Reproductive health @19thnews and author of UNDUE BURDEN from @doubledaybooks. sbluthra(at)19thnews(dot)org or DM. Jaguars and Celtics fan. She / Her.
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My book, publishing May 21, is now available for preorder!
It’s been an incredible honor to chronicle the stories of the patients who seek reproductive health care in post-Dobbs America. I can’t wait for more people to meet them.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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at @voxdotcom I wrote about how health care costs have come to dominate the midterm election, topping even housing, utilities and groceries as a top economic concern
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"I spent years living with what happened to me, and I realized that I could either allow that experience to be just something that happened, or I could use my voice to make sure it doesn’t happen to somebody else." @shefalil
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Three years ago, Maria Alejandra Valero Brinez experienced a stillbirth when she was 8 months pregnant.
Now, she is 5 months pregnant and has been detained since August. She says she is having abnormal bleeding and not getting medical care she needs.
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just wait for all the baby cams after jags win the super bowl with a 67-yard field goal
NEW: Newborn name data from the city health department shows a lot of love for the team since June.
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famesick summer into famesick fall into famesick year!!!!!
Guess who’s back, back again…
#GIRLS, created by and starring Lena Dunham, will return to HBO Max for five new episodes.
“There’s been not enough attention on her race,” Mr. Pritzker said in an interview.
True maybe unless you are @bymellbarclay and wrote the best story on why conservatives are considering voting for Hinojosa 19thnews.org/2026/09/conserv…
‼️” This is completely winnable, and it would be a sea change in the country if Gina Hinojosa wins the governorship of Texas,” he said. “There’s every reason to believe that she can and will with the right support.” - @JBPritzker
nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/gi…
Most Americans don't want ICE to be detaining pregnant and postpartum immigrants at the level the agency is doing.
41% said they shouldn't be detained at all and 29% only in "exceptional circumstances"
19thnews.org/2026/10/poll-pr…
this is basically indie rock karaoke night at dc9
One attendee estimated the ratio of men to women at the pro-data center party as "like, four or five to one."
"Not ideal," he added
w/ @mara_hop
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Matt Gaetz has an A+ rating from SBA Pro-Life America, an influential anti-abortion group sbaprolife.org/representativ…
He also said women who support abortion rights are too ugly to get pregnant tallahassee.com/story/news/2…
I gasped to see UNDUE BURDEN in such extraordinary company.
Coming off last week, abortion stories matter more than ever. I’m so grateful to the kind editors @TIME who suggested people make time for these ones.
time.com/collection/must-rea…
"Trump has promised to raise tariffs on imported products, which could also lead to price increases impacting the British infant formula Grano buys for her son, Kendamil. Already, a can that lasts a week and a half is $44."
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NEW: With abortion not exactly delivering wins for Dems in 2024, the GOP might be able to now lean harder into an anti-abortion platform
One House Republican told me it's "absolutely" time for Republicans to be louder about their anti-abortion beliefs
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Some context about Andrew Bailey, who argued that mifepristone should be less available by saying fewer teen pregnancies in Missouri hurt the state’s economy missouriindependent.com/2024…
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OTOH, anti-trans messaging largely failed to unseat the red & purple state Democratic governors like Evers (WI), Kelly (KS), and Beshear (KY) who have vetoed anti-trans bills in office
Seth Moulton telling @reidepstein that identity politics hurt dems
“I have two little girls. I don't want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete. But as a Democrat, I'm supposed to be afraid to say that” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
