In both instances, President Trump and his supporters clearly define who counts as 'the people,' their enemies, the system, the corruption of the system by the people's enemies, and the confrontation necessary to right the ship.
In my latest post on the GPRP blog, I apply Michael Lee's Populist Argumentative Frame to discussion surrounding the first Trump administration's changes to the Title X program in 2019 and the current administration's federalization of Washington D.C.
While the first Trump administration and its supporters did not express much interest in the ‘pro-woman’ frame, the far right has since adapted the frame and is using it to discourage contraception use and demonize trans people in the name of ‘protecting women.’
It isn't a coincidence that conservative outlets are publishing more and more pieces like this one. As abortion bans drive the maternal death rate up, they need to make women dying seem palatable—positive, even!
A medication abortion is safer than consuming Tylenol. Pass it on.
The resurrection of the fetal personhood frame may indicate that President Trump as a figurehead has inspired, enabled, or stoked a return to the harsher, more violent days of the pro-life movement’s past.
Crisis pregnancy centers have long served as the surveillance apparatus of the anti-abortion movement. With both CPCs, which have always preyed on immigrant women, and ICE increasingly awash with gov. funding, I wrote about the rising threats to immigrant communities & how everything is connected:
Policymakers and social movements use framing to convey meaning and persuade their audiences. Understanding these frames is becoming increasingly important in today’s era of short-form media and algorithms.
“The people who are most marginalized are the ones being forced to carry pregnancies to term — those who are the poorest, with the least access to information"
More about the Dobbs decision and infant mortality in the @washingtonpost.com yesterday. #MedSky #ReproSky
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“Researchers found the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, introduced across the UK in late summer 2024, led to a 72% reduction in babies hospitalized with the virus if mothers were vaccinated.”
#RSV #Vaccines 🧪 #MedSiy #ReproSky
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While at least one Title X grantee has recently had their funding restored and a judge has temporarily blocked the Medicaid defunding, legal challenges that will determine the fate of federal family planning funding continue to play out.
President Trump and his administration have again targeted Planned Parenthood and other reproductive healthcare providers, pausing Title X funding for nearly one in five grantees and attempting to strip Planned Parenthood and other providers of federal Medicaid funding. #reprosky
Our new study found that people in states with bans are more than twice as likely to have abortions later in pregnancy.
“Banning abortion doesn’t eliminate the need, it just forces people to travel farther and wait longer,” explains ANSIRH researcher Diana Greene Foster.
Looking forward to discussing the Trump administration's prior attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood, how the administration uses the framing of "protecting women" to strip rights from people of all genders, the impact of healthcare politicization on providers, and more! #reprosky
From our new pub in Women's Health Issues: limited changes in contraceptive use post-Dobbs despite adolescent and young adult expressions of urgency and fear, feelings of lost agency, and concerns over access may reflect continued (or worsened) barriers to contraceptive access post-Dobbs. #reprosky
White text on a lilac background says, Gender equality is key to reproductive agency & bodily autonomy. Lime text highlights: new research shows higher education levels, income and life expectancy for women are linked to lower undesired pregnancy rates.
#May28 is International Day of Action for Women’s Health: Our new research shows that where women have greater education and income, undesired pregnancy rates are lower.
Learn more in our article @bmj.com Global Health: gu.tt/4jU4wfL
Sharing our new Health Affairs study! We found increasing rates of tubal sterilizations and vasectomies among 19-26-year-olds following the Dobbs decision leak, with greater increases in states likely to ban abortion, and fear & concerns about bodily autonomy.
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New study! We found increases in tubal sterilizations & vasectomies among ages 19-26 post Dobbs decision leak, esp. in states likely to ban abortion, using claims data. Survey participants were concerned w/ bodily autonomy & access to contraception + abortion. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Coverage of our recent study in Health Affairs illustrating significant increases in tubal ligations and vasectomies in states likely to ban abortion care, particularly among younger folks. #reprosky
1 in 4 pregnancies ends in a miscarriage.
Miscarriages, also known as spontaneous abortions, are common and not the fault of the mother.
This order will make it difficult for women to search for care during their pregnancy, endangering their lives. This isn't pro-life.
#reprosky #publichealth
🗣️ Personhood is NOT “a strategy to ban abortion.” It is a strategy to *redefine the relationship between pregnancy-capable bodies and the state*
And it is WORKING because Repro lawyers and advocates are so myopically focused on abortion!