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Hear from Annie, who re-registered to vote from her second home in NY and now makes a bigger impact in key elections. ? #turnpurpledistrictsblue #NY1 #NY3 #NY4 #NYCDemocrats #NassauCountyDemocrats #HamptonsDemocrats

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Employees are voting with their feet. And, companies are noticing. MoveIndigo noticed, too. And, we have identified the states with strong protections for reproductive rights, with amazing community characteristics, and with powerful votes: https://lnkd.in/empJaD5h Read the Center for Reproductive Rights findings here: https://lnkd.in/eYSH7tPX #hiring

Reproductive Healthcare is about much more than who gets to decide if a woman has a baby. Whether you want to have a baby or you don't want to have a baby, we have an enormous reproductive healthcare problem in our country. Data and map sourced from MARCHOFDIMES: 35% of US counties are maternity care deserts. More than 150,000 babies were born to birthing people living in maternity care deserts. An additional 200,000 babies were born to birthing people living in counties with limited maternity?care access. More than 2.3 million reproductive aged women live in maternity care deserts. Over 3 million additional women live in counties with limited maternity care access. Living in a maternity care desert is associated with a 13% increased risk of preterm birth. Over half of counties in the US do not have a hospital that provides obstetric care. In 2021 and 2022, approximately 1 in 25 obstetric units?closed nationwide. Nearly 70% of birth centers are located within just 10 states. 2.5 million reproductive aged women live in a county without an obstetric clinician. Only 27 states and DC grant full practice authority to Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs). See the whole (depressing) report here: https://lnkd.in/g3bEZ9G9 #reproductiverights

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Here's a bit of good news for people who believe in democracy and the power of voting. In Pennsylvania, automatic voter registration remains standing. (If you are interested in moving to Pennsylvania? here are some great places to consider....https://lnkd.in/dgKd3eZH) https://lnkd.in/exeYAPku

At a recent pre-election session about how many Americans were on a steady diet of Fox News, someone commented that it is because Fox News is free and other news sources (e.g., CNN and MSNBC) are not. But, even that is fake news. You need a subscription to watch Fox Corporation (though I don't recommend it for your diet; it will leave you bloated and full of hot air). You know what you don't need a subscription to that provides OUTSTANDING news coverage: NPR. Public media is a service and NPR is great at it.

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At MoveIndigo, we frequently hear from folks who are looking to move to states that will protect their reproductive rights. We are always eager to help them...and to nudge them to pick states and communities where they can not only have their own rights protected but can also help protect reproductive rights (and lots of other important rights) for our country. That means moving to swing districts, typically in blue or purple states. Where are these magical places (and they really are magical!)? The Hudson Valley and Long Island in New York AND most of Maine AND huge portions of Colorado AND several fabulous districts in California. If you are looking for abortion access or maternity care, all of these places deliver. And you can be a Democracy Hero by helping to swing the vote blue. #moveindigo #votewithyourfeet #reproductiverights

Per the most recent data (2023), 36,000 residents per quarter (collectively) are leaving the 13 states with total abortion bans immediately following the Dobbs decision, due to these bans. Assuming the same effect over a five-year period, there would be very nearly a 1% population loss for states banning abortion as opposed to ensuring abortion access. In Texas alone, the outflow would be more than 300,000 individuals leaving for more protective places. States with abortion bans are having trouble attracting medical practitioners. For example, applications from medical students for residency positions in obstetrics and gynecology in abortion-banning states fell 11.7% in 2023 from the previous year, and by another 6.7% in 2024, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Undergraduate and graduate students are also factoring state abortion policies into their decisions.? According to Gallup and the Lumina Foundation research, almost three-quarters of college students factor laws governing reproductive health into their decision of whether to stay enrolled in their current campus or leave. Winston Churchill taught us to never let a good crisis go to waste. If you are moving to a place where your reproductive rights will be protected, please also choose a place where your vote will also be a gamechanger so we can gain the political leverage we need to make reproductive health care a national right again. https://lnkd.in/empJaD5h #reproductivehealth #womensrights #abortionrights