Epidemiologist in training @UCSF_Epibiostat, #reprohealth and #EvidenceBasedPolicy researcher @ANSIRH. Views are my own.
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2013
- Tweets147
- Following218
- Followers215
- Likes315
I am proud to be one of 300+ researchers who signed on to this amicus brief reminding SCOTUS of the decades of evidence showing the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone — evidence that the FDA carefully reviewed before expanding access!
Today my colleagues and I @UCLAReproPolicy along with @PaulWeissLLP with support from @ANSIRH filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court on behalf of over 300 leading reproductive health researchers urging the Court to preserve #mifepristone access.
law.ucla.edu/sites/default/f…
Did you know that the abortion medication mifepristone is safer than penicillin, Viagra, and Tylenol? We summarized the @US_FDA ‘s latest safety data on mifepristone here. ansirh.org/research/brief/an…
Proud to be @ANSIRH and on the right side of history today.
We’re a research program at @UCSF that studies reproductive health, rights, and access.
We work hard to uncover the data so that policies can be research-driven.
Let’s be clear: Today’s SCOTUS decision contradicts scientific evidence. [ a thread 🧵]
5
👏 @DrDGrossman explains it all in his latest thread about the @US_FDA decision to make abortion pills available without in-person dispensing.
All in all, the FDA’s decision today is good and mostly follows the evidence. But it could have gone farther—and just made prescribing mifepristone like any other medication that has risks and benefits…like they do in Canada. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
The FDA considered the evidence and made a key decision to permanently allow pharmacies to dispense abortion pills yesterday. It’s not perfect, but it’s a wonderful start! Thanks @MsMagazine for publishing my op-ed on the decision. msmagazine.com/2021/12/17/fd…
Today I learned that my colleague, who lives in Texas, now commutes 9 hours to Oklahoma to provide abortion care. 80% of her patients there are Texans, including her neighbor who lives down the street from her. #SB8
7
This map is pathetic. Click on each country to see by what order of magnitude the US has fallen behind in terms of national #paidleave.
We are finding that mail-order pharmacy dispensing of abortion pills is safe, effective, and well-liked by patients.
Check out our interim analysis @ContraceptionJL ! contraceptionjournal.org/art…
We hope the @US_FDA takes these data under consideration as they review the mifepristone REMS, which currently requires that the pill be dispensed only in a clinic, medical office, or hospital. (…Even though many patients take the pills safely at home!)
1
4
My heart goes out to TX abortion providers, clinic staff and administrators, and all the patients who are now forced to travel out of state for basic health care or continue their unwanted/mistimed pregnancies.
We provide abortion out of love and compassion for Texans. We believe in our patients and their futures. We are proud to be Texas abortion providers and there is no law that will ever take that away from us.
2
“Vaccinated people can’t tap out of the pandemic’s collective problem. Their actions still influence Delta’s ability to reach their unvaccinated neighbors, including immunocompromised people and children.” @edyong209 theatlantic.com/health/archi…
1
@SenDuckworth & @AyannaPressley introduce the Support Through Loss Act to require employers to provide at least 3 days paid leave for miscarriage, unsuccessful IVF, failed adoption or surrogacy. 10-20% of pregnancies end in #miscarriage vox.com/22577338/miscarriage…
Beautifully summarized as always @Dianagfoster
Here’s a short clip on how Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s understanding of abortion — in the balance is a woman’s whole life course—is supported by findings of the Turnaway Study.
Many helpful points from @JuliaLMarcus, including:
1) abstinence-only won’t work for COVID, just like it doesn’t work for sex or substance use.
2) we are more than just vectors of disease. try to understand where people are coming from... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
1
So proud to have been part of this brilliant study led by @Dianagfoster. Listen to her discuss the findings from The Turnaway Study @NPR and check out her new book!
TODAY: What are the longterm economic, physical and mental health effects of having an abortion -- or being denied an abortion? We talk with @Dianagfoster who interviewed 1,000 women over 10 years after they either received or were denied an abortion.
4
The @nytimes editorial board calls on the FDA to lift the REMS on mifepristone and make abortion pills available by mail nytimes.com/2020/03/26/opini…
“They’re making parks for dogs but they’re not building housing for us.”
nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/ca… via @NYTimes
1
Agreed! Thanks @Fuentes_Liza for your thoughtful perspective on the the “LARC Solution” to substance abuse during pregnancy #sfp2019
6
Happy Friday🙌@ewarren
How would I respond to someone who says marriage is between one man and one woman? #EqualityTownHall
Thanks to @SenatorLeyva & @GavinNewsom, California is officially leading the way to improve access to medication abortion for those who need it. I’m proud of our contributions @ANSIRH to this important and historic step! #SB24 #AbortionCareOnCampus xitter.cf/ansirh/status/11827500…
1
3
And of course so many kudos to @justcareca and the thousands of fearless California college students who rallied to make this happen!!
2