Cody McDevitt
@codymcdevitt.bsky.social
Abortion rights scholar who runs a pro-choice newsletter called Repro Rights Now, which is at reprorights.substack.com
Also the author of a forthcoming comprehensive history of the reproductive rights movement.
Screenwriter/playwright. Love music.
Also the author of a forthcoming comprehensive history of the reproductive rights movement.
Screenwriter/playwright. Love music.
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Cody McDevitt
@codymcdevitt.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Rosedale Banishment Education Fund - Nonprofit Partners
To support the costs associated with staging, filming, and distributing a play about the Rosedale Banishment. The Rosedale Banishment was a racial expulsion that erased the presence and voices of Blac...
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Over the past year, I’ve worked with leaders to adapt my book into a play. Proceeds will go to the Ron Fisher Fund, which supports Black education. We need help covering costs to stage, film, and share it with students via YouTube. Please donate.
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I go back and forth on Obama's administration. In some ways, I still admire the idealism and lack of scandal. But in other ways, he seemed disappointing. He never got out of Afghanistan. His judges were terrible. He expanded surveillance and quashed leaks. And his foreign policy was disastrous.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I go back and forth on Obama's administration. In some ways, I still admire the idealism and lack of scandal. But in other ways, he seemed disappointing. He never got out of Afghanistan. His judges were terrible. He expanded surveillance and quashed leaks. And his foreign policy was disastrous.
In El Salvador, women who suffer miscarriages are charged with murder. Journalist Maria Hinojosa investigates how this dystopian reality took hold—and why it could happen here. @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social
Read my new piece in Repro Rights Now:
🔗 reprorights.substack.com/p/from-pregn...
Read my new piece in Repro Rights Now:
🔗 reprorights.substack.com/p/from-pregn...
From Pregnancy to Murder Charge: Living Under a Total Abortion Ban
Maria Hinojosa’s latest investigation for Latino USA exposes the brutal criminalization of pregnancy loss in El Salvador—and warns that the same logic is spreading north.
reprorights.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In El Salvador, women who suffer miscarriages are charged with murder. Journalist Maria Hinojosa investigates how this dystopian reality took hold—and why it could happen here. @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social
Read my new piece in Repro Rights Now:
🔗 reprorights.substack.com/p/from-pregn...
Read my new piece in Repro Rights Now:
🔗 reprorights.substack.com/p/from-pregn...
How you handle one man’s aspirations as a leader indicates how you handle all men’s goals? If you dismiss or ostracize someone who wants to start a family and volunteer at the fire department, then it is almost certain you do it with likeminded men. We should get rid of those leaders.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
How you handle one man’s aspirations as a leader indicates how you handle all men’s goals? If you dismiss or ostracize someone who wants to start a family and volunteer at the fire department, then it is almost certain you do it with likeminded men. We should get rid of those leaders.
In some of the areas that I went in to speak about that black history event, there had been recent Ku Klux Klan rallies. The group actively recruited there. There were instances of murder where white supremacists were suspected. I was called boy and told to not stir trouble. It wasn’t without risk.
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In some of the areas that I went in to speak about that black history event, there had been recent Ku Klux Klan rallies. The group actively recruited there. There were instances of murder where white supremacists were suspected. I was called boy and told to not stir trouble. It wasn’t without risk.
New analysis: 61% of the global drop in maternal deaths since 2000 came from better maternity care, 39% from fertility decline. But shrinking family-planning funds may jeopardize future gains.
Read more ➝ reprorights.substack.com/p/maternal-mortality-progress-stalling
#MaternalHealth #ReproRights
Read more ➝ reprorights.substack.com/p/maternal-mortality-progress-stalling
#MaternalHealth #ReproRights
Maternal Mortality Progress Stalling as Family Planning Funds Shrink, Global Study Warns
Researchers say achieving the 2030 global target for maternal mortality will require renewed investment in both health systems and reproductive autonomy.
reprorights.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New analysis: 61% of the global drop in maternal deaths since 2000 came from better maternity care, 39% from fertility decline. But shrinking family-planning funds may jeopardize future gains.
Read more ➝ reprorights.substack.com/p/maternal-mortality-progress-stalling
#MaternalHealth #ReproRights
Read more ➝ reprorights.substack.com/p/maternal-mortality-progress-stalling
#MaternalHealth #ReproRights
I’m not gonna lie. I had an anti-incumbent attitude the last few years and still do. Whether they were Republican or Democrat, I just wanted to throw the bums out of office. I hope all the remaining leaders responsible for this fiasco also get booted. We’re completely fed up.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m not gonna lie. I had an anti-incumbent attitude the last few years and still do. Whether they were Republican or Democrat, I just wanted to throw the bums out of office. I hope all the remaining leaders responsible for this fiasco also get booted. We’re completely fed up.
When Fetterman says that we shouldn’t turn our back collectively on people, that’s something I happen to agree with. But it won’t stop people from doing it. If that’s how you treat people who come to you for help, you won’t be a leader for long. And people who did that to me I don’t listen to.
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
When Fetterman says that we shouldn’t turn our back collectively on people, that’s something I happen to agree with. But it won’t stop people from doing it. If that’s how you treat people who come to you for help, you won’t be a leader for long. And people who did that to me I don’t listen to.
It’s fair to say that most of us don’t want to select a president or vice president based on their race, gender or sexuality. Are there some who do? Sure. But if you polled most of us, we’d prefer to select them based solely on merit. So that’s why I support popular selection of the candidates.
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s fair to say that most of us don’t want to select a president or vice president based on their race, gender or sexuality. Are there some who do? Sure. But if you polled most of us, we’d prefer to select them based solely on merit. So that’s why I support popular selection of the candidates.
Vote yes to retain all the judges in Pa.
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Vote yes to retain all the judges in Pa.
When people say there's a rising tide of right-wing antisemitism, I think that it has always been there, underlying much of all the conspiracies and violence we've seen. It's what drove Charlottesville. If you read The Turner Diaries, you see how much of right-wing hate is driven by it.
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
When people say there's a rising tide of right-wing antisemitism, I think that it has always been there, underlying much of all the conspiracies and violence we've seen. It's what drove Charlottesville. If you read The Turner Diaries, you see how much of right-wing hate is driven by it.
Meant to post this. But I saw the new Paul Thomas Anderson flick. Definitely worth seeing if you haven’t.
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Meant to post this. But I saw the new Paul Thomas Anderson flick. Definitely worth seeing if you haven’t.
Part of leadership is giving direction. We can’t be directionless. So I’ve been thinking of some ideas that might help save and restore the south side. We should have more festivals down there to reestablish trust in public safety. Food. Music. Etc.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Part of leadership is giving direction. We can’t be directionless. So I’ve been thinking of some ideas that might help save and restore the south side. We should have more festivals down there to reestablish trust in public safety. Food. Music. Etc.
It goes without saying that people get tired of other people when they’re persuading people to disagree with them.
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It goes without saying that people get tired of other people when they’re persuading people to disagree with them.
Some of us have to be more patient with men as they develop an understanding of reproductive issues. They don't teach young men or women in high school about EC, birth control, or abortion medication as part of a rigorous sex education curriculum. So they don't learn those things from teachers.
October 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some of us have to be more patient with men as they develop an understanding of reproductive issues. They don't teach young men or women in high school about EC, birth control, or abortion medication as part of a rigorous sex education curriculum. So they don't learn those things from teachers.
This is another question for my fellow journalists. Why do you align yourself with politicians of whatever party instead of another reporter, though younger, who is showing you how to investigate insider trading in Congress? Why aren't you sticking up for him?
October 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is another question for my fellow journalists. Why do you align yourself with politicians of whatever party instead of another reporter, though younger, who is showing you how to investigate insider trading in Congress? Why aren't you sticking up for him?
In that spirit, I'll say PPFA made the incorrect decision by disavowing Margaret Sanger. It failed to accurately position her legacy within the context of eugenics, ultimately undermining grassroots activists who sought to establish trust in the institution. I lay out those reasons in my book.
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In that spirit, I'll say PPFA made the incorrect decision by disavowing Margaret Sanger. It failed to accurately position her legacy within the context of eugenics, ultimately undermining grassroots activists who sought to establish trust in the institution. I lay out those reasons in my book.
Since a traditional publisher didn't permit me to share my work and I have the tacit disapproval of significant publications, I feel free to speak my criticisms of their priorities, direction, and leadership. We should question why journalists and politicians have no trust. And we should change.
October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Since a traditional publisher didn't permit me to share my work and I have the tacit disapproval of significant publications, I feel free to speak my criticisms of their priorities, direction, and leadership. We should question why journalists and politicians have no trust. And we should change.
I was, in fact, following someone's leadership this entire time. Several years ago, I read Gen. James Mattis' memoir, in which he says to continue to speak the truth, as rude as it may be, so that we can get out of the culture of victimhood. And I did. For years, it made a difference.
October 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I was, in fact, following someone's leadership this entire time. Several years ago, I read Gen. James Mattis' memoir, in which he says to continue to speak the truth, as rude as it may be, so that we can get out of the culture of victimhood. And I did. For years, it made a difference.
Likewise with film. If you say we shouldn't make movies like Dances with Wolves anymore, for whatever reason, then I'm not going to trust your judgment. Or not make an Affair to Remember because a person who can walk is at one point in a wheelchair. Or Philadelphia, because Tom Hanks isn't gay.
October 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Likewise with film. If you say we shouldn't make movies like Dances with Wolves anymore, for whatever reason, then I'm not going to trust your judgment. Or not make an Affair to Remember because a person who can walk is at one point in a wheelchair. Or Philadelphia, because Tom Hanks isn't gay.
As someone who dealt with bullies, you're not helping a bullied group or person by focusing all your attention on them. What you want to do is shift the bully's wrath and attention toward someone who is stronger and can fight back. That's why you say pick on someone your own size.
October 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As someone who dealt with bullies, you're not helping a bullied group or person by focusing all your attention on them. What you want to do is shift the bully's wrath and attention toward someone who is stronger and can fight back. That's why you say pick on someone your own size.
People call me a maverick, but when you really think about it, I'm just doing what most people would do. I say women in the context of abortion instead of birthing people. That helps persuade people more easily. It's not that I'm unwilling to follow leaders, but they have to be intelligent.
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
People call me a maverick, but when you really think about it, I'm just doing what most people would do. I say women in the context of abortion instead of birthing people. That helps persuade people more easily. It's not that I'm unwilling to follow leaders, but they have to be intelligent.
Stood on the podium at the Panathenaic Stadium, birthplace of the modern Olympics, pretending I’d just won gold. For a moment I heard the crowd cheer—then realized it was tourists waiting for me to move. Still undefeated in “posing dramatically while out of breath.”
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Stood on the podium at the Panathenaic Stadium, birthplace of the modern Olympics, pretending I’d just won gold. For a moment I heard the crowd cheer—then realized it was tourists waiting for me to move. Still undefeated in “posing dramatically while out of breath.”
Winding up the cliffs to Oia, I watched Santorini unfold — whitewashed walls, blue domes, and the Aegean shining below. Crete’s rugged calm and Santorini’s dazzling light feel like two halves of Greece’s eternal story — one grounded in earth, the other floating on sea and sky. #travel
October 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Winding up the cliffs to Oia, I watched Santorini unfold — whitewashed walls, blue domes, and the Aegean shining below. Crete’s rugged calm and Santorini’s dazzling light feel like two halves of Greece’s eternal story — one grounded in earth, the other floating on sea and sky. #travel
Visited Ephesus today—walked marble streets where Rome’s world still breathes. The Library of Celsus once held 12,000 scrolls, toilets funded the great theatre, and philosophers taught that harmony at home sustains peace. Wisdom, beauty, and balance—foundations of every empire.
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Visited Ephesus today—walked marble streets where Rome’s world still breathes. The Library of Celsus once held 12,000 scrolls, toilets funded the great theatre, and philosophers taught that harmony at home sustains peace. Wisdom, beauty, and balance—foundations of every empire.
Mykonos, Greece. Great food, shopping and culture.
October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Mykonos, Greece. Great food, shopping and culture.