Dana M. Johnson, PhD
@danamartha.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow UW-Madison | I research and write about abortion, contraception, adolescents, technology, and public policy
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New CORE research reveals how healthcare institutions, not just laws, play a major role in patient care and clinician experience under abortion restrictions.
The study finds healthcare institutions' inaction after Dobbs increased stress, frustration, and mistrust among physicians. ⬇️ buff.ly/kkQRoz0
The study finds healthcare institutions' inaction after Dobbs increased stress, frustration, and mistrust among physicians. ⬇️ buff.ly/kkQRoz0
Study reveals major but overlooked role of healthcare institutions in shaping pregnancy-related care, regardless of abortion laws
A new study of Wisconsin obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) finds that healthcare institutions’ lack of clear clinical and legal guidance after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision not only…
core.wisc.edu
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
New CORE research reveals how healthcare institutions, not just laws, play a major role in patient care and clinician experience under abortion restrictions.
The study finds healthcare institutions' inaction after Dobbs increased stress, frustration, and mistrust among physicians. ⬇️ buff.ly/kkQRoz0
The study finds healthcare institutions' inaction after Dobbs increased stress, frustration, and mistrust among physicians. ⬇️ buff.ly/kkQRoz0
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January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Want to connect with Texans who care about reproductive freedom? Join us TONIGHT for the first Winter 2026 TAAN Academy meeting! This 10-week virtual series connects you with movement leaders across TX & builds community and organizing skills.
Register @ zurl.co/rilX1
Register @ zurl.co/rilX1
This is something that has been on my mind for years.
Media rubs me the wrong way (often) - but especially with their obsession with printing names and faces of people experiencing their own personal hell.
It is not humane.
Thank you @autonomynews.co
www.autonomynews.co/journalists-...
Media rubs me the wrong way (often) - but especially with their obsession with printing names and faces of people experiencing their own personal hell.
It is not humane.
Thank you @autonomynews.co
www.autonomynews.co/journalists-...
Journalists Need to Stop Treating Pregnancy Criminalization Like Tabloid Fodder
A recent arrest in Kentucky underscores everything news outlets get wrong when covering criminal charges after abortion and miscarriage.
www.autonomynews.co
January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This is something that has been on my mind for years.
Media rubs me the wrong way (often) - but especially with their obsession with printing names and faces of people experiencing their own personal hell.
It is not humane.
Thank you @autonomynews.co
www.autonomynews.co/journalists-...
Media rubs me the wrong way (often) - but especially with their obsession with printing names and faces of people experiencing their own personal hell.
It is not humane.
Thank you @autonomynews.co
www.autonomynews.co/journalists-...
low key some of my fav people ever in this photo including @imaddowzimet.bsky.social
Celebrating our members is integral to the work of the Society. To that effect, we’re making 2026 the year of #Membershine✨, an initiative to recognize the many incredible ways this diverse, multidisciplinary community is leading and contributing to the field of family planning science.
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
low key some of my fav people ever in this photo including @imaddowzimet.bsky.social
Happy Back to School UW-Madison!!! 🫣
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Happy Back to School UW-Madison!!! 🫣
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“If we saw an unemployment rate for white men at the current rate it is for Black women, we would have already declared a recession."
Women Made Up Nearly All The Job Losses Last Month. Here’s Why
Men joined the labor market at a rate three times greater than women in 2025. What the latest jobs report means for the workplace.
www.forbes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“If we saw an unemployment rate for white men at the current rate it is for Black women, we would have already declared a recession."
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Brace for nonsense: there’s a Senate hearing today that will baselessly question the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone. Expect Josh Hawley to be on his worst behavior
www.youtube.com/live/M3PNge7...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Brace for nonsense: there’s a Senate hearing today that will baselessly question the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone. Expect Josh Hawley to be on his worst behavior
www.youtube.com/live/M3PNge7...
www.autonomynews.co/wyoming-abor... @autonomynews.co
www.youtube.com/live/M3PNge7...
www.autonomynews.co/wyoming-abor... @autonomynews.co
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The science is clear: Mifepristone is safe, effective, and a critical part of reproductive health care.
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The science is clear: Mifepristone is safe, effective, and a critical part of reproductive health care.
Every time you cite an early career scholar doing groundbreaking work - an angel gets its wings
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Every time you cite an early career scholar doing groundbreaking work - an angel gets its wings
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NEW: After doctors sent her home with a racing heart, Ciji Graham came to believe the best way to protect her health was to end her pregnancy.
But new restrictions in NC and nearby states made finding an abortion provider difficult.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
But new restrictions in NC and nearby states made finding an abortion provider difficult.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:27 AM
NEW: After doctors sent her home with a racing heart, Ciji Graham came to believe the best way to protect her health was to end her pregnancy.
But new restrictions in NC and nearby states made finding an abortion provider difficult.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
But new restrictions in NC and nearby states made finding an abortion provider difficult.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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Glad to see @lesja.bsky.social quoted here, but the premise that the left isn't in the convo about birth rates & things that help families...🤬. The left talks about parental leave, about childcare, about housing, about wages, about healthcare ALL THE TIME. 1/
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Glad to see @lesja.bsky.social quoted here, but the premise that the left isn't in the convo about birth rates & things that help families...🤬. The left talks about parental leave, about childcare, about housing, about wages, about healthcare ALL THE TIME. 1/
Y'all we love a timely study! New @jama.com
Authors looked at over 5,000 internal agency documents from 2011-2023, finding the FDA’s decisions about mife “has been shaped by scientific evidence and a cautious regulatory approach led by scientists at the agency”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Authors looked at over 5,000 internal agency documents from 2011-2023, finding the FDA’s decisions about mife “has been shaped by scientific evidence and a cautious regulatory approach led by scientists at the agency”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulation of Mifepristone
This qualitative analysis uses information from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request to characterize the FDA’s decision-making with res...
jamanetwork.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Y'all we love a timely study! New @jama.com
Authors looked at over 5,000 internal agency documents from 2011-2023, finding the FDA’s decisions about mife “has been shaped by scientific evidence and a cautious regulatory approach led by scientists at the agency”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Authors looked at over 5,000 internal agency documents from 2011-2023, finding the FDA’s decisions about mife “has been shaped by scientific evidence and a cautious regulatory approach led by scientists at the agency”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Another big day medication abortion policy: the Senate’s health panel is set to dive into the debate over the safety of mifepristone (spoiler: it is extremely safe!)
But because I simply *cannot* help myself, some quick facts...
But because I simply *cannot* help myself, some quick facts...
January 14, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Another big day medication abortion policy: the Senate’s health panel is set to dive into the debate over the safety of mifepristone (spoiler: it is extremely safe!)
But because I simply *cannot* help myself, some quick facts...
But because I simply *cannot* help myself, some quick facts...
"administration has enacted few policies to reduce the rising cost of having children — frustrating some conservatives who expected Mr. Trump to prioritize their plans to boost the U.S. birthrate"
Shhn it is almost as it was *never* about family policy at all...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Shhn it is almost as it was *never* about family policy at all...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
The Quest to ‘Make America Fertile Again’ Stalls Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"administration has enacted few policies to reduce the rising cost of having children — frustrating some conservatives who expected Mr. Trump to prioritize their plans to boost the U.S. birthrate"
Shhn it is almost as it was *never* about family policy at all...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Shhn it is almost as it was *never* about family policy at all...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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I really think people are *really* underestimating the depths of misogyny in US society
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I really think people are *really* underestimating the depths of misogyny in US society
National news outlets calling the Star Tribune "the Minnesota star" 🙄
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
National news outlets calling the Star Tribune "the Minnesota star" 🙄
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
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a major american city is being forced to close schools because armed government agents are raiding and pepper spraying and terrorizing children and teachers for social media content
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
a major american city is being forced to close schools because armed government agents are raiding and pepper spraying and terrorizing children and teachers for social media content
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The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago.
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago.
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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MAHA is weaponizing fertility awareness based methods to undermine access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care (e.g., other forms of contraception, abortion, IVF, Title X). Here, I argue that FABMs must be grounded in evidence & reproductive justice: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Health Affairs Journal
www.healthaffairs.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
MAHA is weaponizing fertility awareness based methods to undermine access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care (e.g., other forms of contraception, abortion, IVF, Title X). Here, I argue that FABMs must be grounded in evidence & reproductive justice: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
I realize I am many months past the approproiate window for having a take, but watched Materialist on the plane home and...
A movie that could have been about gender, power, and sexual violence... really just focused on material income (salary)?
Many missed opportunities for a clearer leap
A movie that could have been about gender, power, and sexual violence... really just focused on material income (salary)?
Many missed opportunities for a clearer leap
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I realize I am many months past the approproiate window for having a take, but watched Materialist on the plane home and...
A movie that could have been about gender, power, and sexual violence... really just focused on material income (salary)?
Many missed opportunities for a clearer leap
A movie that could have been about gender, power, and sexual violence... really just focused on material income (salary)?
Many missed opportunities for a clearer leap
Users who navigate to Women on Web via ChatGPT complete abortion pill consultations at higher rates than those who come through avenues like Google search, Facebook, or even Reddit..
Makes sense over Google, Facebook, but Reddit hmmm..curious about the age breakdown
mashable.com/article/chat...
Makes sense over Google, Facebook, but Reddit hmmm..curious about the age breakdown
mashable.com/article/chat...
Abortion resources, and sometimes misinformation, proliferate on ChatGPT
AI is changing many aspects of modern life, including abortion access.
mashable.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Users who navigate to Women on Web via ChatGPT complete abortion pill consultations at higher rates than those who come through avenues like Google search, Facebook, or even Reddit..
Makes sense over Google, Facebook, but Reddit hmmm..curious about the age breakdown
mashable.com/article/chat...
Makes sense over Google, Facebook, but Reddit hmmm..curious about the age breakdown
mashable.com/article/chat...
Whooooeeee what a year it has been. I hope we all have an immense amount of rest on the otherside.
If i owe you something (I know) I'm sorry - we are barely scraping by over here folks!!!
If i owe you something (I know) I'm sorry - we are barely scraping by over here folks!!!
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whooooeeee what a year it has been. I hope we all have an immense amount of rest on the otherside.
If i owe you something (I know) I'm sorry - we are barely scraping by over here folks!!!
If i owe you something (I know) I'm sorry - we are barely scraping by over here folks!!!
"Pronatalists worry that low birth rates mean 'fewer and fewer people to discover new ideas'—but having more babies risks derailing the careers of already-born women today."
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong?
The right wants to steer women away from work and toward motherhood. The left wants to provide them with more state support so it’s easier to have children. We should refuse this choice.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Pronatalists worry that low birth rates mean 'fewer and fewer people to discover new ideas'—but having more babies risks derailing the careers of already-born women today."
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Disappointing that @thehill.com Opinion is publishing work intentionally misrepresent the (excellent) safety profile of misoprostol used for abortion
Let's be super clear:
Misoprostol is safe and highly effective at terminating pregnancy - it is a magical medication, for decades used globally
Let's be super clear:
Misoprostol is safe and highly effective at terminating pregnancy - it is a magical medication, for decades used globally
December 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Disappointing that @thehill.com Opinion is publishing work intentionally misrepresent the (excellent) safety profile of misoprostol used for abortion
Let's be super clear:
Misoprostol is safe and highly effective at terminating pregnancy - it is a magical medication, for decades used globally
Let's be super clear:
Misoprostol is safe and highly effective at terminating pregnancy - it is a magical medication, for decades used globally