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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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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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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 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.
FYI: Due to scheduled maintenance, our Repro Legal Helpline contact form may be down from Nov. 8 at 10 AM PT - Nov. 9th at 1 AM PT.
But we're still here to answer your calls, talk through your rights and risks, & offer free legal support for abortion, pregnancy, or birth.
Reach us at 844-868-2812.
But we're still here to answer your calls, talk through your rights and risks, & offer free legal support for abortion, pregnancy, or birth.
Reach us at 844-868-2812.
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
FYI: Due to scheduled maintenance, our Repro Legal Helpline contact form may be down from Nov. 8 at 10 AM PT - Nov. 9th at 1 AM PT.
But we're still here to answer your calls, talk through your rights and risks, & offer free legal support for abortion, pregnancy, or birth.
Reach us at 844-868-2812.
But we're still here to answer your calls, talk through your rights and risks, & offer free legal support for abortion, pregnancy, or birth.
Reach us at 844-868-2812.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.
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Elections in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia were good news for reproductive freedom.
www.jezebel.com/democrats-wo...
www.jezebel.com/democrats-wo...
Democrats Won Practically Everywhere Last Night, and Helped Protect Abortion Access
Elections in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia were good news for reproductive freedom.
www.jezebel.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Elections in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia were good news for reproductive freedom.
www.jezebel.com/democrats-wo...
www.jezebel.com/democrats-wo...
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Hurricane Melissa Mutual Aid 🌺 www.inclusivetherapists.com/blog/hurrica...
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hurricane Melissa Mutual Aid 🌺 www.inclusivetherapists.com/blog/hurrica...
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Low-income families will see even deeper #SNAP cuts because the Administration plans to release only two-thirds of the funds it says are available, shortchanging millions who rely on benefits to afford food. More from @katiebergh.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/blog/adminis...
Administration Won’t Spend All SNAP Funds It Says Are Available, Leading to Deep Benefit Cuts for Low-Income Households
The Trump Administration is only planning to release two-thirds of the SNAP funding it committed to spend to partially cover November benefits, cutting families’ benefits far more than necessary and s...
www.cbpp.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Low-income families will see even deeper #SNAP cuts because the Administration plans to release only two-thirds of the funds it says are available, shortchanging millions who rely on benefits to afford food. More from @katiebergh.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/blog/adminis...
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Horrifying footage of a child care provider being detained by ICE in Chicago outside her center. No one should be violently ripped from their place of work. Child care providers are deeply important to the well-being of kids and our communities. Please give if you are able: gofund.me/9efc0639d
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Horrifying footage of a child care provider being detained by ICE in Chicago outside her center. No one should be violently ripped from their place of work. Child care providers are deeply important to the well-being of kids and our communities. Please give if you are able: gofund.me/9efc0639d
Booooooooo! Prop. 3 and Prop. 15 are bad news.
All 17 constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot were on track to pass Tuesday night, including measures aimed at providing property tax relief and shoring up the water supply, according to early vote returns.
bit.ly/43ePAmD
bit.ly/43ePAmD
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Booooooooo! Prop. 3 and Prop. 15 are bad news.
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Great news for an active court case that could expand abortion access in Pennsylvania:
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/abor...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/abor...
NBC News projects that Pennsylvania will retain all 3 Democratic state Supreme Court justices.
Its a complete and total loss for Republicans tonight.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Its a complete and total loss for Republicans tonight.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Great news for an active court case that could expand abortion access in Pennsylvania:
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/abor...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/abor...
To support mutual and direct aid efforts including Sudanese survival funds: linktr.ee/bsonblast
Keep talking about the genocide in Sudan. Keep putting pressure on the government to sanction the UAE and to bring an end to this horrifying situation.
Link to @theguardian.com on Sudan published 3rd November 2025: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Link to @theguardian.com on Sudan published 3rd November 2025: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
To support mutual and direct aid efforts including Sudanese survival funds: linktr.ee/bsonblast
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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Following a wave of controversial legislation shifting power away from educators, Prop. 15 in Texas would create a “parental rights” amendment—the first in the country—embedding parental primacy in the state constitution.
Texas's “Parental Rights” Amendment Will Cement Republicans' Anti-Educator Agenda
The ballot proposal is the right's latest move in the culture war on teachers and public schools, embedding parental primacy in the state constitution.
www.thenation.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Following a wave of controversial legislation shifting power away from educators, Prop. 15 in Texas would create a “parental rights” amendment—the first in the country—embedding parental primacy in the state constitution.
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Gaza to launch emergency child vaccination drive amid Israeli siege - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-launch-emergency-child-vaccination-drive-amid-israeli-siege
Gaza to launch emergency child vaccination drive amid Israeli siege
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="87" data-start="0">Gaza’s Health Ministry says it will launch a vaccination campaign next week targeting around 40,000 children under the age of three.</p>
<p data-end="470" data-start="225">The drive comes as months of Israeli bombardment and siege have decimated Gaza’s healthcare system, halting routine immunisations and leaving tens of thousands of children vulnerable to preventable diseases like measles, polio, and meningitis.</p>
<p data-end="660" data-start="472">Nedal Ghoneim, the Health Ministry’s public health manager, told the Associated Press that priority would be given to children who had missed their full vaccination doses due to the war.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Gaza to launch emergency child vaccination drive amid Israeli siege - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-launch-emergency-child-vaccination-drive-amid-israeli-siege
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FYI!!!!
Abortion access is pretty directly on the ballot right now in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—and the California ballot measure, Prop 50, could have nationwide implications for reproductive freedom. Me in @democracydocket.com
Abortion Is on the Ballot Once Again
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
FYI!!!!
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BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
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A new @ifwhenhow.bsky.social & @hrw.org report based on 62 interviews across 6 states reveals how state-mandated parental notification laws effectively give parents or judges “veto power over a young person’s abortion decision,” violating young people's human right to bodily autonomy.
Parental notice causes harm for young people
Our report found that parental notification laws effectively grant parents—or a judge—veto power over a young person’s abortion decision.
ifwhenhow.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A new @ifwhenhow.bsky.social & @hrw.org report based on 62 interviews across 6 states reveals how state-mandated parental notification laws effectively give parents or judges “veto power over a young person’s abortion decision,” violating young people's human right to bodily autonomy.
Our new report with @hrw is here! But what's next?
Join us next Wed. to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register by 11/4: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
Join us next Wed. to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register by 11/4: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our new report with @hrw is here! But what's next?
Join us next Wed. to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register by 11/4: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
Join us next Wed. to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register by 11/4: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
There are several reasons a young person may not involve a parent in their abortion decision. Fear of abuse, loss of housing, family alienation, or forced continuation of a pregnancy are just a few.
Read "Whose Abortion Is It?" to learn more: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
Read "Whose Abortion Is It?" to learn more: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There are several reasons a young person may not involve a parent in their abortion decision. Fear of abuse, loss of housing, family alienation, or forced continuation of a pregnancy are just a few.
Read "Whose Abortion Is It?" to learn more: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
Read "Whose Abortion Is It?" to learn more: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
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While the Trump admin refuses to use SNAP contingency reserves, we must do what we do organize to get real needs met and care for each other.
Here's a state-by-state and territory list of resources for food assistance and basics: tinyurl.com/WithoutSNAPR...
Kudos to @austinheller.bsky.social
Here's a state-by-state and territory list of resources for food assistance and basics: tinyurl.com/WithoutSNAPR...
Kudos to @austinheller.bsky.social
"They are families w/ children. They are seniors. They are ppl with disabilities. They are veterans." Watch @sharonparrott.bsky.social explains who is at risk of losing #SNAP benefits on Nov 1 if the Trump Admin doesn't act quickly to use SNAP's contingency reserves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLSu...
Millions face losing SNAP benefits as shutdown continues with no end in sight
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
While the Trump admin refuses to use SNAP contingency reserves, we must do what we do organize to get real needs met and care for each other.
Here's a state-by-state and territory list of resources for food assistance and basics: tinyurl.com/WithoutSNAPR...
Kudos to @austinheller.bsky.social
Here's a state-by-state and territory list of resources for food assistance and basics: tinyurl.com/WithoutSNAPR...
Kudos to @austinheller.bsky.social
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Though policymakers frame parental notification laws as less harmful than parental consent laws, @hrw.org and @ifwhenhow.bsky.social found that notification laws essentially grant parents–or a judge– veto power over a young person’s abortion decision. Read more: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
Parental notice causes harm for young people
Our report found that parental notification laws effectively grant parents—or a judge—veto power over a young person’s abortion decision.
tinyurl.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Though policymakers frame parental notification laws as less harmful than parental consent laws, @hrw.org and @ifwhenhow.bsky.social found that notification laws essentially grant parents–or a judge– veto power over a young person’s abortion decision. Read more: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
Our new report with @hrw.org is here! But how do we move toward repealing these laws?
Join us next Wednesday to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register today: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
Join us next Wednesday to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register today: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Our new report with @hrw.org is here! But how do we move toward repealing these laws?
Join us next Wednesday to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register today: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
Join us next Wednesday to move data into action and hear from frontline experts to equip you with the stories and tools you need to take action in your state.
Register today: tinyurl.com/whoseabortion
"The US government may be committed to starving millions of the world’s children, but we don’t have to be."
Act now: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct
Give to mutual aid & survival funds: linktr.ee/thesameerproject + lifeline4gaza.com
Read @domkellywriter.bsky.social's piece:
www.teenvogue.com/story/famine...
Act now: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct
Give to mutual aid & survival funds: linktr.ee/thesameerproject + lifeline4gaza.com
Read @domkellywriter.bsky.social's piece:
www.teenvogue.com/story/famine...
From Famine in Gaza to Trump Cutting SNAP, Child Hunger Is an American Pastime
"At home and abroad, the US government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy."
www.teenvogue.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"The US government may be committed to starving millions of the world’s children, but we don’t have to be."
Act now: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct
Give to mutual aid & survival funds: linktr.ee/thesameerproject + lifeline4gaza.com
Read @domkellywriter.bsky.social's piece:
www.teenvogue.com/story/famine...
Act now: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct
Give to mutual aid & survival funds: linktr.ee/thesameerproject + lifeline4gaza.com
Read @domkellywriter.bsky.social's piece:
www.teenvogue.com/story/famine...
Alongside @hrw.org, we interviewed 62 healthcare providers, care workers, judicial bypass attorneys, and more across six states to discover the harms of forced parental involvement in young people's abortions.
See what we found: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
See what we found: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
Parental notice causes harm for young people
Our report found that parental notification laws effectively grant parents—or a judge—veto power over a young person’s abortion decision.
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Alongside @hrw.org, we interviewed 62 healthcare providers, care workers, judicial bypass attorneys, and more across six states to discover the harms of forced parental involvement in young people's abortions.
See what we found: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
See what we found: tinyurl.com/WhoseAbortionIsIt
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Read more:
US: Parental Notice for Abortion Causes Harm
State laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision cause harmful delays and can block access to abortion, Human Rights Watch and If/When/How: Lawyeri...
www.hrw.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Read more:
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NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm.
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm.
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️