the Trump administration canceled a 2022 directive issued under the Biden administration that said hospitals had to provide abortion care if it was needed to save a patient’s life ...

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · Jun 24

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At this time it's super important to make sure people have accurate information around abortion. So I've been sharing a thread with a number of resources that I'll continue to re-share to ensure the information is getting out to all who need it.

Comic style speech bubble in purple. In bright pink it says: "Abortion it's a human right, not a dirty word"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 9

see, the thing *i’m* genuinely worried about is that RFK will effectively ban vaccines

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jun 9

Breaking:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · May 28

The FDA commissioner says that the decision of whether a pregnant woman should get a Covid vaccine should come down to a conversation with their doctor — not a recommendation by the federal government.

FDA chief says pregnant women should decide on Covid vaccine with doctors

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to revoke the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant women has raised alarm among OB-GYNs.

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Ariel Wittenberg @arielwittenberg.bsky.social · May 27

Thinking of this @propublica.org reporting today about stillbirths of unvaccinated parents during the Delta wave, before CDC had explicitly recommended COVID vaccines for pregnant people and the damage the virus did to the placentas.

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outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social @outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social · May 14

Incredible article about abortion later in pregnancy. Check out this powerful interview with Jenni Villavicencio in episode 7: Tension of opposites.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · May 13

Stirring and beautiful piece on the people repro groups leave behind by supporting viability limits on abortion.

So-called “compromises” lead to forced births, like that of a California woman turned away after raising thousands and flying across the country. Read @amylittlefield.bsky.social:

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

Democrats love to avoid it, and Republicans love to lie about it. But later-abortion care has never been more important.

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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · May 7

BREAKING: Jefferson Griffin has conceded the N.C. Supreme Court race to Allison Riggs, ending a six-month long legal battle over the election.

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · May 5

Join us tomorrow to learn more about our 13th Annual 50-State Report Card.

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Dr Bev Gray @drbevgray.bsky.social · May 2

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Diane Horvath, MD, MPH @gynandtonic.bsky.social · Apr 29

Today a right wing “think” tank released what they are calling a study that allegedly shows a higher rate of medication abortion complications than previous peer-reviewed studies. Let us dig into this mess.

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Dr Bev Gray @drbevgray.bsky.social · Apr 24

Someone said executive orders are like letters to Santa, which is my favorite way to describe them

Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Apr 24

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

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Governor Josh Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social · Apr 21

650,000 North Carolinians now have access to affordable health care thanks to Medicaid expansion. Gutting it would rip away that essential care and harm our entire health care system.

Call your federal representatives and let them know we must protect Medicaid.

Analysis: Republicans are targeting a pillar of Obamacare. Millions of their own voters may pay a price | CNN Politics

As the pressure grows on Congressional Republicans to identify cuts in Medicaid, they are crashing into a familiar problem: The changes that could save the most money would impose heavy costs on many ...

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · Apr 19

52 young AmeriCorps volunteers working in Western North Carolina on Helene recovery have now been fired, due to cuts made by the Trump-Musk White House.

The @americorps.bsky.social is now being dissolved nationwide by the Trump administration.
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