Susanna Birdsong

Mom. Tarheel. General Counsel @ppsat. Formerly @ACLU_NC + @nwlc. Views expressed are my own.

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

The 6 wk ban takes effect 30 days from now; FL has long been a critical access point for #abortion in the South + this is a huge blow to the region. For voters (everywhere, really) the stakes couldn't be higher in November. LFG @yes4florida.

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

@teddyrosenbluth @nytimes Teddy!! This is amazing and so very well deserved. Can’t wait to see your byline in print.

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

Leadership in Action Alert 📢🙌

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

Today, Gov. Cooper joined the Reproductive Freedom Alliance in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women’s health and access to mifepristone, an FDA-approved and proven safe abortion medication used by over five million people.
https://t.co/2JuzKsxFXo

[PP South Atlantic NC @PPSATNC]

📣 We’re proud to endorse Josh Stein as the next governor of North Carolina.

Not only is he a proven leader fit to reject extreme, partisan agendas, but he is deeply committed to protecting our reproductive freedoms and keeping the government out of personal medical decisions.

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

Those defending ambiguous medical exceptions in abortion bans regularly suggest that the problem is not the ambiguities, but doctors narrowly construing them.

And yet, here’s Texas AG Ken Paxton threatening doctors with civil and criminal liability for FOLLOWING A COURT ORDER.

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

Virginia is a critical abortion access point in the South and the voters understood the assignment. What a victory!!! 🎉

[Jamie Lockhart @jlock]

We did it, Virginia!!! 💕🗳️

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

Congrats @ChristyClarkNC!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Meck Dems @MeckDems]

Congrats to @ChristyClarkNC the new Mayor of Huntersville and the entire slate of candidates for Huntersville Board of Commissioners who flipped the entire board blue!!!

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

@juliefornc 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

I. Have. Seen. ENOUGH 🎉🎉🎉

[Dave Wasserman @Redistrict]

I've seen enough: in a victory for the pro-choice side, Ohio Issue 1, a measure to establish a right to an abortion in the state constitution, passes.

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

Love 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 see 👏🏼 it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼!!

[Planned Parenthood @PPGreatPlains]

BREAKING: Today's ruling breaks barriers, ensuring safe care and dismantling medically unnecessary restrictions. Our commitment stands strong. Together, we progress towards equitable access.

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

To the trans youth who have been harmed by this healthcare ban + other dangerous laws enacted by the #ncga this session: you are seen and loved. Advocates far + wide will never stop fighting for / with you. Thank you @equalitync, @LambdaLegal @NHeLP_org @PFLAG @GLMA_LGBTHealth 😍

[Lambda Legal @LambdaLegal]

This #NationalComingOutDay, we’ve sued North Carolina to protect the rights and well-being of trans youth joining forces with @NHeLP_org, @PFLAG, @GLMA_LGBTHealth and in partnership with @equalitync. 🏳️‍⚧️💪

[PP South Atlantic SC @PPSATSC]

Watch today’s arguments live here: https://t.co/8QNC0MlnZj #BansOffOurBodies

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

We've seen it in North Carolina and around the country. Republicans are unified in their attacks on women's health. If you're angry about this, your voice and your actions can make a difference, now and at the ballot box.
https://t.co/LmrOviHbaX

[PP South Atlantic NC @PPSATNC]

South Carolina just passed their own abortion ban, banning abortion before many even know they’re pregnant. But it isn’t over. @PPSouthAtlantic will challenge the ban in court. 💥

[Jenny Black @jennycblack]

No one I’d rather fight with. 👊🏻

[PP South Atlantic NC @PPSATNC]

BREAKING: The #NCGA voted to override @NC_Governor's veto of the monster abortion ban, Senate Bill 20. The ban will become law and go into effect on July 1, decimating abortion access in our region. @PPSouthAtlantic's doors remain open. We aren't going anywhere. #BansOffOurBodies

[PP South Atlantic NC @PPSATNC]

BREAKING: The NC Senate has voted to override @NC_Governor's veto of Senate Bill 20, the monster abortion ban. The bill now moves to the House, where lawmakers are expected to vote this evening.

If the House overrides the veto, it will become law. #BansOffOurBodies #NCGA

[ANSIRH @ANSIRH]

A new report from the Care Post Roe Study paints a bleak picture of OB-GYN care since the fall of Roe. Providers have seen:
⬆️Increased morbidity
⬆️Increased delays in care
❌An inability to give time-sensitive care
❌Worsened pregnancy complications

https://t.co/vsPmwCEHeC

[Susanna Birdsong @_sbirdsong]

Every time I read a sentence like "Republicans said it represents a compromise among members of the party" I think - but what about the rest of us--the majority of North Carolinians?? All this bill compromises is our rights & our futures. #bansoffourbodies #ncpol

[Michael Hyland @MichaelWNCN]

NEW: For the first time, I had a chance to ask @RepTedDavisJr (R-New Hanover) about tonight's veto override vote on the abortion bill. He said he's "still looking at the pros and cons." More of what he said at noon on @WNCN #ncpol #ncga

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

Make no mistake — if these legislators vote to override this veto, they are voting to ban abortions in North Carolina.