Thank you for tuning in for an important discussion, “The Fight for Abortion Rights in the States: Anti-Abortion State Policies and Strategies to Expect in 2026." Check out a recording when it drops: reproaction.org/resource/ant... #Reproaction
The oppositions goal is to spread false claims and fear to confuse voters, hoping people are ultimately confused. -Shaun Daniels #Reproaction
Opposition tactics range from intimidation to “gentle” doubt casting, disrupting events, spreading medical misinformation, and misrepresenting what the amendment does. -Shaun Daniels #Reproaction
Introducing Shaun Daniels, Director of Campaigns and Programs at REPRO Rising Virginia #Reproaction
HB7 is called the “Women and Children’s Protection Act,” but the harm is hiding in plain sight. The response: urgent action to fortify care ecosystems such as funds, providers, legal defense, and narratives rooted in reproductive justice. -raven e. Freeborn #Reproaction
Introducing raven e. Freeborn, Executive Director of Avow #Reproaction
Our reproductive health & justice champions face threats, harassment, and political violence yet they keep showing up. State legislators are committed to speak up about their values for our communities. -N. Sydney Jemmott #Reproaction
Despite extremist escalation, 2026 brings opportunity: repealing abortion restrictions, state FACE Acts, telehealth and emergency abortion protections, and public funding like Maryland’s HB930. Voters support abortion, lawmakers must lead with reproductive justice. -N. Sydney Jemmott #Reproaction
After Dobbs, states once rushed to protect abortion access. Now SCOTUS attacks LGBTQIA+ rights, while anti-abortion extremists escalate. In 2026, state legislatures are the main battleground, pushing criminalization of pregnancy, not just clinics. -N. Sydney Jemmott #Reproaction
Introducing N. Sydney Jemmott, MD, MPH, Director of Policy for Reproductive Rights at State Innovation Exchange (SIX) #Reproaction
-National Right to Life’s Abortion Pill Provider Liability Act spreads disinformation and creates civil liability
-Efforts to classify abortion medication as controlled substances
-Growing criminalization of pregnancy outcomes
-More bills inspired by Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video
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2026 predictions:
-Continued attacks on medication abortion and telehealth
-Copycat bills modeled on Texas HB 7
-Florida HB 663 & Indiana SB 236 allow private citizens to sue providers
-Increase in wrongful death and complication lawsuits
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2025 anti-abortion trends:
-Attacks on medication abortion -Texas HB7 enabling $10K lawsuits over abortion pills
-Bills falsely claiming mifepristone pollutes water
-Fetal personhood laws
-“Baby Olivia” inspired bills, & coordinated anti-abortion efforts targeting Virginia elections #Reproaction
Our webinar, “The Fight for Abortion Rights in the States: Anti-Abortion State Policies and Strategies to Expect in 2026" is happening now! Register and tune in: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Reproaction
Thank you for tuning in for an important discussion, “Who Is Students for Life of America?” Check out a recording when it drops: reproaction.org/resource/who... #Reproaction
Whether in the exam room, the legislature, or the media, we have to clarify that disinformation is unacceptable, dangerous, and unethical and that the beliefs and actions Students for Life America pushes do not belong in medical or educational settings. -Dr. Rachel Reed #Reproaction
Healthcare is political. By advocating for evidence from our institutions we uphold core ethics: evidence based medicine, research backed safety, patient outcomes, patient autonomy, informed consent, and not projecting our values on patients. -Dr. Rachel Reed #Reproaction
Introducing Dr. Rachel Reed she/they is a family medicine resident #Reproaction
Harassing people who are unsure of accessing care is a tactic we see often in the anti-abortion movement. -Hannah Breslau #Reproaction
Traveling anti-abortion groups come to campus with giant, medically inaccurate posters meant to shock and fearmonger but the biggest thing we can do is educate our campus and provide accurate information to counter that. -Hannah Breslau #Reproaction
There’s a huge amount of overlap between Students for Life, College Republicans, and Turning Point USA at UMD in both general members and board members which raises questions about what these groups really stand for. -Hannah Breslau #Reproaction
Introducing Hannah Breslau, she/her, is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Maryland #Reproaction
Transparency is our first step. As soon as these groups announce they’re coming to campus, we post immediately. National orgs have money and resources, and without preparation it’s easy to be manipulated especially when someone puts a camera in your face. -Lucia Everist #Reproaction
RAGE is GW’s support for gender equity providing abortion support, contraceptive access, sexual education, and trained peer organizers. We make sure students have the resources, safety, and knowledge to navigate reproductive health confidently. -Lucia Everist #Reproaction
Introducing Lucia Everist, she/her, Leadership in GW Rage #Reproaction
SFLA President Kristan Hawkins said in a February 2025 podcast that she is in a camp of anti-abortion advocates "who say prosecute abortionists now and perhaps women later after culture and laws are changed." #Reproaction
What Does SFLA Say?
- Abortion pills are "dangerous" and polluting the water
- Abortion is a eugenic practice
- Most forms of birth control are "abortifacient"
- IVF is "dangerous," has "ethical problems"
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The end result is a well-funded anti-abortion organization that can craft misleading and deceptive messaging in-house, effectively spread it to young people across the U.S., and then use that propaganda to inform legislation and electoral politics. #Reproaction
According to their 2024 990, SFLA brought in $17,612,707 and paid their president, Kristan
Hawkins, $254,691. #Reproaction
Originally founded in the late 1970s as CamPUS; became American Collegians for Life in 1988; and finally, in 2006, SFLA as we know it came to be with Kristan Hawkins at the helm. #Reproaction
