We're thrilled to have our experts @imaddowzimet.bsky.social & @kimyaf.bsky.social featured on @societyfp.bsky.social's list of Most-Talked-About Family Planning Publications.
Congratulations to all of the authors on the list!
"In 2026, #MedicationAbortion remains one of the central battlegrounds in the fight over reproductive autonomy"—Guttmacher expert @kimyaf.bsky.social on the nearly 200 anti-abortion state bills introduced this year, many of which target abortion pills. More: https://gu.tt/4qjuYT6 @statesnewsroom.com
I barely post on here and usually only post repro stuff through my work, but the protests in Iran are weighing on me heavily. As an Iranian, it is sad to see our suffering and the mass murders of protesters in Iran be used by so many for their advantage. The people deserve freedom & democracy!
A bit delayed, but extremely proud of my home city of Philly for passing this resolution! whyy.org/articles/abo...
A bit delayed, but extremely proud of my home city of Philly for passing this resolution! whyy.org/articles/abo...
All of this and more is why I submitted testimony in opposition to S323 during its first subcommittee hearing in September. What I said then still holds: if this bill becomes law, it will cause deep harm to South Carolinians.
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S323 would also implement new, purposefully confusing definitions of fertilization and contraception that would lay the foundation for future attacks on IVF and birth control.
These efforts to restrict reproductive health will not end with abortion care.
The six-week ban has forced over 8,000 people to leave their homes in South Carolina to obtain the abortion care that they need out of state.
Some have been forced to travel hundreds of miles, as far as Washington, DC and Florida to access care.
S323 would magnify the public health crisis created by the existing ban and restrictions in South Carolina.
@guttmacher.org data show a big drop in the number of abortions in the state after the ban: 2,700 fewer abortions were provided in 2024 vs. 2023.
www.guttmacher.org/monthly-abor...
S323 also prevents people from even providing information about abortion care.
The bill criminalizes actions such as referring someone to an abortion provider, providing abortion doula services, or hosting a website that includes information about abortion.
Let’s talk about the other harmful provisions in this bill.
It would make it a crime to help young people travel for abortion care, something that South Carolinians do not want—they want to look out for their communities, family, and friends without the threat of going to jail.
Today, all eyes are on #SouthCarolina, as legislators consider the most extreme and cruel abortion ban in the country: S323.
It’s a total ban with virtually no exceptions. People who have an abortion would be charged with murder, facing up to 30 years in prison.
Navy blue text says, "Which states have enacted shield laws? 22 states and DC have shield laws for reproductive health or gender-affirming care, and 8 of these states protect telehealth provision." A map of the US shows states with shield laws in yellow and states with shield laws that extend to out-of-state telehealth in orange.
New analysis: Guttmacher experts Anna Bernstein, @kimyaf.bsky.social & @emmas-e.bsky.social examine how the anti-abortion campaign against state shield laws is part of longstanding efforts to ban abortion nationwide and criminalize patients and providers. gu.tt/3HTgU2t
I worked with my colleagues @anna-berns.bsky.social & @emmas-e.bsky.social to highlight the recent attacks on shield laws & why defending them is essential to repro freedom.
Learn more from our latest @guttmacher.org analysis:
www.guttmacher.org/2025/09/atta...
Unsurprisingly, anti-abortion policymakers are using all levels of government to target shield laws and go after abortion patients, providers and support networks.
And recent cases in Louisiana and Texas have the anti-abortion movement’s weaponization of the US legal system on full display.
Currently, 22 states and Washington, DC have shield laws in place.
8 states extend these protections to care via telehealth, allowing clinicians to provide care to patients in states with total bans and/or other severe restrictions, typically by mailing them abortion pills.
Shield laws are designed to minimize legal risks for patients, providers and others assisting those seeking abortion care by preventing state officials from cooperating with out-of-state prosecutions and extraditions.
Shield laws have become a lifeline for abortion patients and providers in the US post-Dobbs, which is precisely why conservative policymakers are turning to the courts, Congress, and state legislatures to attack this critical method of care. 🧵
www.guttmacher.org/2025/09/atta...
The bills in Texas’ special session represent a coordinated effort to further restrict medication abortion through civil penalties, criminalization and surveillance.
Anti-abortion policymakers want to criminalize people rather than ensuring they can access basic health care.
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The most commonly-cited "moderate" positions here are 1) requiring all female athletes from kindergarten through college be subjected to sex testing and 2) replace the best medical judgment of your family pediatrician with Bill Maher's opening monologue
Guttmacher's new data show that 71% of abortions in Kansas were provided to out-of-state patients in 2024. Our Principal State Policy Adviser @kimyaf.bsky.social spoke w/ @npr.org about shifts curtailing abortion access in the South & Southeast, making states like KS critical for care. gu.tt/42sLK89
I don’t believe Alito was not actually misreading “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” at focus in Mahmoud v. Taylor as the character being against gay marriage; very much a purposefully oblivious line of questioning so he could argue the book “promotes” gay marriage from the bench
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
Truly one of the most terrifying weeks to exist as a person of color in America; feels truly dystopian to just be going forth at our jobs like everything is normal
just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.
Not the biggest deal in the world, but it’s kinda wild how with the greater attention to the various holidays minority groups celebrate, nobody ever considers Norooz. I somehow always have things scheduled on the holidays and like more work and responsibilities than usual on my one main holiday lol
Not to be overly dramatic given the state of the world, but the (even greater) push to return to office led by the Trump admin, but validated by workplaces over the years, is such a bummer. People were getting precious time w/ their kids, the ability to go see family in other states more easily
Struggling with the fact that everyone talks about the need to stand up to fascist forces in our country, but we’ve also built a hierarchical society where people are deeply afraid to stand up to *anyone* in their lives, even in very minor ways
Here’s me in Salon talking about the horrific agenda to criminalize and punish pregnant people, anti-abortion lawmakers ignoring their constituents, and my own careful optimism. Love to be beside @guttmacher.org
@kimyaf.bsky.social & @pregnancyjust.bsky.social
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