The official explanation of what's legal in your state is often months behind what your AG's office is actually enforcing. Bookmark these before you need them — not after.
- Center for Reproductive Rights — state tracker
- Repromaps.org — current legal landscape, updated weekly
- National Women's Law Center
- Your state ACLU chapter — search "[your state] ACLU reproductive rights"
- Read the actual law in your state, not a summary of it
A primary care doctor. A gynecologist. A mental health provider. A human being who actually understands your insurance. If you are pregnant, add a doula. If you might become pregnant, add an OB-GYN with admitting privileges at a hospital you can reach in under 90 minutes. Don't wait for the emergency to assemble the team.
- Identify your PCP, OB-GYN, and mental health provider — write down their numbers
- Confirm your nearest L&D hospital and how long it takes you to get there
- If pregnant: search DONA International or National Black Doulas Association for a doula
- Map two backup providers in case yours leaves the practice or the state
If you've been thinking about a long-acting method — an IUD, a Nexplanon — get on the schedule. They last five to ten years. They survive every administration. If you're on the pill, most plans now allow a three-month or twelve-month fill. Plan B belongs in your medicine cabinet, not on a "maybe later" list.
- Schedule a contraception consult — IUD, Nexplanon, or extended pill fill
- Order Plan B for your medicine cabinet (over the counter, no prescription)
- Bookmark mail-order options before you need them: Aid Access · Plan C
- The Louisiana case decided in February could end mail-order mifepristone nationwide — don't be on the wrong side of that timeline
On June 18, 2025, a federal court in Purl v. HHS vacated the HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule. The administration declined to defend it. Of the 412 pregnancy-outcome prosecutions filed since Dobbs, 264 — about two-thirds — originated from medical disclosure. Period apps, location data at clinics, search history, EHR records — in some jurisdictions, this is now evidence.
- Switch your period tracker to one that keeps data on your phone — Stardust or Euki
- If you live in a ban state and are considering options: use a different device or a private/incognito browser for related searches
- Treat your reproductive health data the way you treat your bank data
- If you're a provider: minimum-necessary documentation; train staff on records subpoena response
The official systems are unreliable. The unofficial ones still work. Your group chats. Your sorority. Your church. Your book club. Your neighbors. Money, transportation, housing, legal referrals, childcare during a procedure. Reactivate them now. Quietly. Before the test.
- Identify three women in your circle you'd call in a crisis — and tell them they're on that list
- Find your local abortion fund: National Network of Abortion Funds
- Identify your state's reproductive rights legal hotline (most states have one)
- Add a doula or birth worker to your circle if you're pregnant or might be — the official systems can't always be trusted to advocate for you in a hospital
The Receipts — in 8 lines
- $900 billion Medicaid cut signed July 4, 2025 (OBBBA). CBO: 10.5 million will lose coverage. Medicaid funds 42% of births.
- EMTALA emergency-abortion guidance rescinded June 3, 2025. Texas miscarriage sepsis rates up 50% post-Dobbs.
- HIPAA reproductive privacy vacated June 18, 2025 in Purl v. HHS. The administration declined to defend it.
- 412 criminal charges in 2 years post-Dobbs (8× increase). 264 of them originated from medical disclosure.
- Mexico City Policy tripled to $30 billion+ on January 27, 2026 — the largest expansion in 40 years.
- VA abortion ban took effect January 30, 2026 — 700,000 women veterans, no exceptions for rape or incest.
- 4,800+ federal health workers fired across CDC, NIH, FDA so far. 20,000 more planned.
- California maternal mortality: 4.0 per 100,000. Louisiana: 58.1. Same country. Different policy. Fourteen times the deaths.
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