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Madyson Fitzgerald @maddyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

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Stateline @stateline.org · 2d

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 1d

WIC — a food and nutrition program that helps millions of mothers and babies — is safe for now. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/nutr...

Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an appar...

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 3d

The Trump admin's recent warnings against pregnant women taking Tylenol, Covid shots and antidepressants clash with the mainstream medical consensus. But they also highlight a dangerous data vacuum -- one that's gotten worse since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 5d

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins.

via @mainemorningstar.com

Gov. Mills to announce Senate bid next week

This story will be updated. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 5d

Cervical cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.

Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

The cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 5d

Wait, so the prosecutor who indicted AG James and Comey is the same person who toured the Black history museum and said too much slavery?? Next episode please.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 6d

NEW: Planned Parenthood's Manhattan clinic will stop seeing patients as of November 1 as affiliate prepares to sell the building amid budget shortfalls. Sale announced in March
Patients told to schedule at Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens (LIC) clinics or virtual
www.plannedparenthood.org/health-cente...

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The Manhattan Health Center will no longer see patients as of November 1, 2025. Book in-person services at our Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens health centers or a virtual visit through our Virtual Health Center.

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 6d

Another effort to restrict access to abortion pills: Louisiana is suing federal health officials over an FDA policy that allows mifepristone to be mailed to patients, @greglarose.bsky.social reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/loui...

Louisiana sues Food & Drug Administration to stop mailing of abortion medication

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s v...

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Ariana Figueroa @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social · 6d

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds. Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/majo...

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds

WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll...

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Susan Tebben @susantebben.bsky.social · 7d

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced several bills to regulate abortion and reproductive health care despite the constitutional amendment approved by 57% of Ohio voters in 2023.

Ohio Republican lawmakers look to regulate abortion, push against constitutional amendment • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced several bills to regulate abortion and reproductive health care despite the constitutional amendment approved by 57% of Ohio voters in 2023.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats, Korie!

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Marisa Demarco @papermarisa.bsky.social · 8d

Medicaid patients lose quick access to basic care after Planned Parenthood cuts and closures. Advocates and providers say Black and Latino people with low incomes “bear the brunt” of funding losses.

Part 2 by @elishabrown.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com:

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

Medicaid patients lose quick access to basic care after Planned Parenthood cuts and closures

Second in a five-part series.When Margaret Crawford found out her reproductive health care provider was closing soon due to federal funding cuts, she scheduled an appointment for her annual exam.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 9d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 12d

NEW: Gov. Josh Stein signed a Republican-led bill aimed at addressing violent crime in North Carolina on Friday, praising its changes to the pre-trial release process but decrying changes to the death penalty that he described as “barbaric.” ncnewsline.com/2025/10/03/s... @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol

Stein signs North Carolina crime bill, despite death penalty changes • NC Newsline

Governor signed bill because of changes to pre-trial release, but says 'there will be no firing squads' while he is in office.

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 12d

Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington and others are using state funds to keep doors open at family planning clinics. But advocates wonder how long the money will last, @sofiaresnick.bsky.social + @kelciemmorris.bsky.social report.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...

Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough.

Fifth in a five-part series. Hope Broussard’s intrauterine device should have brought relief from her severe periods. But at 17, it started causing debilitating pain.

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Sofia Resnick @sofiaresnick.bsky.social · 12d

Part 5, from @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and me: Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. But it's not always enough. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...

Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough.

Fifth in a five-part series. Hope Broussard’s intrauterine device should have brought relief from her severe periods. But at 17, it started causing debilitating pain.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 12d

The latest South Carolina abortion ban bill would prevent victims of rape and incest from getting an abortion, allow women to be prosecuted for getting one and make it illegal to help someone get care. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/anti...

Anti-abortion groups split over proposal that could make SC’s ban the strictest nationwide

COLUMBIA — Even some anti-abortion advocates who are pushing for a stricter ban in South Carolina are opposed to a bill supporters proclaim would be the strongest in the nation. A Senate panel took no...

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Marisa Demarco @papermarisa.bsky.social · 12d

More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released this week shows.

by @elishabrown.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pros...

Prosecutors charged hundreds with pregnancy-related child abuse crimes post-Dobbs, research shows

More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.

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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 14d

Even with new cuts from the “big, beautiful bill,” Idaho’s last Planned Parenthood clinic is here to stay. Clinic leaders say it’s been a lifeline, and that Idaho couldn’t easily replace it. #idpol

‘We aren’t going anywhere:’ Idaho’s last Planned Parenthood plans to stay open despite federal cuts • Idaho Capital Sun

Despite federal cuts from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," Idaho's last Planned Parenthood clinic is here to stay, its health workers say.

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Mia Maldonado @miamaldonado.bsky.social · 13d

Abortions make up a small portion of the services most Oregon Planned Parenthood affiliates provide, except in Ontario, where its the nearest place most Idahoans can legally receive one. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/01/o...

One eastern Oregon clinic is a health care ‘lifeline.’ Medicaid cuts threaten its existence • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon Planned Parenthood affiliates depended on about $17 million in Medicaid funding in the 2024 fiscal year.

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 13d

Another one from me, this time focused on two places with many geographical hurdles that make accessing care difficult to begin with: Alaska and Hawaii

These two states are mostly inaccessible by road. Medicaid cuts could make travel for care harder.

For a local Alaska resident who didn’t qualify for Medicaid because she made a few dollars over the income threshold, Title X family planning funding would have been an option for care at Planned Pare...

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 13d

Part four our Unraveling Safety Net series heads to the Midwest: Federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthood could lead some patients to seek telehealth, but it's not a one-size-fits-all solution, @sofiaresnick.bsky.social reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rest...

Restricting, cutting Medicaid funding shifts more reproductive health care to telemedicine

Fourth in a five-part series.Sarah Elgatian was in too much pain to feel awkward.

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 14d

Another consequence of the Medicaid ban targeting reproductive health care providers that offer abortion. Maine Family Planning offered primary care at three clinics, but those patients will have to find another provider by Oct. 31.

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 14d

Maine Family Planning will shut down its primary care practice because of federal funding cuts mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/01/m...

Maine Family Planning will shut down its primary care practice because of federal funding cuts • Maine Morning Star

Maine Family Planning will shutter its primary care practice by the end of the month after being blocked from accepting Medicaid funds.

mainemorningstar.com

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 14d

NEW: Judge Matt Kacsmaryk transferred ongoing lawsuit against the FDA over abortion drug mifepristone to the Eastern District of Missouri. (Trump DOJ said AGs of Missouri, Kansas, Idaho couldn't sue in TX.) Denies motions to intervene from AGs of TX, FL, LA
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65768749/state-of-missouri-v-us-food-and-drug-administration/?order_by=desc
Case 2:22-cv-00223-Z Document 273 Filed 09/30/25
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION
STATE OF MISSOURI, et al.,
Intervenor Plaintifts,
U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al.,
Defendants,
and
DANCO LABORATORIES, LLC, et al.,
Intervenor Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Before the Court are Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Intervenor-States' Amended Complaint ('Defendants' Motion) (ECF No. 218), filed January 18, 2025, and Intervenor-Defendant Danco Laboratories, LLC's Motion to Dismiss Intervenor-States' Amended Complaint ("Danco's Motion) (ECF No. 221), filed January 28, 2025 (together, the "Motions"). The Court granted Intervenor Plaintifis leave to file a consolidated response to the Motions. BCF Nos. 226, 227. Intervenor Plaintiffs responded to the Motions on February 20, 2025. ECF No. 228. Defendants and Danco replied on May 5, 2025, after the Court granted a deadline extension. ECF Nos. 247, 248, 241. On August 22, 2025, Texas and Florida also moved to intervene. ECF No. 254. Louisiana followed suit on September 19, 2025. ECF No. 264.
The Motions are now ripe. Having considered the Motions, briefing, and relevant law, the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion and DENIES as MOOT Danco's Motion. The Court also DENIES as MOOT Texas, Florida, and Louisiana's Motions to Intervene. This case is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of Missouri under 28 U.S.C. Section 1406(a).

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 14d

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the U.S. Planned Parenthood offers Pap smears and the HPV vaccine, but providers fear Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics could reverse prevention efforts, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cerv...

Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

Third in a five-part series.It had been a decade since Jess Deis’ last women’s wellness exam when Kentucky expanded Medicaid and she finally qualified for the state insurance program.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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