alannavagianos.bsky.social
Senior reporter @HuffPost covering gender + politics, focused on repro justice & gender-based violence.
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“Thinking of women who have gotten fatal fetal diagnoses, [who] were told that they have a doomed pregnancy. Basically, nothing changes for them," said Jillaine St. Michel, one of 4 women who filed a lawsuit after being denied an abortion when she was given a lethal fetal diagnosis.
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The Trump Administration Has Launched A War On Kids www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... by @kalish.bsky.social @nhbaptiste.bsky.social @alannavagianos.bsky.social & @mattshuham.bsky.social
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5) The Bulwark's incredible @citizencohn.bsky.social on deep cuts to Head Start + another child-care program for low-income families.
"The firings send a clear message about how much it values early-childhood programs—and the people who work in them—in a way that could have long-term consequences."
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3) HuffPo's @alannavagianos.bsky.social detailing layoffs to a team that monitored IVF and tracks national maternal and infant health outcomes.
“The elimination of this team means losing the only source of data about the health and behavior of women before, during and shortly after pregnancy.”
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New @who.int report here: www.unfpa.org/sites/defaul...
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A week before the CDC cuts, the Trump admin pulled research funding to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing "DEI."
Particularly stunning since homicide by an abusive partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S.
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Read the piece in full (with beautiful ilos from Jianan Liu) here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump's crackdown on immigration is hurting kids, too:
-His EO targeting birthright citizenship threatens certain children born in the US
-Allowing ICE into schools is already discouraging kids from attending
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-Abolishing the DOE will cut infrastructure that supports millions of public school students
-Banning trans kids in sports will put both trans & cisgender kids under a microscope, possibly encouraging practices like gynecological exams to determine a child’s sex
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-Proposed funding cuts would take away free school lunches for millions of kids & make it harder for foster children to be placed in permanent homes.
-20+ state abortion bans in effect since the fall of Roe have forced children to give birth to children.
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The promise to safeguard kids has become a main pillar of Trump’s second term, with the admin insisting “President Trump will always protect American children.”
But here's what's actually happening:
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Dr. Oz's nomination moved forward, 50-45, on a procedural step. No Dems voted to move him forward.
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