Dr. Jamila Perritt MD MPH FACOG

‼️THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Congress is one House vote away from passing Trump's “big beautiful bill”—a federal government funding bill that would destroy Medicaid and DEVASTATE reproductive health care across the country, forcing Planned Parenthood's vital health centers to close.

Senate Passage of Devastating Health Care Cuts Threatens Health and Lives Nationwide Today, the Senate passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a bill with significant cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This bill […]

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These are the conditions that demand our resilience, interdependence, and bravery.

It’s a call I intend to answer.

Will you?

You don’t need to be a doctor to know what happens when clinics close.

Those experiencing poverty, living in rural areas, Black and Indigenous People of Color, and those of LGBTQIA2S+ experience will be impacted most — impacting their dignity and ability to live healthy lives.

Nearly 200 health centers are now at risk of closing. Many in states where abortion is still legal.

They aren’t even brave enough to tell you what it’s really about: control. About punishing people for seeking care and making it harder to access birth control, cancer screenings, abortion, + more.

Another attack on our rights, another attempt to dismantle access to essential health care. The Senate's vote to "defund" Planned Parenthood is a backdoor abortion ban with real and devastating consequences.

We must be honest about what happens when people can't access the care they need. People suffer. People die. To everyone who fears losing their provider: you deserve better—we all do. We will not stop fighting until all health care is driven by need, not politics.

This decision targets people living on the margins: Black and brown folks, young people, and those struggling to make ends meet. It's about punishing poverty, not protecting health.

The Supreme Court just made it easier for states to block people on Medicaid from getting care at Planned Parenthood.

Not because the care isn't safe. Not because it isn't needed. But because of who those patients are.

@reprorightsdoc.bsky.social & Rachel Jones examine the disinformation campaign targeting access to abortion pills in @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

For more info, hear Dr. Ushma Upadhyay & Julia Kaye unpack anti propaganda on the pod:
www.reprosfightback.com/episodes-blo...

As this Administration sows chaos and confusion, politicizes health care, and makes clear their desire to control if, when, and how people have their families, @prh.org will stay diligent and focused on ensuring we can continue to provide the care our communities need to thrive - including abortion.

Despite this reprehensible action, it is important to remember that EMTALA is still the law of the land. I have a moral and ethical obligation to provide emergency care to those in need. This action does not change that.

This isn’t medicine. This isn’t policy meant to protect or help anyone. It’s cruelty.

Our communities deserve better. Providers deserve better. We all deserve leadership that protects our health and centers our humanity.

Political agendas forcing their way into hospitals forces providers like me to choose between doing what’s right for our patients and abandoning them to satisfy extremist, harmful policies.

I don’t want to mince words here: the federal government is telling hospitals they can delay — or deny — care to pregnant people in crisis. Complying with this law can be the difference of life and death for pregnant people.

Here’s what you need to know:

A federal law called EMTALA says that hospitals must treat anyone who shows up in an emergency, including abortion care.

The Trump administration rescinding EMTALA guidance around abortion reveals they don’t believe pregnant people’s lives are worth protecting.

When you’re pregnant and in a medical emergency, you deserve care immediately.

But today, the Trump administration made that harder by rescinding EMTALA’s guidance around abortion care. Let’s call this what it is: an abandonment of responsibility to the lives of pregnant people.

A healthy, sustainable planet will result in healthier pregnancies, healthier mamas, healthier babies, and ultimately, healthier families.

Reproductive Justice doesn’t just intersect environmental justice - Reproductive Justice *requires* environmental justice.

Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts In California, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes.

“What we’re seeing in maternal mortality are race-bound conditions, our policies cannot be race-blind if we’re attempting to address them.” @reprorightsdoc.bsky.social

Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts capitalbnews.org/black-matern... by
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Join @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social April 11-17 for a week of activism & community-building to amplify the voices of Black Mamas & birthing people. The theme for #BMHW25 is: “Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy!" 💛 blackmamasmatter.org/BMHW25/

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Essential for Pregnant Workers and Moms Like Me - Ms. Magazine Pregnant workers deserve the modest accommodations that will enable them to keep working and stay healthy during and after pregnancy.

"When I was about four months pregnant, I almost had a miscarriage. My doctor recommended I take occasional breaks at work to rest and to stop doing any heavy lifting. … When the store’s management found out about my restrictions, they pushed me out of my job."

@prhdocs.bsky.social teamed up with @npwf.bsky.social to detail the devastating consequences the Dobbs decision has had on the health care system. Read it here: tinyurl.com/yduu29f2

Health care doesn't exist in a vacuum. Dobbs and the anti-abortion sentiment worsened by Trump is driving out doctors, limiting training, and threatening the future of medicine.

I became a doctor to care for people, not navigate politically motivated restrictions. I never thought I'd be practicing in a landscape where evidence, ethics, and science are under attack, but this landscape is our reality and we must fight back.

The chilling effect is real. Residents and med students fear criminalization. In states with bans, they're being trained in incomplete medicine. Some are even changing specialties to avoid working in hostile states.

The result? Delays in care, worse health outcomes, and higher maternal mortality. Patients suffer. Communities suffer. This is devastating; and preventable. If states didn’t pass abortion bans, we wouldn’t be suffering the ripple effects and severe consequences.

This exodus doesn't only affect abortion care. It means fewer OB-GYNs, fewer primary care doctors, and fewer providers, period—especially in already underserved areas.

We are losing clinicians—fast. People are leaving states with abortion bans. Medical students & residents choose not to train or practice in places where they can't provide evidence-based care. Dobbs + dangerous abortion bans are exacerbating what was already an urgent, dire shortage of providers.

Medicaid covers doctor visits, prescriptions, care for millions of children, veterans, people with disabilities and working adults. This is a fight for our families.

Don’t stay silent—demand Congress votes “NO” to Medicaid cuts. Call NOW: 866-426-2631.

'Abortion Care Is an Act of Love': What Abortion Providers Want You to Know About Practicing Today With increasing attacks on abortion and the people who provide them, we talked to abortion providers across the U.S. about what they want their communities to know and what keeps them motivated to con...

March 10 is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.

With increasing attacks on abortion and the people who provide them, we talked to abortion providers across the U.S. about what they want their communities to know and what keeps them motivated to continue the work.