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Disrupting Mis- and Disinformation: Foregrounding Facts on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

Guttmacher, @msmagazine.com and @oneillinstitute.bsky.social convened experts @kellybaden.bsky.social, @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social & @renee.bsky.social to examine how misinformation & disinformation is reshaping SRHR in the US—and what it means for all of us.

Watch now: https://gu.tt/4ctKXJm

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Black text on a white background features the title of an NPR 1A podcast episode hosted by Michelle Haven and reads, "The state of abortion access in 2026." Below is a photo of the US Supreme Court building.

Black text on a white background features the title of an NPR 1A podcast episode hosted by Michelle Haven and reads, "The state of abortion access in 2026." Below is a photo of the US Supreme Court building.

Guttmacher VP for Public Policy @kellybaden.bsky.social joined @wamu.org alongside repro experts @maryrziegler.bsky.social and @shefali.bsky.social to discuss the state of abortion access in 2026.

Listen to the full episode ⬇️
https://gu.tt/4bXE3Nq

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🏥Clinics Closing Even In “Safe” States

Yea remember when “leave it to the states” lawmakers said people can just go to another state for abortion? Well, a new Guttmacher report shows clinics are closing EVERYWHERE, even states that protect access, like New York.

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Who's doing the good work to capture and onboard the disaffected MAHA moms?

Serious question.

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Join us, Guttmacher and Ms. Magazine on Feb. 17 to hear from @michelebgoodwin, Kelly Baden, and Renee Bracey Sherman on how mis- and disinformation are reshaping the sexual and reproductive health landscape—and how to navigate and disrupt those information systems.

RSVP: ​​https://ow.ly/WRGq50XWSaK

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Guttmacher expert Kelly Baden debunks anti-abortion myths
Guttmacher expert Kelly Baden debunks anti-abortion myths YouTube video by Guttmacher

Medication abortion — especially #mifepristone — has become the target of widespread misinformation in the US.

Our VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social debunks common myths from the anti-abortion movement.

Share the facts to put science over stigma. #AbortionAccurate

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‘The pro-life movement still has some real juice’: How Trump’s promise of free IVF fizzled A lobbying blitz by social and religious conservatives paid off last week when Trump announced policies that fell short of his promise to make fertility treatments, which they oppose, free.

So family friendly they'll spend their political capital lobbying against IVF
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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States Without Total Abortion Bans See Declines in Clinician-Provided Abortions and Out-of-State Patients

While the data don't yet provide a basis for full-year findings, they offer an important preview of where and how people are accessing abortion in 2025.

Our experts @kellybaden.bsky.social, @emmas-e.bsky.social and Isabel DoCampo explore the findings in a new policy analysis: gu.tt/4pS1woe

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The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US military veterans The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for an end to abortion coverage in the medical plans for veterans and their families.

“Veterans have historically faced significant barriers to reproductive health care...these barriers are even steeper today.”

Our expert Amy Friedrich-Karnik spoke with @apnews.com about the Trump administration's proposed rule to end abortion access for veterans.

Learn more: https://gu.tt/3JN7WUW

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The group behind Project 2025 wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ for more babies A draft position paper from the Heritage Foundation proposes massive revisions to U.S. economic policy to encourage heterosexual married couples to have more children.

As if there was any doubt, the pronatalism push blames “free love, pornography, careerism, the Pill, abortion, same-sex relations, and no-fault divorce”
and not diminishing middle class, lack of subsidized childcare, affordable housing, college etc.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Guttmacher expert Chelsea Polis on CNN: Impact of US plan to destroy $9.7M in contraceptives
Guttmacher expert Chelsea Polis on CNN: Impact of US plan to destroy $9.7M in contraceptives YouTube video by Guttmacher

Guttmacher expert @cbpolis.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com about the Trump administration’s plan to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives and the impact of denying these essential supplies to women and couples in low- and middle-income countries.

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Shield Laws Related to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

Abortion shield laws are in the news - get the facts with @guttmacher.org's new state policy fact sheet: www.guttmacher.org/state-policy...

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Our Principal Research Scientist @cbpolis.bsky.social analyzed how many people would be denied care from the US destruction of contraceptive supplies, in this @npr.org story:

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Congress passed the harmful reconciliation bill that "defunds" Planned Parenthood & drastically cuts Medicaid. The bill now goes to President Trump for signature—threatening millions of people's health & rights. Statement by our vice president for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social: gu.tt/3TYLg5L

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You will never convince me that AI is not destroying our world. I have never felt darker about anything than AI and how it will ruin us.

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Statement from Guttmacher co-President and CEO Destiny Lopez on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

Statement from Guttmacher co-President and CEO Destiny Lopez on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

BREAKING: SCOTUS ruled to deny #Medicaid beneficiaries the right to choose their health provider & defend that right in Court from South Carolina's attempts to bar access to care at Planned Parenthood.

Statement from our co-President & CEO Destiny Lopez: gu.tt/46hottp

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Three Years Post-Roe: The Escalating Campaign to Make Abortion Inaccessible Nationwide

Three years after the #Dobbs decision, abortion is now banned and restricted in many US states, but the anti-abortion movement isn’t stopping there.

More from our expert @kellybaden.bsky.social via @msmagazine.com. gu.tt/45eDoUV

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Three Years Post-Roe: The Escalating Campaign to Make Abortion Inaccessible Nationwide As antiabortion groups continue to push back against access to reproductive care, empowering state protections on abortion is imperative.

It’s been almost 3 years since #Roe was overturned. In @msmagazine.com, @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down how the US anti-abortion movement is targeting medication abortion, criminalizing interstate travel and ramping up surveillance.

Read more: gu.tt/4kqBcOO

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Make no mistake: Illinois is leading the nation in strengthening women’s health care.

With the passage of HB 3637, we are expanding the ways we shield our providers from punishment for delivering life-saving health care.

We are not going back.

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Federally qualified health centers in the US can't replace #PlannedParenthood
Federally qualified health centers in the US can't replace #PlannedParenthood YouTube video by Guttmacher

Conservatives in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would drastically cut Medicaid and shutter @ppfa.org health centers.

Guttmacher VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social breaks down why we can't afford to lose Planned Parenthood. More: gu.tt/4jbE00U #ImForPP

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The search was logged in Flock's system as "had an abortion, search for female." This is something reproductive rights experts have warned about for a long time, but now we have evidence that it is actually happening: "it’s shocking to see it, but also it felt inevitable.”

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A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...

Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"

www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

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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.

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

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Republicans snuck two devastating health care measures into Trump's megabill “When this country wakes up in the morning, there will be consequences to pay for this.”

Our experts Anna Bernstein & @kellybaden.bsky.social spoke with @motherjones.com about how conservative lawmakers are targeting abortion coverage in the budget reconciliation bill. These attacks will deepen the ongoing SRHR crisis in the US.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Rep. Diana DeGette explains "defunding" Planned Parenthood would undermine US contraceptive access
Rep. Diana DeGette explains "defunding" Planned Parenthood would undermine US contraceptive access YouTube video by Guttmacher

Thank you @degette.house.gov for uplifting evidence & fighting to protect contraceptive access. Anti-abortion lawmakers who want to "defund" @ppfa.org are putting millions of US women are at risk of being unable to get the high-quality #ReproHealth services they deserve.

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Federally Qualified Health Centers Could Not Readily Replace Planned Parenthood

Anti-abortion lawmakers want to “defund” @ppfa.org & claim that federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) can absorb PP's patients.

Our new data shows it's unrealistic to expect FQHCs to serve the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for high-quality contraceptive care. gu.tt/4jbE00U

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GOP Lays Groundwork To Restrict Abortion Pill With New Junk Science Report Recent comments from Trump’s FDA commissioner, coupled with an anti-abortion study on mifepristone, are setting off alarm bells among reproductive rights groups.

NEW: Republicans are laying the groundwork to restrict the abortion pill using a new junk science report.

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What Trump Has Done on Reproductive Health Care In 100 Days The Trump Administration has taken a number of actions that have limited access to reproductive health care.

Great rundown from my @guttmacher.org colleague on what Trump's first 100 days mean for repro rights: time.com/7281515/trum...

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Graphic with black text on a bright yellow background that reads, The Trump administration has been in office for 100 days and the impact on SRHR has been devastating.

Graphic with black text on a bright yellow background that reads, The Trump administration has been in office for 100 days and the impact on SRHR has been devastating.

In just 100 days, the Trump administration has worked to dismantle #ReproductiveFreedom — reviving the global gag rule, ending family planning grants, slashing Title X, and more.

Our new analysis breaks it down: gu.tt/4jIpf6c

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