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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 1d

The hub will help our legal team and the field understand the latest research about pregnancy to strengthen our criminal defense and strategy. 💪

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 1d

Job opportunity✨💻 Help us create a Knowledge Hub through a grant-funded project with Doing Right by Birth!

If you are a detail-oriented & organized lover of workflow tools, apply now with a 1-2 paragraph statement of interest and resume. Apps close in 2 weeks. www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/careers/

Job posting - Project Manager Consultant. US-Remote | Contractor | $42/hr.
-Coordinate day-to-day project administration
-Manage logistics and communication for research project staff, including team meetings, agendas, minutes, and relevant travel
-Manage project budget, including expenses, grant funding, and disbursement of funds
Facilitate project planning and track project deadlines to ensure timely delivery; monitor grant deliverables and progress reports
-Manage logistics for periodic webinars, events, and public-facing materials
*Approximately 10 hours per week with flexible work hours

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 2d

Today is your LAST CHANCE to register for our Personhood and Pregnancy Symposium! We'll discuss research on fetal personhood, gender stereotypes, reproductive justice, wrongful convictions, junk science, and the post-Dobbs landscape.

Sign up by 5 pm ET: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 8d

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 8d

We have NEW research on pregnancy-related prosecutions in the first two years after Dobbs, and there are surely more cases.

They show us that giving rights to fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses paves the way for people to be ARRESTED and PUNISHED for all pregnancy outcomes — beyond abortion.

In the two years after Dobbs, prosecutors initiated at least 412 cases charging people with crimes related to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth.

Prosecutors criminalized 31 people who experienced a pregnancy loss in the 2 years after Dobbs.

Pregnancy related prosecutions happened in 16 states. These were the top 3: Alabama, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.

Most cases involve allegations of substance use during pregnancy - 399/412

Most cases began in a medical setting - 264/412

Most cases involved the family policing system - 217/412

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 9d

TOMORROW📣 We're discussing our latest research on pregnancy-related criminal charges in the first two years after Dobbs. RSVP: pregnancyjusticeus-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for our Policing Pregnancy webinar series to learn about the fight over who is a person in America and to hear our latest findings on pregnancy-related criminal charges after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Sign up at linktr.ee/pregnancyjust 🔔‼️

A flyer for part 1 of the Policing Pregnancy Webinar Series on September 25 at 3pm ET. Undoing Roe was just a step for the anti-abortion movement. The true goal is to make embryos and fetuses legal “people” under the 14th Amendment. Join the discussion examining history and the fight over who is a person in America.
Panelists:
Mary Ziegler, Author of “Personhood”
Lourdes A. Rivera, Pregnancy Justice
Imani Gandy, Rewire News Group
Karen Thompson, Pregnancy Justice
RSVP at https://linktr.ee/pregnancyjust.

A flyer for part 2 of the Policing Pregnancy Webinar Series on September 30 at 3pm ET. Hear from the Pregnancy Justice research team, along with state-based advocates and practitioners, as we launch our latest findings on pregnancy-related criminal charges in the first two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Panelists:
Dr. Orisha Bowers, Yellowhammer
Fikayo Walter, Pregnancy Justice
Caitlin Beasley, Metriarch
Michele Ko, Pregnancy Justice
Courtney King, PhD Assistant Professor
RSVP at https://linktr.ee/pregnancyjust.

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for our Policing Pregnancy webinar series to learn about the fight over who is a person in America and to hear our latest findings on pregnancy-related criminal charges after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Sign up at linktr.ee/pregnancyjust 🔔‼️

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 28

We came to the UN to deliver the recommendations our government refuses to face, because people’s lives cannot wait.

This refusal is one more step in this administration’s intent to undermine human rights and silence those who are fighting to protect them.

Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING: The Trump administration just announced it will not participate in a mandatory UN human rights review.

This is a clear attempt to evade accountability for grave, ongoing human rights abuses.

Read our coalition statement. www.globaljusticecenter.net/press/trump-...

Trump Administration Defies Global Rights Review

The United States is trying to evade accountability for grave, ongoing human rights violations in the country, rights groups said today. On August 27, the U.S. State Department sent a letter to the Of...

www.globaljusticecenter.net

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classacthr73.bsky.social @classacthr73.bsky.social · Aug 28

Announcing “Reproductive Justice: Is Being Pregnant a Crime?”

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has intensified barriers to comprehensive reproductive care.

Our expert panel will explore how we can protect and advance reproductive rights. #ClassACTHR73Forum

www.classacthr73.org/Reproductive...

Reproductive Justice: Is Being Pregnant a Crime? A ClassACT & JusticeAid Forum Sunday, September 28 7:00-8:30 pm on Zoom.

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Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · Aug 26

Abortion bans are costing people their health, safety, and lives.

This UN review of the US’s human rights record is our chance to demand accountability.

#ReproRights #HumanRights

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US abortion rights under review at the United Nations

YouTube video by Guttmacher

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · Aug 27

Giving the state power over pregnancy fuels criminalization and strips rights from pregnant people. Learn more from Karen Thompson, Legal Director at @pregnancyjust.bsky.social, and Garin Marschall, co-founder of @patientforward.bsky.social, in the new rePROs Fight Back episode:

The Dangerous Concept of Fetal Personhood — rePROs Fight Back

Fetal personhood, in short, labels a pregnancy as a person. It is the idea that anything a person is legally entitled to, a fetus is, as well. Karen Thompson , Legal Director at Pregnancy Justice and...

www.reprosfightback.com

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks for having us!!

Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 15

Anti-abortion activists are misusing the 14th Amendment to undermine the rights of pregnant people‼️

Our president, Lourdes A. Rivera, explains what is at stake on @rewirenewsgroup.com's Boom! Lawyered podcast. ⬇️

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our full statement: www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/press/pregna...

Pregnancy Justice Applauds The American Bar Association for Adopting a Resolution Opposing Punishment Related to Pregnancy or its Outcome | Pregnancy Justice

www.pregnancyjusticeus.org

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 13

Get up — the ABA passed a resolution to help protect pregnant people❗We hope it is just the first of many steps toward ensuring that pregnant people can live with safety and dignity.

No one should be punished because of their actions during pregnancy, or for any pregnancy outcome.

The American Bar Association (ABA) passed a resolution against laws that punish people for their actions during pregnancy.
Resolution 518 states how the criminalization of pregnancy:
- threatens fundamental rights
- stops individuals from seeking medical care, and
- worsens maternal and infant health outcomes.

Text from Resolution 518:
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association opposes the application or adoption of laws imposing civil or criminal liability for any actions taken by an individual based on the potential, actual, or perceived impact on their pregnancy, its outcomes, or their health; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urge the adoption and faithful execution of laws that prohibit civil or criminal liability for any actions taken by an individual based on the potential, actual, or perceived impact on their pregnancy, its outcomes, or their health.

The ABA is sending a clear message: oppose pregnancy criminalization. We commend the ABA for this step toward legal and policy change to protect pregnant people.

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 11

Did you know:
- Breastfeeding significantly benefits maternal health, community health, and health equity.
- For babies exposed to substances in utero, caring for mother/baby in the same room and breastfeeding are the best treatments.

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Aug 11

The choice to breastfeed is for parents, not law enforcement or family policing agencies.

#nationalbreastfeedingmonth

Parents deserve the right to choose whether or not to breastfeed and be supported by their healthcare providers, employers, and community.

No one should be separated from or prevented from nursing their newborn because of substance use.

National Breastfeeding Month

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Aug 7

"[F]or Galvis and her seven-month-old son, the [Sonesta] hotel was not a vacation — it was a jail."

"Private guards contracted by [ICE] stood watch at all times."

"She had no idea when she and her son Naythan [.] would ever get to leave."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

ICE Contractor Locked a Mother and Her Baby in a Hotel Room for Five Days

The case raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention centers as the Trump administration ramps up deportations

theintercept.com

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Aug 7

"In women's prisons across Texas, tear gas [..] has become the go-to response for minor infractions."

"[T]hey gassed another dorm because someone flushed a tampon and clogged the day room toilet."

"This isn't correction or rehabilitation. It's torture by another name."
#Texas #USA #Incarceration

Weaponized compliance: Tear gas in women’s prisons

Guards deploy tear gas for cursing, for walking too slowly, for asking too many questions. It's not about safety; it's about control

prismreports.org

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Inquest @inquest.bsky.social · Aug 8

"They got taxpayers out here thinking that they are taking care of us. They ain't doing a [MFing] thing. That's it. Is that what you wanted to know?" –Sputnik on deaths from medical neglect in California's women's prisons. inquest.org/reclaimi...

Reclaiming Health Worthiness - Aminah Elster, Jennifer James, Giselle Pérez-Aguilar & Leslie Riddle - Inquest

Faced with often deadly medical neglect, incarcerated women form networks of care that provide the life-sustaining support the state fails to give.

inquest.org

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Aug 8

There are lots of things that we can say is perfect being the enemy of good! There are things we can wiggle on!

Allowing trans people to be cast out of society IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS!!!

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Aug 8

A Senate investigation has so far found 510 human rights abuses in ICE detention centers since Jan 20, including deaths, physical & sexual abuse, inadequate medical care, overcrowding & unsanitary conditions, inadequate food & water, extreme temperatures, denial of legal access, & child separation

‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities

Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration

www.theguardian.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 8

NEW: The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act pumped tens of millions of dollars a year into a program to help fund state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes.

It’s now at risk of being cut.

By @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social

“We Want to Save This Investment”: Advocates Race to Secure Maternal Health Funding Before It Runs Out

Over the last five years, nearly $90 million has gone to state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes. Advocates say cuts to the program would be “devastating.”

www.propublica.org

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Reproductive Freedom for All @reproductivefreedomforall.org · Aug 6

Medicaid keeps hospital doors open for patients across the country, especially in rural communities where access to care can be limited. The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill will cut Medicaid and put 338 rural hospitals at risk.

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