Clinicians! Check out these FREE training opportunities to build skills and confidence in intrauterine device (IUD) and contraceptive implant services. October 15-17 in Sacramento

New research led by Carol Camlin looks at the challenges posed by short and long-term, temporary, and permanent changes of residence on HIV acquisition. The researchers found that mobility was associated with a risk of HIV acquisition in rural communities in Kenya & Uganda

California legislators have passed one of the strongest measures so far to protect health care providers operating under shield laws.

"Action is needed across all levels to ensure families receive the support and resources needed to meet their breastfeeding and infant feeding goals.” Bixby member Ifeyinwa Asiodu speaks about a new report she co-wrote that makes recommendations to encourage and support breastfeeding

Patients with diabetes and other conditions have long managed their own care. Jennifer Karlin of @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social talks about how more people are seeking autonomy over their reproductive health care. “People say that they feel more empowered by doing their own health care."

Join TEACH for a night of drinks, treats, storytelling, music and community. Hear powerful, personal stories about abortion, pregnancy, family, miscarriage, and more at Beyond the A Word. September 20th at 5pm in San Francisco. Get your tickets (and bid on great silent auction items) here

Multiple, ongoing attacks on reproductive health care have cascading effects. Yasaman Zia writes about her research showing the ways abortion bans influence birth control patients and providers in @rewirenewsgroup.com

New research with people age 18-29 found that experiencing intimate partner violence was linked with delays in obtaining birth control

A researcher explained her study that found that providers have become more nervous to prescribe long-acting birth control in the wake of abortion bans rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/09/08/a...

@nybooks.com looks at the long history of abortion, including @carolejoffe.bsky.social and @dsc250.bsky.social's After Dobbs, which chronicles efforts to connect people with abortion care after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

"Without policies that protect reproductive rights and in the face of blatant attacks on affordable health care, fair, affordable, and reliable contraceptive access for all is an essential tool." Yasaman Zia writes about how abortion bans impact contraceptive care in @rewirenewsgroup.com

HHS has announced that it will hold $81 million in sex-ed funding hostage unless schools drop all mention of trans people. Trans people have always existed – and won’t be erased.

Coming up this month: Join TEACH for a powerful evening of storytelling and connection at Beyond the A Word, their 9th annual abortion storytelling event. Hear advocates, providers, students, and community members will share real stories with humor, empathy, and honesty.

Katrina Kimport of @ansirh.bsky.social discusses new research showing that abortion bans particularly harm: - people with preexisting medical conditions - people with pregnancy-related complications - people facing inevitable fetal or infant death Learn more in @contempobgyn.bsky.social

This proposed new rule fails to take into account the well-established body of evidence detailing the harms to pregnant people, children, and families when people cannot get the abortion care they need. We call on the VA to conduct a more thorough and accurate impact assessment.

Parents' metal health is critical for child health. New research across 14 countries found that depression and anxiety symptoms are common among parents of hospitalized children. Hospitals should consider offering screening and support services to parents

Physicians for Reproductive Health (@prh.org) published resources for health care workers to prepare for ICE or law enforcement presence at their facility: "It is our collective duty as health care providers to do everything we can to protect our community members, regardless of immigration status"

A new study from @ansirh.bsky.social found that people who drink heavily are more likely to become pregnant when they don't want to be. Sarah Raifman explains more in @contempobgyn.bsky.social

ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport discussed how clinicians can support pregnant patients experiencing delays in care, particularly in the context of increasing legal restrictions on abortion.

Excited to be doing research with midwives who are unionizing with @jessicamharrison.bsky.social and team. keep us informed about midwives doing labor organizing! osher.ucsf.edu/news/new-stu...

"Telehealth has been really a lifesaver for so many people living in states with abortion bans.” @ushma.bsky.social on the increasing role of telehealth medication abortion. While it's a critical development, "We believe that there are still many more people who are not obtaining abortion."

“Adolescents rely on us to help them navigate the many hoops they have to jump through to get an abortion." Dr. Amanda Bryson on her new study about clinicians' lack of confidence helping adolescents get abortions, in Abortion, Every Day from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social & @kylietcheung.bsky.social

Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists. The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...

"When we talk to physicians across the country about [ReproHH], people say, 'Oh my God, we've needed this for a decade!'" Dr. Jennifer Karlin of @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social talks about the new Reproductive Health Hotline in @medpagetoday.com

As providers face intersecting crises that endanger people’s access to reproductive & sexual healthcare, we are proud to launch ReproHH, a free & confidential hotline offering real-time, evidence-based clinical guidance for US‑based HC professionals. Learn more: bit.ly/47vfS6W

The federal government’s $1B demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend University of California —America’s greatest public university system—and support its life-saving work.

Medication abortion is extremely safe. Pharmacies should be able to stock it and dispense it. "We know pharmacies dispense other drugs with much greater risks without all these restrictions and certification requirements," said @ushma.bsky.social in @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2023/01...

“These are life-saving services for so many people, especially the poorest of the poor. These providers are really filling a public health gap where people need these services.” @ushma.bsky.social talks about the growth of telehealth medication abortion services in @statnews.com

“Community members, academics, artists … everyone found it moving to hear women share their stories." Dr. Katie Brown reflects on the powerful Black Women Speak storytelling event in Oakland, sharing Black women's video abortion stories

In an interview with @contempobgyn.bsky.social, Sarah Raifman of @ansirh.bsky.social talks about a new study that found that people who drink heavily are at greater risk of becoming pregnant when they don't want to be

Join TEACH for real-life stories of reproductive health and justice at Beyond the A Word. A great evening of community, wine, baked goods, silent auction, stories, music and more! Get your tickets here for September 20th in San Francisco: www.flipcause.com/secure/cause...

"The fight against the societal punishment of young Black parents is an issue of reproductive justice." @bpeacockmd.bsky.social writes about undoing harmful narratives about young Black pregnant people and providing them the resources they need to thrive in @commondreams.org

New research explores conversations between Latine mothers and teens in rural Fresno County about sex and relationships. Researchers found that while both mothers and teens are willing to engage in these conversations, they need additional tools and resources

A new hotline from @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social is a free, confidential resource to support clinicians nationwide to provide reproductive and sexual health care For clinicians who don't have support, "ReproHH offers that clinical safety net," says Dr. Jennifer Karlin.

Before the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, it was already hard for young people to get care. It's only getting harder. New research in @contraceptionjl.bsky.social shows that clinicians don't feel confident helping adolescents get abortion care

“We want to use the stories to change people’s thinking. Abortion is a matter of justice, human rights." @apriljbell.bsky.social talks about her Black abortion storytelling workshop and the power of stories to fight stigma

Policies that punish people for substance use during pregnancy don't make parents or babies healthier. “I’ve been doing this research for more than a decade, and we haven’t found benefits to the policies," Sarah Roberts of @ansirh.bsky.social told @alannavagianos.bsky.social in @huffpost.com

Abortion bans are forcing more people to travel for abortion care. Nearly 1 in 4 out-of-state abortion patients travel to Illinois for care. The state has become a haven for patients across the Midwest and South.

"We can create the kind of world where we all have equitable access to the full spectrum of reproductive freedoms, no matter our age or location." @bpeacockmd.bsky.social calls for support for young Black mothers in @commondreams.org

In a new commentary, Bixby member Dr. Christine Dehlendorf of @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social & co-authors argue that to measure success we must "understand whether we are truly capturing what we care about—whether people are able to have the sexual and reproductive health and lives they want to have."

Real people. Real stories. Real life. Get your tickets for Beyond the A Word, where advocates, providers, students and real life champions share stories at the intersection of life and reproductive health and justice. September 20th at 5pm. www.flipcause.com/secure/cause...

New research from @ansirh.bsky.social found that heavy drinking increases pregnancy risk by 51% among people who most want to avoid pregnancy

"They told me they couldn’t help me unless I was actively dying." Restrictive post-Dobbs laws don’t just prohibit abortion. They delay or deny abortion care necessary to prevent future health harm, according to new Care Post-Roe research. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Louisiana has a total abortion ban, but that doesn't mean people don't find ways to get the care they need. @ushma.bsky.social explained how shield laws help people in states with bans access telehealth medication abortion

Cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood has implications for people's health nationwide. Emergency physician Dr. Theresa Cheng talked about what's at stake on @abc7news.bsky.social

Defining pregnancy as a binary between intended and unintended doesn’t capture the range of feelings people experience. New research led by Sarah Nathan explores the nuanced pregnancy preferences of young women age 15-24

Many researchers are relieved to have their NIH funding back thanks to lawsuits—but restarting their projects isn't so simple. Mara Decker of @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social talked to @chronicle.com about trying to get research back on track with new limitations

Women leaving home temporarily during pregnancy and childbirth can make it difficult to get resources to women where they are needed. New research led by Nadia Diamond-Smith looks at the magnitude, timing, and length of temporary childbirth migration in rural India

RSVP for Part 5: We Got Us: Community Care Models To Disrupt Poverty Criminalization and Family Separation of the Breaking Silos in Reproductive Justice Virtual Teach-In Series on August 12th at 12:30 PM PT. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Attention clinicians! @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social is offering an amazing new resource: ReproHH, a FREE, nationwide, confidential phone service exclusively for healthcare providers. You now have a trusted friend to turn to for all your questions about sexual and reproductive health