Epidemiologist in training @UCSF_Epibiostat, #reprohealth and #EvidenceBasedPolicy researcher @ANSIRH. Views are my own.
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2013
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Concerns that legal cannabis is associated with increased cannabis use during pregnancy or with changing beliefs about the safety of cannabis use during pregnancy are not supported by new findings. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
I am proud to be one of 300+ researchers who signed on to this amicus brief reminding SCOTUS of the decades of evidence showing the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone — evidence that the FDA carefully reviewed before expanding access!
Today my colleagues and I @UCLAReproPolicy along with @PaulWeissLLP with support from @ANSIRH filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court on behalf of over 300 leading reproductive health researchers urging the Court to preserve #mifepristone access.
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Did you know that the abortion medication mifepristone is safer than penicillin, Viagra, and Tylenol? We summarized the @US_FDA ‘s latest safety data on mifepristone here. ansirh.org/research/brief/an…
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Did SF’s paid parental policy improve birth outcomes? New work with @Julia__Goodman @seraifman @DrRitaHamad @WilliamHDow just published in @IJERPH, funded by @ucsfptbi. We found limited effects, likely b/c of inequitable access and that benefits are received after birth...1/2
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Sarah Raifman retweeted
Today’s SCOTUS decision means that people who need abortion care will face even more barriers, stigma, and risk of criminalization. It goes against scientific evidence and its impact will be felt nationwide, particularly by people of color and those working to make ends meet.
Proud to be @ANSIRH and on the right side of history today.
We’re a research program at @UCSF that studies reproductive health, rights, and access.
We work hard to uncover the data so that policies can be research-driven.
Let’s be clear: Today’s SCOTUS decision contradicts scientific evidence. [ a thread 🧵]
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👏 @DrDGrossman explains it all in his latest thread about the @US_FDA decision to make abortion pills available without in-person dispensing.
All in all, the FDA’s decision today is good and mostly follows the evidence. But it could have gone farther—and just made prescribing mifepristone like any other medication that has risks and benefits…like they do in Canada. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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The FDA has removed the long-standing in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion pill. What does this change mean for abortion access, and what barriers still remain? @ANSIRH's @seraifman breaks it down:
msmagazine.com/2021/12/17/fd…
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The @US_FDA has recommended the permanent removal of its in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, one of two pills used for #medicationabortion.
ANSIRH's @seraifman outlines what this change means in @MsMagazine + what barriers still persist. msmagazine.com/2021/12/17/fd…
The FDA considered the evidence and made a key decision to permanently allow pharmacies to dispense abortion pills yesterday. It’s not perfect, but it’s a wonderful start! Thanks @MsMagazine for publishing my op-ed on the decision. msmagazine.com/2021/12/17/fd…
Today I learned that my colleague, who lives in Texas, now commutes 9 hours to Oklahoma to provide abortion care. 80% of her patients there are Texans, including her neighbor who lives down the street from her. #SB8
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This map is pathetic. Click on each country to see by what order of magnitude the US has fallen behind in terms of national #paidleave.
We are finding that mail-order pharmacy dispensing of abortion pills is safe, effective, and well-liked by patients.
Check out our interim analysis @ContraceptionJL ! contraceptionjournal.org/art…
Pharmacists! Check out this FREE accredited continuing education module to learn about your essential current and future roles in the provision of medication abortion care … thanks @SallyRafie for leading the way! bit.ly/3lEMOl3
Also, for more about the mifepristone REMS, check out this video by my @ANSIRH colleague: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp8hZL…
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Our @WholeWomans team just finished care for our last patient in Texas today. I’m in awe of this amazing, dedicated team. Thank you. And now we wait……
My heart goes out to TX abortion providers, clinic staff and administrators, and all the patients who are now forced to travel out of state for basic health care or continue their unwanted/mistimed pregnancies.
We provide abortion out of love and compassion for Texans. We believe in our patients and their futures. We are proud to be Texas abortion providers and there is no law that will ever take that away from us.
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