#reproductive healthcare

[ivygorgon]

That goes to a spreadsheet list of doctors who will perform tubal ligation on anyone 21+, regardless of how many kids they've had or if they have their husband's permission.

And another thing: if you have vagina, and ESPECIALLY if you tend to fuck dicks, please PLEASE consider getting an IUD if you don’t want kids. We all know they want to ban abortion, but some people don’t know they’re also going after contraceptives. Rn access to contraceptives is protected by only a Supreme Court case (you know like what protected abortion), so that can go away. Contraceptives can be regulated to be in accessible or prohibitively expensive, but they can’t take an IUD out of your body (at least not in the foreseeable future). It’s good for sometimes 5 years.

I want to say this now because I was on the phone with a gyno for like 20 minutes on hold and only got a consultation today (which you sometimes need before they can schedule an appointment) because someone cancelled last minute.

I know people have had bad experiences with the IUD I know people have had excellent experiences. I’m going to document mine step by step so you know some things you can expect, if you’re thinking about it.

For context: i’m 25, have insurance through my job and live in a blue state, so my experience might be different/faster/easier etc. than yours.

[whenweallvote]

Abortion is on the ballot in at least 10 states — the most on record for a single year! Since Roe v. Wade was reversed in 2022, voters in seven states have already chosen to protect abortion at the ballot box.

Is your state listed? 👀 That means YOU have the power to determine access to abortion and reproductive healthcare. Head to WeAll.Vote/voterhub now to make a plan to cast your ballot.

[bitchesgetriches]

To be clear... this didn't all happen ON the girls' trip...

[megmelodia]

Every child should be wanted. That’s it. It benefits no one to bring an unwanted child into the world, least of all the child.

If someone wants to support bringing disabled children into the world, they should focus on making society a better place for disabled people and families with disabled kids. Not forcing women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term.

I also have a severely disabled sibling that I love very much. I still believe in the right to choose.

As a disabled person I do truly hate it when people use the selective abortion of fetuses with congenital disabilities as a reason abortion is bad. I think bringing a seriously ill child into this world knowing they’ll be at the mercy of the American healthcare system their entire life is actually not honorable decision in that situation. Deciding to abort your wanted pregnancy because your fetus has a serious chromosomal condition that will effect every system in their body is not evil, going through with the pregnancy and having a disabled child you neglect is. I’ll never judge someone for exercising their bodily autonomy and getting an abortion for any reason.

[nightmarish-fallen-angel]

I just watched a news video about new guidelines regarding pain with IUD insertions.

The entire video framed this as a "women's rights" or "women's healthcare" video.

I am a trans nonbinary guy who had an IUD insertion. Using gendered language regarding reproductive rights and healthcare is so frustrating because I need these health guidelines and laws to apply to me too. And the more people stay in the habit of framing it as a "women's issue" the more likely I am to get denied the care I need.

Trans, nonbinary, and intersex people deserve to have a voice in these things as well. We deserve to have gender neutral language surrounding the procedures we might undergo at the very least.

I want the health codes and guidelines that may be written to protect me and my trans siblings if they pursue this kind of birth control or any other reproductive healthcare.

[twiggybeing]

my heart goes out to all the people living in the united states <3

to all those in other countries, please please please write letters to your governing bodies expressing concern for what is happening in the united states and advocate for asylum programs for those endangered by the trump administration.

Reproductive healthcare and gender affirming care will both come under attack in the coming months so we need our governments to prepare for an influx of individuals with complex needs

@catboybiologist @k1nky-r0b0t-g1rl @godless-of-the-hunt

[jomiddlemarch]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A controversial Conservative private member’s bill intended to make violence against pregnant women an aggravating factor during court sentencing was roundly defeated in the House of Commons, as other parties said they feared it would reopen the debate on abortion.

The bill was supported by nearly all members of the Conservative party, including Leader Pierre Poilievre who declared himself to be “pro-choice” during his leadership campaign.

The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada had urged MPs to vote against the bill on the grounds that it promotes fetal rights, even though there is no mention of fetal rights in the text of the bill itself.

Full article

Note from Samira ( @politicsofcanada ) :

We know that this was actually an attempt to restrict abortion rights because pregnancy is already considered an aggravating factor in the sentencing of assault cases.

There is no reason for another bill regarding that to be proposed, it would be redundant. The only thing that this legislation would have done is restrict access to abortion.

[introvertedlass]

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A Texas woman who had sought a legal medical exemption for an abortion has left the state after the Texas Supreme Court paused a lower court decision that would allow her to have the procedure, lawyers for the Center for Reproductive Rights said Monday.

State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble last week had ruled that Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from Dallas, could terminate her pregnancy. According to court documents, Cox's doctors told her her baby suffered from the chromosomal disorder trisomy 18, which usually results in either stillbirth or an early death of an infant.

As of the court filing last week, Cox was 20 weeks pregnant. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, which brought the lawsuit, Cox left the state because she "couldn't wait any longer" to get the procedure.

"Her health is on the line," said Center for Reproductive Rights CEO Nancy Northup. "She's been in and out of the emergency room and she couldn't wait any longer."

In response to Gamble's decision, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned a Texas medical center that it would face legal consequences if an abortion were performed.

In an unsigned order late Friday, the Texas Supreme Court then temporarily paused Gamble's ruling.

On Monday, after Cox left the state, the state Supreme Court lifted the pause and ruled against Cox's request, dismissing it as moot.

According to court documents, Cox's doctors had told her that early screening and ultrasound tests suggested her pregnancy is "unlikely to end with a healthy baby," and due to her two prior cesarean sections, continuing the pregnancy puts her at risk of "severe complications" that threaten "her life and future fertility."

The lawsuit alleges that due to Texas' strict abortion bans, doctors have told her their "hands are tied" and she would have to wait until the fetus dies inside her or carry the pregnancy to term, when she will have to undergo a third C-section "only to watch her baby suffer until death."

The lawsuit was filed as the state Supreme Court is weighing whether the state's strict abortion ban is too restrictive for women who suffer from severe pregnancy complications. An Austin judge ruled earlier this year that women who experience extreme complications could be exempt from the ban, but the ruling is on hold while the all-Republican Supreme Court considers the state's appeal. 

In the arguments before the state Supreme Court, the state's lawyers suggested that a woman who is pregnant and receives a fatal fetal diagnosis could bring a "lawsuit in that specific circumstance." 

According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, Cox v. Texas is the first case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade to be filed on behalf of a pregnant person seeking emergency abortion care. Last week, a woman in Kentucky who is 8 weeks pregnant filed a lawsuit challenging the state's two abortion bans. 

[genderqueerpositivity]

If you or anyone you know has upcoming appointments for abortion care in the state of South Carolina, make sure you (or they) keep those appointments. The new ban is temporarily on hold.

Holding on to hope that the state supreme court will strike the new six week ban down just as they did the previous one.

[jerzwriter]

This is an excellent resource.

[whenweallvote]

Today is a good day for abortion access and reproductive rights. The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a case that could have restricted access to mifepristone, one of two medications commonly used in medication abortion, and rebuked a challenge to the FDA’s authority to continue to regulate drugs. 

From the beginning, both legal experts and abortion advocates argued that the plaintiffs in this case had no standing. Today’s ruling affirms that the group of anti-abortion doctors who questioned the FDA’s authority did not have legal standing to sue. 

This decision does not mean access to abortion is protected. As many as 11 states may have abortion or reproductive health related measures on their ballot in November. Register to vote now at weall.vote/register and remind 3 friends to do the same.

[bitchesgetriches]

Hey guys! This isn't a financial question but it is an Adult question and I'm hoping you guys or someone else in bitch nation will know. How do I see a doctor for birth control without my parents knowing? I'm off in college right now and I started seeing somebody but my parents don't know and honestly I'm not ready to tell them about him or that I'm sexually active. However, I know that going to the doctor means health insurance and (since I'm on their plan) they will almost certainly know that I went to the doctor, even if they don't know what exactly for. Is there a way to avoid them even knowing I went or do I just have to lie to them about the reason? (Also the school clinic is not an option because the practitioner is out until the fall semester starts back)

Thank you!!

Y'all know we care a LOT about reproductive rights. So we're always happy to help with a question like this.

I was in a similar position when I was an 18-year-old college freshman. My parents were in the military, and at the time (maybe still?) the U.S. Army's health insurance provider did NOT cover what I needed.

I went to Planned Parenthood. At the time I lived in Boston, and this meant walking past several security guards, through two bomb-proof doors, and through a metal detector. I was terrified at first... but it was worth it. The staff there was knowledgeable, helpful, and understanding of my position. They examined me, prescribed me the birth control I needed, and charged me an affordable rate. They didn't contact my parents, my school, my doctor, or my insurance. And they allowed me to pick up the meds at their clinic instead of mailing them home.

I strongly recommend Planned Parenthood if you need to get birth control or any other reproductive healthcare without notifying your parents or primary healthcare provider. If there's not one in your area, or you can't get to it, call the nearest one and ask them for advice on how to get birth control safely and anonymously.

Here's more information:

How To Get an Abortion 

How (and Why) to Take Back Reproductive Rights: On Pulling Weeds and Fighting Back 

Blood Money: Menstrual Products for Surviving Your Period While Poor

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[adiduck]

Very much tmi about specifically a medical procedure involving a uterus below the cut:

Getting my IUD replaced in about ten minutes! 🙃😭

Both very grateful for access to this sort of medical care in today’s environment and NOT AT ALL looking forward to how much it’s gonna hurt LOL

If anyone has some distractions/nice things for me to come back to later while I lay in bed for the rest of the day I would appreciate it.

[letterstothefutureme]

DON’T MAKE PERFECT THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD

Planned Parenthood and NARAL declined to offer any support to petition signature collection because they said the amendment to restore abortion rights was “too restrictive.”

Right now in Arkansas, there is a total abortion ban.

The majority of abortions are done in the first 12 weeks. This amendment would restore access to the most common and desperately needed abortion care.

Opposing it is not just absurd, it’s heartless.

Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation.

So, I guess we’re fine with letting more women die because it doesn’t fit neatly into our political agenda.

The campaign used conservative messaging and sought Republican support. That’s what it takes to restore access to abortion care in one of the reddest states in the country.

If you actually care about restoring reproductive rights, you should be welcoming bipartisan support.

Congratulations to Arkansans for Limited Government for pulling off an incredible petition gathering campaign with nothing but pure organizing hustle.

This is only the first hurdle but every post-Dobbs ballot initiative restoring or protecting abortion access has passed.

We can do this.

Not today, patriarchy, not today