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Defending the right to choose if, when, and how we build our families. Home to both the Repro Legal Helpline (reprolegalhelpline.org) and the Repro Legal Defense Fund (reprolegaldefensefund.org)

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Becca Rea-Tucker @beccareatucker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m so sick of hospitals conspiring with the state to criminalize people being hunted by ICE, self-managing their abortions, etc. Your responsibility is to help people. It’s absurd.
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reprolegalfund @reprolegalfund.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Horrific. The sheer levels of state violence that immigrants and their families are forced to survive. Keep demanding and showing solidarity for Wilbur. Also, you can give to the Austin Immigrant Support Fund: givebutter.com/ZkFxFu
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Becca Rea-Tucker @beccareatucker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
~4 out of 5 women who are on probation or parole live in a state with abortion bans or restrictions. Please read this story about S, who was forced to give birth by the state after being denied the ability to travel and needs our support. @ifwhenhow.bsky.social @reprolegalfund.bsky.social
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When our client needed an abortion, the state denied her request and then left her with no support to raise her two children. But state abandonment is nothing compared to community care. Help Sue's family get their basic needs and wants today: www.gofundme.com/f/forcedtogivebirth
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JkayB @janettekb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE. You may think that 'all the fuss' about Flock cameras and/or AI doesnt concern you, but this is precisely how these technologies can and will be used. It concerns everyone.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Things that have no place in our pregnancies and abortions: 🚔 Cops 📹 Flock cameras 🤖 AI No one should be surveilled, tracked, and have to fear cops knocking at their door for seeking care. For help knowing your rights, risks, and tools to keep your abortion private: ReproLegalHelpline.org
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napawf @napawf.org · 03/09/2026
Thank you to the sponsors of our 30th Anniversary Celebration who are making this event possible and investing in the future of NAPAWF’s work: @ppfa.org, @aclu.org, @reproductivefreedomforall.org Berlin Rosen, Morgan Stanley, @ifwhenhow.bsky.social, and AAPI in Philanthropy!
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NAPAWF 30th Anniversary Gala Sponsorship Opportunities
Become a sponsor of NAPAWF's 30th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles. Support AAPI women and gender-expansive leaders while receiving recognition, visibility, and engagement opportunities.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
*Steps on soap box* AI sucks. Especially when it comes to our repro lives. For accurate info and legit stigma-free support for sex ed, abortion, pregnancy, birth, and your rights, reach out to real people to talk. Here's a list of trusted resources: ifwhenhow.org/news/skip-th...
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Abortion pills are safe & effective. The major risk people face is not medical, it's legal. No one should have to fear arrest for accessing medication abortion. Everyone deserves the care they need–when and where they need it! Know your rights & risks. Get free legal help: ReproLegalHelpline.org
A graphic with a blue background and at the bottom a black and white picture of three different people's backs with their hands around each other. At the top and centered is white text that reads, "Medication abortion:" Then under in black is "Safe. Effective. Proven."
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Truthout @truthout.org · 26/08/2026
In a significant win for abortion rights in the post-Roe U.S., on August 18 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Indiana law that barred abortion providers from helping minors find abortions outside of the state or even sharing information about abortion.
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The Win for Abortion Rights in Indiana Has Reshaped the National Legal Landscape
The ruling sets the stage for further free speech protections for those who help abortion seekers who cross state lines.
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Janai Nelson @janainelson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Pierre Damas Bel should be here. ICE & DHS have inflicted immeasurable mental anguish on whole communities through Placing shackles on former TPS holders to demonstrate dominance & control is blatant dehumanization. Restore Haitian TPS & abolish ICE—now. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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College student steps into traffic, is killed after losing immigration status
Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he took his own life on a busy highway after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle mo...
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Bee Quammie @beequammie.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026
Lifting up the name and the family of Pierre Damas Bel today.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Read @kylietcheung.bsky.social on Daisy Chain Fields, along with reactions from other writers, activists & Abortion, Every Day readers 🌼
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Daisy Chain Reminds Us Feminism Has Always Been Cool
Reflections on Olivia Rodrigo’s iconic festival
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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Down from Dover was kept off the radio because Dolly's record label saw single motherhood and stillbirth as too controversial at the time. She still released it on her album. The story is devastating and relatable, and we thank her for giving voice to women with similar experiences. 💖
Picture of Dolly Parton singing. Lyrics from Down from Dover:
My body aches the time is here
It's lonely in this place where I'm lying
Our baby has been born but something's wrong
It's much too still I hear no crying
I guess in some strange way she knew
She'd never have a father's arms to hold her
And dying was her way of telling me
He wasn't coming down from DoverPicture of Dolly Parton singing.
“When I wrote [Down from Dover] - Lord, so many years ago, the mid-'60s, I guess - I knew a lot of young girls getting pregnant, and usually in the mountains people would pretty much turn you out: you were trash and a whore and your daddy and mama wouldn't let you come home, so you'd have to go to some home for unwed mothers or a relative would take you in. I'm touched by everything, and that used to bother me: how cruel and awful must that be, how lonely they must feel.“
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Here's an article on ways to donate and help: kathmandupost.com/national/202...
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How people can help Nepal’s flood-affected communities
With the scale of destruction still being assessed, aid groups say cash donations, instead of physical goods, are the most effective way for the public to help right now.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“People do not know their rights right now. Their rights are changing on a dime. We get calls from people who don’t know if abortion is available in states where it is.” - Sara Ainsworth of If/When/How Dig into the reality of medication abortion post-Roe with @rangemedia.co's recent reporting ⤵️
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
this is the part of my miscarriage experience that i didn't share in my piece the other day. it was so horrific to experience that i didn't want others to have to even read it. but i decided, you know what, fuck it. i tell the truth and this is the truth.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're hearing it more and more. People turn to AI to ask questions about abortion, then get wrong answers. Talk to humans you can trust. Get free, confidential, and accurate legal info and help on our Repro Legal Helpline. Call 844-868-2812 or visit ReproLegalHelpline.org.
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 20/08/2026
There are more of us than ever before, Jamilah Lemieux writes for The Cut. Will that change the way society treats us?
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The Single-Mom Stigma
There are more of us than ever before, Jamilah Lemieux writes for The Cut. Will that change the way society treats us?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
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Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Gary residents have been without power for 10 days. Here’s how you can help: blockclubchi.co/46gVbd8
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 19/08/2026
Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’
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Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA
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NPR @npr.org · 20/08/2026
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more. n.pr/4xREkJR
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What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 19/08/2026
This week's top story: Hope Ngumezi's wife died from a miscarriage in 2023, when doctors refused a potentially life-saving procedure. But an upcoming Texas report on maternal mortality plans to ignore post-'Roe' deaths like these.
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Texas Maternal Mortality Committee's Next Report Will Skip Post-'Roe' Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.
And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“Because of my psychological state and because I am not eating enough, I cannot breastfeed.” Palestinian mothers endure starvation, genocidal violence, and targeted destruction of hospitals while trying to feed their families. Do: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct Give: linktr.ee/thesameerproject
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Update: We now have data from 22 states showing how many fewer kids are receiving SNAP in the wake of deep cuts enacted last year. In just those 22 states, 1.1 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. Nationwide, that number likely exceeds 1.5 million kids. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4.5 million people (nearly 11 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and April 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 17/08/2026
In Idaho last week, a federal district court struck down two state laws restricting doctors from providing essential abortion care to women with high-risk pregnancies—and declared the laws “outlier positions” that defy the constitution and the fabric of American history.
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A Federal Court Just Struck Down Idaho Abortion Restrictions. The Win Could Set the Stage for a Bigger Fight at the Ballot Box.
When most people think about post-<em>Dobbs</em> abortion litigation, they assume every lawsuit is trying to overturn the Supreme Court's decision. But a groundbreaking case in Idaho charts a differen...
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
ICYMI: We were on @lastweektonight.com! We so appreciate the opportunity to help the team break down how "fetal personhood" laws that grant fetuses more rights than the pregnant person are used to police, punish, and control pregnant people.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Young, scared people without support or resources will still find themselves making desperate decisions we may not understand." No one should face punishment for seeking an abortion, experiencing miscarriage, or delivering in distress. Our Helpline is here: 844-868-2812 or ReproLegalHelpline.org
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Let's talk Flock and abortion surveillance. Here's what we know: 👁️‍🗨️ The state is upping its surveillance with tech like Flock cameras. 🚔 And, the majority of criminalization cases we defend come from someone who knows the person going to the cops (or being a cop) to harass, track, and target them.
A lime green background graphic that has screenshots of recent headlines and stories about Flock cameras. At the top is the Washington Post headline "WP Exclusive: Rogue officers are turning a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking" accompanied by photo of a woman with long dirty brown wavy hair, seated, with red lipstick. To her right is an excerpt from the article that reads, "In Wisconsin, a police officer allegedly used Flock to check whether his ex-girlfriend had gone to an abortion clinic, according to a police affidavit for a case set for trial this month." Below and to the right is a FactPost tweet that reads, "Texas police searched 83,000 Flock cameras nationwide to track down a woman who got an abortion." To the left is bold, black writing that states, "Let's talk abortion criminalization and Flock cameras."
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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 13/08/2026
Today we filed an appeal on behalf of Amanda Wallace, a Durham activist protesting family separation who was silenced with a no-contact order issued under the North Carolina Workplace Violence Prevention Act. This appeal was filed with the @movfamilypower.bsky.social and @aclunc.bsky.social.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 10/08/2026
Massachusetts has eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow the procedure at any point in pregnancy.
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Massachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancy
On Monday, it joined nine states and Washington, D.C. in eliminating gestational restrictions on abortions.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
SELF-MANAGED ABORTION IS NOT A CRIME. Finding the best ways to navigate a system set on blocking abortion access does not make someone a "villain." At the root of cases like this is abortion stigma. Visit @jessicavalenti.bsky.social's Abortion, Every Day for more: tinyurl.com/NCArrest
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Kudos to all the Kansans that organized to make this win happen 🎉🎉🎉
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Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NEW: Kate & Leah cover some GOOD legal news (Parampunt merger on hold!) before Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social joins to talk about the Pres anti-voting EO that’s now up at SCOTUS & then @ifwhenhow.bsky.social Farrah Diaz-Tello talks pregnancy criminalization crooked.com/podcast/will...
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Will Trump Succeed in Rigging the Midterms? | Crooked Media
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Be cool. Get swag for the dog days of summer. Stay chill with the repro justice-supporting swag: shop.ifwhenhow.org Grab an Anti-Carceral Lawyering Club tank. Sip your fave drink ice-cold with our loudmouth activist tumbler. It’s the perfect thing that makes a statement without you saying a word.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 24/07/2026
NEW: A federal judge ruled that FDA restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone are scientifically unjustified in suit filed by independent clinics—says 2023 REMS is unlawful, FDA must reconsider. Louisiana suing FDA for allowing telehealth Rx in same reg storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE DIVISION
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH )
ALLIANCE, et al., )
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Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No.: 3:23-CV-00019
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UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ) By: Hon. Robert S. Ballou
ADMINISTRATION, et al., ) United States District Judge
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Defendants. ))
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Since 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that mifepristone is a safe and effective medication for early pregnancy termination. Each time the FDA has reviewed mifepristone, it has reaffirmed its safety and efficacy.1 But the FDA has consistently imposed certain prescribing and dispensing restrictions, known as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (“REMS”), because it concluded such restrictions were necessary to ensure that the drug’s benefits outweighed its risks. The 2023 REMS imposed by the FDA on mifepristone require that (1) prescribing pharmacies be specially certified, (2) prescribing clinicians be specially certified, and (3) prescribers and patients sign a form acknowledging the treatment and
its risks. Dkt. 78-7 at 389–92. Abortion providers in Virginia, Kansas, and Montana brought this case to challenge the 2023 REMS as excessively restrictive, unwarranted, and inconsistent with
the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. The issue before this....

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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67347356/whole-womans-health-alliance-v-united-states-food-and-drug-administration/?order_by=desc
two page order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vawd.128384/gov.uscourts.vawd.128384.96.0.pdfscreenshot from page 47 of the opinion:

CONCLUSION
The REMS modifications are arbitrary and capricious. The FDA has steadfastly found, over the past quarter century, that mifepristone is a safe and effective medication. The explanation for the REMS and ETASUs imposed by the FDA in 2023 does not identify the risk alleviated by the restrictions. Nor does the FDA explain how, without these restrictions, prescribing the drug becomes an intolerable risk which would require withdrawal of the drug from the market. The FDA failed to reasonably justify its 2023 REMS modification decision, disregarding substantial contrary evidence from the medical community and comparative regulatory data, and inadequately addressing the burdens imposed on providers and patients. While Plaintiffs’ claim that the FDA exceeded its statutory authority fails, the Agency’s failure to consider relevant evidence and provide a reasoned explanation renders the 2023 REMS modification arbitrary and capricious in violation of the APA and the Fifth Amendment.

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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vawd.128384/gov.uscourts.vawd.128384.96.0.pdf
...the Court DIRECTS the parties to file a joint status report within 10 days of this order setting forth their positions on how this case should proceed as to the constitutional claims. The remand order will be entered following determination of the status of the constitutional claims.
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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 27/07/2026
📅 TONIGHT: Join us at 5:00PM for a convo on Georgia’s fertility care landscape with experts from the Center for Reproductive Rights, SisterSong, Muna Fertility, and Morehouse School of Medicine to discuss Georgia’s fertility care landscape. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hF4478
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The State of Fertility Care in Georgia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the Fertility Justice Now coalition and other GA advocates, providers, and researchers for insights into the State of Fertility Care in Georgia! TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: 1) Kick off GA's Fertility Care Awareness Week! Why this week is needed. 2) Th...
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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care.
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reprolegalfund @reprolegalfund.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Join our team as RLDF Counsel and help provide legal, financial, & practical support to people criminalized for their abortion, pregnancy loss, or birth. Apply by Friday, 7/24 5PM ET: tinyurl.com/RLDFCounselApp Location: Remote within U.S. Pay: $80-85k/year, depending on experience
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Friendship is how we make it through. State violence requires us to stick together and show up.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 16/07/2026
Our unprecedented analysis of child welfare data estimated that the mothers of Black newborns are 2.5 times more likely to be reported to the police than the mothers of White newborns over allegations – often false – that they used drugs during pregnancy.
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Moms of Black Newborns Often Flagged to Police Over Drug Use Claims
Child welfare referred Black families to law enforcement 14,000 times, despite not confirming claims of abuse.
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LAL @lindli.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Please donate to the go fund me for our neighbor, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, who was murdered in cold blood by ICE in Biddeford, Maine on July 13 And if you’re in Maine, please join us for protests of the murder of our neighbor
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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 14/07/2026
Mahmoud Khalil is fighting back with a landmark lawsuit against the Trump officials and private anti-Palestinian groups. As he pursues this case to protect his fundamental rights, help us call on members of Congress to urge the Trump admin to stop his deportation. bit.ly/keep-mahmoud-home-action
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Support Mahmoud Khalil, terminate removal proceedings now!
As Mahmoud Khalil pursues a case to protect the fundamental rights to speech and protest, join us to demand that members of Congress call on the Trump administration to terminate all removal…
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reprolegalfund @reprolegalfund.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Horrific and heartbreaking. We must act to dismantle and abolish ICE. Support the Maine Solidarity Fund: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... They show up for Black, Brown, immigrant and trans neighbors by providing direct aid to get people out, back with their families, and have the care they need.
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When Our Neighbors are Under Attack, We Stand TogetherRight now, immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and…
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moppy is semi ia 🍉 #BOYCOTT143ENT @kep1dalso.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Please sign the petition demanding a justice and a full investigation for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo here: lulac.org/advocacy/ale... And please consider donating to or sharing the fundraiser for his family: www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-...
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Donate to In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old, organized by LULAC Institute, Inc.
On the morning of July 7, 2026, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was ta… LULAC Institute, Inc. needs your support for In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old
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reprolegalfund @reprolegalfund.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
No one should have to learn their dad was killed by state forces on Facebook. ICE wields unchecked power to violently and brutally rip apart families and destroy lives. Our system is built to do this. And that means it cannot continue. Repro justice demands that we #AbolishICE.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Have you asked any of these questions yourself? You’re not alone, and asking isn’t against the law. We’re here, free, and confidential: 844-868-2812. Read the Repro Legal Helpline Report at tinyurl.com/2026HelplineReport
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reprolegalfund @reprolegalfund.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Abolish ICE. We must get rid of a force that snatches people from their neighborhoods, separates them from their loved ones, and cages them for simply existing.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Israel is carrying out 'reproductive genocide' against Palestinians - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-c…
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Israel is carrying out 'reproductive genocide' against Palestinians
A new report from the Palestinian Feminist Collective details the destruction of health facilities, the environment and the execution of mothers and children
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