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Healthcare Across Borders (HCAB) is an initiative to ensure everyone has full access to essential reproductive, sexual, and gender-affirming care regardless of zipcode.
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Here's an update from Congress on the fight to protect abortion access across the country.
Today, @smith.senate.gov and I reintroduced the Stop Comstock Act. Right wing strategists have been foaming at the mouth for years to abuse antiquated laws to take women back to the 1800s.
Today, @smith.senate.gov and I reintroduced the Stop Comstock Act. Right wing strategists have been foaming at the mouth for years to abuse antiquated laws to take women back to the 1800s.
March 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Here's an update from Congress on the fight to protect abortion access across the country.
Today, @smith.senate.gov and I reintroduced the Stop Comstock Act. Right wing strategists have been foaming at the mouth for years to abuse antiquated laws to take women back to the 1800s.
Today, @smith.senate.gov and I reintroduced the Stop Comstock Act. Right wing strategists have been foaming at the mouth for years to abuse antiquated laws to take women back to the 1800s.
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Doesn’t take a detective to uncover that Republicans are enacting Project 2025 – just last night they began dismantling the Dept. of Education.
Everything points to them misusing the Comstock Act to ban abortion even in states where it’s legal.
Today, I’m re-introducing a bill to stop them.
Everything points to them misusing the Comstock Act to ban abortion even in states where it’s legal.
Today, I’m re-introducing a bill to stop them.
March 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Doesn’t take a detective to uncover that Republicans are enacting Project 2025 – just last night they began dismantling the Dept. of Education.
Everything points to them misusing the Comstock Act to ban abortion even in states where it’s legal.
Today, I’m re-introducing a bill to stop them.
Everything points to them misusing the Comstock Act to ban abortion even in states where it’s legal.
Today, I’m re-introducing a bill to stop them.
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Biden should pardon everyone who might be considered by the incoming Trump admin to have violated the Comstock act’s abortion provision, despite the fact that threats to enforce Comstock are based both on an erroneous reading of the act and an approach long rejected by federal courts.
December 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Biden should pardon everyone who might be considered by the incoming Trump admin to have violated the Comstock act’s abortion provision, despite the fact that threats to enforce Comstock are based both on an erroneous reading of the act and an approach long rejected by federal courts.
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Critically important contribution to the pardons discussion in @nytimes.com, as well as the Biden administration's unfinished tasks on abortion and contraception, from @dsc250.bsky.social, @greerdonley.bsky.social, and @rebouche.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
Opinion | How Biden Should Spend His Final Weeks in Office
The president can still do a lot before he leaves the White House.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Critically important contribution to the pardons discussion in @nytimes.com, as well as the Biden administration's unfinished tasks on abortion and contraception, from @dsc250.bsky.social, @greerdonley.bsky.social, and @rebouche.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
The Comstock Act is 151 years old, but the far-right could use it TODAY to block access to abortion meds and birth control.
@sentinasmith.bsky.social takes on the ghost of Comstock himself in a new video from @abortionfront.bsky.social!
@sentinasmith.bsky.social takes on the ghost of Comstock himself in a new video from @abortionfront.bsky.social!
Debate of the Century: Senator Tina Smith vs. Anthony Comstock!
Welcome to a debate that transcends time, space, and common sense! Actual US Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) squares off against THE (reanimated zombie) Anthony Co...
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October 31, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The Comstock Act is 151 years old, but the far-right could use it TODAY to block access to abortion meds and birth control.
@sentinasmith.bsky.social takes on the ghost of Comstock himself in a new video from @abortionfront.bsky.social!
@sentinasmith.bsky.social takes on the ghost of Comstock himself in a new video from @abortionfront.bsky.social!
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Horrific story that also illustrates we’re still in the dark on how many people have died from abortion bans—including the Texas law in effect for *months* before Roe fell. Josseli died in September 2021, soon after the Supreme Court let Texas bounty hunter ban, SB 8, take effect
Doctors said it was “inevitable” that Josseli Barnica would miscarry.
Yet they waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.
She died of an infection 3 days later.
Yet they waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.
She died of an infection 3 days later.
A Texas Woman Died After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat s...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Horrific story that also illustrates we’re still in the dark on how many people have died from abortion bans—including the Texas law in effect for *months* before Roe fell. Josseli died in September 2021, soon after the Supreme Court let Texas bounty hunter ban, SB 8, take effect
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Louisiana declaring mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances could harm people experiencing miscarriages—or bleeding out in childbirth. It’s the first U.S. law to target abortion pills this way, but we can count on more states introducing copycat bills in 2025. Me in Refinery29:
A Louisiana Law Could Kill Women Giving Birth & Other States May Copy It
That’s the thing about restrictions on reproductive healthcare — they can affect anyone with a uterus, even people who think they’d never have an abortion.
www.refinery29.com
October 29, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Louisiana declaring mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances could harm people experiencing miscarriages—or bleeding out in childbirth. It’s the first U.S. law to target abortion pills this way, but we can count on more states introducing copycat bills in 2025. Me in Refinery29:
"They claim decreased births constitute 'a sovereign injury to the state in itself,' and causes downstream injuries like 'losing a seat in Congress'"
It’s never been about being pro life, it’s about controlling women.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
It’s never been about being pro life, it’s about controlling women.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Republican AGs Issue Unsettling Demand For More Pregnant Teens
A group of Republican AGs asserted an unsettling right to pregnant teens in a new filing in their ongoing mifepristone lawsuit.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
"They claim decreased births constitute 'a sovereign injury to the state in itself,' and causes downstream injuries like 'losing a seat in Congress'"
It’s never been about being pro life, it’s about controlling women.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
It’s never been about being pro life, it’s about controlling women.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
"Voters in 10 states will vote directly on abortion in November. But out of all those states, Florida is the only one where a 60 percent supermajority is required to pass a constitutional amendment."
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Of 10 states with abortion ballot measures, only one requires 60 percent support to pass
Here’s what people in the state say about its chances and the stakes.
19thnews.org
October 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
"Voters in 10 states will vote directly on abortion in November. But out of all those states, Florida is the only one where a 60 percent supermajority is required to pass a constitutional amendment."
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19thnews.org/2024/10/flor...
Despite SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions continues to climb — with medication abortion now accounting for nearly 2/3 of them.
But even where medication abortion is legal, state restrictions make accessing care difficult for many.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
But even where medication abortion is legal, state restrictions make accessing care difficult for many.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Are abortion pills legal in my state? Here’s what you need to know.
Even where medication abortion is legal, state restrictions make it difficult to access care.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Despite SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions continues to climb — with medication abortion now accounting for nearly 2/3 of them.
But even where medication abortion is legal, state restrictions make accessing care difficult for many.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
But even where medication abortion is legal, state restrictions make accessing care difficult for many.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Telemedicine provides a lifeline for thousands of people seeking abortion services in states with abortion restrictions or bans.
Stand with us for and support equal access to healthcare, regardless of where you live.
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Stand with us for and support equal access to healthcare, regardless of where you live.
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Donate to the Abortion Pill Sustainability Fund!
Healthcare Across Borders reimburses clinicians who provide abortion pills to clients in states where abortion is restricted or banned.
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October 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Telemedicine provides a lifeline for thousands of people seeking abortion services in states with abortion restrictions or bans.
Stand with us for and support equal access to healthcare, regardless of where you live.
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Stand with us for and support equal access to healthcare, regardless of where you live.
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The Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
The Supreme Court has let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans.
apnews.com
October 7, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
Republicans have a plan to ban abortion nationwide & they won’t need a single vote in Congress to do it.
Join the #CancelComstock Coalition & the Progressive Caucus Action Fund on Oct. 10 for a briefing on the Comstock Act — the 150+ year old law at the center of it all.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/ZombieComstock
Join the #CancelComstock Coalition & the Progressive Caucus Action Fund on Oct. 10 for a briefing on the Comstock Act — the 150+ year old law at the center of it all.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/ZombieComstock
October 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Republicans have a plan to ban abortion nationwide & they won’t need a single vote in Congress to do it.
Join the #CancelComstock Coalition & the Progressive Caucus Action Fund on Oct. 10 for a briefing on the Comstock Act — the 150+ year old law at the center of it all.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/ZombieComstock
Join the #CancelComstock Coalition & the Progressive Caucus Action Fund on Oct. 10 for a briefing on the Comstock Act — the 150+ year old law at the center of it all.
RSVP➡️ bit.ly/ZombieComstock
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“We don’t need a federal ban when we have Comstock on the books,” said Jonathan F. Mitchell, the legal force behind a 2021 Texas law that found a way to effectively ban abortion in the state before Roe v. Wade was overturned. “There’s a smorgasbord of options"
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/u...
October 2, 2024 at 12:36 PM
“We don’t need a federal ban when we have Comstock on the books,” said Jonathan F. Mitchell, the legal force behind a 2021 Texas law that found a way to effectively ban abortion in the state before Roe v. Wade was overturned. “There’s a smorgasbord of options"
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/u...
A judge ruled earlier today that Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional.
Banning abortion is a human rights violation & a blow to public health and individual lives — we won’t stop fighting until everyone can access the care they need, regardless of zip code.
apnews.com/article/geor...
Banning abortion is a human rights violation & a blow to public health and individual lives — we won’t stop fighting until everyone can access the care they need, regardless of zip code.
apnews.com/article/geor...
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
apnews.com
September 30, 2024 at 11:55 PM
A judge ruled earlier today that Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional.
Banning abortion is a human rights violation & a blow to public health and individual lives — we won’t stop fighting until everyone can access the care they need, regardless of zip code.
apnews.com/article/geor...
Banning abortion is a human rights violation & a blow to public health and individual lives — we won’t stop fighting until everyone can access the care they need, regardless of zip code.
apnews.com/article/geor...
Happy World Contraception Day!
Contraception is freedom. Contraception is health care. On World Contraception Day we celebrate our right to birth control. We won't let anyone take these freedoms from us. #ProtectProtection
Contraception is freedom. Contraception is health care. On World Contraception Day we celebrate our right to birth control. We won't let anyone take these freedoms from us. #ProtectProtection
September 26, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Happy World Contraception Day!
Contraception is freedom. Contraception is health care. On World Contraception Day we celebrate our right to birth control. We won't let anyone take these freedoms from us. #ProtectProtection
Contraception is freedom. Contraception is health care. On World Contraception Day we celebrate our right to birth control. We won't let anyone take these freedoms from us. #ProtectProtection
A new study found that the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period.
“These patients are asking for help. The state of Texas has failed women.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
“These patients are asking for help. The state of Texas has failed women.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban
Exclusive analysis finds the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period.
www.nbcnews.com
September 25, 2024 at 7:08 PM
A new study found that the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period.
“These patients are asking for help. The state of Texas has failed women.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
“These patients are asking for help. The state of Texas has failed women.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
Right-wing extremists are threatening to use the 150+ year old Comstock Act to bypass Congress and ban abortion nationwide.
We commend Rep. Becca Balint for meeting this moment by introducing the Stop Comstock Act to eliminate this threat and protect our reproductive rights.
We commend Rep. Becca Balint for meeting this moment by introducing the Stop Comstock Act to eliminate this threat and protect our reproductive rights.
September 24, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Right-wing extremists are threatening to use the 150+ year old Comstock Act to bypass Congress and ban abortion nationwide.
We commend Rep. Becca Balint for meeting this moment by introducing the Stop Comstock Act to eliminate this threat and protect our reproductive rights.
We commend Rep. Becca Balint for meeting this moment by introducing the Stop Comstock Act to eliminate this threat and protect our reproductive rights.
Amber Thurman & Candi Miller should be alive today.
Instead they both lost their lives after GA’s abortion ban made it impossible for them to receive life-saving abortion care.
Instead they both lost their lives after GA’s abortion ban made it impossible for them to receive life-saving abortion care.
September 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Amber Thurman & Candi Miller should be alive today.
Instead they both lost their lives after GA’s abortion ban made it impossible for them to receive life-saving abortion care.
Instead they both lost their lives after GA’s abortion ban made it impossible for them to receive life-saving abortion care.
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Trumpers, right-wing are attempting to gaslight their way through the election season hoping they can get their enact de facto federal abortion ban in the books if they get back in power.
Why it's imperative for Schumer/Sen Dems to put the Rs on the record on Comstock and call a vote this fall.
Why it's imperative for Schumer/Sen Dems to put the Rs on the record on Comstock and call a vote this fall.
National Right to Life after Trump refused to say in the debate he'd veto a national abortion ban: "a ban won't happen" (left)
National Right to Life in January: "we don't need a new ban when we have the Comstock Act" (right)
apnews.com/article/abor...
www.politico.com/news/2024/01...
National Right to Life in January: "we don't need a new ban when we have the Comstock Act" (right)
apnews.com/article/abor...
www.politico.com/news/2024/01...
September 11, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Trumpers, right-wing are attempting to gaslight their way through the election season hoping they can get their enact de facto federal abortion ban in the books if they get back in power.
Why it's imperative for Schumer/Sen Dems to put the Rs on the record on Comstock and call a vote this fall.
Why it's imperative for Schumer/Sen Dems to put the Rs on the record on Comstock and call a vote this fall.
“It’s not enough for Democrats to fundraise & campaign on the existential threat a 2nd Trump presidency poses to abortion,” that’s why we’ve joined a dozen advocacy orgs in calling on Sen. Schumer to vote on the Stop #Comstock Act.
From @kylietcheung.bsky.social:
www.jezebel.com/abortion-rig...
From @kylietcheung.bsky.social:
www.jezebel.com/abortion-rig...
Abortion Rights Groups Ramp Up Pressure on Dem Leaders, Chuck Schumer to Repeal Comstock - Jezebel
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
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September 11, 2024 at 9:26 PM
“It’s not enough for Democrats to fundraise & campaign on the existential threat a 2nd Trump presidency poses to abortion,” that’s why we’ve joined a dozen advocacy orgs in calling on Sen. Schumer to vote on the Stop #Comstock Act.
From @kylietcheung.bsky.social:
www.jezebel.com/abortion-rig...
From @kylietcheung.bsky.social:
www.jezebel.com/abortion-rig...
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We won't let far-right extremists weaponize a century-old law to criminalize abortion care. Alongside @hcaborders.bsky.social & 9 other groups, we're urging Sen. Schumer to hold a vote on the Stop Comstock Act.
Advocacy groups urge Schumer to hold vote on repealing Comstock abortion law
A coalition of advocacy organizations sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) this week urging him to hold a vote on a proposal aimed at guarding against a future Trump admin…
thehill.com
September 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM
We won't let far-right extremists weaponize a century-old law to criminalize abortion care. Alongside @hcaborders.bsky.social & 9 other groups, we're urging Sen. Schumer to hold a vote on the Stop Comstock Act.
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National Right to Life after Trump refused to say in the debate he'd veto a national abortion ban: "a ban won't happen" (left)
National Right to Life in January: "we don't need a new ban when we have the Comstock Act" (right)
apnews.com/article/abor...
www.politico.com/news/2024/01...
National Right to Life in January: "we don't need a new ban when we have the Comstock Act" (right)
apnews.com/article/abor...
www.politico.com/news/2024/01...
September 11, 2024 at 5:19 PM
National Right to Life after Trump refused to say in the debate he'd veto a national abortion ban: "a ban won't happen" (left)
National Right to Life in January: "we don't need a new ban when we have the Comstock Act" (right)
apnews.com/article/abor...
www.politico.com/news/2024/01...
National Right to Life in January: "we don't need a new ban when we have the Comstock Act" (right)
apnews.com/article/abor...
www.politico.com/news/2024/01...
Far-right extremists plan to use the 150-year old Comstock Act to ban abortion nationwide—we won’t give them that chance.
We sent a letter to Sen. Schumer, along w/ @takebackthect.bsky.social & 9 other orgs, calling on leadership to hold a vote on the Stop Comstock Act.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
We sent a letter to Sen. Schumer, along w/ @takebackthect.bsky.social & 9 other orgs, calling on leadership to hold a vote on the Stop Comstock Act.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Advocacy groups urge Schumer to hold vote on repealing Comstock abortion law
A coalition of advocacy organizations sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) this week urging him to hold a vote on a proposal aimed at guarding against a future Trump admin…
thehill.com
September 10, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Far-right extremists plan to use the 150-year old Comstock Act to ban abortion nationwide—we won’t give them that chance.
We sent a letter to Sen. Schumer, along w/ @takebackthect.bsky.social & 9 other orgs, calling on leadership to hold a vote on the Stop Comstock Act.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
We sent a letter to Sen. Schumer, along w/ @takebackthect.bsky.social & 9 other orgs, calling on leadership to hold a vote on the Stop Comstock Act.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Because it’s also used for abortion, conservatives made it harder for doctors in Louisiana to access Misoprostol, a lifesaving drug used to stop postpartum hemorrhaging.
Politicians shouldn’t be dictating what kind of care a pregnant person needs.
https://lailluminator.com/2024/09/03/louisiana-women
Politicians shouldn’t be dictating what kind of care a pregnant person needs.
https://lailluminator.com/2024/09/03/louisiana-women
Doctors grapple with how to save women's lives amid 'confusion and angst' over new Louisiana law • Louisiana Illuminator
Under a new state law, Louisiana doctors might not be able to quickly access one of the most widely used life-saving medications for pregnant women.
lailluminator.com
September 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Because it’s also used for abortion, conservatives made it harder for doctors in Louisiana to access Misoprostol, a lifesaving drug used to stop postpartum hemorrhaging.
Politicians shouldn’t be dictating what kind of care a pregnant person needs.
https://lailluminator.com/2024/09/03/louisiana-women
Politicians shouldn’t be dictating what kind of care a pregnant person needs.
https://lailluminator.com/2024/09/03/louisiana-women