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Shield laws made it possible for over 90,000 people in total-ban states across the US to receive abortion pills by mail in 2025. Our Monthly Abortion Provision Study shows telehealth abortion has been crucial to expanding access nationwide. More via @jamanetworkopen.com: https://gu.tt/4kin6Sd

Medication abortion is safe, effective and used in 65% of all US abortions. Access shouldn’t be up for debate. Share to put facts front and center: https://gu.tt/3WALXH0

Anti-abortion states have always imposed unjust restrictions, like forced waiting periods and TRAP laws. Dobbs supercharged that trend, as our Guttmacher expert @imaddowzimet.bsky.social told @rewirenewsgroup.com, reshaping abortion access and patterns of travel for care nationwide.

Abortion is back on the ballot this November, and the stakes are high. Guttmacher experts break down how these measures will shape the future of #AbortionRights & access in Idaho, Nevada, Virginia & Missouri. Read more via @elpais.com: https://gu.tt/4in1pz0

It is no surprise that the FDA is delaying their safety review of mifepristone until March 2027. This review is a political exercise to appease anti-abortion advocates and policymakers. The facts remain the same: Mifepristone is safe, effective and essential.

During National Hispanic Heritage Month & every day, protecting immigrants' health & well-being is crucial to expanding reproductive freedom for all. Our new fact sheet examines the Trump administration's anti-immigrant agenda & how policymakers can fight back. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4s0CiFj

Voters in Idaho, Nevada, Virginia and Missouri will decide the future of #ReproductiveRights in their state through ballot measures this year. 3 states will feature measures supporting abortion rights, while Missouri's anti-abortion measure would roll back protections. Learn more: gu.tt/47BIZUZ

Everyone deserves accurate information to make decisions that are right for them. Get the facts: guttmacher.org #AbortionIsHealthCare

50 years ago, Congress first enacted the Hyde Amendment—blocking federal Medicaid funding from covering abortion. This racist & coercive policy falls hardest on people with low incomes, Black, Indigenous & other people of color. Hyde must end now. Get the facts: https://gu.tt/3XTwksI #Hyde50

Thank you @booker.senate.gov & @schakowsky.house.gov for reintroducing the Abortion Is Health Care Everywhere Act to end the Helms Amendment—a policy that puts reproductive freedom out of reach for millions of people globally 🌍 #Sept28

Today marks 26 years since mifepristone was approved by the FDA. This safe and effective medication has made it possible for millions of people in the US to get abortion care on their own terms, including through telehealth. We must #ProtectAbortionMeds and ensure access for all!

Thank you Sen. @murray.senate.gov for introducing the Affordability Is Access Act to require coverage of OTC contraception without cost sharing. This bill could be transformative—including for millions of women who need low- or no-cost birth control, but live in communities without adequate access.

Millions in the US rely on @ppfa.org for affordable birth control. If Planned Parenthood was removed from the publicly funded contraceptive care system, 12.4 million women in need of low- or no-cost #BirthControl would be affected. More in our research with @powertodecide.bsky.social: gu.tt/4y5ai5M

The science is clear: medication abortion is safe, effective, and proven. Medical decisions should be left up to patients and their providers, not lawmakers or politicians. #ProtectAbortionMeds

Say hello to your national back-to-school sex ed guide 👋 SIECUS just released our 2026 State Profiles, a comprehensive state-by-state analysis breaking down the sex ed policy landscape in your community and how you can take action. Where does your state stand on sex ed? siecus.org/siecus-state...

21.4 million women in need of low- or no-cost birth control live in a contraceptive access gap, according to new data from Guttmacher & @powertodecide.bsky.social. The findings paint a stark picture of the reality of birth control access as #ReproHealth & rights face growing threats. @selenasd.com

NEW: The Contraceptive Access Maps are live, built in partnership with @powertodecide.bsky.social. 21.4 million women in the US live in a contraceptive access gap—where the need for low- or no-cost contraception is greater than the availability of services. More: powertodecide.org/contraceptiv...

The EPA's decision to include mifepristone in water testing is the clear result of political pressure from anti-abortion groups—not credible new evidence. Mife remains safe & effective. More via @jessicavalenti.bsky.social: https://gu.tt/4h8aGt4

The EPA will test America's drinking water for abortion medication & birth control—caving to a years-long pressure campaign from anti-abortion extremists.

Bans & restrictions don’t reduce the need for abortion—they push critical health services out of reach. Now, the same playbook used to restrict abortion in the US is being weaponized to attack the full spectrum of #ReproHealth care. Watch the final part of our series & learn more: gu.tt/4aaowbM

Telehealth access to mifepristone has been essential to reproductive freedom for millions of people in the US. Any court decision that reimposes in-person dispensing restrictions on mife would be rooted in political ideology—not science. Get the facts: https://gu.tt/4yjcWV5 #ProtectAbortionMeds

On September 9, arguments will be held in Louisiana v. FDA—a baseless case targeting mifepristone. Access to mife will not change until the case makes its way back to SCOTUS, but the eventual outcome could bring the most dramatic change to #AbortionAccess since Dobbs. More: https://gu.tt/42VEcff

Medication abortion is safe, effective & essential. Part 2 of our series covers what you need to know about the long-standing safety record behind abortion pills & how attacks on access are rooted in political ideology—not science. #ProtectAbortionMeds

Gloria Steinem, the journalist, organizer and co-founder of Ms. whose name became inseparable from the modern movement for women’s equality, died Wednesday at her home in New York City.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Gloria Steinem, a fierce champion of reproductive health and rights. We will never stop working toward the vision she carried of liberation and justice for all.

Thank you, Gloria, for fighting to make this world a better place for women and LGBTQ+ people — at work, at home, and in every community. May her memory be a blessing.

Gloria Steinem did not simply make history. She inspired generations of women to follow their own paths and fight for their right to be in the room. She deeply understood that you need to start by changing culture in order to change policy—and that women will always be the engine behind that change.

Abortion pills are safe & effective. The major risk people face is not medical, it's legal. No one should have to fear arrest for accessing medication abortion. Everyone deserves the care they need–when and where they need it! Know your rights & risks. Get free legal help: ReproLegalHelpline.org

Misinformation about abortion is everywhere, and it’s fueling attacks on reproductive freedom. We have the facts you need to fight back. Watch part 1 of our new series now and learn more: gu.tt/4aaowbM

50+ recipients lost federal sex ed grants because they didn’t align with the Trump Administration's priorities. New guidelines push abstinence-only education over evidence. Guttmacher expert Anna Bernstein in @bmj.com on why this conservative agenda puts young people at risk: https://gu.tt/4xWaHXW

Evidence-based research is crucial to defending and advancing reproductive freedom. Repost to put the facts front and center. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4xaXavx #ReproductiveHealth

"The guidelines require grant recipients to incorporate education on sexual risk avoidance—also known as abstinence-only education." Trump administration’s new adolescent sex education policy pushes the conservative agenda, @guttmacher.org www.bmj.com/content/394/...

Around the world, humanitarian crises strain health systems, but repro & sexual health needs continue. On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we’re recognizing the humanitarian workers navigating these barriers to deliver care. Read our research on care access in crisis-affected settings: https://gu.tt/4wvo7Jj

Four states in the US have taken action to protect and expand contraceptive access in 2026: Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia. These protections are critical to building a foundation for equitable #BirthControl access. youtube.com/shorts/Ykek3...

Using reversible contraception does not make it harder or impossible to get pregnant later, but misinformation is widespread. In a new commentary, Lorna Begg of the Population Council joins Guttmacher experts @onykepe.bsky.social & @cbpolis.bsky.social to break down the facts: https://gu.tt/4fCYy3z

A new Massachusetts law will expand #AbortionAccess beyond 24 wks with a doctor's approval. This law is critical to allowing more people to get care later in pregnancy & ensuring that providers can rely on medical expertise rather than limiting care based on narrow exceptions. https://gu.tt/4hn7kUO

Anti-abortion state policymakers in the US are focused on cutting off remaining access to care and criminalizing pregnant people. Our expert @kimyaf.bsky.social analyzes the major restrictive bills and trends from this year’s state legislative sessions. ⬇️

Safe abortion care saves lives, but access looks different depending on where you live. New Guttmacher research covers shifts in postabortion care in Kenya, unintended pregnancy among refugee teens in Uganda, and pharmacy access to abortion pills in Ethiopia. Learn more: https://gu.tt/4xaQtcg

1/ ICYMI, last week the Monthly Abortion Provision Study released new 2025 data on specific flows of travel between states for abortion care; we update these detailed travel data annually, but this round, we also improved our dashboard to make them easier to use! www.guttmacher.org/monthly-abor...

Guttmacher expert @kimyaf.bsky.social joined The Situation Womb to unpack our new Monthly Abortion Provision Study data showing how post-Dobbs abortion laws are reshaping access in the US—from a surge in telehealth medication abortion to the ripple effects of state bans. Watch now: gu.tt/4h38Knd

SIECUS tracked 498 bills through July 📈 174 directly impact sex education. Here's what we found 🧠

👏 VICTORY: A federal court in Virginia just ruled that the Food and Drug Administration's restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone are unjustified and baseless, and ordered the Trump admin to reconsider them.

Independent abortion clinics are vital to sustaining access nationwide. Since the Dobbs decision,100 independent clinics have closed or stopped providing care. Once a clinic closes, it’s unlikely to reopen—leaving lasting gaps in access. Learn more: abortioncarenetwork.org/communitiesn...