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Kelly Baden
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Abortion policy and more (?)
VP of Policy @Guttmacher.org but views my own
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kellybaden.bsky.social
So family friendly they'll spend their political capital lobbying against IVF
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘The pro-life movement still has some real juice’: How Trump’s promise of free IVF fizzled
A lobbying blitz by social and religious conservatives paid off last week when Trump announced policies that fell short of his promise to make fertility treatments, which they oppose, free.
www.politico.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
While the data don't yet provide a basis for full-year findings, they offer an important preview of where and how people are accessing abortion in 2025.

Our experts @kellybaden.bsky.social, @emmas-e.bsky.social and Isabel DoCampo explore the findings in a new policy analysis: gu.tt/4pS1woe
States Without Total Abortion Bans See Declines in Clinician-Provided Abortions and Out-of-State Patients
gu.tt
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
“Veterans have historically faced significant barriers to reproductive health care...these barriers are even steeper today.”

Our expert Amy Friedrich-Karnik spoke with @apnews.com about the Trump administration's proposed rule to end abortion access for veterans.

Learn more: https://gu.tt/3JN7WUW
The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US military veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for an end to abortion coverage in the medical plans for veterans and their families.
gu.tt
September 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
kellybaden.bsky.social
As if there was any doubt, the pronatalism push blames “free love, pornography, careerism, the Pill, abortion, same-sex relations, and no-fault divorce”
and not diminishing middle class, lack of subsidized childcare, affordable housing, college etc.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The group behind Project 2025 wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ for more babies
A draft position paper from the Heritage Foundation proposes massive revisions to U.S. economic policy to encourage heterosexual married couples to have more children.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
Guttmacher expert @cbpolis.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com about the Trump administration’s plan to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives and the impact of denying these essential supplies to women and couples in low- and middle-income countries.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUZY...
Guttmacher expert Chelsea Polis on CNN: Impact of US plan to destroy $9.7M in contraceptives
YouTube video by Guttmacher
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
kellybaden.bsky.social
Abortion shield laws are in the news - get the facts with @guttmacher.org's new state policy fact sheet: www.guttmacher.org/state-policy...
Shield Laws Related to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
www.guttmacher.org
July 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
Our Principal Research Scientist @cbpolis.bsky.social analyzed how many people would be denied care from the US destruction of contraceptive supplies, in this @npr.org story:
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jul 28
This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.
The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option?
This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.
n.pr
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
Congress passed the harmful reconciliation bill that "defunds" Planned Parenthood & drastically cuts Medicaid. The bill now goes to President Trump for signature—threatening millions of people's health & rights. Statement by our vice president for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social: gu.tt/3TYLg5L
July 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
kellybaden.bsky.social
You will never convince me that AI is not destroying our world. I have never felt darker about anything than AI and how it will ruin us.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jun 27
AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. "What we're seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare," said one researcher.
As Iran and Israel fought, people turned to AI for facts. They didn't find many
AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. "What we're seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare," said one researcher.
n.pr
June 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
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 Guttmacher co-President and CEO Destiny Lopez on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.
June 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
Three years after the #Dobbs decision, abortion is now banned and restricted in many US states, but the anti-abortion movement isn’t stopping there.

More from our expert @kellybaden.bsky.social via @msmagazine.com. gu.tt/45eDoUV
Three Years Post-Roe: The Escalating Campaign to Make Abortion Inaccessible Nationwide
gu.tt
June 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
It’s been almost 3 years since #Roe was overturned. In @msmagazine.com, @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down how the US anti-abortion movement is targeting medication abortion, criminalizing interstate travel and ramping up surveillance.

Read more: gu.tt/4kqBcOO
Three Years Post-Roe: The Escalating Campaign to Make Abortion Inaccessible Nationwide
As antiabortion groups continue to push back against access to reproductive care, empowering state protections on abortion is imperative.
gu.tt
June 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
govpritzker.illinois.gov
Make no mistake: Illinois is leading the nation in strengthening women’s health care.

With the passage of HB 3637, we are expanding the ways we shield our providers from punishment for delivering life-saving health care.

We are not going back.
May 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
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...
Federally qualified health centers in the US can't replace #PlannedParenthood
YouTube video by Guttmacher
youtube.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
jasonkoebler.bsky.social
The search was logged in Flock's system as "had an abortion, search for female." This is something reproductive rights experts have warned about for a long time, but now we have evidence that it is actually happening: "it’s shocking to see it, but also it felt inevitable.”
May 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
jasonkoebler.bsky.social
Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"

www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
www.404media.co
May 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
#May28 is International Day of Action for Women’s Health: Our new research shows that where women have greater education and income, undesired pregnancy rates are lower.

Learn more in our article @bmj.com Global Health: gu.tt/4jU4wfL
White text on a lilac background says, Gender equality is key to reproductive agency & bodily autonomy. Lime text highlights: new research shows higher education levels, income and life expectancy for women are linked to lower undesired pregnancy rates.
May 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
Our experts Anna Bernstein & @kellybaden.bsky.social spoke with @motherjones.com about how conservative lawmakers are targeting abortion coverage in the budget reconciliation bill. These attacks will deepen the ongoing SRHR crisis in the US.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Republicans snuck two devastating health care measures into Trump's megabill
“When this country wakes up in the morning, there will be consequences to pay for this.”
www.motherjones.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
Thank you @degette.house.gov for uplifting evidence & fighting to protect contraceptive access. Anti-abortion lawmakers who want to "defund" @ppfa.org are putting millions of US women are at risk of being unable to get the high-quality #ReproHealth services they deserve.

youtube.com/shorts/_Titb...
Rep. Diana DeGette explains "defunding" Planned Parenthood would undermine US contraceptive access
YouTube video by Guttmacher
youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
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
Federally Qualified Health Centers Could Not Readily Replace Planned Parenthood
gu.tt
May 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
alannavagianos.bsky.social
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
kellybaden.bsky.social
Great rundown from my @guttmacher.org colleague on what Trump's first 100 days mean for repro rights: time.com/7281515/trum...
What Trump Has Done on Reproductive Health Care In 100 Days
The Trump Administration has taken a number of actions that have limited access to reproductive health care.
time.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
guttmacher.org
In just 100 days, the Trump administration has worked to dismantle #ReproductiveFreedom — reviving the global gag rule, ending family planning grants, slashing Title X, and more.

Our new analysis breaks it down: gu.tt/4jIpf6c
Graphic with black text on a bright yellow background that reads, The Trump administration has been in office for 100 days and the impact on SRHR has been devastating.
April 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Reposted by Kelly Baden
gynandtonic.bsky.social
Today a right wing “think” tank released what they are calling a study that allegedly shows a higher rate of medication abortion complications than previous peer-reviewed studies. Let us dig into this mess.
April 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM