New ANSIRH research shows that medication abortion can be provided safely over the counter. "It's time that the general public understands that this could be a reality," @drdgrossman.bsky.social told @npr.org

We're proud of Bixby member Dr. Josie Urbina, who delivered powerful testimony about the devastating impacts of immigration enforcement on pregnant people and their families

"America’s anxiety about fertility has never been only, or even primarily, about supporting families. It is about who is having children, under what conditions, and in whose interest. In other words, it is about power and control."

"Imagine if we change the treatment from punishment to celebration, support, and resources. It would change 100%.” Dr. Aisha Mays talks about fighting stigma and including young Black mothers in the conversation about maternal health

Aggressive immigration enforcement endangers people's health. “This fear of criminalization is real. This is what it looks like in real time: patients disengaging from care and families struggling to meet their basic needs.” Dr. Josie Urbina in @huffpost.com about the impact on her patients

"As federal funding diminishes amid weak legal protections, the conditions that make these public goods possible, including evidence, expertise and independent truth-seeking, have become increasingly fragile." Tracy Lin writes about why academic freedom needs its own infrastructure in @salon.com

On this last day of Black Maternal Health Week, check out this Unruly Subjects episode with @chenjerai.bsky.social on creating conditions for Black mothers to thrive. He talks with SisterWeb doula Shantice Edwards and new mom Malajah Rigsby about their beautiful birth journey together

It's Black Maternal Health Week, founded by @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social ten years ago. This year's theme is Rooted in Justice and Joy. Watch Malajah, a new mom, share how much she loved her birth experience with support from her SisterWeb doula, Shantice.

These anti-immigrant policies harm communities, create more uninsured Californians, and push people into already-impacted ERs for basic care. Everyone benefits when everyone is covered, by stabilizing the health care system we ALL rely on. From @latimes.com #Health4All

"The costs of inaction are not abstract—they will be measured in lost scientific breakthroughs, damage to evidence-based policymaking and a public increasingly unable to rely on academic expertise." Tracy Lin calls for investment in academic freedom in @salon.com

Led by academic and clinical experts from UCSF, this program will cover women’s health across the lifespan, including topics such as teen hormones and PMS, reproductive resilience, and menopause management. Learn more about the sessions and speakers at osher.ucsf.edu/Osher-WISE #womenshealth

“Every single physician, nurse and health care provider needs to be educated about abortion care." Dr. Jody Steinauer talked to @statesnewsroom.com about the changing landscape of abortion training and care as abortion has become more restricted in the US

📢Take action to stop forced C-sections! Justice for Cherise Doyley & Brianna Bennett: bit.ly/UFHealthJustice While in labor, doctors, attorneys, & a judge ambushed the two mothers with a Zoom hearing to force them to have a court-ordered C-section. Help us hold both Florida hospitals accountable!

The evidence is clear: children do not belong in detention. Detaining children is inhumane, and does long-lasting physical and mental harm. Bixby members proudly signed on to this letter as health experts to call for bringing these kids home.

Congratulations to Dr. Aisha Mays of @dreamyouthclinic.bsky.social on her recognition from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for Women's History Month. "Dr. Mays’ philosophy centers reproductive justice and youth agency, advocating for empowering, accessible, youth-centered healthcare."

Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH) is looking for a family doctor to be their next NorCal Leadership Fellow. They're seeking a strong candidate interested in developing critical clinical, teaching, leadership, and advocacy skills in early abortion and contraception.

Listen to Dr. Aisha Mays on @kqedforum.bsky.social talking about how to address child sex trafficking in the Bay Area and @dreamyouthclinic.bsky.social's work providing free health services to young people and survivors of sex trafficking

@ansirh.bsky.social is looking for 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to work on a longitudinal study of abortion access and pregnancy complication care in states with abortion bans. Learn more and apply here:

“I was afraid of COVID. I’d rather be at home doing it for myself.” Having the option to inject your own contraception offers many different benefits to people who want it. Jennifer Karlin of @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social talks about her research and how to get more clinicians to offer this option

There's a lack of standardized nursing education in LGBTQ+ health, leading to gaps in knowledge that impact the care patients receive. Daphne Scott-Henderson offers a refresher with helpful case studies to deliver, compassionate, culturally sensitive care in @americannurses.bsky.social

There have always been abortion providers and there will always be abortion providers. Today we celebrate our Bixby members who provide abortion care and everyone who makes abortion care possible. #CelebrateAbortionProviders

Nurse practitioners are a lifeline for millions who live in healthcare deserts. A new proposed federal rule would strip NPs of access to education funds, putting the workforce at risk. @coryellen.bsky.social writes about the dangers of this rule in @nursingclio.bsky.social

The Repro Health Hotline from @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social is staffed by experts in sexual and reproductive health and offers free and confidential support for healthcare providers nationwide. Check out this video to learn how to access the hotline, real-word scenarios where ReproHH can help, & more

"When hospitals allow immigration enforcement to override medical judgment and patient privacy, they transform spaces of care into instruments of state violence, harming patients and providers alike." Dr. Theresa Cheng in @sfchronicle.com

When people sense that healthcare providers are acting paternalistically and not prioritizing what they want as patients, they distrust the medical system and look elsewhere for information. Often they find misinformation or bad actors sharing disinformation.

Dr. Theresa Cheng draws from her experience as an emergency physician, a human rights lawyer, and someone who has tracked outbreaks of disease in ICE detention facilities to warn about the urgent need to address measles spreading at Dilley detention center. Read more in @medpagetoday.com

Want to be a reproductive health leader, generate new research and policy, and advance curricula on reproductive justice? Abortion Care Training Incubator for Outstanding Nurse Scholars (ACTIONS) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow whose research focuses on abortion and/or contraception in the US.

New research found that women in Uganda who used self-injectable birth control showed increases in contraceptive agency, more than women who used other methods of birth control.

Join SisterWeb and Birthland on April 17 for the Birth Justice Prom—a joyful event celebrating a shared commitment to birth justice and the belief that every birthing person deserves safe, dignified care. Learn more and get tickets here: givebutter.com/c/tVsgOL

Even if ICE is leaving Minnesota, the consequences — including delayed abortions, missed cancer visits, fewer people getting birth control — will be felt for a long time 19thnews.org/2026/02/abor...

ANSIRH is hiring 3 students to work closely with faculty and staff on our Abortion Facility Database! The student interns will be responsible for updating ANSIRH’s national database of abortion-providing facilities. Apply by 2/22!

“I have no hesitation, for patients who really need it, of giving someone Zofran.” Dr. Arianna Cassidy explains how Zofran is safe during pregnancy and can provide much-needed relief from morning sickness

Out of over 20,000 FDA-approved drugs, only 73 have active REMS—additional requirements that can make medication harder to get. So it raised flags when the FDA put a REMS on Nexplanon, a birth control device available since 2011. Read more from @garnethenderson.com at @autonomynews.co

The people of Missouri voted to ensure access to abortion. Yet there are dozens of burdensome restrictions still on the books. @drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social testified in a case challenging these laws under Missouri's new constitutional protections for reproductive health

As new research from Yasaman Zia shows, racism persists in contraceptive care, fostering distrust and fear and causing people to delay seeking care. To disrupt these injustices, empowered providers must become active change agents within the care system.

The SF Pregnancy Family Village brings care directly to the community, with an approach rooted in person-centered and antiracism principles. They develop authentic and sustainable partnerships between community and institutions to serve people the medical system regularly mistreats

Ciji Graham should still be here. She was denied care for a heart condition because she was pregnant, despite her risk of heart failure. Denying pregnant women necessary care is unacceptable, but all too common.

“Sexual health can be stigmatized and people can be hesitant about testing. Now we have a lot of options for patients who may be wary of going into a provider’s office.” @inaparkmd.bsky.social highlights the benefits of new testing options for STIs

The current admin, which already bars recipients of foreign aid from performing or even discussing abortion, will now ban recipients from promoting “diversity, equity and inclusion” and “gender ideology.” This is a cruel expansion of the global gag rule.

"Everyone deserves reproductive freedom—not just those who are lucky enough to more easily access it." @carolejoffe.bsky.social and @dsc250.bsky.social write in @msmagazine.com that despite heroic efforts of providers and volunteers, we need more to get abortion access for everyone who needs it

Dr. Aisha Mays of @dreamyouthclinic.bsky.social announced a new mobile clinic for sex trafficking victims that will offer free STI screenings, pregnancy tests, birth control, menstrual products, fentanyl test strips and more

New research from me & @newamerica.org! Audiences crave more realistic, holistic depictions of abortion on screen that TV and film have not been delivering. www.newamerica.org/better-life-...

Honored and excited to be a part of @womenlifthealth’s Leadership Journey, a program providing tools, mentorship and coaching to expand the power & influence of women leaders in #GlobalHealth. Meet the inspiring #NA2026Cohort: bit.ly/NACohort2026

Had a great conversation with @dsc250.bsky.social and @carolejoffe.bsky.social - featured on this week’s episode of Outlawed! Check out this dynamic duo and their book “After Dobbs” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Self-administered injectable contraception has been available for more than 2 decades, yet a study found that only about 25% of reproductive health experts prescribe it—and many are unaware it’s even an option. Learn more about barriers to making it widely available from @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social

“It was just a little hop, skip, and a jump, and I was right there." Visitors to the Pregnancy Family Village in the Bayview neighborhood of SF found it accessible and tailored to their needs. It offers a promising model for person-centered, anti-racist care

“I’m feeling very optimistic about the fact that people have more testing options and also that we now have access to new drugs." @inaparkmd.bsky.social talks about the potential at-home testing and new drugs offer to quell the STD epidemic, and what's at risk if public health funding goes away

Last year, with our colleagues at @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social we sent a letter to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists. The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on.

@carolejoffe.bsky.social and @dsc250.bsky.social share the story of Wellspring Health Access, the only abortion clinic in Wyoming, in @slate.com While the clinic has faced many challenges, it offers a ray of hope in the face of attacks on abortion access

Inpatient labor and delivery are critical access points for opioid use disorder treatment during pregnancy and childbirth, especially for people facing structural barriers to care