Hayley McMahon, MSPH, CPH
@mcmisoprostol.bsky.social
Public Health Scientist Studying Abortion Disinformation | Unionized PhD at Emory | Appalachian | Reproductive Justice Follower | Abolitionist | Duke + Hopkins Alum |
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Don’t forget to follow abortion funds + practical support organizations and engage with their content to boost their visibility! 💜
And as always, find a fund and donate if you’re able: abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/
And as always, find a fund and donate if you’re able: abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/
NEW: Our latest analysis shows that top news outlets frequently vilify people criminalized for allegedly self-managing an abortion in ways that help to legitimize the policing of pregnancy and normalize far-right "fetal personhood" ideology.
Open access article ➡️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41090543/
Open access article ➡️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41090543/
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEW: Our latest analysis shows that top news outlets frequently vilify people criminalized for allegedly self-managing an abortion in ways that help to legitimize the policing of pregnancy and normalize far-right "fetal personhood" ideology.
Open access article ➡️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41090543/
Open access article ➡️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41090543/
Please help support @psabortionfund.bsky.social in covering the $10,000 bail for a South Carolina woman who was recently arrested for the so-called “crime” of disposing of her own pregnancy tissue after experiencing a miscarriage: donorbox.org/legal-fees
July 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Please help support @psabortionfund.bsky.social in covering the $10,000 bail for a South Carolina woman who was recently arrested for the so-called “crime” of disposing of her own pregnancy tissue after experiencing a miscarriage: donorbox.org/legal-fees
Pssst 🗣️ They’re using abortion to challenge EMTALA (which legally requires ERs to provide stabilizing care regardless of your ability to pay) while kicking 16 million people off health insurance, closing hospitals, and ending medical school loans during a primary care shortage. They want you dead.
July 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Pssst 🗣️ They’re using abortion to challenge EMTALA (which legally requires ERs to provide stabilizing care regardless of your ability to pay) while kicking 16 million people off health insurance, closing hospitals, and ending medical school loans during a primary care shortage. They want you dead.
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NEW: The Senate bill "defunding" Planned Parenthood is just one front in the war to ban abortion without explicitly banning it.
The right is vying to cut off federal funds, shutter clinics, restrict abortion pills, and let protestors terrorize abortion seekers—and put abortion entirely out of reach
The right is vying to cut off federal funds, shutter clinics, restrict abortion pills, and let protestors terrorize abortion seekers—and put abortion entirely out of reach
The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes
Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.
www.autonomynews.co
July 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
NEW: The Senate bill "defunding" Planned Parenthood is just one front in the war to ban abortion without explicitly banning it.
The right is vying to cut off federal funds, shutter clinics, restrict abortion pills, and let protestors terrorize abortion seekers—and put abortion entirely out of reach
The right is vying to cut off federal funds, shutter clinics, restrict abortion pills, and let protestors terrorize abortion seekers—and put abortion entirely out of reach
I hope it’s clear to everyone that this budget bill quite literally defunds every social assistance program in the country to increase funding for ICE, defense contractors, and millionaires.
July 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I hope it’s clear to everyone that this budget bill quite literally defunds every social assistance program in the country to increase funding for ICE, defense contractors, and millionaires.
Babes I’m gonna be honest we got people being disappeared by ICE and having their corpses used as incubators so I could not possibly care less about however Sabrina Carpenter wants to consensually sexualize herself
June 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Babes I’m gonna be honest we got people being disappeared by ICE and having their corpses used as incubators so I could not possibly care less about however Sabrina Carpenter wants to consensually sexualize herself
Pay attention to this. Abortion is under attack—but it’s also often a canary in the coal mine.
HIPAA *ALREADY* prohibited disclosing health info, just like EMTALA *ALREADY* required hospitals to provide emergency abortions. Biden just reiterated that. The GOP wants to upend HIPAA & EMTALA entirely.
HIPAA *ALREADY* prohibited disclosing health info, just like EMTALA *ALREADY* required hospitals to provide emergency abortions. Biden just reiterated that. The GOP wants to upend HIPAA & EMTALA entirely.
BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has issued a ruling striking down the 2024 Biden-era HIPAA rule protecting reproductive health information from disclosure to law enforcement investigators when it was legally obtained, such as in another state.
June 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Pay attention to this. Abortion is under attack—but it’s also often a canary in the coal mine.
HIPAA *ALREADY* prohibited disclosing health info, just like EMTALA *ALREADY* required hospitals to provide emergency abortions. Biden just reiterated that. The GOP wants to upend HIPAA & EMTALA entirely.
HIPAA *ALREADY* prohibited disclosing health info, just like EMTALA *ALREADY* required hospitals to provide emergency abortions. Biden just reiterated that. The GOP wants to upend HIPAA & EMTALA entirely.
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Kelcie has been all over this horrifying story
Opinion and order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
One page judgement: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Opinion and order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
One page judgement: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Kelcie has been all over this horrifying story
Opinion and order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
One page judgement: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Opinion and order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
One page judgement: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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January 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
May Adriana Smith finally rest in peace. What Emory Hospital & Georgia have put her family through is unimaginable. It turns my stomach to see people say someone who died in February just “gave birth.”
You can donate to help Adriana’s family with the enormous medical bill and care of her sons here:
You can donate to help Adriana’s family with the enormous medical bill and care of her sons here:
Donate to Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey, organized by April Newkirk
This journey has been deeply saddening and heartbreaking since F… April Newkirk needs your support for Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey
www.gofundme.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
May Adriana Smith finally rest in peace. What Emory Hospital & Georgia have put her family through is unimaginable. It turns my stomach to see people say someone who died in February just “gave birth.”
You can donate to help Adriana’s family with the enormous medical bill and care of her sons here:
You can donate to help Adriana’s family with the enormous medical bill and care of her sons here:
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reposting with alt text bc yikes
June 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
reposting with alt text bc yikes
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Let's be clear: our collective failure to normalize abortion as vital healthcare (including among liberals) leaves abortion providers and pro-abortion legislators uniquely vulnerable.
Sending love to Minnesota and especially to the Hortman and Hoffman families.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Sending love to Minnesota and especially to the Hortman and Hoffman families.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shootings, Gov. Walz says
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings overnight, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. Autho...
www.cbsnews.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Let's be clear: our collective failure to normalize abortion as vital healthcare (including among liberals) leaves abortion providers and pro-abortion legislators uniquely vulnerable.
Sending love to Minnesota and especially to the Hortman and Hoffman families.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Sending love to Minnesota and especially to the Hortman and Hoffman families.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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The Minnesota shooter reportedly had a hit list of almost 70 people, including abortion providers and abortion rights advocates.
Just this week, a House committee advanced a bill that would repeal a federal law protecting abortion clinics
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Just this week, a House committee advanced a bill that would repeal a federal law protecting abortion clinics
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
June 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Minnesota shooter reportedly had a hit list of almost 70 people, including abortion providers and abortion rights advocates.
Just this week, a House committee advanced a bill that would repeal a federal law protecting abortion clinics
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Just this week, a House committee advanced a bill that would repeal a federal law protecting abortion clinics
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
June 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Status of post-Dobbs abortion bans as of 5/28/25:
❌ Total ban: SD, OK, TX, AR, MS, AL, LA, KY, TN, ID, WV, IN, MO
❌ 6-wk: SC, FL, IA, GA
❌ 12-wk: NC, NE
❌ 18-wk: UT
🚫 Ban blocked but no available clinics: ND
✅ Ban recently blocked and clinics available: WY, AZ
❌ Total ban: SD, OK, TX, AR, MS, AL, LA, KY, TN, ID, WV, IN, MO
❌ 6-wk: SC, FL, IA, GA
❌ 12-wk: NC, NE
❌ 18-wk: UT
🚫 Ban blocked but no available clinics: ND
✅ Ban recently blocked and clinics available: WY, AZ
May 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Status of post-Dobbs abortion bans as of 5/28/25:
❌ Total ban: SD, OK, TX, AR, MS, AL, LA, KY, TN, ID, WV, IN, MO
❌ 6-wk: SC, FL, IA, GA
❌ 12-wk: NC, NE
❌ 18-wk: UT
🚫 Ban blocked but no available clinics: ND
✅ Ban recently blocked and clinics available: WY, AZ
❌ Total ban: SD, OK, TX, AR, MS, AL, LA, KY, TN, ID, WV, IN, MO
❌ 6-wk: SC, FL, IA, GA
❌ 12-wk: NC, NE
❌ 18-wk: UT
🚫 Ban blocked but no available clinics: ND
✅ Ban recently blocked and clinics available: WY, AZ
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This one is a must read, especially for folks still evolving on the urgent need to abolish family policing. One part of this infuriating story to highlight is that the only people who fundraised and provided material support to this teen and her baby…was abortion funds.
Hailey entered foster care when she was 2.
She got pregnant at 15, and after being denied an abortion, became determined to keep her baby from repeating the traumatic childhood she experienced.
But Hailey says the state has seemed just as determined to keep her from raising her baby. #moleg
She got pregnant at 15, and after being denied an abortion, became determined to keep her baby from repeating the traumatic childhood she experienced.
But Hailey says the state has seemed just as determined to keep her from raising her baby. #moleg
A Missouri teen spent her life in foster care. Now she’s fighting the state to keep her baby • Missouri Independent
Hailey, a Missouri teen in foster care, was denied an abortion, then said the state worked to keep her from parenting her child.
missouriindependent.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This one is a must read, especially for folks still evolving on the urgent need to abolish family policing. One part of this infuriating story to highlight is that the only people who fundraised and provided material support to this teen and her baby…was abortion funds.
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No matter your status, you deserve access to care and support.
We know people have a lot of questions about their rights around both abortion and immigration.
That’s why @ineedana.bsky.social and us along with @immdefenseproject.bsky.social, created a guide: www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
We know people have a lot of questions about their rights around both abortion and immigration.
That’s why @ineedana.bsky.social and us along with @immdefenseproject.bsky.social, created a guide: www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
April 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
No matter your status, you deserve access to care and support.
We know people have a lot of questions about their rights around both abortion and immigration.
That’s why @ineedana.bsky.social and us along with @immdefenseproject.bsky.social, created a guide: www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
We know people have a lot of questions about their rights around both abortion and immigration.
That’s why @ineedana.bsky.social and us along with @immdefenseproject.bsky.social, created a guide: www.ineedana.com/blog/how-can...
Help support Adriana Smith’s family as they navigate the growing costs of this tragedy:
May 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Help support Adriana Smith’s family as they navigate the growing costs of this tragedy:
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If this rightfully disgusts you, know that about half of states have pregnancy exclusions for advanced medical directives.
Adriana Smith was a young mom and Emory Hospital nurse who tragically lost her life in February while nine weeks pregnant.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Abortion law forces doctors to keep pregnant brain dead woman alive
"This decision should've been left to us," said the mother of a woman who is pregnant and has been brain dead for over 90 consecutive days.
www.newsweek.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If this rightfully disgusts you, know that about half of states have pregnancy exclusions for advanced medical directives.
Adriana Smith was a young mom and Emory Hospital nurse who tragically lost her life in February while nine weeks pregnant.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Abortion law forces doctors to keep pregnant brain dead woman alive
"This decision should've been left to us," said the mother of a woman who is pregnant and has been brain dead for over 90 consecutive days.
www.newsweek.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Adriana Smith was a young mom and Emory Hospital nurse who tragically lost her life in February while nine weeks pregnant.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
Georgia’s abortion ban is forcing Adriana’s family — against their wishes — to keep her body on a ventilator for 7 months to incubate the fetus.
The cruelty is unfathomable.
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The best later abortion reporting I’ve ever read. Thank you @amylittlefield.bsky.social for lifting up our patients and staff in such a tender, respectful way, and for calling out the terrible political decisions that got us viability bans.
My cover story in the June issue of @thenation.com is a dispatch from one of the few clinics offering abortions in all trimesters.
It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.
It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.
It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?
www.thenation.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The best later abortion reporting I’ve ever read. Thank you @amylittlefield.bsky.social for lifting up our patients and staff in such a tender, respectful way, and for calling out the terrible political decisions that got us viability bans.
Working on my first syllabus…what’s one classroom policy a professor had (grading, assignments, attendance, etc.) that you actually found really helpful?
May 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Working on my first syllabus…what’s one classroom policy a professor had (grading, assignments, attendance, etc.) that you actually found really helpful?
FINALLY!
Breaking: The FDA has approved a vaginal swab that will allow people to screen for HPV — which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer — at home instead of getting a Pap smear, which can be painful and/or traumatic for many
F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
FINALLY!
What police and prosecutors are doing to #KarenRead is WILD, but if this is how far they’ll go to frame a rich white woman who was dating a cop and has a world class defense team, imagine what they do to low-income Black and brown folks every day.
It’s not just corruption—it’s structural violence.
It’s not just corruption—it’s structural violence.
May 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What police and prosecutors are doing to #KarenRead is WILD, but if this is how far they’ll go to frame a rich white woman who was dating a cop and has a world class defense team, imagine what they do to low-income Black and brown folks every day.
It’s not just corruption—it’s structural violence.
It’s not just corruption—it’s structural violence.
can we get a pimple patch but it’s a full face mask? all this anti-intellectualist authoritarianism is really clogging my pores
May 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
can we get a pimple patch but it’s a full face mask? all this anti-intellectualist authoritarianism is really clogging my pores