Jessica Sanders

Data nerd striving for reproductive equity and healthcare access. views are my own (she/her)

[Utah Abortion Fund @UTabortionfund]

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO FUND ABORTION ACCESS IN UTAH, including care for Utahns traveling out of state. In the meantime, don't forget: ABORTION IS STILL LEGAL IN UTAH.

Donate to UTAF: https://t.co/fpaVJQyAKh

[Gabe Archuleta @_Gabe_Archuleta]

House Bus. & Labor voted down @RepLesser's HB 85. It increases pregnancy Medicaid eligibility levels.

Current income cap: $10/hr
HB85: $14/hr

Cost to #Utah: ONLY $390k
They still said no.

Thanks to @AshleeUT37 & @RepBrianKing for voting yes
#utleg #utpol #healthcare

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

One of my favorite conferences🤩

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

@reproscholar Congrats! Would love to connect in when you’re Utah! Check out the @ascent_center

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

@stacykstanford Great start! Can we add…”Your body, their choice”

[The Green Journal @greenjrnl]

Sobering data demonstrating an association between restrictive abortion laws and increased maternal and infant mortality. #Freearticle https://t.co/mP5D4BRdli

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

This is great news.

It is 💯critical for states who are adopting the 12 months postpartum option to line it up with their Medicaid unwinding process and system changes to ensure that very new moms don't miss out on this important coverage this year.

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

Thank you @TheaAHolcomb for sharing your wisdom and experience re: #utleg This is a great thread 🧵

[Thea Holcomb @TheaAHolcomb]

With the #utleg session around the corner, I decided to compile some pro tips specifically for the people who are most essential to the functioning of Utah’s representative democracy: legislative interns. :)

This one’s for you. 🧵

[Contraception @ContraceptionJL]

States restricting #abortion have worse health outcomes and increased maternal mortality for #bipoc populations - Dr David Eisenberg #SFP2022

[ASCENT Center for Reproductive Health @ascent_center]

Rebecca Simmons, PhD presents on our statewide contraceptive access initiative, Family Planning Elevated. We’re still in the process of collecting post-intervention data & conducting our evaluation, it was exciting to see Dr. Simmons give us a sneak peek #SFP2022 #ASCENTpresents

[ASCENT Center for Reproductive Health @ascent_center]

To learn more about Family Planning Elevated, visit our website https://t.co/evTE8UIGQi

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

Did the 24 Utah Republicans who issued “cease and desist” letters to abortion providers break the law? It looks like it. Will they be held accountable? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

Also excluding #plannedparenthood violates #freechoiceprovision. Learn from others mistakes and don’t do it.

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

@Guttmacher findings highlight the importance of Medicaid family planning program w/out provider carve out…as nonuse of contraceptives ⬆ by 2/3 after Iowa barred providers associated w/abortion from sate Medicaid program.

[Guttmacher Institute @Guttmacher]

In 2018, #Iowa left the Medicaid family planning program & replaced it w/ a state-run program that denied contraceptive funding to clinics associated w/ abortion.

Here’s what we found after 2 yrs of tracking the policy's impact on access to #SRHR care🧵 https://t.co/dasUoSAnt2

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

Every licensed healthcare professional who signed this letter had their own reason for doing so…but all informed by expertise, experiences and deep understanding on the complexity of patients unique situations. #AbortionIsHealthcare

[Jessica Sanders @JNSandersPhD]

Grateful for todays coordinated coverage of abortion as healthcare in Utah! Check out the op-ed by Dr. Sarah Zarek.
Read it here: https://t.co/T1FjOJHai8

#AbortionIsEssential

[Georgetown Center for Children and Families @GeorgetownCCF]

“You can’t have health equity without coverage and timely access to providers.” — Daniel Tsai @CMSGov at our child and family health policy virtual conference keynote address today.