Madeline T. Morcelle
@reprolawyer.bsky.social
Senior Attorney @nhelp.bsky.social fighting for reproductive health via Medicaid, health care reform, & civil rights. Feat. NBC, Politico, Mother Jones, SELF, etc. Creative writer. Mutant (hEDS & co.). Opinions mine.
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Reproductive Justice informed providers make Reproductive Freedom possible.
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loving this @praxisstvdio.bsky.social linocut print on this day of capitalist worship:
not a wheel turns
not a lightbulb shines
without the kind permission
of the working class
not a wheel turns
not a lightbulb shines
without the kind permission
of the working class
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
loving this @praxisstvdio.bsky.social linocut print on this day of capitalist worship:
not a wheel turns
not a lightbulb shines
without the kind permission
of the working class
not a wheel turns
not a lightbulb shines
without the kind permission
of the working class
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budgets are moral documents, medical bills are moral documents, when someone is deliberately denied insulin or chemo or therapy/antidepressants or the food and shelter and preventative care they would need to delay or mitigate these illnesses, that is murder. they are being murdered by the state.
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
budgets are moral documents, medical bills are moral documents, when someone is deliberately denied insulin or chemo or therapy/antidepressants or the food and shelter and preventative care they would need to delay or mitigate these illnesses, that is murder. they are being murdered by the state.
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I didn't understand this fully until I got cancer & am trying to recover from the surgery. I have such random pain. It comes out of nowhere, issues with my pelvis and leg & suddenly I can't walk properly becauseit hurts. It's truly embarrassing to be around people when it happens. I try to hide it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I didn't understand this fully until I got cancer & am trying to recover from the surgery. I have such random pain. It comes out of nowhere, issues with my pelvis and leg & suddenly I can't walk properly becauseit hurts. It's truly embarrassing to be around people when it happens. I try to hide it.
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I've spent the last 6 years getting comfortable with identifying as disabled, after spending my first 35 years denying it even to myself. It wasn't easy! We live in a society that fundamentally hates disabled people and thinks our lives are worthless, so embracing the identity is a big choice.
There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've spent the last 6 years getting comfortable with identifying as disabled, after spending my first 35 years denying it even to myself. It wasn't easy! We live in a society that fundamentally hates disabled people and thinks our lives are worthless, so embracing the identity is a big choice.
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Fund the arts because they are a source of joy and human happiness and thought. Not just because a scientist may get an idea off a line in a play. (Though that's great too.)
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Fund the arts because they are a source of joy and human happiness and thought. Not just because a scientist may get an idea off a line in a play. (Though that's great too.)
This #GivingTuesday, please consider supporting TEACH!
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Provide. TEACH. Resist.... Repeat!
Reproductive Justice informed providers make Reproductive Freedom possible.
givebutter.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This #GivingTuesday, please consider supporting TEACH!
There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
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My Health, My Bodily Autonomy, My Boundaries: Why I’m Fundraising for TEACH as a Disabled Reproductive Health Lawyer givebutter.com/provideTEACH...
Provide. TEACH. Resist.... Repeat!
Reproductive Justice informed providers make Reproductive Freedom possible.
givebutter.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My Health, My Bodily Autonomy, My Boundaries: Why I’m Fundraising for TEACH as a Disabled Reproductive Health Lawyer givebutter.com/provideTEACH...
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"More than half of Americans, or 57%, believe the U.S. is on a path to another civil war, according to a national poll from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released Wednesday."
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Poll: Most Americans believe the U.S. is on a path to another civil war
A new poll from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights paints a bleak picture of how Americans view the U.S.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"More than half of Americans, or 57%, believe the U.S. is on a path to another civil war, according to a national poll from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released Wednesday."
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“Lived Experience” < “Lived Expertise”
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“Lived Experience” < “Lived Expertise”
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Some Delta, Jackson-area voters will decide runoff elections on Dec. 2
Voters will choose two state senators and a Hinds County coroner in the special runoff elections.
Voters will choose two state senators and a Hinds County coroner in the special runoff elections.
Some Delta, Jackson-area voters will decide runoff elections on Dec. 2
Voters will choose two state senators and a Hinds County coroner in the special runoff elections.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Some Delta, Jackson-area voters will decide runoff elections on Dec. 2
Voters will choose two state senators and a Hinds County coroner in the special runoff elections.
Voters will choose two state senators and a Hinds County coroner in the special runoff elections.
Yes—and—I would amend this to say “ESPECIALLY vulnerable people in the South.”
Last thing for today: if you truly are progressive, that means you don’t leave any vulnerable person behind. Even vulnerable ppl who live in the South. And if you have an exception to that rule, you aren’t actually progressive.
We fight for all vulnerable ppl. Period.
We fight for all vulnerable ppl. Period.
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Yes—and—I would amend this to say “ESPECIALLY vulnerable people in the South.”
A bit of *amazing* news from the extraordinary team at Converge: Partners in Access. The future of SRH access in the Deep South is looking brighter. cc: @daniellelampton.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/morcel...
I am so thrilled to get to share a bit of good news from the extraordinary team at Converge: Partners in Access. The Trump administration has really put the Converge team through the ringer this year…...
I am so thrilled to get to share a bit of good news from the extraordinary team at Converge: Partners in Access. The Trump administration has really put the Converge team through the ringer this year ...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A bit of *amazing* news from the extraordinary team at Converge: Partners in Access. The future of SRH access in the Deep South is looking brighter. cc: @daniellelampton.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/morcel...
Having one of those work days in which I am slammed but working on things for movement clients that I am extremely excited about. I'm coming up on 6 years at NHeLP (wild) and feel so lucky that it's every bit as much my dream job as it was when I started.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Having one of those work days in which I am slammed but working on things for movement clients that I am extremely excited about. I'm coming up on 6 years at NHeLP (wild) and feel so lucky that it's every bit as much my dream job as it was when I started.
If you’re a cisgender woman who’s been speaking out about the NYT “are women ruining the workplace” op-ed but have never said a word about the NYT’s years of vile anti-trans op-eds, sorry, but you’re never going to get free. Our liberation is intertwined.
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If you’re a cisgender woman who’s been speaking out about the NYT “are women ruining the workplace” op-ed but have never said a word about the NYT’s years of vile anti-trans op-eds, sorry, but you’re never going to get free. Our liberation is intertwined.
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🎥 WEBINAR RECORDING + PRINCIPLES! NHeLP's Madeline Morcelle @reprolawyer.bsky.social joined @umnsph’s Justice in Public Health Series to discuss recent health care cuts through a reproductive justice lens + offer policy principles for inclusive, equitable reform. healthlaw.org/resource/umn...
UMN School of Public Health Justice in Public Health Series: Reproductive Justice Denied: The Structural Violence of Recent Federal Health Care Cuts
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Justice in Public Health Series invites experts to lead discussions on matters of health equity, exploring the myriad ways that unjust systems imp...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎥 WEBINAR RECORDING + PRINCIPLES! NHeLP's Madeline Morcelle @reprolawyer.bsky.social joined @umnsph’s Justice in Public Health Series to discuss recent health care cuts through a reproductive justice lens + offer policy principles for inclusive, equitable reform. healthlaw.org/resource/umn...
My Health, My Bodily Autonomy, My Boundaries: Why I’m Fundraising for TEACH as a Disabled Reproductive Health Lawyer givebutter.com/provideTEACH...
Provide. TEACH. Resist.... Repeat!
Reproductive Justice informed providers make Reproductive Freedom possible.
givebutter.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My Health, My Bodily Autonomy, My Boundaries: Why I’m Fundraising for TEACH as a Disabled Reproductive Health Lawyer givebutter.com/provideTEACH...
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People want their members of Congress to fight for them with everything we've got.
Senate Democrats should listen and reject this funding deal that does nothing to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing.
Senate Democrats should listen and reject this funding deal that does nothing to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
People want their members of Congress to fight for them with everything we've got.
Senate Democrats should listen and reject this funding deal that does nothing to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing.
Senate Democrats should listen and reject this funding deal that does nothing to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing.
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Our neighbors are hungry. We saw that enhanced child tax credits could reduce food insecurity, & now we know that food insecurity rose when it was allowed to lapse. And SNAP has always been "supplemental"- that's the S in SNAP.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
I still think that the pain of "gov't shutdowns" should be shared by those responsible for negotiating.
I also think that true democracies would not allow core state functions to grind to a halt over budget reconciliations because core functions should be funded from a separate pot.
I also think that true democracies would not allow core state functions to grind to a halt over budget reconciliations because core functions should be funded from a separate pot.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Our neighbors are hungry. We saw that enhanced child tax credits could reduce food insecurity, & now we know that food insecurity rose when it was allowed to lapse. And SNAP has always been "supplemental"- that's the S in SNAP.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
Utterly annoyed at the many cis white women who are concerned the NYT is suddenly off the deep end with the patriarchal “are women ruining the workplace“ op-ed. Babes, where were‘ve you been as the NYT has published transphobic BS for years? Transphobia is a form of patriarchy. Solidarity or bust.
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Utterly annoyed at the many cis white women who are concerned the NYT is suddenly off the deep end with the patriarchal “are women ruining the workplace“ op-ed. Babes, where were‘ve you been as the NYT has published transphobic BS for years? Transphobia is a form of patriarchy. Solidarity or bust.
Is the Princess and The Pea actually about a princess or is it about a woman with #EhlersDanlosSyndrome who actually likely would have her sleep ruined by a pea under a stack of mattresses?
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Is the Princess and The Pea actually about a princess or is it about a woman with #EhlersDanlosSyndrome who actually likely would have her sleep ruined by a pea under a stack of mattresses?
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🎥 WEBINAR RECORDING! NHeLP Senior Attorney, Madeline Morcelle (@reprolawyer.bsky.social) joins UMN’s Justice in Public Health Series to discuss how recent federal health care cuts deepen structural inequities, and how reproductive justice can guide reform. Watch here: healthlaw.org/resource/umn...
UMN School of Public Health Justice in Public Health Series: Reproductive Justice Denied: The Structural Violence of Recent Federal Health Care Cuts
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Justice in Public Health Series invites experts to lead discussions on matters of health equity, exploring the myriad ways that unjust systems imp...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🎥 WEBINAR RECORDING! NHeLP Senior Attorney, Madeline Morcelle (@reprolawyer.bsky.social) joins UMN’s Justice in Public Health Series to discuss how recent federal health care cuts deepen structural inequities, and how reproductive justice can guide reform. Watch here: healthlaw.org/resource/umn...
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Do not undersell the importance of this win for the mid terms. This proves, like all other progressive wins tonight, that trans rights is a winning platform and you don’t need to abandon marginalized communities to win.
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after running on a platform centered on making the city affordable for working people.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Do not undersell the importance of this win for the mid terms. This proves, like all other progressive wins tonight, that trans rights is a winning platform and you don’t need to abandon marginalized communities to win.
A lot of young people have been asking me how I stay hopeful in the face of rising fascism. Part of the answer is studying the histories of successful resistance in the face of injustices this bad or worse, from the Green Wave to the Civil Rights movement. Part of the answer is fantasy novels.
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A lot of young people have been asking me how I stay hopeful in the face of rising fascism. Part of the answer is studying the histories of successful resistance in the face of injustices this bad or worse, from the Green Wave to the Civil Rights movement. Part of the answer is fantasy novels.
I can think of a few better ways we could spend $2B right now www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Win $2 Billion Pentagon Satellite Deal
The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I can think of a few better ways we could spend $2B right now www.wsj.com/politics/nat...