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"USAID was the testing ground for vast reductions in government workforce." Listen to this week's #podcast with @elissamio.bsky.social, reporter at @devex.com, to learn about the Trump administration’s dismantling of #USAID: www.reprosfightback.com/episodes-blo...

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Wrapping up #NationalCondomWeek (which kicks off on V-Day ❤️) with tips on using internal & external condoms, benefits, & more 🧵

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USAID had 13K+ employees, the majority of them working overseas to provide humanitarian aid, food assistance, & more. In this week’s #podcast, @devex.com reporter @elissamio.bsky.social discusses the impact of the Trump admin’s chaotic attacks on #USAID:

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This BHM, join us in acknowledging, celebrating, and investing in Black-led abortion funds 💐🤎

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

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⚠️TW: mentions of rape In this week’s podcast, @elissamio.bsky.social, reporter at @devex.com, talks with us about the devestating impact of the past few week’s chaotic attacks to USAID: www.reprosfightback.com/episodes-blo...

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Conservative groups have launched a PR campaign to frame the Comstock Act of 1873 as an anti-drug trafficking law. One expert compared it to the Nixon administration’s manufactured War on Drugs. www.jezebel.com/inside-the-d...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against a New York doctor marks a new front in the fight against telehealth abortion shield laws and cross-state medication abortion access.

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"USAID was the testing ground for vast reductions in government workforce." Listen to this week's #podcast with @elissamio.bsky.social at @devex.com to learn about the Trump admin’s dismantling of USAID, its impact on critical care and resources, and what it means for federal bureaucracy:

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Abortion laws are eroding trust between mental health providers and clients, leaving people scared to discuss their abortion experiences for fear of legal repercussions. New resources like the grassroots “Pro-Choice Therapists" directory are helping folks find safe spaces to talk ⬇️ @truthout.org

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“We can’t do the science and the public health work anymore because we’re so consumed with responding to the executive orders or other mandates and censorship. The current buzzwords right now are efficiency and accountability. I cannot imagine a less efficient way of operating.” —CDC senior leader

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🚨 New Episode 🚨 This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the wonderful @elissamio.bsky.social at @devex.com about the admin's dismantling of #USAID. And in the intro I talk about what the freeze in humanitarian assistance will mean to @unfpa.bsky.social. #podcast

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USAID had 13K+ employees, the majority of them working overseas to provide humanitarian aid, food assistance, & more. In this week’s #podcast, @devex.com reporter @elissamio.bsky.social discusses the impact of the Trump admin’s chaotic attacks on #USAID: www.reprosfightback.com/episodes-blo...

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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Fetal Personhood is about more than abortion, It's about pregnancy criminalization too! Check out our new fact sheet on Fetal Personhood: whonotwhen.com/s/Fetal-Pers...

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Over 2,000 webpages containing LGBTQ+ information have been removed from federal government websites.

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Stay in the loop on the latest in reproductive health, rights, and justice! Subscribe to our email newsletter to be the first to know when a new #podcast episode drops. 📩

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Action is love! ❤️ Art by Raffi Marhaba for Into Action

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“[Anti-trans laws were] already being put into effect by lots of state governors, state AGs, not to mention the non-profit right-wing groups that have been pushing this behind the scenes for several years.” @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on Trump’s EOs & how the fight for trans rights is long-standing:

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In this week’s #podcast, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social of @lawdorknews.bsky.social sits down to talk with us about the Trump admin’s drove of heinous Executive Orders attacking transgender health and rights, their already-felt impacts on trans folks, and what to expect in the near future.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. All resources at linktr.ee/reprosfightback. Please feel free to share more resources below, including region-specific resources, as many of these are national. 🧵⬇️

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Did you know that you can find episodes of @reprosfightback.bsky.social on youtube? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuT... #podcast

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📢 More than 130 leading business, faith, humanitarian, health, education, foreign policy, development, human rights, labor, peace, women's advocacy, science, and environmental organizations urge Congress to #SaveUSForeignAssistance: www.saveusforeignassistance.net #SaveUSAID #SaveUSAIDSaveLives

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Trump’s EOs have targeted & scapegoated trans people at every turn—denying trans kids care, forcing trans women in prison to be housed in men’s facilities, banning trans women from women’s sports, & more. @chrisgeidner.bsky.social of @lawdorknews.bsky.social breaks down the EOs & the fights ahead:

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@plancpills.bsky.social offers guidance & resources for getting abortion pills to have on hand, in case of future need: plancpills.org/in-advance

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“Women are dying preventable deaths due to denied or delayed [abortion and miscarriage] care, and doctors have started avoiding states with bans—restricting health care access for all.” Read more from Mina Manchester in @prismreports.org on the public health crisis created by abortion bans:

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This week @hegemommy.bsky.social and I talk about Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Comstock Act. #BoomLawyered ***** The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Access to Contraception, Abortion, and… Dildos? rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/02/13/t...

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New on our interactive map: you can now see states whose shield law protections extend to telehealth and aim to protect abortion providers from legal action. We also revised our category on data privacy protections.

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This will close so many hospitals.

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“[Anti-trans laws were] already being put into effect by lots of state governors, state AGs, not to mention the non-profit right-wing groups that have been pushing this behind the scenes for several years.” @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on Trump’s EOs & how the fight for trans rights is long-standing:

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The DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women has removed all current funding opportunities from its website, leaving nonprofits that support survivors of gender-based violence fearing a major funding loss. It’s unclear if this pause is temporary. More from Jasmine Mithani at @19thnews.org:

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🚨 New Episode 🚨 This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the wonderful @chrisgeidner.bsky.social with @lawdorknews.bsky.social about the slew of executive orders targeting transgender health and rights. And y'all there are a lot of the. Buckle in for a long episode. #podcast

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Trump’s EOs have targeted & scapegoated trans people at every turn—denying trans kids care, forcing trans women in prison to be housed in men’s facilities, banning trans women from women’s sports, & more. @chrisgeidner.bsky.social of @lawdorknews.bsky.social breaks down the EOs & the fights ahead:

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New data from us: Families need $180,000 a year to afford child care. If Trump and conservatives in Congress were pro-family, they’d invest in care—not illegally freeze federal funding across programs, dismantle public programs, and push tax cuts for billionaires. nwlc.org/resource/chi...

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Federal workers serve our country and our communities every day. What's happening right now is antithetical to the values of public service — and that's on purpose. 🧵

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Trump reinstated his expanded global gag rule—disrupting health services, bolstering an anti-human rights agenda globally, undermining trust in providers, & more. In the new #podcast, Lori Adelman of @ppglobe.bsky.social & Caitlin Horrigan of @ppfa.org break down the GGR & how it can be repealed ⤵️

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A Trump exec order wiped thousands of gov web pages, including NIH and CDC public health info on HIV, STIs, contraception, and maternal morbidity and mortality. Researchers and advocates are working tirelessly to republish them. Find a list of preserved resources here: msmagazine.com/2025/02/07/p...

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Fund abortion, fight evil! 💥 Find your local fund via @abortionfunds.bsky.social at abortionfunds.org Had to share this @liberaljane.bsky.social gem on Bluesky 🫶

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Thank you to everyone who has supported the pod! 💜 Reminder that if you donate $25 to rePROs Fight Back at www.reprosfightback.com/take-action#..., you'll get a custom postcard + stickers by @liberaljane.bsky.social, and with a $50 donation, an adorable tote bag too!

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“Gender-based violence organizations have begun to self-edit their public-facing media out of fear they will lose federal grants essential to the provision of life-saving services.” Reporting by Jasmine Mithani & Mel Leonor Barclay for the @19thnews.org:

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In this week's #podcast, we talk about what the expanded global gag rule is, what it means for health practitioners and patients abroad, and how it can be repealed. Hear Caitlin Horrigan, Senior Director of Global Advocacy at @ppfa.org, talk about the impact of the GGR in this clip ⬇️

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