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Join us on November 13th at 10 AM PT for Embryonic and Fetal Rights? What it Would Mean for Pregnant People and Reproductive Rights, Health, and Research.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join us on November 13th at 10 AM PT for Embryonic and Fetal Rights? What it Would Mean for Pregnant People and Reproductive Rights, Health, and Research.
Don't miss out! Register now at: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Don't miss out! Register now at: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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We are excited to announce an opportunity to support CRHLP! Until 12/31, every gift made will have double the impact. The Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health has pledged a $50k match to help sustain the work of the Center. We need your help to meet it!
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We are excited to announce an opportunity to support CRHLP! Until 12/31, every gift made will have double the impact. The Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health has pledged a $50k match to help sustain the work of the Center. We need your help to meet it!
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
www.engage.ucla.edu/campaign/ucl...
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Banning abortion is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
Banning abortion is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Banning abortion is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
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Join us on 11/3 at 11:30 AM PT for our upcoming webinar, Realizing the Promise of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments, featuring lawyers on the frontlines of litigation and ballot campaigns with insights into these new constitutional guarantees. RSVP: bit.ly/CRHLPReproWe...
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join us on 11/3 at 11:30 AM PT for our upcoming webinar, Realizing the Promise of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments, featuring lawyers on the frontlines of litigation and ballot campaigns with insights into these new constitutional guarantees. RSVP: bit.ly/CRHLPReproWe...
UCLA Law students -- we're hiring a Spring 2026 extern!
Work with us next summer! Apply now to be a 2026 spring extern contributing to our legal and interdisciplinary work. This position is available to 2L, 3L, and LLM students at UCLA Law. Learn more: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul....
App will be reviewed through 11/17/25.
App will be reviewed through 11/17/25.
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
UCLA Law students -- we're hiring a Spring 2026 extern!
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@autonomynews.co received a tip yesterday about concerns that the FDA seemed to have made some sort of change regarding mifepristone.
As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.
As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.
NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com
Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today
Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.
www.evitasolutionsllc.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
@autonomynews.co received a tip yesterday about concerns that the FDA seemed to have made some sort of change regarding mifepristone.
As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.
As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.
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In a letter to Republican attorneys general, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and FDA Commissioner Makary write they’re being driven to act by “recent studies raising concerns about the safety of mifepristone”—citing a report widely panned as "junk science" from the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC).
September 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In a letter to Republican attorneys general, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and FDA Commissioner Makary write they’re being driven to act by “recent studies raising concerns about the safety of mifepristone”—citing a report widely panned as "junk science" from the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC).
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To learn more about the report and hear from advocates leading litigation to secure the protections guaranteed under these new amendments, join our upcoming webinar: Realizing the Promise of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments.
Pre-register at this link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Pre-register at this link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
September 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
To learn more about the report and hear from advocates leading litigation to secure the protections guaranteed under these new amendments, join our upcoming webinar: Realizing the Promise of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments.
Pre-register at this link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Pre-register at this link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Today, the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at UCLA School of Law released a new report, The Promise of Reproductive Freedom Amendments: An Analysis of State Constitutional Protections and Their Impact. Read the report here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
September 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today, the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at UCLA School of Law released a new report, The Promise of Reproductive Freedom Amendments: An Analysis of State Constitutional Protections and Their Impact. Read the report here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
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NEW: After Dobbs, voters in ten states enshrined abortion and reproductive rights in their states' constitutions. @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's @cathrencohen.bsky.social and Diana Kasdan analyze how the wording of these amendments impacts their promise and potential to protect reproductive freedom.
The Power of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments
A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond.
statecourtreport.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: After Dobbs, voters in ten states enshrined abortion and reproductive rights in their states' constitutions. @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's @cathrencohen.bsky.social and Diana Kasdan analyze how the wording of these amendments impacts their promise and potential to protect reproductive freedom.
For @statecourtreport.org, Diana Kasdan and I wrote about our new report and how state reproductive freedom amendments have the potential to both reshape the landscape of abortion rights and move us closer to reproductive justice.
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
The Power of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments
A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond.
statecourtreport.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For @statecourtreport.org, Diana Kasdan and I wrote about our new report and how state reproductive freedom amendments have the potential to both reshape the landscape of abortion rights and move us closer to reproductive justice.
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Post-Dobbs, ten states have ratified constitutional amendments codifying the right to abortion and reproductive rights more broadly. Today @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social released a new report on these amendments and their impact on anti-abortion laws.
law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
September 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Post-Dobbs, ten states have ratified constitutional amendments codifying the right to abortion and reproductive rights more broadly. Today @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social released a new report on these amendments and their impact on anti-abortion laws.
law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
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As misinformation about folic acid spreads online, a growing number of supplement brands are selling prenatal vitamins that don’t contain the one ingredient that’s been shown to prevent major birth defects.
Your Prenatal Vitamin Might Be Missing an Essential Ingredient
As misinformation about folic acid spreads online, a growing number of supplement brands are selling prenatal vitamins that don’t contain the one ingredient that’s been shown to prevent major birth defects.
www.thecut.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As misinformation about folic acid spreads online, a growing number of supplement brands are selling prenatal vitamins that don’t contain the one ingredient that’s been shown to prevent major birth defects.
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CRHLP has released a new report, State Abortion Policies and OB-GYN Residents: How Abortion Policies Influence Career Choices, Relocation Decisions, and Perceived Protection While Providing Care (law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul....
September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
CRHLP has released a new report, State Abortion Policies and OB-GYN Residents: How Abortion Policies Influence Career Choices, Relocation Decisions, and Perceived Protection While Providing Care (law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul....
Yesterday RFK Jr. cited a report authored by anti-choice advocates to claim that mifepristone is not safe. Last week, @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social & @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to FDA on behalf of 263 repro researchers outlining why its flawed & not grounded in gold standard science.
During RFK Jr.'s three-hour Senate hearing, 2 Republicans brought up the bogus far-right "study" claiming mifepristone isn't safe, and I'm losing my mind.
www.jezebel.com/mifepristone...
www.jezebel.com/mifepristone...
Mifepristone Is SAFE, the GOP Is NOT
During RFK Jr.'s three-hour Senate hearing, 2 Republicans brought up the bogus far-right "study" claiming mifepristone isn't safe, and I'm losing my mind.
www.jezebel.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yesterday RFK Jr. cited a report authored by anti-choice advocates to claim that mifepristone is not safe. Last week, @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social & @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to FDA on behalf of 263 repro researchers outlining why its flawed & not grounded in gold standard science.
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Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA
On August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...
law.ucla.edu
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth.
August 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth.
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Today we and our colleagues at @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today we and our colleagues at @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
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Minors’ Ability to Consent to Contraception and Abortion Services www.kff.org/1d6f093/
Minors’ Ability to Consent to Contraception and Abortion Services | KFF
This brief examines state consent requirements for minors accessing contraceptive and abortion care, processes for minors to attempt to obtain abortion without parental involvement, and trends in stat...
www.kff.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Minors’ Ability to Consent to Contraception and Abortion Services www.kff.org/1d6f093/
"Tying the availability of abortion care to fetal viability invites government interference and moral judgment. It creates categories of 'good' and 'bad' abortions and stigmatizes people who fall into the 'bad' category." @angryblacklady.bsky.social👏👏
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rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/07/30/f...
Missouri’s Abortion Rights Amendment Fell Into the Fetal Viability Trap. Let’s Talk About It.
The viability standard failed us under Roe v. Wade. It doesn’t have to be the future of reproductive freedom—just ask Colorado.
rewirenewsgroup.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Tying the availability of abortion care to fetal viability invites government interference and moral judgment. It creates categories of 'good' and 'bad' abortions and stigmatizes people who fall into the 'bad' category." @angryblacklady.bsky.social👏👏
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/07/30/f...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/07/30/f...
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More from Sotomayor's dissent:
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
July 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
More from Sotomayor's dissent:
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
“The federal effort to defund those who provide abortion services is a key tactic for restricting abortion access in states that protect [it] by radically shrinking the pool of abortion providers who can afford to continue operating.” @melissagoodman.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Republican spending bill could deal a huge blow to abortion access in California
President Trump’s budget bill would eliminate federal Medicaid funding for any type of medical care to organizations that perform abortions. This could reduce access to abortion in California.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“The federal effort to defund those who provide abortion services is a key tactic for restricting abortion access in states that protect [it] by radically shrinking the pool of abortion providers who can afford to continue operating.” @melissagoodman.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Announcing our resource to stay informed on efforts to restrict or protect access to mifepristone bit.ly/CRHLPMifeTra...! The Mifepristone Litigation Tracker and Federal Action Tracker provide regularly updated info on court cases & federal admin actions that could shape abortion access nationwide
June 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Announcing our resource to stay informed on efforts to restrict or protect access to mifepristone bit.ly/CRHLPMifeTra...! The Mifepristone Litigation Tracker and Federal Action Tracker provide regularly updated info on court cases & federal admin actions that could shape abortion access nationwide
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Tomorrow CRHLP Staff Attorney @cathrencohen.bsky.social will be speaking at an event hosted by Planned Parenthood. Hear from folks working in organizing, policy, education, & law. Join us in Orange County at 6:30 PM!
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Tomorrow CRHLP Staff Attorney @cathrencohen.bsky.social will be speaking at an event hosted by Planned Parenthood. Hear from folks working in organizing, policy, education, & law. Join us in Orange County at 6:30 PM!
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...
RSVP here:
www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/looking-ba...