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Defending the right to choose if, when, and how we build our families. Home to both the Repro Legal Helpline (reprolegalhelpline.org) and the Repro Legal Defense Fund (reprolegaldefensefund.org)
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You deserve safety, not isolation and punishment.

If you need emergency care, are worried about your abusive ex and need an abortion, or just have questions about abortion, miscarriage, or birth, we've got you.

Know your rights, understand risks, and get legal help: ReproLegalHelpline.org.
If/When/How is here for you.
You deserve safety, not isolation and punishment. If you need emergency care, are worried about your abusive ex and need an abortion, or just need to ask questions…
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Even before Roe fell, we’ve been defending people criminalized for how their pregnancies ended.

Now, without Roe, policing of pregnancy loss is rising, including states that have enshrined abortion rights in their constitution.

More in @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tria...
January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words
MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words
Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years o...
www.democracynow.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Health care advocates struggle to figure out why this Texas county has some of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality. https://capitalbnews.org/black-maternal-deaths-houston-harris-county/
This Texas County Is the Deadliest Place in the U.S. for Black Mothers to Give Birth
Health care advocates struggle to figure out why this Texas county has some of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality.
capitalbnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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@ifwhenhow.bsky.social's Repro Legal Helpline (844-868-2812) for confidential support. As unjust arrests of pregnant people rise, journalists should refrain from perpetuating state violence. bit.ly/45br32X
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.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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The American Immigration Council new report assesses the first year of President Trump's second term, as indiscriminate arrest policies have doubled the number of people languishing in ICE detention.
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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ICE agents need a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home, vehicle, or business.

How to identify different types of warrants ⤵️

Los agentes de ICE necesitan una orden judicial firmada por un juez para entrar a su casa, vehículo o negocio.

Cómo identificar diferentes tipos de órdenes ⤵️
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Heartbreaking 💔 People are being punished by death due to abortion bans, racism, and stigma.

Know your rights when seeking emergency care: www.ineedana.com/blog/what-if...

If you are being denied care, call our Repro Legal Helpline: 848-866-2812 or ReproLegalHelpline.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Amazing moment in Dr. Nisha Verma of @prh.org's testimony:

She discloses that she herself took these medications after suffering a "devastating pregnancy loss" a few months ago.
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Third and final witness is Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB-GYN who provides care in Georgia & Massachusetts and is a fellow with @prh.org.

"Holding space for complexity is important -- but discomfort with abortion care should not be used as an excuse to distort facts."
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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In protest against ICE occupation, Minneapolis community groups and unions are calling for January 23 to be a day of ​“no work, no school, no shopping.”

“For some people they call that a strike. For many of us, this is our right to refusal until something changes.”
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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Subheadings include:

Who made the most stupid remark? And
What indignant shit did Sam Alito blurt out?
The ‘WTF Is Happening’ Guide to the Trans Sports Bans at the Supreme Court
It appears the justices will say the laws from Idaho and West Virginia are totally cool. Plus, Kavanaugh sounded dumb, Alito sounded indignant, and Gorsuch sounded like a tease.
www.jezebel.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Tomorrow, a sub-committee of South Carolina legislators will hear two bills H.4760, the attack on abortion pills bill, and H. 3537, the death penalty bill.

Take action with Women's Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) and @psabortionfund.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/StopBadBillsSC
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
All youth, including trans youth deserve the same freedoms and chances as their peers—to play, belong, be safe, and have participate in sports and schools for all.

Tomorrow, fight for The T in TEAM at the steps at SCOTUS and across the country: www.mobilize.us/lambdalegal/
Trans youth like Becky Pepper-Jackson deserve the right to participate in school sports without facing discrimination.

Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case | CNN Politics
This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case
www.cnn.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Minneapolis Public Schools canceled school on Thursday and Friday, citing safety concerns after ICE agents deployed tear gas at Roosevelt High School, merely hours after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman a few miles away, according to the teachers’ union.
Minneapolis schools cancel class following ICE shooting, separate confrontation on campus • Minnesota Reformer
Minneapolis Public Schools canceled school on Thursday and Friday, citing safety concerns related to incidents involving immigration agents Wednesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deploy...
minnesotareformer.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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There are a bunch of fake pictures of protests among my friend networks on other sites. They are really, obviously AI, but I understand how in all the pressures at the moment you can see it, have a feeling, and hit share.

Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Live: Thousands gather to memorialize woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37. Video of the shooting shows agents near the vehicle as Good reversed and then pulled forward. One agent appeared to fir...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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We filed two motions to block the Trump administration's attacks on Head Start, a federally-funded program that provides early education and care to young children — and won.

This program provides critical services to families across the country, and we'll always fight to defend it.
Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families | ACLU
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families
www.aclu.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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The person who was shot in the face here is a local organizer who has been very active in the Movement for Black lives.
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Since Noem became head of DHS and ICE further reduced standards for joining the agency while White House officials such as Stephen Miller demanded enforcement quotas, there has been a huge uptick in horrendous violence from ICE. This was predictable, yet it remains shocking and unacceptable.
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
MPR News is live right now bringing you updates on this. mprnews.org/listen
ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Witness account of ICE shooting in Minneapolis today
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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On January 13, the Supreme Court will hear our case defending trans kids' right to play the sports they love.

Join us and our partners outside the court to rally in support of transgender justice and show trans youth they aren't alone in this fight. RSVP at act.aclu.org/a/bpj-hecox-...
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Abortions will remain legal in Wyoming.

The state’s supreme court ruled Jan. 6 that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional.

Photo credit: Daniel Vorndran

https://ow.ly/6Jig50XSxmR
Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
The state’s highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution.
ow.ly
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM