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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 20h

never forget that 🫶

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 2d

Again, when we say reproductive health care must be available to all people, that means ALL PEOPLE.

Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 2d

Add to that a federal law prohibiting nearly all abortions at Indian Health Service clinics since 1976, disproportionate rates of sexual assault, a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and higher rates of maternal mortality, and we have a public health emergency that MUST be addressed.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 2d

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many of the states with the highest Indigenous populations—including Arizona, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming—have rolled out extreme abortion bans leaving two million Indigenous women cut off from essential reproductive care.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 2d

When we say reproductive health care must be available to all people, that means ALL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. On Indigenous People's Day—and every day—
we are calling for full access to reproductive health care for Native folks across the U.S.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 3d

📣📣📣 Access to birth control is revolutionary, life-changing, and more vital than ever. You deserve to feel empowered to speak to a medical professional about the best birth control options for you when you are sexually active and don’t want to get pregnant.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 3d

Gender affirming care and reproductive rights are intrinsically intertwined, and our fights for freedom must be as well. 🩵🩷🤍

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 3d

Had to let ‘em know 💅 #WhooptyDoo

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 5d

Hollie Cunningham received devastating fatal fetal diagnoses in back-to-back pregnancies, & both times, Texas’s abortion bans her forced her to flee her home while grieving to receive the abortion care she needed.

Now, she’s educating Texans about the dangers of these laws & fighting for change.

Heartbreaking story: A Texas couple's experience losing two pregnancies after being denied care

When Hollie Cunningham learned that the babies she carried had fatal diagnoses, she asked her doctor to help end their suffering. That's when she found out that Texas's abortion bans blocked her from ...

couriertexas.com

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 6d

Abortion is normal.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

This is the most extreme abortion ban ever introduced in South Carolina and it’s an egregious attack on autonomy, privacy, speech, and safety.

We CANNOT stay silent.

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 9d

At a public hearing on Wednesday, one OB-GYN said that the proposed bill "constitutes an unconstitutional reach that threatens the very fabric of health care in our state."
www.jezebel.com/south-caroli...

South Carolina Moves Toward Passing the Most Extreme Abortion Ban in America

At a public hearing on Wednesday, one OB-GYN said that the proposed bill "constitutes an unconstitutional reach that threatens the very fabric of health care in our state."

www.jezebel.com

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

This @nytimes.com article paints a clear picture of how much good Maine Family Planning does for people all over Maine and shows the devastating real-life consequences of the administration’s ruthless attacks on reproductive health care. https://nyti.ms/4mOuimI

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

The Trump administration has cut off funding for certain providers around the country whose offerings include abortion. Patients in Maine are among those who will feel the fallout.

nyti.ms

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

Learn more about the California's laws we helped advise on:

Governor Newsom signs new landmark laws to protect reproductive freedom, patient privacy amid Trump’s war on women | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

Remember, even though headlines feel scary right now, we ARE moving forward. Together we can blaze a trail towards reproductive freedom.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

The fight for reproductive freedom cannot be separated from the fight for trans rights—and any law that enshrines bodily autonomy, health care access, and patient privacy is a law we should ALL be speaking out for.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

We also urge Gov. Newsom to sign CA AB 82 & CA SB 497, which would expand patient access and privacy protections for gender-affirming care AND protect prescription data for both abortion pills and testosterone hormone therapy from hostile out-of-state actors.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

These new laws will protect health care providers and lawyers working on the front lines to ensure people who need reproductive health care are able to get it safely.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

We are so honored to have been a part of helping develop these critical new protections and want to give a huge thank you to California governor Gavin Newsom for working to protect reproductive freedom in the most populous state in the US.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

➡️ Protect health providers from prosecution and other legal attacks for providing abortion pills
➡️ Protect lawyers helping other states access repro care from State Bar discipline

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

➡️ Allow prescribers and pharmacists to have their names and information removed from pill bottle labels on medication abortion to protect them from hostile legal threats
➡️ Ensure CA health plans cover abortion pills, regardless of FDA’s attempts to revoke mifepristone’s approval

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 8d

GOOD NEWS ALERT! California just enacted new laws—that we advised on!—to protect reproductive freedom.

Here's what they do: ➡️

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 9d

The abortion pill, whether name brand or generic, is safe and effective.

This FDA approval process worked exactly like it was supposed to, without the interference of politics and propaganda. https://nyti.ms/4o2IAkz

FDA Approves Generic Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The decision enraged opponents of abortion, who have been pressuring the Trump administration to restrict access to abortion medication.

nyti.ms

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 12d

Your access to reproductive health care shouldn’t depend on where you live, how much money you have, or your insurance status. We all deserve access to basic, essential care.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 14d

She reminds us that this recognition isn't hers alone, it belongs to the Latin American feminist movement and its courage, resilience, and collective power to create real, lasting change.

Thank you, Catalina, for inspiring people to keep walking in collective strength. ❤️

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 14d

She also litigated before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in emblematic cases like Guzmán Albarracín vs. Ecuador, recognizing the right to Comprehensive Sexual Education, and Manuela vs. El Salvador, safeguarding medical confidentiality in reproductive health services.

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