Hi everyone! I am an ambassador for the FemHealth Project, an initiative that aims to demystify issues surrounding women’s health by producing fact-based content developed by female doctors. We are looking to engage people interested in our mission and women’s health. We will be holding a virtual summit from August 17-19th featuring various female health and wellness experts to discuss topics including What is the optimal age for egg freezing, infertility and pregnancy, Urinary Tract Infections, and more! This is a perfect opportunity to interact with physicians who specialize in women's health and can answer questions about birth control, reproductive disorders, and any other reproductive health questions!

This online summit is free and open to everyone! VIP tickets are available for free until August 1st and afterwards, regular admission will still be free! I’d love for anyone interested in the FemHealth Project or women’s health join us at the free summit in August. Please use my link to register for the event: https://learn.femhealthproject.com/a/30449/Gt5GPz8W!

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. For more information on speakers and topics, you can also check out our website, https://learn.femhealthproject.com/.

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I'm a researcher working on the history of eugenic sterilization in California and wanted to alert people to a resource. California moved approximately 20,000 eugenic sterilization records from the health system to the archives so all records prior to 1945 (75 year rule) are public record and can be accessed at the California State Archives.

We have digital copies and would be more than happy to do a search to see if your ancestor is in our records AND the records are public. The time frame ranges from 1919 through 1945 (our records go up through 1952 but 45-52 are still protected and thus we cannot release information about them) and includes the following hospitals/institutions: Sonoma, Pacific Colony, Stockton, Agnews, Napa, Patton, Mendocino, Camarillo, Atascadero, Dewitt, Modesto, and Norwalk.

The easiest way to contact us is at california-eugenics@umich.edu

I personally found a great aunt using similar sources so maybe we can help fill a hole in your family's story.

NOTE: this history is also relevant to a California state bill, AB3052, to be discussed at a public hearing in Sacramento on May 19: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB3052

Corporate Walmart

Went to my local walmart tqo buy a pregnanvy test. All of their family planning products were locked behind a screen. There was a button to press in order to get someone to unlock it. I pressed it and an old dude arrived, asked me which pregnancy test i wanted and grabbed it off the shelf. He then said that the test would be waiting for me at checkout 9 when I finish shopping. I told him that I was upset these products are locked and how this detters people who want to buy products discretely. He said this lock was to protect from theft. At the register, I had to request the test from a different man in front of many other customer. If I feel uncomfortable in this situation, I would guess others, especially those underage, might feel the same. The manager told me that the local store had no control and that I would have to talk to Corporate Walmart. This link was the only place I found to express my concern. If you agree that Walmart should make all of their family planning products accessible, make a comment through this link.

Hello! Over the next year I'll be filming a documentary about those most affected by the abortion bans and restrictions in the south. Are you seeking an abortion? Have you had one? Do you fight for reproductive rights? I'd love to hear your story. Thank you!

Ok so in all the talk about access to safe and legal abortions, most especially in regards to banning such, I hear the phrase “exceptions for rape and incest”. On the surface, it makes perfect sense. But I’ve been thinking...

Rape exception is pretty straight forward and a valid argument. (In cis terms) Man rapes woman, woman is pregnant as a result of the rape, woman shouldn’t have to bear the offspring of her assailant.

Where I’m really hung up is the incest part. Like....wouldn’t an incestuous child that which an abortion ban exception being provided be rape as well? Or are we talking “let’s have an exception for the [insert state here] brother/sister or uncle/niece who been bangin for a while consensually but accidentally reproduced”? Or “we met online, dated, hooked up, we pregnant, come to find out we have the same father”?

Seriously....I’m confused

https://www.peacock-panache.com/2019/05/abortion-miscarriage-georgia-36071.html

Ok I gotta get this off my mind because I just don’t friggin get it. For context neither myself nor my husband wants to be parents to a human child. We like being Aunt and Uncle and just having dogs thanks! So over Thanksgiving weekend my sis in-law tells me someone asked her “Well don’t you want your sister in-law to have a baby?”, as if that somehow trumps what I or my hubby wants........... Ladies and gentlemen I fully support whatever reproductive choices you make. I just want people to be sexually responsible. It takes some fucking nerve to presume your opinion on a strangers life choices out weighs the opinion of the person you’re talking about! Am I right all the time?! I wish but no! But I make it a point to mind my own damn business unless my opinion is fucking requested!

My name is Alec Vicenzi and I am a student at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology located in Chicago, IL. I am currently working on my dissertation as a requirement for my doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. The title of my dissertation is "The Experiences of Black, Childfree Couples in America."

I am writing to see if you know any Black, childfree couples who would be interested in participating in my study. I would also be open to and very appreciative of, any other resources/contacts whom I could contact directly about this request. While I know childfreedom is not a primary issue taken up by reproductive justice activists, I believe the choice not to have children is relevant to the broader discussion about making autonomous reproductive decisions.

Potential couples must both identify as Black/African-American, as heterosexual, be at least 30 years old, not have children or step-children from previous relationships, and be able to meet within 45 miles of Chicago, IL.

Thank you very much for taking the time to consider my request. If you have any further questions about my study proposal, please do not hesitate to call/email directly me at: 608-921-3966 or axv1599@ego.thechicagoschool.edu

Sincerely,

Alec Vicenzi

Greetings, Mamas!

Are you a mother who has ventured down the road of carrying a new pregnancy after experiencing a pregnancy loss or losing your newborn/infant? Have you since given birth to your rainbow baby (who is currently 5 years of age or younger)? If you answered yes to these questions, then I would love to hear about your experiences of your rainbow pregnancy and motherhood.

My name is Kelsey Nibbelink and I am a Master’s degree candidate in the Infant Mental Health program at Mills College in Oakland, California. I am conducting a study which examines mothers’ feelings about their experiences of reproductive loss, their rainbow pregnancy, and their relationship with their rainbow child. Your participation in this study is voluntary, anonymous, and completely confidential. Participation entails completing a web-based survey, which will take approximately 35 minutes to complete. All participants who complete the questionnaire will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon or Target gift e-card. Please feel free to contact me at rainbowbabysurvey@gmail.com, if you have any questions or concerns!

If you are interested in participating, please follow this link to the survey site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rainbowbaby

Journalist here working on a story about abortion fund providers in Texas. Has anyone ever used their services/is thinking about using their services? I would like to speak with you and can give you more details about my story in DM. Willing to use pseudonyms if you'd like to share your story without sharing your name.