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Rosemary Westwood
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Award-winning host of Banned. Repro health and editing
@wwno @wrkf. rosemary at wwno dot org bylines @NPR @GuardianUS @oxfordamerican @globeandmail etc
New data show more women in Louisiana had abortions last year than *before* the state banned nearly all abortions.

Why? Telemedicine.
www.wwno.org/public-healt...
June 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Actual PR pitch to an actual inbox; not an Onion headline
May 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A highlight of last year was getting to work with the tireless
@jackjenkins.me and our wonderful editors at @npr.org
and @rns.org — exciting to be awarded for that exhausting (and also fun) collaboration from the Associated Church Press! 🎉
May 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BREAKING: The @LaMedSoc and eight other major state medical organizations are criticizing the politicization of vaccines, four days after @LADeptHealth ended all vaccine events and the promotion of all vaccines. Story coming.
February 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This follows research from Pregnancy Justice which shows that health care workers are the top reason that people are criminalized for pregnancy outcomes.

www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/u...
February 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
More on the indictment of an LA mother and NY doctor for providing a minor with abortion pills from @lorenaoneil.com

The DA learned of the case after the minor began bleeding and sought medical care, and a responding police officer "found out" she'd taken pills.

lailluminator.com/2025/02/01/a...
February 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
LDH's full statement:
December 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM