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#reproductivehealth

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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"Senate Bill 31 is intended to clarify when doctors can legally intervene. It aligns language between the state’s three abortion bans, removes any requirement that a medical crisis be imminent before a doctor can act, and requires doctors and lawyers to undergo training on the laws."

texastribune.org/2025/04/22/te

A patient returns for a follow up appointment to make sure her abortion treatment was successful hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic in San Antonio on June 24, 2022.
The Texas Tribune · Amended bill clarifying Texas abortion laws receives Senate panel approvalThe revised bill, which seeks to clarify when a doctor can perform medically necessary abortions, aims to address concerns from abortion advocates and conservative groups.
#healthcare#ReproductiveJustice#ReproductiveHealth
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"Wyoming’s only abortion clinic is resuming abortions after a judge on Monday suspended two state laws.

One suspended law would require clinics providing surgical abortions to be licensed as outpatient surgical centers. The other would require women to get an ultrasound before a medication abortion."

apnews.com/article/wyoming-abo

Julie Burkhart, founder and president of Wellspring Health Access, Wyoming's only abortion clinic, is seen in a procedure room in the clinic Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Casper, Wyo. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
AP News · Abortions are resuming at a Wyoming clinic after judge suspends lawsBy Mead Gruver
#healthcare#ReproductiveHealth#ReproductiveJustice
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michael

15-Apr-2025
Studying how #seals adapt to #extremeEnvironments could lead to benefits in human #reproductiveHealth

eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #ecology #LifeOnTheEdge

EurekAlert!Studying how seals adapt to extreme environments could lead to benefits in human reproductive healthWild animals that have acquired adaptions to maximize their reproductive output in some of the world’s most extreme conditions may provide answers to some of the most pressing problems in the field of human reproductive health. •           A new journal article by Michelle Shero, assistant scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Biology Department, examines how the study of seals in particular can benefit human health, and synthesizes various research on the topic. Several aspects in the life history of seals that could provide significant insight into their reproductive physiology – as well as that of humans – include female seals’ ability to undergo lengthy fasting and lose about 30% of their body weight while nursing a pup. Seals also have an exceptional ability to hold their breath for up to two hours in some species for long dives. Additionally, seals have the ability to ‘pause’ pregnancy, through a process known as embryonic diapause, so they can give birth during benign environmental conditions. •           In seeking ways to improve human health, we should be looking to the extraordinary feats of wild animals. They have often found the most innovative solutions.
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"But more recently, fellow abortion opponents, who call themselves abortion abolitionists, are showing up to her booths with signs, often screaming “baby killer” at her while she speaks with students. Hawkins has had to send alerts to donors asking them to help pay for increased security."

apnews.com/article/abortion-ab

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, speaks during an anti-abortion rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
AP News · Anti-abortion faction wants criminal charges for abortionsBy Christine Fernando
#healthcare#ReproductiveHealth#ReproductiveJustice
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"For the first time since Texas banned nearly all abortions, Republican lawmakers are considering tweaking the language of the law to protect the lives of pregnant women.

But this much-lauded bipartisan effort will offer no reprieve for women carrying doomed pregnancies diagnosed with lethal fetal abnormalities."

texastribune.org/2025/04/11/te

Taylor Edwards poses for a portrait in the Texas Capitol on April 7, 2025. In 2023 (?), Edwards had to travel out of the state to receive an abortion after learning the child she was carrying would not survive the pregnancy.
The Texas Tribune · Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnanciesFor the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.
#healthcare#ReproductiveHealth#ReproductiveJustice
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Nonilex

The deletions began shortly after #Trump took office. #CDC web pages on #vaccines, #HIV prevention, & #ReproductiveHealth went missing. Findings on #BirdFlu transmission vanished minutes after they appeared. The #Census Bureau’s public repository went offline, then returned w/o certain directories of geographic info. The #DOJ expunged the #Jan6th #insurrection from its site, & whitehouse.gov took down an explainer page about the #Constitution.
#DigitalBookBurning
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/th

The New Yorker · The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s PurgeBy Julian Lucas
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datum (n=1)

Hey men who enjoy sex! MASK UP TO KEEP IT UP! :mastorespirator: 🍆

If taking a soccer ball ⚽ to the crotch had 1/5 odds of long term erectile dysfunction (ED) would you wear a cup when you play soccer?

nature.com/articles/s41598-025

20% of men in this study got NEW ED - and only 1/4 "got their mojo back" after two years.

NaturePrevalence of erectile dysfunction as long-COVID symptom in hospitalized Japanese patients - Scientific ReportsCoronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a wide range of post-acute sequelae. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) that developed after COVID-19 and the associated underlying factors were analyzed based on a questionnaire survey, COVID-19 Recovery Study II in Japan. A case–control study was conducted with those with or without ED one and two years hospitalized with COVID-19 between March and September 2021. Six hundred and nine Japanese men, with a median age of 48 years, were analyzed. During the study period, 116 subjects (19.0%) had erectile dysfunction. The patients with ED responded with less subjective awareness of recovery and high breathless and fatigue scores compared to those without ED. The patients with ED also showed higher Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-D (depression) and the EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-level scores for pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression scores compared before COVID-19 infection. Sleep disturbance was suggested to be associated with erectile dysfunction using an exploratory clustering analysis in the one-year survey. There were no associations of COVID-19 severity, reinfection, vaccination frequency, antiviral treatment for COVID-19 with the presence of erectile dysfunction. It was considered that mental support for the subject with erectile dysfunction as a long-COVID symptom is warranted.
#MaskUpToKeepItUp#MaskUp#reproductiveHealth
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The Conversation U.S.

From physical blockades to "sidewalk counseling," anti-#abortion tactics have shifted over decades. The FACE Act aimed to curb violence, but protests continue to impact reproductive healthcare access. A women’s studies professor explains: buff.ly/NCM5TZM
#reproductivehealth

The ConversationThe FACE Act was enacted to protect reproductive health clinics − here’s why its history matters today
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Leah kvetches all the time

From the National Women's Law Center:
"...Every victory we win, every harm that we prevent, takes us one step closer to a more just, equitable future for all.”—Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC President and CEO

In the first month of the Trump-Vance administration, NWLC has been vocal in calling on those in power to be accountable to their constituents and the rule of law, and fight back against threats to women, LGBTQ+ people, and working families. We've spoken out against the nominations of people who will hinder gender justice efforts, and along with Public Citizen, we sent an open letter to Congress
nwlc.org/press-release/nwlc-pu
calling on them to use their oversight powers to challenge DOGE’s lawless takeover of the federal government and attacks on federal workers and agencies that provide vital services to the public."

Register for the briefing: nwlc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regis

Meanwhile, we continue to advocate at the federal and state levels for the issues that affect women and girls every day, from abortion access to the wage gap to paid parental leave and affordable child care. This coming Monday, March 3, you’re invited to join an NWLC briefing with Fatima Goss Graves and experts from our Income Security and Child Care team to hear about how NWLC is pushing back on harmful policy proposals, and what we’re doing now and in the long term to fight for women and working families. Event Details: Date: Monday, March 3, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM ET Platform: Zoom. Register here. Please note this event will not be recorded, but feel free to reach out to us at give@nwlc.org if you’re interested in learning more or would like to connect with our development team.
#WomensRights#CivilRights#HumanRights
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Nonilex

#SCOTUS’ decision not to wade into the #abortion-related matter is a setback for abortion opponents. But it follows the #Trump admin’s announcement that it will scale back #Biden-era efforts to prosecute demonstrators who interfere w/ #PatientAccess to #ReproductiveHealth clinics. The #DOJ instructed its #CivilRights division last month to drop 3 pending actions brought under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (#Face) Act, involving blockades in #Ohio, #Tennessee & #Pennsylvania.

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