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The Week in Abortion - by Jessica Valenti

6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (609+ words) The REPRODUCTIVE POLICE STATE was in full effect last week: the Trump administration launched Moms. gov, a government-run website that helps the anti-abortion movement collect information on pregnant Americans. Not a joke: Moms. gov redirects users to Option Line'a massive…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > republicans-arent-done-with-mifepristone

Republicans Aren't Done With Mifepristone

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1140+ words) Last night, the Supreme Court kicked telemedicine abortion back down to the Fifth Circuit. That means access to mifepristone by mail remains the same'a clear short-term win that gives advocates and providers some much-needed breathing room. Like we said last…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > scotus-mifepristone-ruling-abortion

SCOTUS Kicks Mife Back to Lower Court'Access Remains

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1490+ words) Something to keep an eye on in the meantime: the FDA sent out a tweet tonight about the Supreme Court's decision'using language meant to seem reasonable, but that actually signals something more insidious. My take? The FDA is sending a…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > could-the-georgia-supreme-court-snap

Could the Georgia Supreme Court Snap a 100-Year Tradition?

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (753+ words) Jordan and Miracle Rankin, former president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, are challenging incumbent Justices Charlie Bethel and Sarah Warren respectively. If Bethel and Warren's names sound familiar, it's likely because they're two of the justices who…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > anti-abortion-leaders-coup-against

FDA Chief Out After Anti-Abortion Coup

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1747+ words) After months of backlash from anti-abortion leaders, FDA chief Marty Makary resigned today, signaling that influential "pro-life" groups are firmly in the driver"s seat of this administration. The "resignation" is clearly a firing: reports began to emerge that Donald…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > new-govt-website-will-help-collect

New Gov't Website Will Help Collect Data On Pregnant Women

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1623+ words) The Trump administration is encouraging pregnant women to visit Moms. gov, a new government website that directs users to a Heartbeat International data collection tool. And yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. This new government website'first reported by Mother…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > cps-separating-teens-abortion

Exclusive: She Helped Plan Her Teen's Abortion, So CPS Took Her Daughter Away

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1311+ words) Because If/When/How's clients fear reprisals from the state, I'm sharing as little identifying information as possible. We'll start with a mother called Jane and her 14-year-old daughter, Dana1; the pair live in a Southern state where abortion is banned....

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jessica. substack. com > p > if-when-how-helpline-what-to-know

The Helpline Behind the Pregnancy Criminalization Headlines

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (860+ words) Kylee Sunderlin, the legal services director of If/When/How, has worked at the organization for six years, supporting callers through a wide range of legal threats over their reproductive decisions or pregnancy outcomes. One particular story has stayed with…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > dismemberment-abortion-ban-act

The GOP's Endless Innovations in Torturing Women

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1490+ words) For more on just how cruel this is, we spoke to Massachusetts OBGYN Dr. Armide Storey, a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health. She noted that D&Es are the safest and most common way to end a pregnancy after…...

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jessica. substack. com > p > republicans-introduced-a-national

Republicans Introduced A National Abortion Ban and They Think You Won't Notice

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1754+ words) Well, it was bound to happen. You Tube removed a video I made about abortion pills, claiming that I was facilitating the sale of illegal drugs. (The video was actually quite tame, so I wonder if it was the target…...