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Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity is a reproductive justice, POC-led org, engaging young people & centering POC & LGBTQ+ folks in the South & Midwest.

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No one:
Me: OTC birth control pills 🤤🤤

Check out this video by Hali Smith to find out why we're so obsessed!

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1/ Feeling a bit lost with what's going on with over-the-counter birth control in light of the FDA's pending recommendation? Yasmeen breaks it down for us in this quick video #FreeThePillFest

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11/ End thread! For more information and ways to get involved, check out @freethepill or the hashtags #FreeThePill and #FreeThePillFest.

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1/ On May 9th, we celebrated Free the Pill Day, which commemorates FDA approval of the first birth control pill back in 1960! Happy 62 years of birth control access to all those who celebrate...although many still lack access. A(n interactive!) 🧵! #FreeThePill #FreeThePillFest

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10/ Birth control pills are incredibly safe and effective. Over-the-counter birth control pills would reshape the way people-especially youth, people of color, and low-income people access reproductive healthcare.

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Ally Brooks, a student at Mercer and member of the URGE Mercer chapter explores the University's dress codes and its sexist implications. Click here to read more! https://t.co/rH0vDUAMaQ

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Everyone should be able to make their own decisions about whether and when to become a parent. For over two decades, mifepristone has been key to giving folks this autonomy. Sign our petition urging the Biden-Harris administration to protect mife!
https://t.co/refhlLXTDL

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If you’re in the Atlanta area, check out @BMMA’s Black Maternal Health Walk this Saturday! #BMHW23 https://t.co/NQjvEj3HJ7

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Q12: Share some additional resources that support self-care, joy, and center bodily autonomy for Black Mamas & birthing people. #BMHW23

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A12: Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings is a Black-owned, queer-run doula training organization offering a wide range of socially conscious, culturally appropriate, diverse, and action-oriented trainings, courses, and workshops. Learn more here! https://t.co/J4voW3pT3g.

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@FANMOrg offers wraparound services including healthcare access, domestic violence intervention, & financial literacy for low-income women in the Little Haiti, Miami area. Their work highlights how marginalized communities face exacerbated impacts of intersecting societal issues.

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Q8: Share examples of community-based initiatives that are centering Black Mamas across the African Diaspora and/or incorporating Black women's & birthing people's thought-leadership on matters related to #BlackMaternalHealth! #BMHW23

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A8: @DoulaAtlanta offers affordable labor support options & culturally competent programming for Metro-Atlanta families. Their work helps improve Black maternal & infant health & promotes a sustainable perinatal workforce!