Marcela Gara
@marcelagara.bsky.social
Creative comms pro on parental leave, balancing life with two little boys while finding time to craft and advocate for abortion rights. Juggling playdates, projects, and pushing for change—one day at a time!
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Vital resource on how to access abortion care for non-citizens from @ineedana.bsky.social and @ifwhenhow.bsky.social. Suggest sharing widely with your networks!
www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
How can my immigration status affect abortion access? A guide for noncitizens and our communities | ineedana.com
How to get an abortion - find your local & verified abortion providers, funding & support organizations, and laws. Updated daily.
www.ineedana.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Vital resource on how to access abortion care for non-citizens from @ineedana.bsky.social and @ifwhenhow.bsky.social. Suggest sharing widely with your networks!
www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
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Cuts to Medicaid won’t just hurt women—they will weaken families, workplaces and communities, making healthcare more expensive and inaccessible for everyone.
When Women Lose Medicaid, We All Pay the Price
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of women, covering essential healthcare needs like pregnancy care, elder support and long-term care. Proposed cuts to the program would not only harm women but also...
msmagazine.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Cuts to Medicaid won’t just hurt women—they will weaken families, workplaces and communities, making healthcare more expensive and inaccessible for everyone.
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The SAVE Act would prevent millions of eligible voters from participating in our democracy, like married women, naturalized citizens, trans people, and people with low incomes.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
Stop the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.
action.aclu.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The SAVE Act would prevent millions of eligible voters from participating in our democracy, like married women, naturalized citizens, trans people, and people with low incomes.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
Tell Congress: Vote NO on this bill and protect our right to vote.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
Protect abortion access: stockpile the abortion pill!
The right to access abortion is under attack—and without the Trump administration’s commitment to protecting access to medication abortion, state governments must step in.
By stockpiling mifepr...
sign.moveon.org
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
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Bad news for access in Nevada: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada to now require parental notification for minors' abortions after court lifts 40-year pause - The Nevada Independent
Nevada's long-dormant law requiring minors to give parental notification before undergoing an abortion will go into effect at the end of the month, after a federal judge lifted a federal injunction th...
thenevadaindependent.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bad news for access in Nevada: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
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Porsha Ngumezi should still be alive today. Texas’ abortion ban killed her.
Abortion bans make pregnancy more dangerous. No one should be denied lifesaving medical care.
Abortion bans make pregnancy more dangerous. No one should be denied lifesaving medical care.
Grieving husband says "reckless" Texas abortion law led to pregnant wife's death
Between 2019 and 2022, the maternal mortality rate in Texas increased 56% after the state outlawed abortions.
www.cbsnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Porsha Ngumezi should still be alive today. Texas’ abortion ban killed her.
Abortion bans make pregnancy more dangerous. No one should be denied lifesaving medical care.
Abortion bans make pregnancy more dangerous. No one should be denied lifesaving medical care.
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Lack of access to period products can lead to infections, and with nearly 1 in 4 American teens reporting that they can’t afford or don’t have access to period products, period poverty remains a critical issue here in the U.S.
Free Tampons Are Great, But What We Really Need Is Menstrual Justice
This Women's History Month, let's make real change by dismantling the systems of oppression that hold menstruators back.
www.teenvogue.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Lack of access to period products can lead to infections, and with nearly 1 in 4 American teens reporting that they can’t afford or don’t have access to period products, period poverty remains a critical issue here in the U.S.
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March 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We #CelebrateAbortionProviders for their compassion, brilliance and bravery. They are guiding stars who help us shape our futures.
Happy Abortion Provider Appreciation Day!
You can share some gratitude and encouragement for abortion providers here: abortioncarenetwork.kudoboard.com/boards/MJjeu...
Happy Abortion Provider Appreciation Day!
You can share some gratitude and encouragement for abortion providers here: abortioncarenetwork.kudoboard.com/boards/MJjeu...
March 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We #CelebrateAbortionProviders for their compassion, brilliance and bravery. They are guiding stars who help us shape our futures.
Happy Abortion Provider Appreciation Day!
You can share some gratitude and encouragement for abortion providers here: abortioncarenetwork.kudoboard.com/boards/MJjeu...
Happy Abortion Provider Appreciation Day!
You can share some gratitude and encouragement for abortion providers here: abortioncarenetwork.kudoboard.com/boards/MJjeu...
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Dear abortion providers,
We know you work hard to ensure that your patients can make their own repro health decisions. Despite restrictions, stigma and threats, you show up every day to give compassionate and empathetic care. We stand with you!
#CelebrateAbortionProviders @abortioncare.bsky.social
We know you work hard to ensure that your patients can make their own repro health decisions. Despite restrictions, stigma and threats, you show up every day to give compassionate and empathetic care. We stand with you!
#CelebrateAbortionProviders @abortioncare.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Dear abortion providers,
We know you work hard to ensure that your patients can make their own repro health decisions. Despite restrictions, stigma and threats, you show up every day to give compassionate and empathetic care. We stand with you!
#CelebrateAbortionProviders @abortioncare.bsky.social
We know you work hard to ensure that your patients can make their own repro health decisions. Despite restrictions, stigma and threats, you show up every day to give compassionate and empathetic care. We stand with you!
#CelebrateAbortionProviders @abortioncare.bsky.social
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The news that the DOJ plans to drop the EMTALA case in Idaho is devastating.
Our Care Post-Roe report shows how health care providers have been unable to provide the standard of care in states with abortion bans. The health and lives of pregnant Idahoans are at risk. www.ansirh.org/research/res...
Our Care Post-Roe report shows how health care providers have been unable to provide the standard of care in states with abortion bans. The health and lives of pregnant Idahoans are at risk. www.ansirh.org/research/res...
Care Post-Roe: How post-Roe laws are obstructing clinical care
An updated report presents findings from the Care Post-Roe Study, and shows how health care providers have been unable to provide the standard of care in states with abortion bans since the Supreme Co...
www.ansirh.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The news that the DOJ plans to drop the EMTALA case in Idaho is devastating.
Our Care Post-Roe report shows how health care providers have been unable to provide the standard of care in states with abortion bans. The health and lives of pregnant Idahoans are at risk. www.ansirh.org/research/res...
Our Care Post-Roe report shows how health care providers have been unable to provide the standard of care in states with abortion bans. The health and lives of pregnant Idahoans are at risk. www.ansirh.org/research/res...
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Thousands of scientists from scores of countries around the world are joining together in solidarity to oppose attempts by the Trump administration to enact what they see as anti-scientific measures that threaten public health and the environment around the world.
Scientists Are Rising Up to Resist Trump Policies - Inside Climate News
March 7 demonstrations across the U.S. and Europe will protest cuts to research, staffing and funding, and push for a continued federal focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
insideclimatenews.org
March 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Thousands of scientists from scores of countries around the world are joining together in solidarity to oppose attempts by the Trump administration to enact what they see as anti-scientific measures that threaten public health and the environment around the world.
Basic #healthcare for women remains under threat.
🚨 BREAKING: In its first major action on abortion under President Trump, the Dept. of Justice is DISMISSING a case that sought to protect emergency abortion care in hospitals. It's clear: the Trump administration does not plan to defend pregnant people in medical emergencies.
March 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Basic #healthcare for women remains under threat.
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J Pod is back in the Sound today and we’re ecstatic to have a March visit from this sweet fam.
March 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
J Pod is back in the Sound today and we’re ecstatic to have a March visit from this sweet fam.
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The administration is dropping a Biden-era lawsuit that sought to require hospitals to provide emergency abortion care.
Rather Than Defend Abortion, Trump’s DOJ Would Let People Die
The administration is dropping a Biden-era lawsuit that sought to require hospitals to provide emergency abortion care.
www.thecut.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The administration is dropping a Biden-era lawsuit that sought to require hospitals to provide emergency abortion care.
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The United States’ termination of funding agreements with the United Nations Population Fund is deeply alarming and will have severe consequences for #ReproductiveHealth and rights globally.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the United States Government funding cuts
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret the termination of all funding agreements by the United States Government. These 48 grants, totalling approximat...
www.unfpa.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The United States’ termination of funding agreements with the United Nations Population Fund is deeply alarming and will have severe consequences for #ReproductiveHealth and rights globally.
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Idaho became the sixth state to consider murder charges for abortion patients, introducing the Idaho Prenatal Equal Protection Act, which would categorize abortion as homicide.
This is the War on Women report:
This is the War on Women report:
War on Women Report: ‘Fetal Personhood’ Bill Introduced in Congress; Trump's Antiabortion and Pro-Project 2025 Cabinet
MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide—the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives ...
msmagazine.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Idaho became the sixth state to consider murder charges for abortion patients, introducing the Idaho Prenatal Equal Protection Act, which would categorize abortion as homicide.
This is the War on Women report:
This is the War on Women report:
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Iowa is proposing a ban on medication abortion, citing “recent developing research” (yet none provided) claiming it’s too dangerous. With an effectiveness rate of over 91 to 99%, Iowa conservatives are once again working for the 1%. https://buff.ly/4bdFcOQ
February 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Iowa is proposing a ban on medication abortion, citing “recent developing research” (yet none provided) claiming it’s too dangerous. With an effectiveness rate of over 91 to 99%, Iowa conservatives are once again working for the 1%. https://buff.ly/4bdFcOQ
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The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions
The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
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Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.
The Watergate-Inspired Law That's Being Used to Fight DOGE
Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.
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“I feel like I should look up if it’s true or not before I start spreading it.”
Teen Vogue spoke with a dozen educators who say that the question of how to know whether something online can be trusted has made its way into their classrooms in recent years.
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Teen Vogue spoke with a dozen educators who say that the question of how to know whether something online can be trusted has made its way into their classrooms in recent years.
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How Students Are Learning Not to Believe Everything They See on TikTok
“I feel like I should look up if it’s true or not before I start spreading it.”
www.teenvogue.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“I feel like I should look up if it’s true or not before I start spreading it.”
Teen Vogue spoke with a dozen educators who say that the question of how to know whether something online can be trusted has made its way into their classrooms in recent years.
Read more ⤵️
Teen Vogue spoke with a dozen educators who say that the question of how to know whether something online can be trusted has made its way into their classrooms in recent years.
Read more ⤵️
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Seattle photographer Albert “Al” Smith preserved decades of Black life from the '30s until his death in 2008: the city's jazz scene, swimming competitions at Madrona Beach, family gatherings. Now Smith’s photos are celebrated, but for most of his life, his work went under-recognized.
Al Smith: Reflecting Black life in Seattle
For much of the 20th century, the “on the spot” photographer captured striking images, from jazz clubs to boxing matches to community celebrations.
blackartslegacies.cascadepbs.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Seattle photographer Albert “Al” Smith preserved decades of Black life from the '30s until his death in 2008: the city's jazz scene, swimming competitions at Madrona Beach, family gatherings. Now Smith’s photos are celebrated, but for most of his life, his work went under-recognized.
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, take some time to learn about these incredible Black-led organizations and the critical work they're doing on the ground to advance the fight for reproductive justice. They need your support now more than ever.
5 Reproductive Justice Organizations You Can Support in the Trump Era
They're specifically focused on Black women's health.
www.popsugar.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, take some time to learn about these incredible Black-led organizations and the critical work they're doing on the ground to advance the fight for reproductive justice. They need your support now more than ever.
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Craig McLean, who had been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 40 years, spoke out about Sharpiegate, a move that led to serious professional repercussions.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
I paid the price for speaking out about “Sharpiegate.” Scientists can’t be silent now, either.
"In elections, you elect policy. You don't elect science."
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Craig McLean, who had been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 40 years, spoke out about Sharpiegate, a move that led to serious professional repercussions.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
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💡 Did you know? A 150-year-old law could restrict abortion nationwide—even in states where it’s legal. The Comstock Act could block abortion pills, birth control & gender-affirming care.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
💡 Did you know? A 150-year-old law could restrict abortion nationwide—even in states where it’s legal. The Comstock Act could block abortion pills, birth control & gender-affirming care.
Stay informed & take action:
🔹 Learn more at plancpills.org
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Stay informed & take action:
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