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⬇️ What’s covered in this newsletter: Why we need policy solutions that prioritize maternal health, reproductive equity, and bodily autonomy [[link removed]]; how SCOTUS could impact vital access to gender-affirming care for trans youth [[link removed]]; a new line of attacks on medication abortion [[link removed]], and more.
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Watch: Dr. Jamila Perritt on How Abortion Restrictions Worsen Maternal Health
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PRH President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt recently spoke on a panel hosted by The Century Foundation, a non-partisan think tank that focuses on research, solutions, and policy changes to make people’s lives better.
Alongside Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Jasmine Crockett, Brittany Mostiller from We Testify, and moderator Elizabeth Dawes, Dr. Perritt emphasized the deep connections between abortion access, maternal health, and reproductive justice, highlighting the need to safeguard bodily autonomy and address health disparities affecting marginalized communities.
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New Term, Same SCOTUS: Supreme Court Will Review Hormone Therapy for Trans Youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti
With the Supreme Court back, If/When/How Reproductive Justice Fellow Natasha Rappazzo shares why we’ve got our eyes on U.S. v. Skrmetti. This is the first time the Court will hear arguments on whether transgender youth and their families can make their own medical decisions. Let us talk you through what’s at stake.
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A Louisiana Law Could Kill Women Giving Birth & Other States May Copy It
On October 1, Louisiana officially criminalized mifepristone and misoprostol, life-saving medications that are critical to reproductive health care. PRH Fellow and Louisiana Ob/Gyn Dr. Neelima Sukhavasi spoke to Refinery29 about how this law will worsen already-high maternal mortality rates, delay urgent care, and instill fear in patients and providers.
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New report shows more than 200 pregnant people have faced criminal charges since Dobbs decision
Being pregnant, desiring pregnancy, and parenting your children does not absolve you from being at risk of criminalization." Dr. Jamila Perritt spoke with Salon about the increased surveillance and criminalization risk that pregnant people are facing post- Dobbs.
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Access Barriers Create Worse IVF Outcomes for Black Parents
Black women, who experience higher infertility rates than white patients, are more likely to face worse outcomes in IVF treatments because of systemic barriers to care. PRH Fellow Dr. Erinma Ukoha spoke with Rewire News Group about these hurdles, including harmful stigma, high costs, limited insurance coverage and more.
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Watch: Changing the Narrative Around Miso-Only Medication Abortion Care
The June Supreme Court decision to preserve access to mifepristone sparked broader conversations about medication abortion, highlighting that misoprostol-only protocols have long been integral to abortion care.
In response, PRH hosted a webinar earlier this month that brought together advocates and movement partners to discuss miso-only medication abortion focused on broadening our understanding, myth busting, and addressing stigma.
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