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🩺 1st woman to openly provide third-tri abortion care in the United States 📚”Beyond Limits” is available for pre-order! 💻 ShelleySella.com
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Thanks to all who joined. It was a wonderful event! 💜

Big turnout -- organizers said 500 -- for a protest over possibly turning FCI Dublin women's prison into an ICE detention center. www.ktvu.com/news/activis...

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My second Instagram community question asks if I was ever scared for my safety. An important question I do my best to answer here.

I asked folks on Instagram if they had any questions about abortion care later in pregnancy. So far their Qs have been generous and thoughtful. Here I answer the first community question: “why can’t people just get abortions early in pregnancy?”

What could the new paradigm be? I will be sharing more thoughts in the coming weeks but I know we can do better.

I started climbing 10 years ago. It’s been a steady source of camaraderie, challenges and joy ever since. This clip is from 2023. Still improving…

My thoughts on RFK Jr’s dangerous stance on abortion.

Carol Downer was a pioneer of the women’s health movement which broke down barriers between patients and providers. She made a significant impact on many, including myself.

Posted a new intro video on Insta that I hope you’ll check out. Onward and upward!

I’m on Instagram as well @doctorshelleysella I posted a video about the Roe decision today and I hope you’ll check it out. #AbortionBeyondLimits

If you’re afraid to write your book because you think its content stands no chance in the coming climate, Remember that banned books (and books victims thought the world would never see) are the only honest window we have into some of the darkest moments of history. Write the book. #booksky

“When we fully embrace and incorporate the larger intersectional framework of reproductive justice, I think we see our movement move faster and in the direction that we truly want to go.” —Dázon Dixon Diallo, Founder and President of SisterLove, Inc. Learn more in the new #podcast episode here:

🚨BREAKING🚨 Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.

Wow- what a surprise to see After Tiller included in this @sfchronicle.com roundup 😱 After all of these years this movie is still so relevant 💜 #FirstPost #AfterTiller #Abortion #abortionishealthcare #abortionaccess #abortionisessential #shoutyourabortion #physician #laterabortionawareness

Now more than ever 🏳️‍⚧️

Wow- what a surprise to see After Tiller included in this @sfchronicle.com roundup 😱 After all of these years this movie is still so relevant 💜 #FirstPost #AfterTiller #Abortion #abortionishealthcare #abortionaccess #abortionisessential #shoutyourabortion #physician #laterabortionawareness

I promise you, once you free yourself from the notion that other writers are your competition and start viewing them as your fellow weirdos who share similar special interests as you, your life in publishing will become so much easier.

Shirley Chisholm speaking on reproductive justice in Union Square, NYC, 1972

“The success of an individual woman doesn't necessarily mean action that ends up lifting up all women and gender-expansive people.” — @serenekhader.bsky.social

Midwives say California’s regulatory regime around birth centers is unnecessarily preventing new centers from opening and leading some existing facilities to close. Obtaining a license can take as long as four years. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, EJI is offering free admission to the Legacy Sites on Monday, January 20, 2025. Each visitor will receive a free copy of EJI’s award-winning wall calendar, A History of Racial Injustice. No reservations or tickets are required.