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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 23h

More Than Half of ACA Marketplace Enrollees Live in Republican Congressional Districts

Since the enhanced premium tax credits became available in 2021, ACA Marketplace enrollment has increased significantly in some red states, and 57% of enrollees now live in Republican congressional di...

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 23h

Republicans Are Holding Women’s Health Hostage msmagazine.com/2025/10/06/r...

Republicans Are Holding Women’s Health Hostage

As the government shutdown drags into another week and Republicans refuse to compromise, women and their families have the most to lose.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 23h

One Megabill for the Megarich msmagazine.com/2025/10/07/m...

One Megabill for the Megarich

Despite what the Trump administration contends, the Republican budget bill is the exact opposite of what women and children really need.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 23h

States Without Total Abortion Bans See Declines in Clinician-Provided Abortions and Out-of-State Patients

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 23h

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 23h

A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 23h

Republicans Are Coming for Abortion Records
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Republicans Are Coming for Abortion Records

10.7.25

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 1d

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The Brigid Alliance: Getting People to Abortion Care, Whatever It Takes

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 1d

The death penalty isn't pro-life. This is about control.

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 1d

This Kansas Law Requires Doctors to Lie About Abortion
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This Kansas Law Requires Doctors to Lie About Abortion

10.6.25

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 2d

This is about control. They don't care about people's well-being.

Prosecutors Charged Hundreds With Pregnancy-Related Child Abuse Crimes Post-'Dobbs,' Research Shows

Nearly three dozen cases were brought against people who miscarried or delivered stillborns, a Pregnancy Justice report found.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 2d

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new fed...

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 2d

Menopause Potpourri: What caught my eye this week
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Menopause Potpourri: What caught my eye this week

Brain fog and hearing loss, breast cancer risk, heart health, and a new ACOG book—there’s always something new to learn.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 3d

Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion. Too Many Policymakers Aren’t Listening. msmagazine.com/2025/10/03/a...

Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion. Too Many Policymakers Aren’t Listening.

Politicians, Listen: Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion and State Abortion Bans That Punish Women, Pregnant People and Abortion Providers

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 3d

One Good Thing

Weekend edition!

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 3d

One Good Thing
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One Good Thing

Weekend edition!

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 4d

Trump and RFK’s Pseudoscience Is Another Tool to Control Women

From Tylenol fear-mongering to criminalizing pregnancy, Trump's junk science is fueling new attacks on women’s health and autonomy.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 4d

The Rise of the MAHA Movement and Implications for Women - Feminist Majority Foundation

The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement has exploded in recent years, blending wellness culture, political populism, and deep distrust of mainstream medicine. Under current federal leadership...

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 4d

What Does a Federal Government Shutdown Mean for Women's Healthcare? A Stealthy Rollback of Coverage

What Does a Federal Government Shutdown Mean for Women's Healthcare? A Stealthy Rollback of Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare Coverage

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 4d

Turning Point USA Hosts Campus Event Pushing Death Penalty for Abortion Patients
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Turning Point USA Hosts Campus Event Pushing Death Penalty for Abortion Patients

10.3.25

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 5d

What the Government Shutdown Means for Food Assistance

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 5d

A Message From the Life of Urvashi Vaid: Do Not Remain Silent msmagazine.com/2025/09/26/u...

A Message From the Life of Urvashi Vaid: Do Not Remain Silent

Amid present-day attacks on immigrants, a documetary film on the late Urvashi Vaid shows what people power really looks like.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 5d

The War on Drugs Was a War on Black Mothers

Black women were vilified as unfit mothers during crack baby panic, but science—and lived experiences of families—tell a different story.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 5d

Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses - KFF Health News

Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.

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ICATIllinois @icatillinois.bsky.social · 5d

Voters need to fire those who vote against extending the tax credits and hire reasonable people.

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Political Consequences of Health Policy Legislation | KFF

KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that more than three-quarters of the public say they want Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. If th...

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