Cedar River Clinics

Happy #IntersexAwarenessDay! Intersex is a broad term that encompasses variations in sex characteristics or reproductive anatomy. These variations can manifest in several ways including differences in genitalia, hormones, internal anatomy, or chromosomes.

This WA measure No.IL26-638, if passed will require all girls who want to play sports to have their biological sex verified if they want to play school sports via a genital exam, DNA testing to identity chromosomes, or get natural testosterone levels check. @rangemedia.co @merrywanderer.bsky.social

The measure is also written in a way that does not address the complexity of "biological sex." What about young intersex students -- those who have chromosomes, hormone levels, internal reproductive organs or external genitals with features that are not typically male or female? bit.ly/4zJ6Eih

@pregnancyjust.bsky.socia published a report that reveals 902 criminal cases across the country have been opened related to one's pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth in the first three years after Roe fell. @thenation.com @amylittlefield.bsky.social @danasuss.bsky.social bit.ly/4dUGot4

Our MAs directly guide our patients through the abortion process. They collect lab work as needed, set patients in their procedure room, even assist the provider during the procedure, and provide the patient with emotional support. TY to all the MAs that make compassionate abortion care possible!

Every aspect of the care was just precisely what I needed…I felt like I was checked on at just the right intervals--frequent but also giving my husband and I time to just exist and grieve and all that. Something I really appreciated was that by the time I woke up after the procedure, someone...

Our MAs directly guide our patients through the abortion process. They collect lab work as needed, set patients in their procedure room, even assist the provider during the procedure, and provide the patient with emotional support. TY to all the MAs that make compassionate abortion care possible!

Imagine having a social platform that is so unpopular you have to pay people to engage with it. Well that's Meta with their FB Content Monetization program. This new invite-only program is inviting well known anti-LGBTQ discrimination activists & white supremacists. @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social

Militant enforcement of the gender binary from anti-LGTBQ authorities has undermined this young student from playing the role she wanted to play in a musical, Seymour from "Little Shop of Horrors." bit.ly/4yphadu @transvestigations.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com

Happy Spooky season to all the abortion and reproductive healthcare activists and allies! The horrors and ridiculousness of life persists, but so do we.

Happy #YouCanSeeEverything Eve! While we cannot wait for the doc to be released in theaters, we wanted to address some falsehoods. 1. Abstinence only sex ed DOES NOT work. 2. Mifepristone is NOT contaminating our drinking water.

3. The most common symptom with STIs is NO SYMPTOMS. Get yourself tested! 4. IF there is a MAIN abortion pill it would be Misoprostol -- Mifepristone does not work well on its own. Misoprostol does work well on its own but it is even more successful in combination with Mifepristone.

Today, October 13, is #HerpesAwarenessDay! Herpes is an incredibly common STI. Like all STIs, it is treatable and there are safer sex practices that helps reduce transmission.

Happy Indigenous People's Day! We are all on native land. True reproductive justice cannot exist without Indigenous sovereignty. Support our Indigenous communities with barriers to abortion care, donate to @iwrising.org, an indigenous abortion fund. bit.ly/3VFR7RW

Outdated "voluntary intoxication laws" are in 19 states across the US. They claim that if the person who was assaulted chose to become intoxicated, then they are capable of consenting to sex and thus sexual assault laws are not applicable. @shefali.bsky.social @19thnews.org bit.ly/4AQEhQH

Ulipristal acetate or UPA also known as 'Ella' is approved in the US as an emergency contraception. Promising trials in the UK show that it can be helpful to treat breast cancer. Other studies outside of the US have shown that Mifepristone -- bit.ly/3TMPq4r @pbsnews.org

On October 3rd, 49 years ago, Rosie Jimenez became the first known individual to lose her life due to the racist, classist, and restrictive Hyde Amendment.

Rosie Jimenez had Medicaid that wouldn't cover abortion care and she could not afford it out of pocket. She sought unsafe abortion care and later died in a hospital due to complications. Abortion bans are dangerous to pregnant people.

On October 3rd, 49 years ago, Rosie Jimenez became the first known individual to lose her life due to the racist, classist, and restrictive Hyde Amendment.

Pregnancy is far more dangerous than having an abortion. A study earlier this year suggests the mortality risk from pregnancy compared to abortion is 3 times higher than previously estimated. There are many people in which pregnancy is dangerous to their health due to existing health conditions.

Abortion bans across our nation have endangered these people's lives, people like Tierra Walker. Tierra Walker died when she was 20 weeks pregnant due to preeclampsia. Her death was preventable with abortion care but she was denied due to state bans. bit.ly/4AH65qF @susanrinkunas.com