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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 1d

Maryland families deserve support, not punishment.

Proud to join 19 other orgs on an amicus brief in solidarity with Mrs. C: bit.ly/amicus-maryland

RSVP for an upcoming convening led by systems-impacted organizers to confront the harms of Baltimore’s family policing system: bit.ly/cradle-to-cage

Civil Rights Corps @civrightscorps.bsky.social · 1d

In Maryland, a law that was meant to keep birthing people and newborns safe has now been used to create the ultimate parent trap.

The Safe Haven Law promised protection – but Baltimore’s family police punished a mama anyway. 🧵

MARYLAND’S PARENT TRAP:

Maryland’s Safe Haven Law promised protection. Baltimore’s family police punished a mama anyway.

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 1d

The vision we’re working towards needs all of us using every tool of law (and beyond) to get there.

Plug in whether you’re a lawyer, law student, health care provider, or advocate to defend and further repro justice in courts, capitols, and communities: ifwhenhow.org/get-involved/

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 1d

TL;DR Our strategic plan outlines that we’re going to keep doing the work we do every day to get people free—and keep them free.

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 1d

We’re sharing our new strategic plan! Great! So why now?

To meet the increase in state violence, reproductive oppression, and authoritarianism of 2025 and beyond, we knew we needed to be clear about the work we do, our principles, and vision.

Check it out: tinyurl.com/IfWhenHowNorthStar

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 2d

Are you worried you’ll face legal action for your abortion or pregnancy loss? We can help.

If you are worried about your partner harassing you because of your abortion, our Repro Legal Helpline can connect you with free and confidential legal support: ReproLegalHelpline.org or 844-868-2812.

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 2d

"Police and prosecutors constantly lie to the media to punish women and protect themselves...That is especially true as police continue to collaborate with abusers in their efforts to harass and torment their victims." - Elizabeth Ling, If/When/How

Read more: jessica.substack.com/p/texas-abor...

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New from 404 Media: police used a nationwide network of Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But new docs show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' into the fetus
www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 3d

GOOD NEWS ALERT! California just enacted new laws—that we advised on!—to protect reproductive freedom.

Here's what they do: ➡️

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 3d

WASHINGTON — The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between the administration and Democratic states where Trump has begun sending in troops over governors’ objections.

Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states • Michigan Advance

WASHINGTON — The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between the adminis...

michiganadvance.com

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 3d

For updates and actions to #KeepEyesonSudan, follow @bsonblast.bsky.social and use her linktr.ee/bsonblast to find ways to show up, demand more, and donate to Sudanese mutual aid and survival funds.

@bsonblast | Linktree

Linktree. Make your link do more.

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 3d

From Palestine, to Sudan, to here, the U.S. funds state violence whether it's arms for a genocide, police, or ICE. At the same time, denies food, housing, and health care.

Repro justice must refuse and resist this status quo.

Act: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct
Give to direct aid: linktr.ee/thesameerproject

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 3d

Birth in Gaza often means sharing incubators, giving birth without anesthesia during power outages, and risking infection because water and sanitation systems are destroyed. interc.pt/42vx3lD

A photo illustration of a mother and child, overlaid with the headline, "Mothers in Gaza Give Life to the Next Generation of Palestinians Despite Genocide," and the DEK, "As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world."

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SCOTUSblog @scotusblog.com · 3d

Today is the first day of the Supreme Court's 2025-26 term. You can see all of the cases for which the court has (so far) granted oral argument here.

www.scotusblog.com

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CNN @cnn.com · 3d

Barbie Anderson is trying to conserve the milk her three young children drink in case she doesn’t get her WIC benefits on October 15 as scheduled.

Millions of moms and young kids could lose WIC food assistance within two weeks amid shutdown | CNN Politics

www.cnn.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

WIC runs out this week

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 3d

Judge orders feds to explain plans for Ábrego García after DOJ stonewalls @ryanknappy.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-orders...

Judge orders feds to explain plans for Ábrego García after DOJ stonewalls

Kilmar Ábrego García wants to be deported to Costa Rica instead of Eswatini because of assurances that the Maryland man won't be sent back to a Salvadoran megaprison.

www.courthousenews.com

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 6d

Lots of inaccuracies floating around re: the new generic mifepristone. It's not the first generic, it's the second, and it's not a "new abortion pill." It's the same thing that's already on the market, there are just a total of three companies making the drug now (brand name and two generics).

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 7d

Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/48MP3vJ

FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash

Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with...

www.pbs.org

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3d

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3d

8 million people in Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger, part of a strategy of deliberate starvation.

Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts

Starvation is now being used as a weapon of war in numerous conflicts across the globe — including Sudan, which continues to endure a yearslong famine. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric doctor who jus...

www.democracynow.org

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 8d

We contacted more than 40 Planned Parenthood affiliates for this story on the state of care now that the GOP budget law is fully in effect. Service journalism with @garnethenderson.com:

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 8d

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organization stands:

Here’s Which Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Still Seeing Medicaid Patients

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organiza...

www.autonomynews.co

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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 8d

The Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission carrying baby formula, medicine, and food to Gaza, is currently being intercepted by Israel. Thiago Avila speaks truth to power. May the members of this mission be protected. May this genocide end.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 8d

Thiago Avila holding a mirror up to a regime that’s illegally hijacking boats full of civilians, doctors, journalists and humanitarians — kidnapping them in international waters — for trying to get formula to babies the regime is actively starving.

Where are our governments?

Global Sumud Flotilla❤️

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8d

UPDATE: Live feeds from several Global Sumud Flotilla ships are now *dropping* as several sources indicate Israeli ships are approaching the flotilla

The flotilla is carrying 500 volunteers from 45+ countries trying to break Israel's siege of Gaza & aid starving Palestinians

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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 8d

Repro justice requires economic justice.

People should be able to create and sustain their families and meet their basic needs with dignity.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 8d

#TANF is a vital resource for people facing hardship, but some state TANF programs serve very few families in poverty. State & federal policy changes would improve the program's reach and responsiveness. More from Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey and @danilotrisi.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/research/inc...

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 8d

The hours-long SC SB 323 testimony could be summarized in the first 30 sec. The first speaker AGAINST the bill was crying, begging for legislators to see her humanity as a woman, and the first speaker FOR the bill warns GOP legislators: if you vote wrong, you'll lose your seat -- AUTONOMY v. POWER

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 10d

New: Planned Parenthood Arizona says it has "made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend providing essential health care services to patients insured through Medicaid" due to federal efforts to "defund" Planned Parenthood.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 8d

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's targeting of pro-Palestinian students for deportation is an illegal suppression of free speech. Attorney Alex Abdo from @knightcolumbia.org, who argued the case, calls it a "historic decision."

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