As we wait for the polls to close and results to come in over the next week, we've got an #ElectionDay timeline cleanser for you, brought to you by the pets of @RewireNewsGroup🐾
Next, we have Kit, who is a Shih Tzu-Pitbull mix, our resident senior, who loves long walks and puzzles.
If you follow @Hegemommy, you're probably acquainted with Pistachio (aka "Stache"), the young Shepherd mix, and Newt, the deaf Cattle Dog mix, both invaluable members of the staff.
And if you haven't met the latest addition to @AngryBlackLady's family, this is Sammy the Chihuahua with his @CholulaHotSauce chew toy.
Then we've got the demure Spaniel-Terrier mix, JJ, @natasharoyy's family dog and a mama's boy, whose favorite human snack is @Pringles.
Not to leave out the @RewireNewsGroup cats: here's Sagan serving beans and floops.
Finally, we have Henry, who would like to remind you to sit in the sunshine when you can and soak up some Vitamin D—doctor's orders.
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1/ With anti-choice groups like Alliance Defending Freedom complaining to the Supreme Court that the Biden administration is using EMTALA to force hospitals to become abortion clinics, it's crucial to understand what EMTALA is. rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/04/08/wha…
2/ EMTALA is a federal law requiring Medicare-funded hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment, including abortion care, to patients with emergency medical conditions, regardless of their ability to pay.
3/ This law was enacted to address patient dumping and mandates a medical screening exam to determine if the patient has an emergency condition.
1/ 💰 Records reviewed by @garnethenderson suggest that “crisis pregnancy centers” may be spending upwards of $1 billion. But where does this vast funding flow from? Let's dive into the complexities of CPCs’ reliance on donor-advised funds (DAFs).
2/ Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are accounts started by a charitable “sponsor.” Individuals contribute money to the account and “advise” the sponsor on how to donate it, while remaining largely anonymous.
3/ DAFs can also be used by major donors, like wealthy individuals or families, to make charitable contributions without having to establish their own foundations. But DAFs are even less transparent than foundations, making it more difficult to see who is giving to what causes.
1/ Right now, @US_FDA is considering making a birth control pill called Opill available over the counter.
If approved, it will be the first OTC birth control pill in the United States. A decision is expected this summer.
2/ Opill is a progestin-only pill, or POP. More on what that means, plus some history and background about who stands to benefit most from OTC birth control, here:
3/ A recent study from @IbisRH found that POP users overwhelmingly support making these pills available OTC.
They also reported positive experiences with POPs, mostly because they had few or no side effects and found the pills to be effective: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1363/ps…
🚨Yesterday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced a plan to create a *$100 million* grant program for “crisis pregnancy centers,” (aka CPCs), which would make Tennessee one of the largest state funders of these anti-abortion clinics. apnews.com/article/aborti…
If this is your first rodeo with CPCs, let’s break it down: They’re ideologically Christian organizations whose purpose is to dissuade pregnant people from accessing abortions.
And they do it via misinformation and scare tactics.
CPCs are not *real* medical clinics, but they advertise themselves as a free resource for pregnancy tests, baby supplies, and ultrasounds—though they often force religious caveats on the pregnant folks who seek their services.
1/ 🧵It’s well documented that Black pregnant people face—sometimes fatal—discrimination in health care. But a recent study published by BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth shows that pregnancy bias at work can exacerbate physical and mental health complications for Black pregnant folks.
2/ Researchers interviewed 24 pregnant people and found that they faced difficulty finding and/or keeping jobs while pregnant, and that pregnancy discrimination led to financial stress and depression, which piled on to the normal stressors of pregnancy.
3/ This, in a word, sucks. Black Americans are already three times more likely to die from pregnancy, and they face higher rates of preterm births, low birth weights, and late or no prenatal care, according to @KFF. kff.org/racial-equity-…