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You deserve safety, not isolation and punishment. If you need emergency care, are worried about your abusive ex and need an abortion, or just have questions about abortion, miscarriage, or birth, we've got you. Know your rights, understand risks, and get legal help: ReproLegalHelpline.org.

BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump admin’s request to end trans-related care in prison. The request to immediately end gender-affirming medical care for trans people in prison was based on an extreme anti-trans argument. Only Thomas and Alito sided with the admin. New, at Law Dork:

You should read every word of this piece. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/m...

Abortion—and democracy—are on the ballot. Here's what you need to know

More than one third of U.S. counties are now in maternity care deserts and since Trump’s funding cuts, 52 maternity wards have closed (with many more at risk of closing). But hey, at least we have thousands of data centers to use up our water and hum all night.

Voters in five states will weigh in on ballot measures about trans rights this November: school sports, gender-affirming care for youth, LGBTQ+ curricula, and student privacy. Here's what's on the ballot in each state and what it could mean for the people they affect.

“There is blood on your hands. Not just Hunter Foster, but everyone that is complicit in the cover-up, including Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and everything that happens as a result,” activist Marquell Bridges said after Fitch declared the police shooting of Kohen Wiley "justified."

ACAB fundamentally includes prosecutors

Are you a media maven who desires to craft justice-centered messaging? If/When/How seeks someone committed to social justice, media-savvy, and experienced in public relations strategy to join our team to communicate our work and impact. Learn more and apply by Oct. 23: tinyurl.com/IWHPressOfficer.

Meet our new RJ Fellows Hayley, Josie, H., and Briana. As state interference in our repro lives increases, they will work at youth access or family defense orgs to show up for the most marginalized, targeted, and surveilled. Learn more about them in their own words: tinyurl.com/MeettheRJFellows

Getting abortion care while living on or near a military base can be complicated. Military policies and logistics impact people’s options and legal risk. We teamed up with @ineedana.bsky.social and @nwlc.org on a guide to navigate getting care: tinyurl.com/militaryabortion

This year marks 50 years of the Hyde Amendment, which blocks federal funding for most abortions, majorly impacting millions of Americans. Abortion funds were started in direct response to this attempt to control our lives and bodies. Support them with a quick action today: nnaf.org/CongressEndH...

The family of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman who was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent near her home in January, filed two federal lawsuits Thursday alleging wrongful death, among other contentions.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear our case challenging the Trump administration’s cruel and illegal policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandatory detention. We'll see the administration in court.

Our hearts are with survivors today and always. Abortion funds and clinics are often support systems for survivors in the aftermath of sexual violence, and we always will be. Please take care of yourselves during this heavy news cycle and know that we're in this fight with you: nnaf.org/1n.

Instead of helping families afford basic necessities like food or gas, Trump is once again Robbing Us. He is freezing nearly $1 billion approved by Congress for programs that support our communities—like research grants, education funding, and housing programs.

Truly chilling how much the justices love killing people.

"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...

I’m so sick of hospitals conspiring with the state to criminalize people being hunted by ICE, self-managing their abortions, etc. Your responsibility is to help people. It’s absurd.

Horrific. The sheer levels of state violence that immigrants and their families are forced to survive. Keep demanding and showing solidarity for Wilbur. Also, you can give to the Austin Immigrant Support Fund: givebutter.com/ZkFxFu

~4 out of 5 women who are on probation or parole live in a state with abortion bans or restrictions. Please read this story about S, who was forced to give birth by the state after being denied the ability to travel and needs our support. @ifwhenhow.bsky.social @reprolegalfund.bsky.social

When our client needed an abortion, the state denied her request and then left her with no support to raise her two children. But state abandonment is nothing compared to community care. Help Sue's family get their basic needs and wants today: www.gofundme.com/f/forcedtogivebirth

Things that have no place in our pregnancies and abortions: 🚔 Cops 📹 Flock cameras 🤖 AI No one should be surveilled, tracked, and have to fear cops knocking at their door for seeking care. For help knowing your rights, risks, and tools to keep your abortion private: ReproLegalHelpline.org

Thank you to the sponsors of our 30th Anniversary Celebration who are making this event possible and investing in the future of NAPAWF’s work: @ppfa.org, @aclu.org, @reproductivefreedomforall.org Berlin Rosen, Morgan Stanley, @ifwhenhow.bsky.social, and AAPI in Philanthropy!

*Steps on soap box* AI sucks. Especially when it comes to our repro lives. For accurate info and legit stigma-free support for sex ed, abortion, pregnancy, birth, and your rights, reach out to real people to talk. Here's a list of trusted resources: ifwhenhow.org/news/skip-th...

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

In a significant win for abortion rights in the post-Roe U.S., on August 18 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Indiana law that barred abortion providers from helping minors find abortions outside of the state or even sharing information about abortion.

Pierre Damas Bel should be here. ICE & DHS have inflicted immeasurable mental anguish on whole communities through Placing shackles on former TPS holders to demonstrate dominance & control is blatant dehumanization. Restore Haitian TPS & abolish ICE—now. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Read @kylietcheung.bsky.social on Daisy Chain Fields, along with reactions from other writers, activists & Abortion, Every Day readers 🌼

Down from Dover was kept off the radio because Dolly's record label saw single motherhood and stillbirth as too controversial at the time. She still released it on her album. The story is devastating and relatable, and we thank her for giving voice to women with similar experiences. 💖

Here's an article on ways to donate and help: kathmandupost.com/national/202...

this is the part of my miscarriage experience that i didn't share in my piece the other day. it was so horrific to experience that i didn't want others to have to even read it. but i decided, you know what, fuck it. i tell the truth and this is the truth.

There are more of us than ever before, Jamilah Lemieux writes for The Cut. Will that change the way society treats us?

“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”

Gary residents have been without power for 10 days. Here’s how you can help: blockclubchi.co/46gVbd8

Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’

Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more. n.pr/4xREkJR

This week's top story: Hope Ngumezi's wife died from a miscarriage in 2023, when doctors refused a potentially life-saving procedure. But an upcoming Texas report on maternal mortality plans to ignore post-'Roe' deaths like these.

“Because of my psychological state and because I am not eating enough, I cannot breastfeed.” Palestinian mothers endure starvation, genocidal violence, and targeted destruction of hospitals while trying to feed their families. Do: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct Give: linktr.ee/thesameerproject

Update: We now have data from 22 states showing how many fewer kids are receiving SNAP in the wake of deep cuts enacted last year. In just those 22 states, 1.1 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. Nationwide, that number likely exceeds 1.5 million kids. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

In Idaho last week, a federal district court struck down two state laws restricting doctors from providing essential abortion care to women with high-risk pregnancies—and declared the laws “outlier positions” that defy the constitution and the fabric of American history.