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The affiliate board said on 11/25 that allegations of mismanagement and anti-abortion views were “baseless.” Then @autonomynews.co reported that Akposé suggested halting both medication and procedural abortions, shocking staff. Support independent media: www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-pare...

Email to staff from PPSE board chair Karen Doolittle: “Mairo Akposé has stepped down as Interim CEO of PPSE and the Board of Directors has accepted her resignation. The current executive leadership team stays in position managing the day-to-day operations”

NEW: the embattled interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast Mairo Akposé has stepped down, per sources

So many attacks against trans kids last week, plus a Democratic governor making, uh, strange choices:

You’ve likely heard of “Baby Olivia” bills, model legislation enacted in six states so far requiring schools to show a biased, inaccurate video about fetal development from the anti-abortion group Live Action (or a similar video). The lead sponsor of Ohio’s version runs a crisis pregnancy center.

Rep. Melanie Miller is behind a bill that advocates say would stigmatize abortion and send more clients to her nonprofit. “Crisis pregnancy center director introduces anti-abortion model legislation” is a ready-made headline—so why was this fact only a footnote?

In this week's roundup, updates on the many abortion pill lawsuits, a "blue" state governor poised to make some not-so-progressive moves, and the Hawleys are at it again:

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It’s another very stacked roundup this week. But there is something fun amid all the bleak news:

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The abortion fund @yellowfund.bsky.social recently announced it would halt funding and support for callers with appointments at any Planned Parenthood affiliate—not just PPSE—due to the allegations. Yellowhammer said it was already working with indie clinics most as that was better for patients

Employees had already made several explosive allegations public, like that Akposé said in a meeting that “we talk about abortion too much.” But sources tell me she was alarmingly open to slashing abortion services: www.autonomynews.co/embattled-pl... @autonomynews.co

Akposé fired the entire public policy team, a reckless move ahead of 2026 when Georgia will consider a total abortion ban and Ossoff seeks reelection. The board recently said allegations against leadership or the board were without merit—but announced that national would hire a GA state director 👀

NEW: The controversial interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast floated ending in-clinic abortion procedures and spoke of dropping abortion care altogether. Leader of the affiliate serving Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi remains in her role after an investigation that sources call a "farce."

Latest on Planned Parenthood SE affiliate debacle from @autonomynews.co. Whether this is targeted anti-abortion infiltration or the case of a useless board hiring an incompetent exec, PPFA & PPSE's major donors/foundation funders ought to be raising hell about it. www.autonomynews.co/embattled-pl...

Planned Parenthood Southeast interim CEO Mairo Akposé told staff she would consider ending abortion care entirely at PPSE, per sources speaking to Autonomy News. They also said dysfunction at the affiliate went beyond what was reported this fall after the launch of the SavePPSE campaign. More:

What do we say when the government comes asking for data it's not entitled to? Fuck you, make me. www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena...

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Judge Indira Talwani held the hearing last week, as we told you in the @autonomynews.co roundup. Planned Parenthood's own lawsuit against HHS is currently under consideration by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which lifted Talwani's injunction in that case

NEW: A federal judge has once again blocked the Trump admin from enforcing a budget law provision "defunding" Planned Parenthood—this time in response to suit from 22 states and Washington DC. HOWEVER judge pauses injunction for 7 days to allow HHS to appeal storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Good morning! First Choice v. Platkin oral arguments start momentarily and I will be following along. More background on this case and its importance in this thread/this @autonomynews.co story:

Unfortunately the people attacking our rights were still hard at work last week. Catch up with the latest news roundup:

Erin Hawley, wife of Josh, helped get Roe v. Wade overturned and argued that states shouldn’t have to provide abortions until the pregnant person is on the brink of death (EMTALA case). She’s also involved in an active lawsuit seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill nationwide

As usual, a lot happening on the bodily autonomy beat this week:

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There are (rightfully) several of these challenges going on — and likely more we don’t yet know of — and I hope to be able to spend some time on this issue soon, but this is a notable win that I’m glad to see getting coverage.

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Independent providers like @queerdoc.bsky.social are stepping in as hospitals reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care, but this makes them easier to single out for harassment. It's a dynamic we've long seen in abortion care, as @garnethenderson.com notes www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena...

NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won. Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co

"If they can violate patient privacy protections for specific types of health care, that doesn't affect just trans people. That affects everyone,” said @queerdoc.bsky.social founder Crystal Beal. The subpoena also sought insurance billing records—but QueerDoc only takes cash.

Hoo boy is this week's @autonomynews.co roundup packed

A 24-hour waiting period, then another 30-minute forced delay after an ultrasound. Consent forms printed on the correct paper, in the correct font. Distressed patients turned away for failing to jump through each hoop. This was the reality of getting an abortion in Kansas for decades.

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