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Myra Batchelder

@myrabatchelder.bsky.social
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Advocate. Consultant. Health Equity. Gender Equity. Social Impact. SRHRJ. New Yorker. Midwesterner. She/her.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
".. Manhattan rents surged to the highest level on record" -- on a "historic collapse in available listings." Median rent on new leases hit $5,000, up 6.4% from a year earlier. @bloomberg.com #NYC www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Manhattan Rents Hit $5,000 Record While Listings All But Vanish
Manhattan rents surged to the highest level on record in July as a historic collapse in available listings collided with the summer apartment hunt rush.
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Yellowhammer Fund @yellowfund.bsky.social · 12h
YHF is supporting people impacted by Hurricane Isaias. Today, we mobilized in Brewton, AL to provide crisis support, including hot meals, nonperishable food, diapers, wipes, and other essential items to help our neighbors get through this difficult time. action.yellowhammerfund.org/a/hurricane-...
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Protect Our Care @protectourcare.org · 18h
🚨 NEW: 52 maternity wards have closed since Donald Trump and Republicans introduced their Big, Ugly Bill — and the cuts don’t even fully take effect until January. Our analysis featured in The Guardian: “When you’re cutting Medicaid by a trillion dollars, you’re cutting this money from hospitals.”
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
this is the only reason why certain people wanted to know—and spread—her name without her consent. so they can abuse her, too.
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Cornell’s Jane Doe is ‘terrified’ after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNN
One month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City and trying to break into the hotel industry, her lawyer says. Now she’s facing threats and hiding out at...
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Student Debt Crisis Center @debtcrisisorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The federal tax exemption created by the American Rescue Plan Act expired on December 31, 2025, and student loan forgiveness under an IDR plan is taxable again. A new report estimates 2-3 million borrowers will face this tax bomb in the next decade. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
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Student Loan Tax Bomb Could Hit Up To 3.2 Million Borrowers
IDR-based student loan forgiveness is taxable again in 2026, and a new report says up to 3.2 million borrowers could owe. PSLF is still tax-free federally.
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Student Debt Crisis Center @debtcrisisorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Student loan borrowers receiving debt relief may see their tax bills triple. In a new report, advocates say a married couple with children earning $60k a year would face about $7,200 more in federal taxes if they had $50k in student debt forgiven. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...
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Student-loan borrowers who get debt relief over the next decade may see their tax bills triple
A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free expired in 2025. A new report shows the higher tax bills borrowers are facing.
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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Do you want good tortoise news? I thought so. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme
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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Fun fact! Another one of the MANY reasons to vote early. Don’t wait, drop off your ballot today. cadem.org/vote-early
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When members of the IRB that reviewed a study are resigning in protest because they recognize the unethical design of the study and the avoidable harm it will cause, maybe it is a sign to no proceed with said study. Great reporting in the guardian. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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Prism @prismreports.org · 08/10/2026
“The increase in information access being mediated through AI could result in a real disruption to the business model that lets [abortion] resources stay afloat.” @nicolefroio.bsky.social reports on how abortion access orgs are battling AI overviews to make their sites visible to abortion-seekers.
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How abortion access organizations are adapting to AI
As AI chatbots routinely share misinformation about abortion, advocates are working to make their websites more visible to abortion-seekers who use AI
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 08/10/2026
This week's #LongCOVID research updates from @mileswgriffis.bsky.social: thesicktimes.org/2026/10/06/r...
Helicobacter pylori infection seen medical imaging. The bacteria appears dark brown in clumps in an endoscopic gastric biopsy image. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Long COVID research updates. As many as 2.3 million new cases of cancer were triggered by infections worldwide in 2024. One in 10 adults stated that COVID-19 worsened a pre-existing health condition long term. A recent commentary argues that Long COVID is an occupational disease for teachers.”🤒 As many as 2.3 million new cases of cancer were triggered by infections worldwide in 2024, according to new research in The Lancet Oncology. French researchers analyzed a large database of cancer incidence from 2024, looking at specific diagnoses that were attributable to infections. They assessed twelve infections including HIV and found that the bacteria H. pylori, human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)  had the largest number of cases attributable to them. The researchers concluded that some of these infections, like HPV and HBV, are preventable with vaccines, and that more research for EBV vaccines is needed. EBV has also been linked to multiple sclerosis and Lupus. The study did not assess SARS-CoV-2.
🦠 One in 10 adults stated that COVID-19 worsened a pre-existing health condition long term, according to a new preprint. Researchers conducted a study between 2023 and 2025 that included 2,227 adults from four sites around the U.S. who took three surveys over the course of a year after having COVID-19. “Respondents in our study shared struggles with stress and social isolation as they live with chronic conditions and the risk of reinfection or newly worsening condition,” the authors wrote.
👩🏽‍🏫 A recent commentary in NEW SOLUTIONS argues that Long COVID is an occupational disease for teachers. The article states this profession has a high risk of Long COVID and COVID-19 and recommends policies including air cleaning and ventilation to benefit both teachers and students, as well as disability supports compliant with the American with Disabilities Act. “Making these proposed investments in future research and practice to promote teachers’ occupational health could help support and replenish the teacher workforce,” the authors concluded.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Intended vs. Implemented: The Still Unfulfilled Promise of the Affordable Care Act’s Birth Control Benefit – A Report Based on Learnings from the National Women’s Law Center’s CoverHer Hotline" nwlc.org/resource/int...
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Intended vs. Implemented: The Still Unfulfilled Promise of the Affordable Care Act’s Birth Control Benefit – A Report Based on Learnings from the National Women’s Law Center’s CoverHer Hotline - Natio...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established an important nationwide standard for insurance coverage of contraceptives. Nearly all private health plans, as well as plans offered through the ACA Healthcar...
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WIRED @wired.com · 09/10/2026
An ICE agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds.
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 09/10/2026
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in victim's car when ICE agents shot at it.
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ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 08/10/2026
State supreme court races in Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan, Montana and elsewhere could help determine the future of abortion access and transgender rights. Here’s what’s at stake: theconversation.com/these-state-...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 08/10/2026
A majority of Deep South voters oppose their states’ extreme restrictions on abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, exposing a disconnect between voters and the legislators who represent them. bit.ly/47HmTR3
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Southerners Are Misrepresented on Abortion
A majority of voters in the Deep South disagree with their states’ extreme restrictions, highlighting the disconnect between the public and the legislators who represent them.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Attending the #WomenCreatingChange #StateofNYCWomen convening today
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Love how many New Yorkers wear masks on the subway. Appreciating everyone.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/10/2026
Student loan borrowers now have until the end of 2026 to enroll in auto pay and have their interest rate reduced by 1%. to.pbs.org/4Ba0iKC
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Student loan borrowers have more time to reduce interest rates. Here's what to know
The original deadline was Sept. 30, but the U.S. Department of Education extended it to give borrowers more time to enroll. The rate reduction will last through June 2028.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Shout-out to everyone voting early! #Vote
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For anyone worried about the midterm elections, a great way to channel the worry is to get involved and volunteer to help the candidates you support to win.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Phonebanking for the midterms. Shout-out to everyone phonebanking, text banking, canvassing, and volunteering to elect Democrats up and down the ballot! Hopeful we will #FlipCongress and Democrats will win up and down the ballot.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/10/2026
If you’ve been waiting to get involved in the midterms, now is the time! We’ve got lots of ways that you can make a difference from anywhere over these final four weeks: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
(over an image of a map of the US that shows Indivisible’s nine Senate target states and 31 House target districts for the midterm elections) It’s time to win the midterms.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Happy Bday!
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Disabled women more likely to skip cervical cancer screening, new data show" www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
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Disabled women more likely to skip cervical cancer screening, new data show
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The Progress Network @progressntwrk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
🇱🇺Luxembourg has enshrined abortion rights in its constitution, the second country, after France, to do so.
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Luxembourg becomes second country worldwide to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
Large majority in parliament backs amendment to Luxembourg’s highest law, with ‘freedom’ to have an abortion added to constitution
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Stateline @stateline.org · 07/10/2026
As the FDA reviews telehealth abortions, anti-abortion groups are pushing states to require in-person visits, ultrasounds and waiting periods. stateline.org/2026/10/07/abortion-f…
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Abortion foes plan to push pill restrictions in the states • Stateline
As they await a federal decision on a potential nationwide ban on telehealth abortions, anti-abortion activists plan to push more states to require women to visit a doctor’s office, get an ultrasound or wait before they can get abortion pills. Under its current guidelines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not require in-person visits, […]
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/10/2026
SCOOP: Nearly $9 million in federal family planning funds will go to organizations with anti-abortion ties. One org, which received almost $4.3 million, has never taken in more than $50k in a single year. Read more @autonomynews.co:
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Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICYMI: The Idaho Capital Sun worked up a rundown of the contributions supporting and opposing the abortion rights measure on the ballot next month, including top donors to each campaign. Visualizations by yours truly.
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Supporters and opponents of Idaho's abortion rights initiative, Prop 1, have raised millions • Idaho Capital Sun
Two Idaho political action committees, or PACS, on both sides of the proposed abortion rights initiative, Proposition 1, have spent $1.3 million combined.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses. That’s in contrast to California, which took steps to distribute its supply to providers, and Oregon, which reupped its stock at no cost." gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
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New York state stockpiled abortion pills. Now they're all expired.
The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses.
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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · 06/10/2026
Project 2025 is alive and well. This proposal is an attempt to advance Trump and Duffy's disturbing and dystopian dream of forcing women to marry and have more babies.
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Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding
The federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.
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CNN @cnn.com · 06/10/2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a US state since cases ​began surging in 2025. cnn.it/4zb7qEA
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let’s be clear: this is *the* fight.
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EXPLAINER: Shield Laws Under Siege
Everything you need to know about the two new lawsuits targeting abortion providers & pro-choice states
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Trump's White House isn't backing off abortion bans. They're just hoping America doesn't notice until AFTER we've voted. NOTICE. SPREAD THE WORD. AND VOTE!
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/10/2026
With about one month until Election Day, Democrats are within reach of flipping Republican-held governorships, according to new polls by The New York Times and Siena University. nyti.ms/47xCYJ0
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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
never the wrong time for this classic
Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?" 
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The new Abortomat in Poland offers a novel way to challenge the country's restrictions. “It’s a little bit of a hack on the law. The law [criminalizes] directly giving to someone. So here we have a machine in between, which makes the legality of everything much more vague.” - Kinga Jelinska
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Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban
‘AbortOmat’ in Warsaw offers novel way to challenge country’s restrictions and allow women swift and anonymous access to pill
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National Institute for Reproductive Health @nirhealth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
People are using AI chatbots to get medical advice. These chatbots are not trustworthy, which is concerning for those who might be seeking information about abortion or gender affirming care and live in a state with bans or restrictions.
STOP putting your personal health information into AI chatbots WHY?
Standard chatbots generally do not fall under medical privacy laws like HIPAA, meaning your health data lacks standard legal protection.
Information you submit can be logged, analyzed, or used to train future model datasets.
Standard chatbots regularly misinterpret medical nuance, miss critical facts, and deliver incorrect or misleading health guidance.
Sensitive health queries can be linked to your digital identity, creating a permanent profile of your personal health information.
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National Institute for Reproductive Health @nirhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
HUGE WIN! 🎉 The San Antonio Reproductive Justice Fund (renamed the Women’s Health Fund) secured a $1M reinvestment ($500K/year) in the 2027-2028 budget for reproductive justice & health access. A massive step forward — let’s keep fighting for bodily autonomy! 🧡 #ReproRights
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Ibis Reproductive Health @ibisrh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
50 years of Hyde is 50 years too long. No one should be denied abortion care because of their income, insurance coverage, or zip code. It’s time to end abortion coverage bans. #Hyde50
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National Institute for Reproductive Health @nirhealth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🧵 (1/6) Yesterday, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas asked the Supreme Court to strike down the shield laws of California, Massachusetts, and New York, a dangerous escalation in the effort to dismantle reproductive freedom nationwide.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 05/10/2026
If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Go to IWillVote.com for more info.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The impact of the midterm elections this fall could be felt for generations. Please vote. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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