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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 New Episode 🚨

This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the always fabulous @hegemommy.bsky.social about the new SCOTUS term. #podcast

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 5d

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. This week on the #podcast, @hegemommy.bsky.social of @rewirenewsgroup.com offers a holistic view of this term's cases and highlights what to watch in the lower courts. #SCOTUS

The Supreme Court Term is Here…And A Storm is Brewing — rePROs Fight Back

The beginning of the new Supreme Court term has officially begun, and a storm of possible bad outcomes is brewing. Jessica Mason Pieklo , Co-Chief Content Officer of Rewire News Group and co-host of ...

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 10d

In approving a drug, the FDA is giving its stamp of approval that it is safe and effective.

Yes, this FDA. Said that about mifepristone.

US FDA approves another generic version of abortion pill

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Evita Solution's generic version of the abortion drug, mifepristone, the regulator said.

www.reuters.com

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 10d

The way I said I'm sorry what now when I saw that push notification.

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 10d

No they fucking didn’t—they said another manufacturer can make generic mifepristone, the same drug that’s been on the market for 25 years

Washington Post push alert:
Breaking News
The Trump administration quietly approved a new abortion drug, infuriating the right

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 10d

Trump is using federal policy to systematically target LGBTQI+ folks in a strategy to delegitimize queer and trans existence. rePROs FB Senior Fellow Preston D. Mitchum outlines the tools used to carry out these attacks and the urgent need for resistance and repair: tinyurl.com/ErasureAsPolicy

A purple graphic promoting rePROs Fight Back’s policy brief, “Erasure as Policy: The Trump Administration's Assault on LGBTQI+ Lives.” On the right, there is a digital illustration of people holding or draped in Pride flags. Some figures appear only as white silhouettes, symbolizing erasure.

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 10d

A new must read brief from our amazing Senior Fellow
Preston Mitchum tackling the many ways the admin is attacking LGBTQI+ rights.

"These actions were not isolated or symbolic; they were part of a deliberate strategy to delegitimize queer & trans existence."

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 10d

Trump is using federal policy to systematically target LGBTQI+ folks in a strategy to delegitimize queer and trans existence. rePROs FB Senior Fellow Preston D. Mitchum outlines the tools used to carry out these attacks and the urgent need for resistance and repair: tinyurl.com/ErasureAsPolicy

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 11d

"None of this is about ensuring that people can get the best care that they can. None of this is about ensuring that you are supporting pregnancy or improving birth outcomes... All of this is about controlling our bodies, our freedoms, our futures." —Fatima Goss Graves, @nwlc.org

Temperature Check: What is the Status of Abortion Access in the U.S.? — rePROs Fight Back

Whether it’s communicated in polls or at the ballot box, access to abortion is extremely popular in the United States. Yet, our rights are being blatantly stripped away—and abortion care won’t be the ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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RHAvote @rhavote.bsky.social · 11d

We can’t fight stigma while selling stigmatizing policies.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11d

File this under “essential function.” 🤡

#Shutdown
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 11d

This one hits hard. She was a real hero of mine growing up. What an amazing life.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 12d

rePROs Fight Back offers weekly conversations about all things repro health, rights, and justice! New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts + everywhere you stream 🌼✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

🎨: @liberaljane.bsky.social

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 12d

Abortion coverage bans = abortion bans. Hyde denies coverage to those struggling most. Everyone deserves abortion care, no matter their income or insurance. #EndHyde

Text on a green photograph of a judge's gavel reads: "It's time to repeal Hyde."

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 12d

Polls & ballots resoundingly show that abortion access is popular in the U.S. Yet extremists are waging a coordinated attack to dismantle reproductive freedom. Fatima Goss Graves, President & CEO of @nwlc.org, joins us to discuss the status of abortion access, what’s ahead, & what brings her hope.

Temperature Check: What is the Status of Abortion Access in the U.S.? — rePROs Fight Back

Whether it’s communicated in polls or at the ballot box, access to abortion is extremely popular in the United States. Yet, our rights are being blatantly stripped away—and abortion care won’t be the ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 12d

A must read by @reprorightsdoc.bsky.social

"The same forces driving abortion bans are also fueling immigrant detention, anti-trans legislation, and the militarization of our streets."

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Resisting Federal Overreach in the Exam Room and on the Streets of DC

This Hyde anniversary, Dr. Jamila Perritt reflects on the culture of fear and self-determination in the nation’s capital.

www.thenation.com

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 12d

Happy #InternationalPodcastDay!

Since Sunday was International Safe Abortion and today is International Podcast Day it only makes sense to reshare this list of podcasts I never miss listening to including my favorite reproductive rights episodes of theirs. #podcast

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 12d

This #InternationalPodcastDay, check out @jennieindc.bsky.social’s podcast recommendations for EarBuds Podcast Collective to help you stay engaged in the fight for reproductive rights 🎙️✨ @earbudspodcol.bsky.social

Podcast Recommendations on Reproductive Rights — EarBuds Podcast Collective

This fight is massive. Whether we’re talking about the right to access abortion or gender-affirming care, the right to receive evidence-based sex education or choose the birth control method that work...

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 12d

DC residents deserve the right to self-determination, writes Dr. Jamila Perritt. This is not too much to hope for, or to demand. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Resisting Federal Overreach in the Exam Room and on the Streets of DC

This Hyde anniversary, Dr. Jamila Perritt reflects on the culture of fear and self-determination in the nation’s capital.

www.thenation.com

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 New Episode 🚨

This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the amazing @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social with the @nwlc.org about abortion access in the U.S. Y'all I had so much fun talking to her. You really don't want to miss this conversation. #podcast

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 12d

Polls & ballots resoundingly show that abortion access is popular in the U.S. Yet extremists are waging a coordinated attack to dismantle reproductive freedom. Fatima Goss Graves, President & CEO of @nwlc.org, joins us to discuss the status of abortion access, what’s ahead, & what brings her hope.

Temperature Check: What is the Status of Abortion Access in the U.S.? — rePROs Fight Back

Whether it’s communicated in polls or at the ballot box, access to abortion is extremely popular in the United States. Yet, our rights are being blatantly stripped away—and abortion care won’t be the ...

www.reprosfightback.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13d

Between June 2022 and June 2024, at least 412 people across the country have been charged for crimes related to their pregnancies, pregnancy losses, or even live births.

This is what fetal personhood looks like.

When miscarriages become crimes

412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

www.motherjones.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13d

pete hegseth, who you will recall has been accused of domestic abuse and sexual assault, has announced a new policy by which you cannot file anonymous complaints of mistreatment. sex criminal solidarity.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13d

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."

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Jennie Wetter @jennieindc.bsky.social · 13d

Love podcasts? Love abortion? Want to get engaged in the fight for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice?

Have I got the (award-winning 😳) #podcast for you:
@reprosfightback.bsky.social! pod.link/1327397412 (new episode out tomorrow)

🎨 by @liberaljane.bsky.social

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 14d

#Sept28 began more than 20 yrs ago in Latin America & the Caribbean as a campaign for abortion decriminalization & access. Today, International Safe Abortion Day is a global day of solidarity, united across movements to demand safe & legal abortion care, free from stigma & barriers. september28.org

Graphic for September 28 with green, pink, and purple scrapbook-style background. Light pink paper scrap in the center reads: “International Safe Abortion Day, September28.org.” Above are fists raised, one with a green bandana on their arm. A construction worker in a vest and helmet holds a megaphone and a sign that says “abortion is healthcare.” Another woman, wearing a green bandana around her neck, raises a bandana with the words “aborto libre.”

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16d

Breaking news: The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid for now, a victory for the president’s push to exert greater control over federal spending.

Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze billions in foreign aid

The Supreme Court ruled on the Trump administration’s move to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dr Bev Gray @drbevgray.bsky.social · 17d

We had a great conversation with Dr Daniel Grossman of @ansirh.bsky.social on this week’s episode of @outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social about the science and safety of mifepristone. Get the facts here!!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

A spoonful of science helps the medicine go down

Podcast Episode · Outlawed · 09/24/2025 · 40m

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rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 17d

A past spotlight on one of this week’s phenomenal podcast guests, Dr. Diana Greene Foster! 🫶

ICYMI, check out rePROs' past episode with Dr. Foster on #TheTurnawayStudy, a groundbreaking longitudinal study & resource for understanding the complexities of & debunking myths about abortion decisions.

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RHAvote @rhavote.bsky.social · 17d

This is a good one and I hope folks will take a moment to listen. Jenn’s story and the way she tells it is extraordinary. If you do listen, please let us know what you think!

rePROs Fight Back @reprosfightback.bsky.social · 18d

Abortion later in pregnancy is often misunderstood & heavily targeted through both policy & stigma. This week, Erika Christensen @rhavote.bsky.social, Jenn Chalifoux, & Dr. Diana Greene Foster sit down with us to share their personal stories & why access to later abortion will always be needed.

Access to Later Abortion Will Always be Needed — rePROs Fight Back

Abortion later in pregnancy is often misunderstood and heavily targeted through both policy and stigma. Erika Christensen , co-founder of Patient Forward and later abortion patient and advocate, Jen...

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