Sofia Resnick

@sofiaresnick.bsky.social

National reproductive rights reporter for @stateline.org. Tips to sresnick(at)stateline(dot)org.

NEW from me: A new study examining pollution levels found that while general pollution levels have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains and could be contributing to negative outcomes for pregnant women and babies.

Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows • Stateline

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire ...

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Louisiana’s crisis pregnancy centers are not subject to regular inspections to ensure providers have the proper licenses to perform specific medical services. And patients have no one with whom to file a complaint should something go wrong. @sofiaresnick.bsky.social reports

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana use ultrasound without government oversight • Louisiana Illuminator

Despite a new law, Louisiana has failed to establish a process for the crisis pregnancy centers to use ultrasound technology or to track how they spent public dollars.

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Another installment of our crisis pregnancy centers series is up now. Awesome work by @sofiaresnick.bsky.social "With the help of the Alliance Defending Freedom, crisis pregnancy centers have overturned or prevented disclosure laws from being enforced or blocked investigations in (three states)."

Crisis pregnancy centers fight for ultrasound use in clinics without government oversight • Stateline

Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers routinely offer free ultrasounds, but there is little oversight. OB-GYNs, state lawmakers, government officials, reproductive health advocates, and current and f...

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Today marks four years since the death of the nationwide right to an abortion. For @thebaffler.com, I was so pleased to speak with @amylittlefield.bsky.social about the lesser-known suspects responsible for that death—and about where we go from here: thebaffler.com/latest/autop...

Autopsying Abortion Rights | Kristen Martin

It has been four years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Where should the abortion rights movement go from here?

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ICYMI the Trump administration is changing the fundamental mission of the federal poverty-fighting Title X grant program from reducing unintended pregnancies, to a vague promotion of “body literacy education” and “restorative approaches to reproductive health.” stateline.org/2026/06/18/t...

Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing • Stateline

A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul. Reproductive health clinics use Title X federal grant money to provide birth control...

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Harmonie Perrone knew she was having another ectopic pregnancy, and she knew she needed medication as quickly as possible. But she was denied twice -- and lost her fertility, she says in a lawsuit. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A religious hospital denied her a life-saving drug during an ectopic pregnancy. She lost her fertility

Harmonie Perrone, 28, is suing Advocate Good Shepherd in Illinois, where reproductive rights are enshrined in law

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Experts say reproductive coercion more often occurs when a partner forces someone to get or remain pregnant. The anti-abortion movement is seizing on rare instances of forced abortions as a justification to ban telehealth pill prescriptions. The woman's lawyer here is the notorious Jonathan Mitchell

Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · 2mo ago

NEW: The case of a Texas woman who accused a Marine of slipping abortion pills into her hot chocolate gets even weirder. The Marine countersued in September, saying she made it all up. Now, his lawyers say she's been withholding evidence—including scads of texts and a second phone @autonomynews.co