Lauren Kahre
@laurenkahre.bsky.social
SE Repro Justice & Rural Health
With a little bit of Tech Equity
Ex- Congressional affairs
Views are my own.
https://substack.com/@laurenkahre
With a little bit of Tech Equity
Ex- Congressional affairs
Views are my own.
https://substack.com/@laurenkahre
We’re halfway through Giving Tuesday. Please consider supporting an org that is helping to expand reproductive justice and access to care.
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Cyber Monday & Giving Tuesday: Repro Edition
We all have enough stuff, but what about helping others?
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December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We’re halfway through Giving Tuesday. Please consider supporting an org that is helping to expand reproductive justice and access to care.
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We can stop the total abortion ban before it becomes law. Learn more and find ways to take action here: www.aclusc.org/news/we-can-...
We can stop the total abortion ban - ACLU of South Carolina
Politicians are attacking our reproductive rights. Help us stop S. 323 before it becomes law.
www.aclusc.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We can stop the total abortion ban before it becomes law. Learn more and find ways to take action here: www.aclusc.org/news/we-can-...
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In 1972, Nina Kuscsik was the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon. The male-dominated establishment that oversaw races at the time claimed women risk infertility and could even lose their uteruses by running marathons, but Nina was one of many who proved them wrong.
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 1972, Nina Kuscsik was the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon. The male-dominated establishment that oversaw races at the time claimed women risk infertility and could even lose their uteruses by running marathons, but Nina was one of many who proved them wrong.
Planned Parenthood Southeast is facing internal turmoil: firings, silenced staff, and shrinking advocacy in a region that needs it most. The South can’t afford a lukewarm advocate for reproductive freedom.
Check out my post here:
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Check out my post here:
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Internal Chaos: The Drama Shaking Planned Parenthood Southeast
In a region under constant attack, the South cannot afford a lukewarm advocate for reproductive freedom.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Planned Parenthood Southeast is facing internal turmoil: firings, silenced staff, and shrinking advocacy in a region that needs it most. The South can’t afford a lukewarm advocate for reproductive freedom.
Check out my post here:
open.substack.com/pub/reprojus...
Check out my post here:
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Rewatched The Janes (2022) this weekend and forgot how powerful it is. The courage it took to build an underground abortion network in Chicago is unreal. A reminder of the giants we stand on and how it’s on us now to keep the fight for reproductive rights going.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRbq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRbq...
The Janes | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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October 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Rewatched The Janes (2022) this weekend and forgot how powerful it is. The courage it took to build an underground abortion network in Chicago is unreal. A reminder of the giants we stand on and how it’s on us now to keep the fight for reproductive rights going.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRbq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRbq...
October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Wrote about the challenges faced to SNAP and WIC recipients on substack this week, check it out (and donate to your food pantry).
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October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wrote about the challenges faced to SNAP and WIC recipients on substack this week, check it out (and donate to your food pantry).
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Please share this:
Due to the government shutdown, SNAP benefits are going to be paused for the month of Nov.
1. If you or someone you know needs resources, please check out: www.findhelp.org
2. If you can, donate to a local food bank, pantry, etc.
Due to the government shutdown, SNAP benefits are going to be paused for the month of Nov.
1. If you or someone you know needs resources, please check out: www.findhelp.org
2. If you can, donate to a local food bank, pantry, etc.
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Please share this:
Due to the government shutdown, SNAP benefits are going to be paused for the month of Nov.
1. If you or someone you know needs resources, please check out: www.findhelp.org
2. If you can, donate to a local food bank, pantry, etc.
Due to the government shutdown, SNAP benefits are going to be paused for the month of Nov.
1. If you or someone you know needs resources, please check out: www.findhelp.org
2. If you can, donate to a local food bank, pantry, etc.
Crisis pregnancy centers have played a central role in the anti-abortion movement since the 1960s. Well-intentioned Democrats have attempted to shut down these clinics by going after them for false advertising.
But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.
But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.
How abortion pill “reversal” became a powerful right-wing legal weapon
Blue-state attempts to crack down on the treatment could end up shielding “fake clinics” from any oversight.
www.motherjones.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Crisis pregnancy centers have played a central role in the anti-abortion movement since the 1960s. Well-intentioned Democrats have attempted to shut down these clinics by going after them for false advertising.
But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.
But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.
How abortion pill “reversal” became a powerful right-wing legal weapon
Blue-state attempts to crack down on the treatment could end up shielding “fake clinics” from any oversight.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Crisis pregnancy centers have played a central role in the anti-abortion movement since the 1960s. Well-intentioned Democrats have attempted to shut down these clinics by going after them for false advertising.
But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.
But this method is poised to backfire spectacularly.
Great breakdown by @autonomynews.co on which @ppfa.org locations are offering what services to medicaid patients.
Here’s Which Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Still Seeing Medicaid Patients
In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organiza...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Great breakdown by @autonomynews.co on which @ppfa.org locations are offering what services to medicaid patients.
For people in the south, medication through Telehealth is our last option.
NEW: 51 Senators urge RFK Jr. and Marty Makary to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone— and to suspend its distribution as an "imminent hazard" under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Collins and Murkowski only GOP members not to sign
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October 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
For people in the south, medication through Telehealth is our last option.
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NEW: 51 Senators urge RFK Jr. and Marty Makary to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone— and to suspend its distribution as an "imminent hazard" under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Collins and Murkowski only GOP members not to sign
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October 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
NEW: 51 Senators urge RFK Jr. and Marty Makary to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone— and to suspend its distribution as an "imminent hazard" under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Collins and Murkowski only GOP members not to sign
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justthenews.com/sites/defaul...
When HHS Sec. Calls the Coalition you directly support regulatory work on a cartel….
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When HHS Sec. Calls the Coalition you directly support regulatory work on a cartel….
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Across nearly 100 submissions to our #StopCensoringAbortion survey, we saw systemic over-enforcement, convoluted policies, sudden account bans, and ignored appeals. On Friday, leaders from EFF, Plan C, M+A Hotline, and Women on Web will discuss what’s happening and the future of sharing info online.
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Across nearly 100 submissions to our #StopCensoringAbortion survey, we saw systemic over-enforcement, convoluted policies, sudden account bans, and ignored appeals. On Friday, leaders from EFF, Plan C, M+A Hotline, and Women on Web will discuss what’s happening and the future of sharing info online.
See ya in the streets
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October 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
See ya in the streets
What he said.
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
October 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
What he said.
The CDC’s chaos isn’t random — it’s consolidation of power at the expense of science & trust. I wrote about how these ‘small’ decisions add up to something much bigger
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The Great Consolidation of Power: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
When turbulence becomes the strategy, trust in public health is the casualty
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September 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The CDC’s chaos isn’t random — it’s consolidation of power at the expense of science & trust. I wrote about how these ‘small’ decisions add up to something much bigger
open.substack.com/pub/reprojus...
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We are a two-person worker-owned publication and we broke this major story before any national outlets. Support our paywall-free journalism with a paid membership:
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EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will halt abortions in October in response to the GOP budget "defunding" provision
It's the first known PP affiliate to drop abortion services in the wake of the law:
It's the first known PP affiliate to drop abortion services in the wake of the law:
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to Halt Abortion Services
Sources say the affiliate isn't scheduling abortion appointments after September 30 in an apparent attempt to avoid Medicaid "defunding."
www.autonomynews.co
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We are a two-person worker-owned publication and we broke this major story before any national outlets. Support our paywall-free journalism with a paid membership:
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This week’s newsletter examines how recent censorship decisions by major platforms intersect with healthcare access and public trust
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How Meta Censoring My Content Has Led to a renewed National Attention
On living in the South, witnessing erasure, and insisting that abortion is healthcare.
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September 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This week’s newsletter examines how recent censorship decisions by major platforms intersect with healthcare access and public trust
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“Ab0rtion”
“Aborshun”
“Getting unpregnant”
Abortion is not a dirty word and online platforms should not be forcing us to talk about our reproductive freedom in code. https://bit.ly/4nASKc0
“Aborshun”
“Getting unpregnant”
Abortion is not a dirty word and online platforms should not be forcing us to talk about our reproductive freedom in code. https://bit.ly/4nASKc0
Facebook, TikTok and even LinkedIn are censoring abortion content even when it's just medical information, rights groups say | Fortune
Electronic Frontier Foundation has collected close to 100 examples of content takedowns submitted by social media users that don't violate any policy.
fortune.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Ab0rtion”
“Aborshun”
“Getting unpregnant”
Abortion is not a dirty word and online platforms should not be forcing us to talk about our reproductive freedom in code. https://bit.ly/4nASKc0
“Aborshun”
“Getting unpregnant”
Abortion is not a dirty word and online platforms should not be forcing us to talk about our reproductive freedom in code. https://bit.ly/4nASKc0
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The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine.
The chair broke the tie by voting NO.
Prescriptions will NOT be required.
The chair broke the tie by voting NO.
Prescriptions will NOT be required.
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine.
The chair broke the tie by voting NO.
Prescriptions will NOT be required.
The chair broke the tie by voting NO.
Prescriptions will NOT be required.
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Meta should allow users to share vital information about reproductive care. The company must also ensure that users are provided with clear information about how their policies are being applied and how to appeal seemingly wrongful decisions. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Companies Must Provide Accurate and Transparent Information to Users
BY JILLIAN C. YORK | September 19, 2025This is the third installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. Imagine
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September 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Meta should allow users to share vital information about reproductive care. The company must also ensure that users are provided with clear information about how their policies are being applied and how to appeal seemingly wrongful decisions. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
@ossoff.senate.gov
wife is an OB-GYN practicing in Georgia, and I deeply appreciate his effort to bring attention to such a critical issue.
wife is an OB-GYN practicing in Georgia, and I deeply appreciate his effort to bring attention to such a critical issue.
September 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
@ossoff.senate.gov
wife is an OB-GYN practicing in Georgia, and I deeply appreciate his effort to bring attention to such a critical issue.
wife is an OB-GYN practicing in Georgia, and I deeply appreciate his effort to bring attention to such a critical issue.