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Ally Whelan

@amwhelan.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at Georgia State College of Law Reproductive health, rights, and justice; health & FDA law; social justice; and dogs. 🐶 Views are my own.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2h
SCOTUS/abortion/interstate conflict bat signal @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social @rebouche.bsky.social @azizaahmed.bsky.social @marzhang.bsky.social @evanbernick.bsky.social @mikesacks.bsky.social @amwhelan.bsky.social @jillwieberlens.bsky.social @maryannefranks.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 4h
Post-stroke weakness perhaps? (Bearing weight on right leg?)
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 18h
This is a travesty.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 20h
Cronch cronch snap peas
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 20h
Not you.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great piece (as always!) by @moiradonegan.bsky.social Also, there is so much to be horrified by on a daily basis, it raises the issue: when everything is horrible, nothing is…?
theguardian.com
Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira Donegan
The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Stephen Colbert's Amazing Sarcastic Clap
ALT: Stephen Colbert's Amazing Sarcastic Clap
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Under the new rule, students & educators won’t see a significant change from how the Trump admin has enforced Title IX. A federal judge had blocked the Biden interpretation changes weeks B4 Trump started his 2nd term, but advocates say this makes it harder for a robust enforcement of Title IX issues
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced (Gift Article)
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big yawn post- daycare
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Reproaction @reproaction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s mifepristone’s birthday! Twenty-six years ago, the FDA approved mifepristone for abortion care. Since then, millions of people have used this safe, effective medication to end their pregnancies. #MifeinAll50 (1/2)
orange graphic that reads “Happy Birthday Mifepristone” with graphic of mifepristone pill and Reproaction logo
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
abcnews.com
District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lawddddd. You can’t just put your name on everything. That is not how this works.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And a culture of complicity… how many members of the frat were in the group chat that stood by and said nothing or did nothing? If the allegations turn out to be substantiated…there is some blame to be shared. Complicity, bystander effect, it all helps crimes like this continue
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lit a Balsam Forest-scented candle and I’m like OKAY Christmas is here!
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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/a...
cnn.com
China’s latest panda diplomats Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are en route to Atlanta | CNN
Two giant pandas have left China on a flight bound for their new home at a zoo in Atlanta, the latest episode in Beijing’s long tradition of using “panda diplomacy” to strengthen ties with other count...
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 24/08/2026
Congress funded the CDC's Alzheimer's work, the sickle cell and epilepsy data programs and a rape prevention unit, and Vought simply will not release the money. Grassley told him to his face he lacks the authority. The pocket rescission alone took 4.9 billion.
alternet.org
Republicans furious as Trump’s budget director goes 'rogue'
The director of the Office of Management and Budget is infuriating Republican lawmakers by "going rogue" on what appropriations were approved by the House and Senate.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Keisha has been blowing up my phone lately. This is text number 5 of the day I think
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Schnozz
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of May 2026, the C.D.C. had 30 percent fewer employees than it did before Trump administration layoffs, in addition to retirements and resignations, the data show.
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good reminder to get your COVID vaccine!
usatoday.com
COVID cases are rising in some states. See the map
An early fall increase in COVID-19 cases is being reported in several states. Maps show where activity is increasing.
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Guha Krishnamurthi @ggkrishnamoomoo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“No” saved ya 6 minutes
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Rick Weinmeyer @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As I tell my students, "Always be polite and kind. It costs you nothing, yet it's priceless." Apparently more faculty need to hear this, too.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My guy pretending he’s a distinguished gentleman smoking a cigar
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Patio door and windows are open. AC is off. I am livingggggggggggg
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Georgia’s second-largest school district has abruptly banned Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelves
gpb.org
Georgia school system abruptly bans Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My brown eyed boy 💕 🐾
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should"
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Me to the FDA:
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Do Something Meme
ALT: Do Something Meme
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just did my public health service for the day by enlightening @anthonymkreis.bsky.social to the existence—and dangers—of Kratom
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Judge Kelly's TRO will be a fascinating test for how much sway Solicitor General Sauer has with the White House. Trump is going to want to seek immediate, emergency relief from the D.C. Circuit + #SCOTUS, but Sauer has been savvy about doing that only in cases he might win. This isn't one of them.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets.
nytimes.com
Court Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico (Gift Article)
Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 24/09/2026
UPDATE: The CDC now says the Covid vaccines will be available for purchase through VFC shortly
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Art of Longing
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ok get it ATL Killing it in the hot dog taste test challenge
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨🚨
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My colleague, Caren Morrison, reviewed very individual pardon and commutation since 1989: “I have found that while other presidents have canceled [millions’] worth of restitution and fines, none of them have come anywhere near the billion-dollar mark – until now.” theconversation.com/other-presid...
theconversation.com
Other presidents have let white-collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump
No other U.S. president has come close to wiping away the amount in fines and restitution owed to victims that Trump has.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My office mate is cuter than yours
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BIG FAVOR. I’m working on a new project and, to test it, I need photos of political mailers your receive in your mailbox. Physical mail from the USPS. If you have any, please take a photo of the front and back and send the photos to mail@popular.info. (We will not publish any personal info!)
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Long 🧵 This story about Trikafta (treatment for Cystic Fibrosis in patients 2 years & up) is a perfect illustration of the consequences of excluding pregnant ppl from clinical trials (And my apologies, article is behind a paywall, but you can sign up for free for a limited number of free articles!)
endpoints.news
In a changed world for cystic fibrosis, a family's fight reveals a new gap in care
Drugs like Trikafta, first approved in 2019, have changed cystic fibrosis from a death sentence to a manageable chronic condition for the vast majority of patients. But the drug is only approved for c...
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As any individual with a chronic health condition will attest, we wish we didn't have to use our health insurance as much as we do, if at all. If everyone used all the health insurance they paid for that would kind of, idk, defeat how insurance is supposed to work? Just spit-balling here.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Side eye on point 👀👀
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight Justice Kagan declined to intervene in a high-profile custody battle that involved difficult questions surrounding surrogacy & abortion, leaving in place a lower-court order that gave custody to the biological parents
nytimes.com
Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight (Gift Article)
A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She asked the justices to block a court order giving custody to the biological parents.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In today’s awesome playlist: “I found your iPod nano” open.spotify.com/playlist/186...
open.spotify.com
I Found Your iPod Nano
Hi friends, I hope you enjoy! 🧡 find me on IG @auroralyrayoga for more themed playlist drops, including the Treadmill Girlies Playlists where you can sync your steps to the beat of the music
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No one knows exhaustion like an unemployed dog
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One of my doctors, who does a lot of clinical research in addition to patient care, told me he feels like he is being physically assaulted by this administration’s attacks on science. That stuck with me.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And so I say to every elected official: cancer doesn’t give a fuck who you vote for. Neither does heart disease or diabetes. The reason that we have made a great deal of progress on prevention and treatment is b/c scientists had the freedom to work on topics that are beneficial to ALL humans.
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ok I actually like this pharma ad
ispot.tv
Pfizer, Inc. TV Spot, 'Keep Going'
Check out Pfizer, Inc.'s 30 second TV commercial, 'Keep Going' from the Health Information industry. Keep an eye on this page to learn about the songs, characters, and celebrities appe...
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mom… it is time for my afternoon outing.
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