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Are you worried you’ll face legal action for your abortion or pregnancy loss? We can help.

If you are worried about your partner harassing you because of your abortion, our Repro Legal Helpline can connect you with free and confidential legal support: ReproLegalHelpline.org or 844-868-2812.

"Police and prosecutors constantly lie to the media to punish women and protect themselves...That is especially true as police continue to collaborate with abusers in their efforts to harass and torment their victims." - Elizabeth Ling, If/When/How

Read more: jessica.substack.com/p/texas-abor...

GOOD NEWS ALERT! California just enacted new laws—that we advised on!—to protect reproductive freedom.

Here's what they do: ➡️

Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states • Michigan Advance WASHINGTON — The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between the adminis...

WASHINGTON — The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between the administration and Democratic states where Trump has begun sending in troops over governors’ objections.

For updates and actions to #KeepEyesonSudan, follow @bsonblast.bsky.social and use her linktr.ee/bsonblast to find ways to show up, demand more, and donate to Sudanese mutual aid and survival funds.

From Palestine, to Sudan, to here, the U.S. funds state violence whether it's arms for a genocide, police, or ICE. At the same time, denies food, housing, and health care.

Repro justice must refuse and resist this status quo.

Act: tinyurl.com/USCPRAct
Give to direct aid: linktr.ee/thesameerproject

Today is the first day of the Supreme Court's 2025-26 term. You can see all of the cases for which the court has (so far) granted oral argument here.

Millions of moms and young kids could lose WIC food assistance within two weeks amid shutdown | CNN Politics

Barbie Anderson is trying to conserve the milk her three young children drink in case she doesn’t get her WIC benefits on October 15 as scheduled.

WIC runs out this week

Judge orders feds to explain plans for Ábrego García after DOJ stonewalls Kilmar Ábrego García wants to be deported to Costa Rica instead of Eswatini because of assurances that the Maryland man won't be sent back to a Salvadoran megaprison.

Judge orders feds to explain plans for Ábrego García after DOJ stonewalls @ryanknappy.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-orders...

Lots of inaccuracies floating around re: the new generic mifepristone. It's not the first generic, it's the second, and it's not a "new abortion pill." It's the same thing that's already on the market, there are just a total of three companies making the drug now (brand name and two generics).

FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with...

Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/48MP3vJ

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts Starvation is now being used as a weapon of war in numerous conflicts across the globe — including Sudan, which continues to endure a yearslong famine. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric doctor who jus...

8 million people in Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger, part of a strategy of deliberate starvation.

We contacted more than 40 Planned Parenthood affiliates for this story on the state of care now that the GOP budget law is fully in effect. Service journalism with @garnethenderson.com:

The Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission carrying baby formula, medicine, and food to Gaza, is currently being intercepted by Israel. Thiago Avila speaks truth to power. May the members of this mission be protected. May this genocide end.

UPDATE: Live feeds from several Global Sumud Flotilla ships are now *dropping* as several sources indicate Israeli ships are approaching the flotilla The flotilla is carrying 500 volunteers from 45+ countries trying to break Israel's siege of Gaza & aid starving Palestinians

UPDATE: Live feeds from several Global Sumud Flotilla ships are now *dropping* as several sources indicate Israeli ships are approaching the flotilla

The flotilla is carrying 500 volunteers from 45+ countries trying to break Israel's siege of Gaza & aid starving Palestinians

Repro justice requires economic justice.

People should be able to create and sustain their families and meet their basic needs with dignity.

The hours-long SC SB 323 testimony could be summarized in the first 30 sec. The first speaker AGAINST the bill was crying, begging for legislators to see her humanity as a woman, and the first speaker FOR the bill warns GOP legislators: if you vote wrong, you'll lose your seat -- AUTONOMY v. POWER

New: Planned Parenthood Arizona says it has "made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend providing essential health care services to patients insured through Medicaid" due to federal efforts to "defund" Planned Parenthood.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's targeting of pro-Palestinian students for deportation is an illegal suppression of free speech. Attorney Alex Abdo from @knightcolumbia.org, who argued the case, calls it a "historic decision."

screenshot of order from this docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65768749/state-of-missouri-v-us-food-and-drug-administration/?order_by=desc Case 2:22-cv-00223-Z Document 273 Filed 09/30/25 Page 1 of 27 PagelD 19186 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION STATE OF MISSOURI, et al., Intervenor Plaintifts, U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants, and DANCO LABORATORIES, LLC, et al., Intervenor Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court are Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Intervenor-States' Amended Complaint ('Defendants' Motion) (ECF No. 218), filed January 18, 2025, and Intervenor-Defendant Danco Laboratories, LLC's Motion to Dismiss Intervenor-States' Amended Complaint ("Danco's Motion) (ECF No. 221), filed January 28, 2025 (together, the "Motions"). The Court granted Intervenor Plaintifis leave to file a consolidated response to the Motions. BCF Nos. 226, 227. Intervenor Plaintiffs responded to the Motions on February 20, 2025. ECF No. 228. Defendants and Danco replied on May 5, 2025, after the Court granted a deadline extension. ECF Nos. 247, 248, 241. On August 22, 2025, Texas and Florida also moved to intervene. ECF No. 254. Louisiana followed suit on September 19, 2025. ECF No. 264. The Motions are now ripe. Having considered the Motions, briefing, and relevant law, the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion and DENIES as MOOT Danco's Motion. The Court also DENIES as MOOT Texas, Florida, and Louisiana's Motions to Intervene. This case is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of Missouri under 28 U.S.C. Section 1406(a).

NEW: Judge Matt Kacsmaryk transferred ongoing lawsuit against the FDA over abortion drug mifepristone to the Eastern District of Missouri. (Trump DOJ said AGs of Missouri, Kansas, Idaho couldn't sue in TX.) Denies motions to intervene from AGs of TX, FL, LA
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Kacsmaryk Transfers Mifepristone Case To Court Made Up Of Mostly Trump Judges Arch-conservative federal district court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, with much vitriol aimed at...

Kacsmaryk begrudgingly transferred a major attack on mifepristone’s legality out of his court Tuesday night — claiming to arbitrarily choose instead a district court composed almost entirely of Trump appointees.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kacsmar...

Senate Democrats vote to shut down government over Republican spending bill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

BREAKING: Senate Democrats hold firm and oppose the Republican spending bill, all but guaranteeing a government shutdown at midnight.

Only Ds who voted for the CR:
Fetterman (D-Penn.)
King (I-Maine)
Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

Know Your Rights: Encountering Law Enforcement and Military Troops in Oregon The following information is produced by the ACLU of Oregon for educational purposes only. This is not intended to be and is not a substitute for legal advice.Law enforcement encounters can be

Know your rights, Portland 💗

#PDX #troops #Portland #KnowYourRights

www.aclu-or.org/en/know-your...

*Printing and framing this*

"The state-sanctioned violence we are witnessing is not separate from attacks on access to reproductive healthcare like the Hyde and Dornan amendments."

A must read by @reprorightsdoc.bsky.social

A graphic with a lavender background and bold centered black text that repeats, "FUND BAIL!" Layered on top of this is a picture of a teal coin jar spilling out coins. At the top in a highlighter green text box is "ATTN:" Below text reads, "We've outspent our budget for the year." And under the coin jar at the bottom is more, "Help us continue to be able to show up, post bail, and get people free ASAP with a donation today." In a highlighter green text box is the donation link, "tinyurl.com/DonateRLDF."

We've outspent our budget for 2025!

More people are being jailed for their pregnancies or abortions with sky high bails.

That's why we do what we do. The faster we get people free, the more they can get care and mount a strong defense.

Help us get people out. Donate: tinyurl.com/DonateRLDF

The Administration and State Officials Should Take Steps to Keep WIC Operating During a Partial Government Shutdown | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Reported White House statements imply that if the federal government partially shuts down on October 1, the WIC program will shut down almost immediately, meaning low-income families would lose out...

WH statements imply that if the fed'l gov't partially shuts down on Oct. 1, #WIC will shut down almost immediately, leaving families w/out the grocery staples WIC provides. But the fed'l gov't & states can & shld take steps to keep WIC operating. temporarily www.cbpp.org/blog/the-adm...