Oh, wait, my bad. Under a different question, it says they've partnered with SteadyMD to offer GC sessions, currently for 99USD for a one hour session. www.steadymd.com/clinician-wo...

The founders include a number of people who should have been down this ethical road about embryo testing before. Also the FAQ under GC services doesn't even mention GCs, and 23andME is old news. NOT a good start, guys.... #GeneChat mynucleus.com/about

Cross-posting for awareness since not all are on reddit. The issues the lawsuit raises are serious and repeat concerns others have raised and thought poorly addressed by GC leadership #GeneChat www.reddit.com/r/GeneticCou... www.courtlistener.com/docket/67483...

Cross-posting for awareness since not all are on reddit. The issues the lawsuit raises are serious and repeat concerns others have raised and thought poorly addressed by GC leadership #GeneChat www.reddit.com/r/GeneticCou... www.courtlistener.com/docket/67483...

Interesting bit on the unexpected alliances and outcomes that the current IVF/embryo laws lead to. Whether embryos are legally treated as property, people or sui generis, there are still unresolved ethical issues that conflict with the business and side of IVF...and the needed fetal research side

youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc?... #GeneChat

This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.

Nice list of where/how to access/stockpile various mifepristone related meds, links to groups and links worth following within those linked sites, especially if you're stockpiling and distributing personally. And there's a great recipe for gingerbread cake at the end. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Congrats to Judge Reyes and the team that did the genetics prep! #GeneChat

And I hope I showed this respect to all my colleagues. The complexity of the reports and talks they gave in their non-native language was fantastic. www.nature.com/articles/d41... Biologist Tatsuya Amano works to make science a fairer place for non-fluent speakers.

Given I'm essentially monolingual, I completely admire the multilingual people trying to get American English to make sense.

#GeneChat Taken from Tumblr btw

Below is a good script for calling (202-224-3121) or emailing your DC rep/senator (www.usa.gov/elected-offi...). When possible, personalize the message: these are not recoverable actions for me, my family, my patients, my agency. I guess you could leave praise for them if you're that kind of person

If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.

Take a minute and check out this wonderful thread by GC Jehannine Austin on psychiatric conditions and genetic counseling. She offers links and vids near the end for those who want more info.

A great resource for abortion policies in each state

Bezos: www.statesman.com/story/news/s... Musk: www.kut.org/education/20...

Both Bezos and Musk have started Montesorri-type STEM schools in Texas for ages 3-9. Surely unrelated to Abbott's insistence on state funding for private schools. Bezos currently charges no tuition for those under 400% of the poverty level, subject to change as all tuition is.

Worth at least skimming the comments/requotes for how insurers game the 2013 ACA, optimize metrics and costs to their favor, and buy up healthcare systems. Insurance is not the same as healthcare and neither are the same as access!

Does it count as "low-buy" January if I have my husband purchase it instead of buying it myself?

Open access to the special issue on how abortion has impacted genetic counselors and the families we serve. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

The kids are now back in their cities but the memories are in my house as I wash the blankets we wrapped up in to argue the best Dr Who and empty the dregs of wine from the Beyonce & Taylor night and evaluate the leftovers from dinner time stories. Gratitude and love and the best of hopes for 2025!

Fun Family Fact: We enjoy reruns of American Ninja Warrior and game shows more than the latest 'must watch' shows on the streaming channels.

The adult kids are coming home for the holidays this year. Toss up on whether I spent more time and $$ at the liquor store or the grocery store. "Oh mom, we don't need anything special" is a lie and don't think I don't know it.

Trump voters are unfortunately about to learn whether it is actually possible in a post-Dobbs world to "leave it to the states" -- every state abortion law's impact extends beyond that state's borders, as our data has shown. www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...

File this under "Questions I only have to answer because of Trump." And to be sure, it's a very valid question. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...

When abortion gets banned, clinical staff move on to new jobs, equipment gets returned, leases are lost, insurance lapses, etc. Restarting an abortion clinic is not as easy as turning a key.

"Natural" was a third of women dying in childbirth & half of babies dying before age 5. 'Natural' was entire families wiped out by diphtheria, the D in the TDAP vaccine, & thousands of children paralyzed by polio. This is privileged arrogance & willful ignorance of the before times.

IF ONLY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PREACHED IT AND WROTE BOOKS ON IT AND CHAIRED COMMITTEES ON IT WERE WILLING TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK OF IT. Even when it’s inconvenient, even when it makes the donors grumpy even when it implicates their buddies even when there might be any skin in the game for them

FYI for #genechat in case you're wondering about the zillion of posts on this great annual event of healthcare workers vs hunger. Did not see a genetics-specific team yet but there are cancer, peds and the over-arching #kidsvengers teams

HCWvsHunger.org starts Thursday 11/28 at 6pm EST. Healthcare workers vs Hunger, if you didn't know of this annual event, now you know. And World Food Kitchen on behalf of #Kidvengers is my rec if you have no other preference

Texas' abortion ban has negatively impacted the state's obstetrics and gynecology workforce, with declining residency applications, practicing physicians leaving the state, and challenges in providing comprehensive reproductive healthcare training. ja.ma/3Z4BwcA

Louisiana declaring mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances could harm people experiencing miscarriages—or bleeding out in childbirth. It’s the first U.S. law to target abortion pills this way, but we can count on more states introducing copycat bills in 2025. Me in Refinery29:

Deepest sympathies to the family.

Coming soon: #Booksky Banned Book Club! We'll read one banned/challenged book monthly and discuss on Bluesky with posts. Coordinators will provide talking points. Follow me for updates and to join. Fellow librarians, let me know if you'd like to be a coordinator. Repost to get the word out pls.

Catharsis vs revolution. Planning ahead vs giving in in advance. Hope I can figure out the nuances myself so I can help others with the same.

Alt text: embroidery. First picture shows “this is fine” in big red letters. Second photo shows that close up, each letter is made up of the small stitched word “fuck” repeatedly.

imo USA voters separated Harris from abortion quite easily. "Don't want an abortion, don't have one but don't stop her from hers" worked for abortion. But talking more about court reform was not going to win over the anti-Harris/pro-Trump crowd. Most Trump voters like the courts just as they are.

Anti-abortion people tell me it's OK women are dying from delayed care as babies are being saved. They thought abortion rate was down so these deaths were worthwhile, not understanding abortions are still happening so it's actually abortions + dead women.

Today's news reminds me of this Wendell Berry poem. (and yes, I've posted it before but Bluesky was hungry and ate that one)

Indiana's abortion restrictions are placed on hold and sent back for review on religious grounds! Looking forward to educated commentary about how this impacts similar cases and laws!

Jesus would 100% tell you to have a lovely International Trans Day of Visibility this Easter Sunday