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Thanks again to @jessicavalenti.bsky.social for hosting GEPI’s CEO & Founder, Dr. Nancy L. Cohen, on the Abortion, Every Day platform for a wide-ranging conversation, which included this backstory of how the Dobbs decision launched GEPI's research into maternal mortality and abortion bans.
September 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This Thursday, September 18, tune in to @jessicavalenti.bsky.social's platform Abortion, Every Day for a livestream with Jessica and GEPI CEO & Founder, Nancy L. Cohen!

Nancy & Jessica will be chatting about the politics of abortion and what we can all do to advance and defend reproductive freedom.
September 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
GEPI just published our 21st report since 2021! 🥂

'Roadmap for an Equitable Future' is the culmination of four years of work to accelerate women’s equality in the U.S.

If you believe in our work, help us keep going. Support our 21 Since ’21 campaign at $21/month or more: bit.ly/21since21
May 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Proud to share that GEPI was just featured on NPR Morning Edition!

Our work is pushing bipartisan legislators to recognize the consequences of abortion bans — though there is so much more to be done to ensure just, life-saving treatment for all mothers.
May 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Media round-up for our Maternal Mortality report!

Thanks to @19thnews.org, @jessicavalenti.bsky.social, SacBee, @reprorights.bsky.social, and countless others (— with a big forthcoming release we can’t mention just yet ❕) for sharing the essential data uncovered in GEPI’s latest release.
May 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
While maternal mortality *fell 21% in supportive states* after Roe v. Wade was overturned, rates skyrocketed in states with abortion bans.

Click through to see some of the most severe realities that have come about post-Dobbs ➡️

(+ read our full report here: thegepi.org/maternal-mor...)
May 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM