Let’s be clear:
Mifepristone is SAFE. FULL STOP.
✔️ 25+ years of efficacy evidence
✔️ Used by millions in the U.S.
✔️ Serious complications are exceedingly rare
So why is it under attack? Politics—not science.
Get the facts ⬇️
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We cannot allow this law to go into effect. If you live in South Carolina, we need you to take action RIGHT NOW. Send a message to your representatives that you OPPOSE this extreme, dangerous ban: scwren.quorum.us/campaign/159...
👉Dramatically worsen maternal health in a state where maternal death rates are among the highest in the country
👉Disproportionately harm POC, people in rural areas without nearby medical care, people with low incomes, and others who already struggle with access to care
👉Create a RICO-style scheme, equating abortion care with criminal organizations
👉Reclassify abortion pills as Schedule IV controlled substances
👉Take away South Carolinians basic human right to make fundamental decisions about their bodies, lives, families, and futures
👉Send people to prison if they get an abortion—which also means women who miscarry will be forced to endure police investigations
👉Explicitly impose criminal and civil penalties on abortion providers, helpers, and abortion funds
S. 1095 would:
👉Eliminate exceptions to the state's abortion ban for rape, even of children
👉Eliminate exceptions to the state's abortion ban for incest, even for children
👉Eliminate exceptions to the state's abortion ban for deadly fetal genetic conditions
If passed, S.1095 will go into effect IMMEDIATELY. The consequences would be sweeping and they would be devastating.
🚨 ATTENTION SOUTH CAROLINA!
Lawmakers in your state RIGHT NOW are trying to pass an EXTREME abortion ban with no exceptions for deadly fetal genetic conditions, incest, or rape—even of a child.
We're proud to support our Black-led reproductive justice partners leading the charge in this critical fight, including the brilliant folks at @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social, the founders of #BlackMaternalHealthWeek.
Give them a follow and support their work year round: blackmamasmatter.org
👉 Direct support for pregnant and postpartum people, including financial assistance, childcare, and resources like healthy food, clean water, infant formula, and diapers
👉 Health education, including comprehensive sex ed, led by trusted, informed community orgs
💡 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
For example:
👉 Sustainable funding for Black-led, community-based organizations that deliver comprehensive services to new parents and young children
MMRCs work to understand the circumstances surrounding each death, determine if the death was related to the pregnancy, and develop recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future.
💡 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀
MMRCs are state-level committees that closely study the deaths of people who died during, or within a year of, their pregnancy.
But only half of states have Medicaid coverage of doula services, and midwifery coverage is location-dependent. Most states have extended Medicaid coverage one year postpartum, but with Trump's massive Medicaid cuts looming, it’s critical that we protect this lifesaving coverage.
💡 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵
Most low-income people with health insurance in the U.S. get it through Medicaid.
Stronger legal protections are needed to prevent and address violations of reproductive autonomy. It should be clear to patients, health providers, and the government that an individual’s informed decisions about their pregnancy and birth care must not be overridden.
💡𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵
Experiences with coercion, discrimination, and violations of bodily autonomy during labor and birth are far too common, especially among Black women.
Access is crucial for rural people far from hospitals and for Black people, who die of a pregnancy-related causes 3.5X more frequently than their white counterparts. Medicaid covers midwifery but inconsistent regulations limit choices about how, where, and with whom people birth.
💡 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵
Midwifery care reduces deaths for both moms and infants during birth.
You already know the U.S. maternal health crisis—which disproportionately impacts Black people—is unjust and terrifying. But did you know some basic policy changes could help us reverse course?
🧵 Here are the solutions our experts recommend. #BMHW26
We at @reprorights.org are joining the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to celebrate #BMHW26. This week centers justice and joy, and honors Black-led leadership shaping the future of maternal health.
Join us: blkmaternalhealthweek.com
#BMHWInAction #RootedInJusticeAndJoy
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
Midwives in Georgia are ready & willing to help moms in need. The only thing in their way is state law.
That’s why we’re suing Georgia, to demand that the state allow them to do what they’re trained to do: deliver babies & keep moms safe. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4spogfi
Black Mamas deserve more than survival; they deserve joy and liberation. This #BMHW26, we’re uplifting Black-led care, healing, and systems change. Join the movement for Black Maternal Health equity.
Learn more: blkmaternalhealthweek.com
#BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BlackMamasMatter
What, like it's hard? 💅
The months after birth are some of most difficult in any mom's life, only manageable with the hands-on support of friends and family. But for immigrant women in the U.S., this support system has been destroyed by ICE. And the health toll—both mental and physical—is extremely serious.
And don't you forget it.
What’s happening inside these facilities is dangerous and it's wrong. We’re calling on members of Congress to visit ICE detention centers and investigate the conditions in which pregnant detainees and others are being held. Take action today: bit.ly/3MJ9pgN
She was denied access to medical care and to adequate food and water. Without the breast pump she needed, the ducts of Nayra’s breasts clogged, causing an extremely painful condition that can deteriorate into dangerous infection.
When she arrived at the detention center, the cruel and unsanitary conditions she was held in were no better; ICE officials forced Nayra to sleep on a bench without a blanket, despite her severe pain and uterine cramping.
