Under Georgia's extreme laws, midwives are treated like criminals. But the state also has some of the worst maternal health outcomes.
That’s why we’re suing: to allow midwives to do their job and improve maternal health. Learn more about our newest case:
https://bit.ly/4dD3LYS
Did you know the laws being used to punish people for pregnancy loss and abortion today have roots in the 1600s?
“The instruments to punish women with shame and humiliation may have changed, but the instinct to punish has not,” writes @pregnancyjust.bsky.social’s Kulsoom Ijaz in an op-ed:
This must stop. More and more pregnant women are being held in ICE detention centers with little to no resources or medical care. Their health and pregnancies are at risk. Take action and sign your name to demand Congress to hold ICE accountable! Sign at reprorights.org/ICE
A graphic with text stating, "Mississippi's Abortion Ban is Already Extreme—GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Make It Worse." The bottom includes "Reproductive Freedom For All" written in purple. The background features an outline of Mississippi with images of faces.
Text on the image: "The Mississippi House and Senate voted to advance House Bill 1613. This bill would criminalize any manufacturer or provider of medication abortion pills—including mifepristone and misoprostol; punish anyone who violates the law with up to 10 years in prison; empower the state’s attorney general to sue people for violating the law and to recover monetary damages; and undermine shield laws to allow Mississippi prosecutors to attack out-of-state abortion care providers and access to telehealth."
Text graphic with a message about the impact of Roe v. Wade being overturned. It explains how telehealth has enhanced access to abortion care, even in restricted states, and describes attempts to prevent people from accessing this care. It emphasizes the need for organizing and resisting anti-abortion efforts. The bottom text reads "Reproductive Freedom for All.
Mississippi already has a total abortion ban that makes it essentially impossible for people in the state to access care—and state lawmakers are trying to make it worse.
ICYMI: Last night, Senate GOP blocked a critical vote that would have restored veterans’ reproductive health care access.
Let’s be clear: this wasn’t procedure—it was a choice. A choice to deny veterans and their families protection.
It’s wrong. It’s harmful. And veterans will feel the impact.
🚨 BREAKING: Midwives in Georgia are suing the state amid an escalating maternal health crisis. Their lawsuit challenges multiple laws that prevent them from practicing and leave pregnant people in the state with few options.
Funny April Fools' Day jokes:
- Saying, "I got your nose!" even though you, in fact, do not have their nose
- Puns
Not funny April Fools' Day jokes:
- Fake pregnancy, abortion, or pregnancy loss announcements
🧵 Abortion is healthcare. Miscarriage is not criminal.
You have control over what you share with your healthcare providers to keep you safe. And if you ever feel unsure, there are resources to help you along the way.
#ReproductiveJustice #KnowYourRights #StopPolicingPregnancy
Author Khiara M. Bridges explores the role of racism in reproductive healthcare in her new book, "Expecting Inequity." Join @byreginamahone.bsky.social & Bridges next week for a book talk exploring health equity and Black maternal health.
🎟️Get your tickets: www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/event-info/e...
ICE Directive 11032.4 says: Generally, ICE should NOT detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing unless release is prohibited by law or EXCEPTIONAL circumstances exist.
This is being violated.
Pregnant and postpartum people are being held in ICE custody, denied medical care, and are suffering under horrific conditions, despite a federal judge confirming that ICE’s own policy to prevent the detention of pregnant people is still in effect. Their human rights and dignity are being actively denied. They must be protected and released. New York Times headline - Pregnant in ICE Detention: Handcuffs and Pleas for Medical Care with picture of someone on a video call from an ICE detention center.
This is not right. ICE is holding pregnant people in detention centers as late as eight months into their pregnancies without adequate food or medical care, jeopardizing the health of mothers and their pregnancies. They must be protected and released. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
Join our senior vice president, Dana Sussman, at a post-show talkback after Plan C’s March 29th performance. All things bodily autonomy, reproductive justice, and art as resistance will be discussed. You won’t want to miss this: tickets.thetanknyc.org/EventAvailab.... @plancpills.bsky.social
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Justice for Cherise Doyley & Brianna Bennett. No judge should ever decide how a woman gives birth. Image of Cherise and Brianna holding their children.
📢Take action to stop forced C-sections! Justice for Cherise Doyley & Brianna Bennett: bit.ly/UFHealthJustice
While in labor, doctors, attorneys, & a judge ambushed the two mothers with a Zoom hearing to force them to have a court-ordered C-section. Help us hold both Florida hospitals accountable!
The Heritage Foundation: Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years The administration's plan to dismantle the hard-fought wins of the women's rights movement. Illustration of woman in kitchen looking out window at man and child - 1950s housewife propaganda
Under attack: The right to education and financial independence. You should not work. Your greatest hope is to be a mom and wife at home. The plan attacks women’s ambitions and promotes marrying earlier because college and careers only delay the “duty” of marriage and children. A collage of 1950s housewife propaganda depicting women in the kitchen and cooking with text that says "men wouldn't look at me when I was skinny."
Under attack: The right to marry or not marry, and to no-fault divorce. A family should consist of a married mother and father. The plan blames “easy divorce” for poverty and societal decline, but the real goal is to trap women in the home. Just 60 years ago, women had to prove abuse and other wrongs before divorce. Under attack: The right to have children or not, and to reproductive autonomy. The plan attacks abortion, IVF, birth control, dating apps, and LGBTQ+ rights for separating sex from reproduction. A collage of 1950s housewife propaganda depicting women in the kitchen and cooking with text that says "women don't leave the kitchen."
It’s Women’s History Month, and this administration’s plan to “save the family” is really a plan to set us back. They want to dismantle the hard-fought wins of the women’s rights movement.
ProPublica headline: They Didn't Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. Pictures of Florida mothers Cherise Doyley and Brianna Bennett with their children
In 2024, Cherise Doyley was in labor at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville when hospital staff sought a court order to force her to have a C-section via a remote hearing. She had no attorney. In 2023, Brianna Bennett was in labor when staff at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital reached out to the state attorney to force her to have a C-section via remote court hearing. Both wanted to deliver vaginally, both were forced into C-sections, and both are Black.
The women argued that making them have C-sections violated their rights. The hospitals disagreed. In some states, court-ordered medical procedures are just one of the ways pregnant patients’ rights are restricted. The effort to chip away at those rights is rooted in the concept of “fetal personhood” — that a fetus has more rights than the woman sustaining it.
Pregnancy is the only condition where Florida courts have ruled that a patient can be forced to undergo unwanted treatment. Even a state prisoner on a hunger strike has more rights to make medical decisions. Those rulings give the state vast control over pregnant women. Read the full story at propublica.org
When Cherise told us what happened to her, we knew it was wrong and that there were more stories out there like hers and Brianna's. Pregnant people's rights shouldn't disappear in the delivery room or anywhere else. www.propublica.org/article/flor...
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Article headline: When Miscarriage Is Recast As Murder. Even some of the strongest anti-abortion lawmakers don't want to punish people for pregnancy loss. Police and prosecutors are finding ways to do it anyway. By Alanna Vagianos How do state laws and policies address the aftermath of pregnancy loss? Check your state at pregnancyjusticeus.org. Map of USA with each state shaded on a scale of punitive to protective laws.
Pregnancy loss is not a crime. Explore how your state laws treat the aftermath of pregnancy loss: www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/u...
Prosecutors are going after people for how they respond to their miscarriage or stillbirth, but there’s no right answer: Women have been investigated for flushing fetal remains down the toilet, burying them, and bringing them to the hospital.
📰 www.huffpost.com/entry/miscar...
Providing abortion care is an act of love and liberation. It is steady, determined work carried forward across generations. #CelebrateAbortionProviders
The “uNfOrTuNaTe fLaW” he's referring to is that the state's abortion ban has no rape or incest exception. 🤬
But this is no accident; these policies are DESIGNED to violate our basic human rights. For the extremists who champion these violent laws, this is a feature, not a bug.
When we fight for the rights & empowerment of ALL women & girls, we fight for justice. And with justice, rights become more than words on paper. Rights become power.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we're calling on world leaders to recommit to the fight for gender equality & make justice a reality.
Women and girls continue to face barriers when it comes to advancing and affirming their reproductive rights. That’s why the Center is in courtrooms around the world, fighting for their access to justice.
This #IWD, here are 5 wins to celebrate:
Mifepristone is almost 10 times safer than Viagra.
So why are Republican lawmakers so dedicated to “investigating” a medication whose safety has been well established?
Because they want control over our ability to make decisions for our lives, family, and health.
ALL patients deserve compassion!
“Passing the Maternal Health, Dignity, and Consent Act would ensure patients understand and consent to their care – safeguarding bodily autonomy and protecting their trust in healthcare.”
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Women's history includes ALL women's history.
This month, despite the seemingly relentless attacks from those in power who are trying to disempower us, let us remember that our struggle is shared, and our future will be built together.
How to support workers who experience pregnancy loss. Analysis by @maritahennessy.bsky.social Tara Woulfe & @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Many abortion seekers rely on abortion doulas or support companions to support their self-managed abortions, many of whom are connected through local doula collectives or mutual aid networks. reproaction.org/self-managed...
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Here’s the truth: Providers know mifepristone is
✅ Exceedingly safe
✅ Effective
✅ Makes abortion care more accessible, especially for people in rural areas or states with abortion bans
✅ Helps make it possible for people to make decisions that are best for them
Reproductive justice requires supporting the full spectrum of abortion experiences and allowing people to have their abortions in whatever way is most comfortable for them. reproaction.org/self-managed...
