Mayday
@jamlmat.bsky.social
Radical Reposter || Gender Equality ||Reproductive Justice || Pro Abortion
Illinois’ HB 3637 protects abortion providers ”without fear of discipline by creepy, overreaching freaks…and guarantees access to abortion medications for the next decade even if the federal government revokes their approval” as long as the medication is recommended by the WHO.
#reproductivejustice
#reproductivejustice
www.jezebel.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Illinois’ HB 3637 protects abortion providers ”without fear of discipline by creepy, overreaching freaks…and guarantees access to abortion medications for the next decade even if the federal government revokes their approval” as long as the medication is recommended by the WHO.
#reproductivejustice
#reproductivejustice
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In a post-Roe landscape where access to accurate reproductive health information is more crucial than ever, Meta's enforcement system is silencing the very voices communities need most. www.eff.org/pages/meta-...
Meta is Removing Abortion Advocates' Accounts Without Warning
BY LISA FEMIA | September 24, 2025This is the fifth installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. When the
www.eff.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In a post-Roe landscape where access to accurate reproductive health information is more crucial than ever, Meta's enforcement system is silencing the very voices communities need most. www.eff.org/pages/meta-...
“..peer-reviewed research documents how abortion bans are delaying or restricting care that pregnant people need, as well as complicating treatment for a range of health conditions, even when they have nothing to do with pregnancy.”
#reproductiverights
#abortionban
#abortionishealthcare
#pregnancy
#reproductiverights
#abortionban
#abortionishealthcare
#pregnancy
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“..peer-reviewed research documents how abortion bans are delaying or restricting care that pregnant people need, as well as complicating treatment for a range of health conditions, even when they have nothing to do with pregnancy.”
#reproductiverights
#abortionban
#abortionishealthcare
#pregnancy
#reproductiverights
#abortionban
#abortionishealthcare
#pregnancy
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The bill bolsters shield laws, protecting health care providers from prosecution by anti-abortion attorneys general.
www.jezebel.com/california-l...
www.jezebel.com/california-l...
California Law Will Let Providers Mail Abortion Pills Anonymously
The bill bolsters shield laws, protecting health care providers from prosecution by anti-abortion attorneys general.
www.jezebel.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The bill bolsters shield laws, protecting health care providers from prosecution by anti-abortion attorneys general.
www.jezebel.com/california-l...
www.jezebel.com/california-l...
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Evolving restrictions and funding cuts for abortion, contraception, and gender-affirming care call for collaboration with marginalized communities for effective research. Learn about successful partnerships in our latest blog. buff.ly/PwdHKAc
September 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Evolving restrictions and funding cuts for abortion, contraception, and gender-affirming care call for collaboration with marginalized communities for effective research. Learn about successful partnerships in our latest blog. buff.ly/PwdHKAc
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“Conservative attorneys general… are infuriated by the reality that their citizens can circumvent a state ban... That’s why conservative states are looking for ways to project bans beyond state borders [like] making it a crime to help someone plan a legal abortion in another state.”
The Alabama Case That Could Undo the Right To Travel Out of State for an Abortion
The case underscores that stakes in travel cases go beyond the freedom to move from state to state.
slate.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“Conservative attorneys general… are infuriated by the reality that their citizens can circumvent a state ban... That’s why conservative states are looking for ways to project bans beyond state borders [like] making it a crime to help someone plan a legal abortion in another state.”
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Diana Greene Foster—who received a MacArthur Genius Grant following her landmark Turnaway Study—has been researching post-Roe abortion access.
www.jezebel.com/top-abortion...
www.jezebel.com/top-abortion...
Top Abortion Researcher Gets Funding Cut by Trump Admin Over Nonsensical 'Gender Identity' Claim
Diana Greene Foster—who received a MacArthur Genius Grant following her landmark Turnaway Study—has been researching post-Roe abortion access.
www.jezebel.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Diana Greene Foster—who received a MacArthur Genius Grant following her landmark Turnaway Study—has been researching post-Roe abortion access.
www.jezebel.com/top-abortion...
www.jezebel.com/top-abortion...
European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reports “a creeping expansion of anti-abortion Christian nationalist groups in the UK since 2013” and calls “for parliamentary debate to cut the time limit for abortion in the UK.”
#resist
#abortion
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#resist
#abortion
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances-White
Women’s rights – especially abortion – are truly at risk, says writer and broadcaster Deborah Frances-White
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reports “a creeping expansion of anti-abortion Christian nationalist groups in the UK since 2013” and calls “for parliamentary debate to cut the time limit for abortion in the UK.”
#resist
#abortion
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#resist
#abortion
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Love Them Both Act was introduced April 3, 2025 by Illinois Rep Mary Miller seeking to block the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Office of Congressional Workplace Rights from interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to include coverage for abortions or related services.
#resist
#resist
🟥 H.R.2644 - Prohibit regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act from applying to abortion or the coverage of abortion or abortion-related services
✏️ Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
🔗 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2644
✏️ Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
🔗 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2644
April 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Love Them Both Act was introduced April 3, 2025 by Illinois Rep Mary Miller seeking to block the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Office of Congressional Workplace Rights from interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to include coverage for abortions or related services.
#resist
#resist
Read the Amici Curiae brief filed in SCOTUS case Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et. al., in support of respondents:
“Amici strongly oppose political interference in patients’ ability to obtain care from qualified providers.”
#abortionaccess
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23...
“Amici strongly oppose political interference in patients’ ability to obtain care from qualified providers.”
#abortionaccess
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23...
www.supremecourt.gov
April 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Read the Amici Curiae brief filed in SCOTUS case Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et. al., in support of respondents:
“Amici strongly oppose political interference in patients’ ability to obtain care from qualified providers.”
#abortionaccess
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23...
“Amici strongly oppose political interference in patients’ ability to obtain care from qualified providers.”
#abortionaccess
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23...
“Downstream consequences” of abortion bans on patients with critical diseases:
🔴restricted/delayed treatment resulting in preventable deaths,
🔴uncertainty among doctors as to what constitutes an imminent threat to mother’s life,
🔴inequities in care for indigent.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
🔴restricted/delayed treatment resulting in preventable deaths,
🔴uncertainty among doctors as to what constitutes an imminent threat to mother’s life,
🔴inequities in care for indigent.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US doctors describe three patient deaths that could have been prevented with abortion access in new study
Doctors in states with abortion bans say patients were not told of abortion care as option for fear of legal consequences
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“Downstream consequences” of abortion bans on patients with critical diseases:
🔴restricted/delayed treatment resulting in preventable deaths,
🔴uncertainty among doctors as to what constitutes an imminent threat to mother’s life,
🔴inequities in care for indigent.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
🔴restricted/delayed treatment resulting in preventable deaths,
🔴uncertainty among doctors as to what constitutes an imminent threat to mother’s life,
🔴inequities in care for indigent.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story
April 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story
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I spoke to a South Carolina woman today who is miscarrying - her fetus has no heartbeat - but the state's ban is preventing doctors from taking action.
She has to walk around with a dead fetus for another week so she can get a FOURTH ultrasound.
This is what bans do.
She has to walk around with a dead fetus for another week so she can get a FOURTH ultrasound.
This is what bans do.
Her Fetus Has No Heartbeat—They Still Won't Give Her An Abortion
South Carolina's ban is torturing a 31-year-old mom *right now*
jessica.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I spoke to a South Carolina woman today who is miscarrying - her fetus has no heartbeat - but the state's ban is preventing doctors from taking action.
She has to walk around with a dead fetus for another week so she can get a FOURTH ultrasound.
This is what bans do.
She has to walk around with a dead fetus for another week so she can get a FOURTH ultrasound.
This is what bans do.
Weekly mifepristone effective birth control with no side effects associated with hormonal contraceptives like weight gain, loss of libido or feelings of depression” and no “increased risk of breast cancer and thrombosis.”
Mifepristone is Healthcare.
#mifepristone
msmagazine.com/2025/01/07/m...
Mifepristone is Healthcare.
#mifepristone
msmagazine.com/2025/01/07/m...
Mifepristone as Weekly Contraceptive Performs 'Beyond Expectations' in Clinical Trials
For decades, research has indicated that mifepristone may be a safe and effective contraceptive, but no one has conducted a large clinical trial to produce the evidence required to form the basis for ...
msmagazine.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Weekly mifepristone effective birth control with no side effects associated with hormonal contraceptives like weight gain, loss of libido or feelings of depression” and no “increased risk of breast cancer and thrombosis.”
Mifepristone is Healthcare.
#mifepristone
msmagazine.com/2025/01/07/m...
Mifepristone is Healthcare.
#mifepristone
msmagazine.com/2025/01/07/m...
“the people of Wisconsin squarely rejected the influence of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and billionaire special interests. And their message? Stay out of our elections and stay away from our courts.”
#abortionaccess
#reproductivejustice
#bodilyautonomy
#proabortion
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#abortionaccess
#reproductivejustice
#bodilyautonomy
#proabortion
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wisconsin supreme court race: liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate
Liberal judge says victory is against ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy’ after defeating Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
“the people of Wisconsin squarely rejected the influence of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and billionaire special interests. And their message? Stay out of our elections and stay away from our courts.”
#abortionaccess
#reproductivejustice
#bodilyautonomy
#proabortion
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#abortionaccess
#reproductivejustice
#bodilyautonomy
#proabortion
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Staffers at 18 rape crisis centers told ProPublica that payments were delayed for months after North Carolina’s state Legislature directed $15 million for sexual assault survivors away from Democratic-led agencies that had long overseen such money.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.
The move, which led to disruptions in services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, provides a glimpse of the consequences when a branch of government assumes unprecedented control.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Staffers at 18 rape crisis centers told ProPublica that payments were delayed for months after North Carolina’s state Legislature directed $15 million for sexual assault survivors away from Democratic-led agencies that had long overseen such money.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Nevada federal judge rules parental consent is required before abortion, vacates injunction preventing enforcement of 1985 parental consent law.
#parentalconsent
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#resist
#privacy
#parentalconsent
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#resist
#privacy
Nevada federal judge lifts 40-year pause on parental notification for abortion
A 1985 Nevada law requiring minors to notify their parents before receiving an abortion, which in its 40-year history was never enforced, will go into effect following a federal judge’s ruling.
www.8newsnow.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Nevada federal judge rules parental consent is required before abortion, vacates injunction preventing enforcement of 1985 parental consent law.
#parentalconsent
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#resist
#privacy
#parentalconsent
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#resist
#privacy
“U.S. patriarchal authoritarianism is on the rise, and democracy is on the decline. But day after day, we stay vigilant in our goals to dismantle patriarchy at every turn. The fight is far from over. We are watching, and we refuse to go back. This is the War on Women Report.”
#resist
#feminism
#resist
#feminism
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) introduced the Stop Comstock Act to Congress in an effort to prevent Trump and fellow antiabortion proponents from abusing the long outdated Comstock Act.
This is the War on Women report:
This is the War on Women report:
The War on Women Report: Women Jailed for Miscarriages, Dragged from Town Halls, and Denied Healthcare
MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide—the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives ...
msmagazine.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Title X is a lifeline. It’s the nation’s only federal program dedicated to ensuring people can access affordable birth control and sexual and reproductive health care. Any move to cut or freeze Title X isn’t just misguided, it’s a direct attack on health care.
Take Action at ImForPP.org #ImForPP
Take Action at ImForPP.org #ImForPP
April 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Title X is a lifeline. It’s the nation’s only federal program dedicated to ensuring people can access affordable birth control and sexual and reproductive health care. Any move to cut or freeze Title X isn’t just misguided, it’s a direct attack on health care.
Take Action at ImForPP.org #ImForPP
Take Action at ImForPP.org #ImForPP
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Yellowhammer Fund won its lawsuit against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. The court made it clear: Alabama’s laws do not extend beyond state lines to penalize people for getting or assisting with legal healthcare elsewhere.
March 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Yellowhammer Fund won its lawsuit against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. The court made it clear: Alabama’s laws do not extend beyond state lines to penalize people for getting or assisting with legal healthcare elsewhere.
Legal clinics serving indigent communities and addressing civil rights violations under attack.
“…this is a deeply cynical exercise of power, where the actual goal is to create an atmosphere of intimidation for law school clinics across the country.”
#resist
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
“…this is a deeply cynical exercise of power, where the actual goal is to create an atmosphere of intimidation for law school clinics across the country.”
#resist
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
Northwestern faces another congressional investigation
This time, a committee argues that legal clinics at the law school are using tax dollars to “engage in progressive-left political advocacy.”
chicago.suntimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Legal clinics serving indigent communities and addressing civil rights violations under attack.
“…this is a deeply cynical exercise of power, where the actual goal is to create an atmosphere of intimidation for law school clinics across the country.”
#resist
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
“…this is a deeply cynical exercise of power, where the actual goal is to create an atmosphere of intimidation for law school clinics across the country.”
#resist
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
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“These Puzzles Fund Abortion” sells crosswords to support the following abortion funds:
🔴Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF)
🔴Chicago Abortion Fund
🔴Indigenous Women Rising
🔴Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (TBAF)
🔴Mariposa Fund
Abortion funds work to ensure that people have access to abortion resources.
🔴Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF)
🔴Chicago Abortion Fund
🔴Indigenous Women Rising
🔴Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (TBAF)
🔴Mariposa Fund
Abortion funds work to ensure that people have access to abortion resources.
March 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“These Puzzles Fund Abortion” sells crosswords to support the following abortion funds:
🔴Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF)
🔴Chicago Abortion Fund
🔴Indigenous Women Rising
🔴Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (TBAF)
🔴Mariposa Fund
Abortion funds work to ensure that people have access to abortion resources.
🔴Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF)
🔴Chicago Abortion Fund
🔴Indigenous Women Rising
🔴Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (TBAF)
🔴Mariposa Fund
Abortion funds work to ensure that people have access to abortion resources.
“We know intimate partner violence during pregnancy is linked to miscarriage, hemorrhage, placental disruption and postpartum depression. It’s also linked to negative infant outcomes, preterm birth, low birth weight….These are really non-partisan issues.”
#resist
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
#resist
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Admin Pulls Research Funding To Protect Pregnant Women From Domestic Violence
Homicide by an abusive partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. – and researchers are gutted by the sudden cuts.
www.huffpost.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“We know intimate partner violence during pregnancy is linked to miscarriage, hemorrhage, placental disruption and postpartum depression. It’s also linked to negative infant outcomes, preterm birth, low birth weight….These are really non-partisan issues.”
#resist
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
#resist
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“She placed the bag of blood soaked pads on the desk, demanding to know “is this enough blood for you?!”
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#abortionfund
#pregnancyjustice
#privacy
www.girltalkhq.com/being-pro-ch...
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#abortionfund
#pregnancyjustice
#privacy
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Being Pro Choice Is Not Enough To End Abortion Stigma
By GTHQ founder Asha Dahya “Is this enough blood for you?!” These were the words uttered by a frustrated Mindy Swank, who at 27 weeks pregnant was hemorrhaging blood, clearly experiencing som…
www.girltalkhq.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
“She placed the bag of blood soaked pads on the desk, demanding to know “is this enough blood for you?!”
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#abortionfund
#pregnancyjustice
#privacy
www.girltalkhq.com/being-pro-ch...
#abortionban
#reproductiverights
#bodilyautonomy
#OBGYN
#mybodymychoice
#medicationabortion
#mifepristone
#misoprostol
#abortionfund
#pregnancyjustice
#privacy
www.girltalkhq.com/being-pro-ch...