Joerg Dreweke
@joergdreweke.bsky.social
US Comms for Guttmacher Institute. Opinions are my own.
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Today, all eyes are on #SouthCarolina, as legislators consider the most extreme and cruel abortion ban in the country: S323.
It’s a total ban with virtually no exceptions. People who have an abortion would be charged with murder, facing up to 30 years in prison.
It’s a total ban with virtually no exceptions. People who have an abortion would be charged with murder, facing up to 30 years in prison.
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today, all eyes are on #SouthCarolina, as legislators consider the most extreme and cruel abortion ban in the country: S323.
It’s a total ban with virtually no exceptions. People who have an abortion would be charged with murder, facing up to 30 years in prison.
It’s a total ban with virtually no exceptions. People who have an abortion would be charged with murder, facing up to 30 years in prison.
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In support of a new case against the Trump administration's “defunding” of @ppfa.org, Guttmacher scientist @megankavanaugh.bsky.social lays out evidence on Planned Parenthood's vital role as a provider of publicly supported #ReproHealth care in the US. gu.tt/480vy2q
Guttmacher Scientist Submits Legal Declaration in Support of Case Brought By 22 States and DC to Challenge "Defunding" of Planned Parenthood
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September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In support of a new case against the Trump administration's “defunding” of @ppfa.org, Guttmacher scientist @megankavanaugh.bsky.social lays out evidence on Planned Parenthood's vital role as a provider of publicly supported #ReproHealth care in the US. gu.tt/480vy2q
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Shield laws have become a lifeline for abortion patients and providers in the US post-Dobbs, which is precisely why conservative policymakers are turning to the courts, Congress, and state legislatures to attack this critical method of care. 🧵
www.guttmacher.org/2025/09/atta...
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Attacks on Shield Laws Are the Next Step in Criminalizing Abortion Care
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September 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Shield laws have become a lifeline for abortion patients and providers in the US post-Dobbs, which is precisely why conservative policymakers are turning to the courts, Congress, and state legislatures to attack this critical method of care. 🧵
www.guttmacher.org/2025/09/atta...
www.guttmacher.org/2025/09/atta...
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Guttmacher experts in a new @thehill.com op-ed: Birth control is under threat.
As part of a larger strategy to undermine #ReproRights in the US, conservative politicians are chipping away at contraceptive access through policy changes, legal rulings & funding restrictions. https://gu.tt/3I2JUog
As part of a larger strategy to undermine #ReproRights in the US, conservative politicians are chipping away at contraceptive access through policy changes, legal rulings & funding restrictions. https://gu.tt/3I2JUog
The right is waging a quiet war on contraception
Access to affordable birth control is being chipped away through a series of incremental policy changes, legal rulings and funding restrictions that are quietly but effectively dismantling the repr...
gu.tt
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Guttmacher experts in a new @thehill.com op-ed: Birth control is under threat.
As part of a larger strategy to undermine #ReproRights in the US, conservative politicians are chipping away at contraceptive access through policy changes, legal rulings & funding restrictions. https://gu.tt/3I2JUog
As part of a larger strategy to undermine #ReproRights in the US, conservative politicians are chipping away at contraceptive access through policy changes, legal rulings & funding restrictions. https://gu.tt/3I2JUog
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Chaos continued at the CDC this week as the agency's director was fired & several senior leaders resigned in response.
Without leadership that is guided by science & evidence-based practices & policies, public health outcomes—including sexual & #ReproductiveHealth—will suffer. https://gu.tt/4lUj5AJ
Without leadership that is guided by science & evidence-based practices & policies, public health outcomes—including sexual & #ReproductiveHealth—will suffer. https://gu.tt/4lUj5AJ
Senior CDC Officials Resign After Monarez's Ouster, Citing Concerns Over Scientific Independence - KFF Health News
Four senior officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their resignations in recent days, citing what they described as growing political interference in the agency's scientific work, particularly regarding vaccines.
kffhealthnews.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Chaos continued at the CDC this week as the agency's director was fired & several senior leaders resigned in response.
Without leadership that is guided by science & evidence-based practices & policies, public health outcomes—including sexual & #ReproductiveHealth—will suffer. https://gu.tt/4lUj5AJ
Without leadership that is guided by science & evidence-based practices & policies, public health outcomes—including sexual & #ReproductiveHealth—will suffer. https://gu.tt/4lUj5AJ
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Evidence-based research is key to shaping policies that protect bodily autonomy.
Our latest roundup compiles timely, credible data on #ReproHealth in the US.
Share to help put facts front and center.
Our latest roundup compiles timely, credible data on #ReproHealth in the US.
Share to help put facts front and center.
August 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Evidence-based research is key to shaping policies that protect bodily autonomy.
Our latest roundup compiles timely, credible data on #ReproHealth in the US.
Share to help put facts front and center.
Our latest roundup compiles timely, credible data on #ReproHealth in the US.
Share to help put facts front and center.
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Really enjoyed talking to Lizzy McNeill on the BBC More or Less podcast about trends in abortion provision post Dobbs (along with @ushma.bsky.social !) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Are abortion numbers rising in the US?
Podcast Episode · More or Less: Behind the Stats · 08/06/2025 · 9m
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August 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Really enjoyed talking to Lizzy McNeill on the BBC More or Less podcast about trends in abortion provision post Dobbs (along with @ushma.bsky.social !) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Shield laws protect abortion providers who offer care to patients in ban states, including via telehealth. As our expert Isaac Maddow-Zimet told @washingtonpost.com, shield laws are essential to ensuring patients’ & providers’ safety, dignity & autonomy. More: gu.tt/3ZZuZkK
July 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Shield laws protect abortion providers who offer care to patients in ban states, including via telehealth. As our expert Isaac Maddow-Zimet told @washingtonpost.com, shield laws are essential to ensuring patients’ & providers’ safety, dignity & autonomy. More: gu.tt/3ZZuZkK
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BREAKING: SCOTUS ruled to deny #Medicaid beneficiaries the right to choose their health provider & defend that right in Court from South Carolina's attempts to bar access to care at Planned Parenthood.
Statement from our co-President & CEO Destiny Lopez: gu.tt/46hottp
Statement from our co-President & CEO Destiny Lopez: gu.tt/46hottp
June 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS ruled to deny #Medicaid beneficiaries the right to choose their health provider & defend that right in Court from South Carolina's attempts to bar access to care at Planned Parenthood.
Statement from our co-President & CEO Destiny Lopez: gu.tt/46hottp
Statement from our co-President & CEO Destiny Lopez: gu.tt/46hottp
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The latest data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that US state bans continue to reshape access nationwide.
These findings underscore the critical role of data in tracking the effects of abortion policies on access at state, regional and national levels. More via @cnn.com ⬇
These findings underscore the critical role of data in tracking the effects of abortion policies on access at state, regional and national levels. More via @cnn.com ⬇
More than 1 in 7 people who had an abortion in the United States last year crossed state lines to do so, according to new estimates from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights.
Read more: cnn.it/4eiPBtS
Read more: cnn.it/4eiPBtS
June 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The latest data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that US state bans continue to reshape access nationwide.
These findings underscore the critical role of data in tracking the effects of abortion policies on access at state, regional and national levels. More via @cnn.com ⬇
These findings underscore the critical role of data in tracking the effects of abortion policies on access at state, regional and national levels. More via @cnn.com ⬇
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New data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study:
155,000 people traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024—representing 15% of all US abortion patients.
We're proud to partner with @cnn.com to spotlight the findings: gu.tt/44066aU
Highlights below 🧵
155,000 people traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024—representing 15% of all US abortion patients.
We're proud to partner with @cnn.com to spotlight the findings: gu.tt/44066aU
Highlights below 🧵
Tens of thousands of women traveled for abortion care again last year as state policies continue to shift | CNN
More than 1 in 7 people who had an abortion in the United States last year crossed state lines to do so, according to new estimates from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization fo...
gu.tt
June 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
New data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study:
155,000 people traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024—representing 15% of all US abortion patients.
We're proud to partner with @cnn.com to spotlight the findings: gu.tt/44066aU
Highlights below 🧵
155,000 people traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024—representing 15% of all US abortion patients.
We're proud to partner with @cnn.com to spotlight the findings: gu.tt/44066aU
Highlights below 🧵
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A @time.com op-ed by @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @govmlg.bsky.social says it perfectly: “Dobbs didn’t end the war on reproductive freedom; it just redrew the battle lines.”
3 years later, states protecting abortion access are vital to ensuring care for people across the US.
More: gu.tt/4ngHdPN
3 years later, states protecting abortion access are vital to ensuring care for people across the US.
More: gu.tt/4ngHdPN
How the States We Govern Have Stepped Up Since Dobbs
The Dobbs decision didn’t end abortion in America. It just redrew the battle lines, write governors JB Pritzker and Michelle Lujan Grisham.
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June 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A @time.com op-ed by @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @govmlg.bsky.social says it perfectly: “Dobbs didn’t end the war on reproductive freedom; it just redrew the battle lines.”
3 years later, states protecting abortion access are vital to ensuring care for people across the US.
More: gu.tt/4ngHdPN
3 years later, states protecting abortion access are vital to ensuring care for people across the US.
More: gu.tt/4ngHdPN
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Three years post Dobbs, enormously high numbers of people are still crossing state lines to access abortion care: the Monthly Provision Study just released new data on where they are coming from and where they are going. www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
Tens of thousands of women traveled for abortion care again last year as state policies continue to shift | CNN
More than 1 in 7 people who had an abortion in the United States last year crossed state lines to do so, according to new estimates from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization fo...
www.cnn.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Three years post Dobbs, enormously high numbers of people are still crossing state lines to access abortion care: the Monthly Provision Study just released new data on where they are coming from and where they are going. www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
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June 24 marks three years since SCOTUS overturned #Roe, ending the federal right to abortion.
Guttmacher co-president and CEO Destiny Lopez reflects on where we stand—and what lies ahead ⬇️
Guttmacher co-president and CEO Destiny Lopez reflects on where we stand—and what lies ahead ⬇️
Guttmacher's Destiny Lopez reflects on the three years since SCOTUS overturned #Roe
YouTube video by Guttmacher
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June 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
June 24 marks three years since SCOTUS overturned #Roe, ending the federal right to abortion.
Guttmacher co-president and CEO Destiny Lopez reflects on where we stand—and what lies ahead ⬇️
Guttmacher co-president and CEO Destiny Lopez reflects on where we stand—and what lies ahead ⬇️
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We are heartbroken by the assassination of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the violent attack on Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
Reports indicate the legislators were targeted for their progressive policy work.
Reports indicate the legislators were targeted for their progressive policy work.
June 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We are heartbroken by the assassination of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the violent attack on Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
Reports indicate the legislators were targeted for their progressive policy work.
Reports indicate the legislators were targeted for their progressive policy work.
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As #SCOTUS weighs Tennessee's ban on transgender health care for youth, we must remember that the movements for abortion rights and transgender rights go hand in hand.
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The movements for #AbortionRights and #TransgenderRights in the US are deeply connected
YouTube video by Guttmacher
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June 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As #SCOTUS weighs Tennessee's ban on transgender health care for youth, we must remember that the movements for abortion rights and transgender rights go hand in hand.
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youtube.com/shorts/xgFJu...
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Public health policies should be informed by science, not ideology.
The administration’s firing of CDC vaccine advisors moves us further away from evidence-based policymaking, setting a dangerous precedent for the US government and the people it serves. gu.tt/4jMWa9x
The administration’s firing of CDC vaccine advisors moves us further away from evidence-based policymaking, setting a dangerous precedent for the US government and the people it serves. gu.tt/4jMWa9x
RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel, will pick replacements
Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."
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June 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Public health policies should be informed by science, not ideology.
The administration’s firing of CDC vaccine advisors moves us further away from evidence-based policymaking, setting a dangerous precedent for the US government and the people it serves. gu.tt/4jMWa9x
The administration’s firing of CDC vaccine advisors moves us further away from evidence-based policymaking, setting a dangerous precedent for the US government and the people it serves. gu.tt/4jMWa9x
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Our new op-ed for @thenation.com with @prh.org takes on the anti-abortion movement's latest attempt to use shoddy science to undermine #MedicationAbortion: gu.tt/45GF5ug
June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our new op-ed for @thenation.com with @prh.org takes on the anti-abortion movement's latest attempt to use shoddy science to undermine #MedicationAbortion: gu.tt/45GF5ug
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Conservatives in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would drastically cut Medicaid and shutter @ppfa.org health centers.
Guttmacher VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down why we can't afford to lose Planned Parenthood. More: gu.tt/4jbE00U #ImForPP
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Guttmacher VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down why we can't afford to lose Planned Parenthood. More: gu.tt/4jbE00U #ImForPP
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Federally qualified health centers in the US can't replace #PlannedParenthood
YouTube video by Guttmacher
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May 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Conservatives in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would drastically cut Medicaid and shutter @ppfa.org health centers.
Guttmacher VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down why we can't afford to lose Planned Parenthood. More: gu.tt/4jbE00U #ImForPP
youtube.com/shorts/9ColZ...
Guttmacher VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down why we can't afford to lose Planned Parenthood. More: gu.tt/4jbE00U #ImForPP
youtube.com/shorts/9ColZ...
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The expansion of Medicaid under the #AffordableCareAct has been critical to increasing health coverage in the US. Medicaid is also essential to protecting reproductive freedom.
Policymakers and advocates must fight funding cuts to #ProtectMedicaid.
Policymakers and advocates must fight funding cuts to #ProtectMedicaid.
May 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The expansion of Medicaid under the #AffordableCareAct has been critical to increasing health coverage in the US. Medicaid is also essential to protecting reproductive freedom.
Policymakers and advocates must fight funding cuts to #ProtectMedicaid.
Policymakers and advocates must fight funding cuts to #ProtectMedicaid.
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#Missouri’s total abortion ban is back in effect after the state Supreme Court ordered a review of rulings that had briefly allowed care to resume.
Our interactive map is up to date, with MO back to “Most Restrictive.”
Explore our map here: gu.tt/42oOFjz
Our interactive map is up to date, with MO back to “Most Restrictive.”
Explore our map here: gu.tt/42oOFjz
May 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#Missouri’s total abortion ban is back in effect after the state Supreme Court ordered a review of rulings that had briefly allowed care to resume.
Our interactive map is up to date, with MO back to “Most Restrictive.”
Explore our map here: gu.tt/42oOFjz
Our interactive map is up to date, with MO back to “Most Restrictive.”
Explore our map here: gu.tt/42oOFjz
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The US House of Representatives just passed a bill that "defunds" Planned Parenthood & guts #Medicaid.
This reckless & dangerous bill also bans Medicaid coverage of trans health care for patients of all ages & aims to eliminate abortion coverage in ACA marketplace plans.
Learn more: gu.tt/4jbE00U
This reckless & dangerous bill also bans Medicaid coverage of trans health care for patients of all ages & aims to eliminate abortion coverage in ACA marketplace plans.
Learn more: gu.tt/4jbE00U
Federally Qualified Health Centers Could Not Readily Replace Planned Parenthood
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May 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The US House of Representatives just passed a bill that "defunds" Planned Parenthood & guts #Medicaid.
This reckless & dangerous bill also bans Medicaid coverage of trans health care for patients of all ages & aims to eliminate abortion coverage in ACA marketplace plans.
Learn more: gu.tt/4jbE00U
This reckless & dangerous bill also bans Medicaid coverage of trans health care for patients of all ages & aims to eliminate abortion coverage in ACA marketplace plans.
Learn more: gu.tt/4jbE00U
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Anti-abortion lawmakers want to “defund” @ppfa.org & claim that federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) can absorb PP's patients.
Our new data shows it's unrealistic to expect FQHCs to serve the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for high-quality contraceptive care. gu.tt/4jbE00U
Our new data shows it's unrealistic to expect FQHCs to serve the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for high-quality contraceptive care. gu.tt/4jbE00U
Federally Qualified Health Centers Could Not Readily Replace Planned Parenthood
gu.tt
May 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Anti-abortion lawmakers want to “defund” @ppfa.org & claim that federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) can absorb PP's patients.
Our new data shows it's unrealistic to expect FQHCs to serve the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for high-quality contraceptive care. gu.tt/4jbE00U
Our new data shows it's unrealistic to expect FQHCs to serve the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for high-quality contraceptive care. gu.tt/4jbE00U
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NEW: Republicans are laying the groundwork to restrict the abortion pill using a new junk science report.
GOP Lays Groundwork To Restrict Abortion Pill With New Junk Science Report
Recent comments from Trump’s FDA commissioner, coupled with an anti-abortion study on mifepristone, are setting off alarm bells among reproductive rights groups.
www.huffpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
NEW: Republicans are laying the groundwork to restrict the abortion pill using a new junk science report.
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A #Wyoming judge temporarily blocked restrictions that targeted the state’s only procedural abortion clinic, @wellspringhealth.bsky.social. Now the clinic can resume care!
Our interactive map is up to date. Wyoming remains “Restrictive.”
Explore the map: gu.tt/42oOFjz
Our interactive map is up to date. Wyoming remains “Restrictive.”
Explore the map: gu.tt/42oOFjz
April 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A #Wyoming judge temporarily blocked restrictions that targeted the state’s only procedural abortion clinic, @wellspringhealth.bsky.social. Now the clinic can resume care!
Our interactive map is up to date. Wyoming remains “Restrictive.”
Explore the map: gu.tt/42oOFjz
Our interactive map is up to date. Wyoming remains “Restrictive.”
Explore the map: gu.tt/42oOFjz