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Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · Jun 14

No surprise that the suspect in the assassination of the Minnesota House Democratic leader and her husband and the attempted assassination of a state senator and his wife was also out to get abortion rights supporters.

Misogyny is central of fascism www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · Jun 11

I'm crying in the club with @garnethenderson.com after one week of Autonomy News. We're proud not to paywall our reporting. Whomst will be paid subscriber number 75??

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · Jun 11

We've been overwhelmed by your support since launching one week ago.

Thousands of people have followed us, hundreds have signed up, and we are at 72 paid subscriptions to help keep our work free for all.

Who will get us to 75?

Welcome to Autonomy News

Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered 'Bribe' to Stop Abortions

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jun 12

“I just saw 17 million deaths from COVID vaccines in 18 months” would be funny if this guy wasn’t now the gatekeeper of all vaccines Americans can get from now on

debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Jun 11

So this is who RFK Jr. just nominated as an ACIP member. If this isn’t an anti-vaxxer then wtf is?

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · Jun 11

Hello, if anyone has information regarding the "defunding" PP provision in the GOP reconciliation bill, please contact me on Signal (using a non-work device) at garnethenderson.12

Link unrelated

In her new memoir, Cecile Richards remembers a "wildly unsettling" meeting with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner about the funding of Planned Parenthood

people.com

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Diane Horvath, MD, MPH @gynandtonic.bsky.social · Jun 7

Delighted to be a part of the Supermajority Ed Fund's speaker panel on 6/11 with @bonyenleegilmore.bsky.social @msfchoice.bsky.social @sharkfu.bsky.social. Join us for a deep dive into what's happening in clinics, courtrooms, and medical school classrooms around the country. mobilize.us/s/C4U9so

Supermajority Ed Fund's summer lineup:
6/4: We The People: Resisting Trump's attacks on immigrants
6/11: We Decide: Providers, patients, and the path ahead
6/18: We Built This: Black wealth, boycotts, & economic power
6/25: We Are Here To Stay: the future is trans and queer
7/2: We Are The Future: The next gen of representation

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jun 5

Hi! I specialize in medication toxicity. All available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines.

Mortality rates:

Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K

Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · Jun 4

Dr. Marty Makary said Monday that the FDA will review the pill’s safety, after Sen. Josh Hawley amplified a bogus “study” on mifepristone and RFK Jr. said he asked Makary to conduct a “complete review."
www.jezebel.com/thanks-to-th...

Thanks to These Stellar Men and a Bogus Study, the FDA Will Needlessly Investigate the Abortion Pill

Dr. Marty Makary said Monday that the FDA will review the pill’s safety, after Sen. Josh Hawley amplified a bogus “study” on mifepristone and RFK Jr. said he asked Makary to conduct a “complete review...

www.jezebel.com

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · Jun 5

I’m sick of this regime using antisemitism to justify racist policies. This travel ban is about keeping Black and brown people out which is rooted in racism. It won’t protect Jews—it fuels resentment and puts us in more danger, leading to more violence like what happened in Boulder.

Trump announces travel ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions for 7 others

Trump framed the new restrictions, which primarily target African and Asian countries, as necessary to fortify national security and combat terrorism.

www.nbcnews.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 4

I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.

Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.

Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · Jun 4

i just subscribed for two reasons (and if you can, you should too):

1. @susanrinkunas.com and @garnethenderson.com are some of the best of the best when it comes to repro journalism and we need their work more than ever

2. it isn’t on substack! you aren’t supporting nazis and a shitty platform!

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · Jun 4

Hello world! We are Autonomy News, a new worker-owned reproductive justice news outlet cofounded by @garnethenderson.com and @susanrinkunas.com.

Our reporting will never be paywalled, and you can support our work with a subscription to keep it free for everyone.

Welcome to Autonomy News

Welcome to Autonomy News, a new publication created and owned by two reproductive rights and justice journalists. We write about bodily autonomy and the attacks levied by politicians and activists wh...

‘They Called Us Ungrateful': Abortion Providers Say Texas Exam Puts Them and Patients at Risk

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Diane Horvath, MD, MPH @gynandtonic.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thorough and excellent reporting by @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co about the Complex Family Planning board certification process - who it excludes, and who is placed at risk by requiring candidates to travel to TX for in-person exams.

Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · Jun 4

And now, doctors say the case list requirements for next year could exclude abortion providers practicing in outpatient settings—the vast majority of providers.

“You all are sending us your patients, and we feel like second-class citizens in our own subspecialty." - @gynandtonic.bsky.social

Doctors hoping to become board-certified in complex family planning must travel to Dallas for an in-person exam. They say the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology dismissed their concerns.

Unbound authors will not receive unpaid royalty payments until new publisher Boundless 'is cash stable'

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Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · May 30

This is upsetting and outrageous. I brought together 18 contributors and an artist for our anthology on menopause and raised all the money to make publishing it possible. It came out in UK, Ireland & Europe in Match. Contributors were paid. I haven’t received any money.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · May 30

Authors published by the crowdfunding publisher Unbound will not receive historic royalty payments for sales of their books, unless Boundless, the new publisher founded following Unbound going into administration, "survives and thrives" 👇 #BookSky

www.thebookseller.com

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · May 13

“These are often children; these are people in poverty; these are people with very few resources; these are people who use drugs. If we’re willing to throw the most vulnerable people under the bus as a movement, then what the hell is our movement doing?” -- @gynandtonic.bsky.social

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:

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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Amy Littlefield @amylittlefield.bsky.social · May 13

She’s beautiful!

The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · May 13

Our June issue is here! Featuring @amylittlefield.bsky.social on what it would mean to defend all abortions, @johnsemley3000.bsky.social on what happened when sports betting went legal, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social on the cult of close reading, and so much more.

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RHAvote @rhavote.bsky.social · May 13

Proud to be included in this banger of a cover story alongside some ferocious providers, advocates and PATIENTS. The guts it took for these women to be featured like this is unparalleled. The least we can do is FIGHT FOR THEM.

The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · May 13

Our June issue is here! Featuring @amylittlefield.bsky.social on what it would mean to defend all abortions, @johnsemley3000.bsky.social on what happened when sports betting went legal, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social on the cult of close reading, and so much more.

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Helmi @helmsinki.bsky.social · May 13

Anyone interested in promoting @partnersclinic.bsky.social can donate at this link! secure.actblue.com/donate/partn...

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · May 13

Our June issue is here! Featuring @amylittlefield.bsky.social on what it would mean to defend all abortions, @johnsemley3000.bsky.social on what happened when sports betting went legal, @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social on the cult of close reading, and so much more.

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Diane Horvath, MD, MPH @gynandtonic.bsky.social · May 13

The best later abortion reporting I’ve ever read. Thank you @amylittlefield.bsky.social for lifting up our patients and staff in such a tender, respectful way, and for calling out the terrible political decisions that got us viability bans.

Amy Littlefield @amylittlefield.bsky.social · May 13

My cover story in the June issue of @thenation.com is a dispatch from one of the few clinics offering abortions in all trimesters.

It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.

It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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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:

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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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · May 13

“Later abortion is banned in all but nine states and Washington DC, and performed in only a handful of clinics nationwide.” Viability bans lead to stories like this, which will only become more frequent if the Trump admin restricts medication abortion for early care
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

sceeenshot from The Nation: A 29-year-old with light skin and dark hair walks down the hall at Partners, sobbing. She flew here from California, one of the 22 states in the country that ban abortion at or around
"viability." In 2022, 67 percent of California voters backed a referendum that blocks the state from interfering in a patient's pregnancy decisions, but a state law banning most abortions after viability still stands.
So the patient in the hallway faced a grueling journey from one of the nation's bluest states.
First she had to raise close to $20,000 to pay for the abortion itself. At least 90 percent of Partners' uninsured patients cobble this funding together from abortion funds and clinic discounts. Yet by the time she made her decision, raised the money, and flew to Maryland, an ultrasound had put her well past Partners' limit.

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Sofia Resnick @sofiaresnick.bsky.social · May 13

Incredible reporting and storytelling from @amylittlefield.bsky.social on the complexities of later abortions: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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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Pamela Merritt @sharkfu.bsky.social · May 13

“For Republicans, it’s a coveted talking point. For Democrats, it’s a liability. For Ayana, it’s a chance to be the mom she wants to be.” @amylittlefield.bsky.social @thenation.com

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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