"Republican state legislators unveiled a new effort on Friday to derail the health care network that has helped people in Texas continue accessing abortion years after the Lone Star State banned the procedure. The...bill targets tech companies that allow patients to order abortion pills online and nonprofit funds that help them travel out of state for care..."
The deletions began shortly after #Trump took office. #CDC web pages on #vaccines, #HIV prevention, & #ReproductiveHealth went missing. Findings on #BirdFlu transmission vanished minutes after they appeared. The #Census Bureau’s public repository went offline, then returned w/o certain directories of geographic info. The #DOJ expunged the #Jan6th #insurrection from its site, & whitehouse.gov took down an explainer page about the #Constitution.
#DigitalBookBurning
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-data-hoarders-resisting-trumps-purge
"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters on Capitol Hill that she was so troubled about Weldon’s vaccines stance that she shared her concerns with the White House, and she was not surprised that his nomination had been pulled."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/13/dave-weldon-vaccine-skeptic-cdc-00228884
Hey men who enjoy sex! MASK UP TO KEEP IT UP! 
If taking a soccer ball 
to the crotch had 1/5 odds of long term erectile dysfunction (ED) would you wear a cup when you play soccer?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-88904-6
*20% of men in this study got NEW ED - and only 1/4 "got their mojo back" after two years. *
@erosalie and part 2 looked at Weldon's scary record on #ReproductiveHealth, #abortion, and end-of-life issues. https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2025/03/11/cdc-pick-dave-weldons-views-on-reproduction-and-end-of-life-raise-alarm/
"Less than a year later, St. Luke’s is the one major institution — other than advocacy groups — standing in the way of restrictions on emergency abortion care in Idaho, a state with one of the most absolute abortion bans in the country."
https://www.propublica.org/article/st-lukes-hospital-idaho-abortion-ban
"But those new rules were reversed in January after nearly two dozen states sued the Biden administration to block separate parts of the measure aimed at protecting LGBTQ students from discrimination. In January, a federal judge struck down the changes, which tossed out the expanded protections for pregnant and parenting students, too."
From physical blockades to "sidewalk counseling," anti-#abortion tactics have shifted over decades. The FACE Act aimed to curb violence, but protests continue to impact reproductive healthcare access. A women’s studies professor explains: https://buff.ly/NCM5TZM
#reproductivehealth
Halsey shares a story of her miscarriage at 20 years old. #ReproductiveHealth #Women #humanrights
"Below, hear empowering words from Stacey Abrams, the well-known author, politician, and voting-rights activist; Meena Harris, founder of Phenomenal Media; Amanda Nguyen, an astronaut and civil-rights activist who founded Rise; and Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund."
https://www.popsugar.com/identity/international-womens-day-2025-activists-49431057
"Researchers scanned the brains of dozens of women in the weeks before and after childbirth and found that two brain areas involved in the processing and control of emotions increased in size in women who developed symptoms of postpartum depression.
The results...constitute some of the first evidence that postpartum depression is associated with changes in the brain during pregnancy."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/health/postpartum-depression-brain.html
From the National Women's Law Center:
"...Every victory we win, every harm that we prevent, takes us one step closer to a more just, equitable future for all.”—Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC President and CEO
In the first month of the Trump-Vance administration, NWLC has been vocal in calling on those in power to be accountable to their constituents and the rule of law, and fight back against threats to women, LGBTQ+ people, and working families. We've spoken out against the nominations of people who will hinder gender justice efforts, and along with Public Citizen, we sent an open letter to Congress
https://nwlc.org/press-release/nwlc-public-citizen-more-than-110-organizations-call-for-investigation-of-elon-musks-lawless-government-takeover/
calling on them to use their oversight powers to challenge DOGE’s lawless takeover of the federal government and attacks on federal workers and agencies that provide vital services to the public."
Register for the briefing: https://nwlc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GAfHISPKTaWmnQkHVJs8kQ#/registration
#SCOTUS’ decision not to wade into the #abortion-related matter is a setback for abortion opponents. But it follows the #Trump admin’s announcement that it will scale back #Biden-era efforts to prosecute demonstrators who interfere w/ #PatientAccess to #ReproductiveHealth clinics. The #DOJ instructed its #CivilRights division last month to drop 3 pending actions brought under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (#Face) Act, involving blockades in #Ohio, #Tennessee & #Pennsylvania.
Sepsis, Maternal Deaths Surged in Texas Following Abortion Bans
A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/report-sepsis-maternal-deaths-surged-in-texas-following-abortion-bans/
#Texas #Pregnancy #ReproductiveHealth #Healthcare #Health #AbortionLaws #Politics
I read recently that procedures in #Michigan are being refused for tubal ligation & similar type reproductive surgeries by one of the biggest healthcare providers in the state, a Catholic one.
A reminder that teaching hospitals who receive largely state funding or private funding are often taking patients, and in the case of #Wisconsin, one such school is getting women in within 2-3 weeks.
Once again, if you’re using a period tracker app, stop right now. Don’t discuss your cycle, your relationship status, your desire to have kids (or not have kids) with anyone you don’t absolutely need to discuss it with.
Republicans seem determined to roll back reproductive rights and make it “your body, my choice”.
We must fight back. One of the best ways to do this is to commit to give them as little information as possible.
Missouri bill seeks to create a registry of women who are high risk for having an abortion, and may allow crisis pregnancy centres to manage said list.
Please call your local lawmakers and urge them to vote no on this dystopian bill.
Our body, our choice. Always.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/missouri-bill-would-create-registry?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios
Whenever someone says they’re “pro life”… be sure to remind them that infant mortality has spiked in States with abortion bans (maternal mortality has as well).
They aren’t “pro life”. They’re anti choice.
Taking that choice away costs lives.
Music to fight the politics of hate: Strange Ways by #Madvillain
"Sounds to me like that old Robbery Extortion!"
Get the tools you need to fight the politics of hate: https://resistance-toolkit.com/
Louisiana signs extradition order for New York doc who prescribed abortion pill out of state. This is a war on women & reproductive healthcare.
“Carpenter did nothing illegal: New York is shield state that protects abortion providers & allows them to mail abortion meds without fear of prosecution”
I can’t stress this enough… if you’re able to stock up on abortion pills, plan B or oral contraceptives… now’s the time.
If you’re certain you don’t want to get pregnant, look into getting your tubes tied or an IUD placed.
Stop using period trackers. Encourage your friends to stop as well.
Even if you aren’t worried about your own reproductive health, by being prepared you may be able to help someone in need.
Lastly if you DO help someone end a pregnancy… No you didn’t. You helped them move. Or visit their aunt. Or shop for furniture.
Now is the time for discretion because Trump and his team of christofascists seem determined to criminalize pregnancy at all costs.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/louisiana-signs-extradition-order?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios
Song to rock out to while fighting hate: Butterflies and Hurricanes by #Muse Get the tools you need to fight hate: https://resistance-toolkit.com/
