I track state reproductive health policy @Guttmacher Institute. I'm passionate about repro & love cooking, music, Slovenia & the Balkans. Views own. She/her.
Nov 1, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
ICYMI: A lot is at stake in this year's midterms📢
Now that the federal constitutional right to abortion is overturned, state policies matter more than ever
5 states have initiatives on the ballot this year that will shape abortion access – a record. Let's talk through them🧵
In terms of protective measures, voters in CA, MI and VT can vote to explicitly protect abortion rights in their state constitutions.
Why does this matter?
💪Strengthens state-level access to abortion
🚫Blocks additional restrictions
🎆Inspires action in other states
May 25, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
#BREAKING The #Oklahoma governor just signed a *total* abortion ban with a Texas-style enforcement mechanism. It goes into effect immediately making Oklahoma the first state to totally outlaw abortion since #RoeVWade in 1973. What this means 🧵
The impact will be disastrous for Oklahomans. It will also have severe ripple effects, especially for Texas patients who had been traveling to OK in large numbers after the TX 6-week abortion ban went into effect in September.
Mar 23, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: The Idaho Governor just signed a ban on abortion a 6 weeks of pregnancy, making this the first state to enact a Texas-style “sue thy neighbor” copycat ban. Here’s why this is deeply worrying.
Idaho’s 6-week ban is scheduled to take effect in 30 days. Once in effect the ban will decimate access to abortion across the state and will force those who can to travel far distances to access abortion care and force other to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term.
Mar 16, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
We need to have an honest conversation about rape and incest exceptions for abortion bans.
This is becoming a talking point in news about Idaho’s “Texas-style” 6-week ban that passed Tuesday and includes a bounty-hunter enforcement mechanism.
When those who support abortion rights, including policymakers, focus on how abortion restrictions harm rape and incest survivors—and use exceptions to indicate how 'extreme' a bill is—the debate is then on exceptions rather than how a ban makes it harder for people to get care.
Oct 8, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
People keep asking me about abortion access in Indiana under then-Governor Pence. There’s a lot to cover, so here we go →
To start with, Indiana is one of 6 states considered *VERY* hostile toward abortion rights. That’s a big deal (think about how many bad bills have been enacted in recent years—Indiana is still more hostile than 44 states). guttmacher.org/article/2019/0…
