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It's July 27th and this week we break down the jaw-dropping hypocrisy and cruelty of the GOP on every level from: The U.S. State Department is preparing to burn $9.7 million worth of donated contraceptives—becausethe manufacturer works with abortion providers. (Yes, really.) YahooNews via UPIA Tennessee woman being denied prenatal care because she's not married, thanks to a new "Medical Ethics Defense Act" that allows doctors to deny care based on personal beliefs. Nashville BannerA Texas man suing a California doctor for helping his ex partner get an abortion. Washington PostOklahoma's education chief Ryan Walters getting caught with naked women on his PUBLIC OFFICE TV DURING A MEETING. The AdvocateA Texas anti-abortion lawmaker exposed for adultery and for funding multiple abortions. The New RepublicRecent polling on American's views on abortion rights (spoiler - 64% support legal abortion in most cases) MSNAnd a little toddler bright spot to lighten things up.Where to channel your righteous rage:Plan C PillsReproductive Health Access ProjectIf/When/HowSisterSongPlanned Parenthood PACNational Immigration Law Centerwww.5calls.orgKeep calling. Keep showing up. You are a beacon in a dark time.Share this episode. Stay wild, stay loving, stay feral. xoFiona

This week, Fiona cuts through the chaos to focus on the targeted attacks on reproductive rights, medical privacy, and immigrant families. Plus, a joyful "Good Trouble" protest brings hope to the heart of the movement.Articles:Iranian father detained by ICE outside his child's Montessori. | Portland Mercury, OBPHeidy Sanchez Update | OnCubaNewsMoises Sotelo Casas Update | OPB, GoFundMeWest Virginia court upholds restriction on abortion pill sales | AP, The Hill, The Washington PostNew York Rejects Texas's second attempt to punish doctor for prescribing abortion pills | The HillPurl v HHS : Resetting Reproductive Health Privacy Landscape | The National Law ReviewGood Trouble Protests | OPBPublic Media Funding Impacts | ParentsCoca Cola Fib | The NYTimesAdmin will burn 500 tons of Food meant to feed 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN | People via YahooNewsTake Action:Support NW Immigrant Rights Project, Innovation Law Lab, Plan C Pills, If/When/How, and the Digital Defense FundDonate to Moises Sotelo Casas' Family GOFUNDMEUse 5calls.org to call your reps!Try Stardust period tracker to protect your privacy and still track your periodShare this podcast with your pals, your fam, your group chat that's kicking off with other pissed of feral friends! And visit www.FeralMamasClub.com for more. Much love to your big, tender heart & until next time!xo Fiona

This week Fiona is taking a break from the heavy and disheartening news cycle to send an encouraging note out into the world. Please, do what you can to get connected locally. Our communities are what will get us through this horrendous piece of the wrong timeline, and they'll be what help get us out of this, mess, too. So please, find your people. Reach out to your neighbors. Share more hellos, and how are yous. Do your little piece to connect with people and make the world a little softer when it is trying so hard to be cruel. Love really will come out on top, we just have to keep radiating it. Activating through it. And staying grounded in it, no matter how ragefilled we may get. Sending love to all of our feral fam and friends' big BIG hearts. We see you. Take a break. The news will still be horrible and here next week. For now rest easy and know you're loved. And you're doing something to move the world forward just by being kind yourself. 💞(But also, if you do have any $ you can spare right now, Planned Parenthood needs us now more than ever before. ) 💞

In this week’s episode of the Feral Mamas Club Podcast, Fiona breaks down the newly passed FY2025 Congressional Budget Reconciliation Bill or what we’re calling the Bastard Billionaire’s Bill. This sweeping legislation slashes healthcare, guts reproductive rights, and cuts food assistance while handing billions to the ultra-wealthy and massively expanding ICE detention funding.We unpack:How the bill harms families, especially caregivers and low-income parents.The devastating impact on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood.The staggering $75 billion ICE expansion—and who profits from it.The hypocrisy of tax cuts for billionaires at the expense of basic human needs.PLUS: A Bright Spot roundup of key wins for abortion rights from Montana, Wisconsin, and Missouri that remind us the fight is far from over.Stay wild. Stay tender. Stay feral.Show notes and links:The Bastard Billionaire’s Bill - Full Text & Summary: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/14Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - SNAP Cuts Analysis: https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-worksPlanned Parenthood Action Fund - CBO Report on Defunding Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/pressroom/breaking-new-cbo-report-shows-defunding-planned-parenthood-would-cost-taxpayers-52-million-over-10-yearsGuttmacher Institute - Impact of Defunding Planned Parenthood: https://www.guttmacher.org/KFF Health News - Medicaid and Reproductive Health: https://kffhealthnews.org/Snopes - ICE Budget Fact Check: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-budget-big-beautiful-bill/Washington Post - ICE Expansion and Detention Blitz: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/04/trump-bill-ice-immigrant-detention/AP News - No-Bid Contracts and Private Detention Expansion: https://apnews.com/article/32e830ffec3956e58977b0bec9c42614AP News - ICE Detention Beds Expansion: https://apnews.com/article/e92b67a388f041b84593d7a29fd93c54Montana Abortion Access Supreme Court Ruling: https://apnews.com/article/0f7b1198b0c8af2a9a17f38bccd8217cWisconsin Supreme Court Abortion Ban Decision: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/wisconsin-court-says-19th-century-abortion-ban-cannot-be-enforced-2025-07-02/Missouri Judge Blocks Anti-Abortion Laws: https://apnews.com/article/bf10f0463cd2a5b7f23a2b169f4ac74bCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget - Tax Cuts Impact: https://www.crfb.org/National Alliance to End Homelessness - State of Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/state-of-homelessness/

While the baby naps, we rage on.This week, Fiona breaks down:3 years post-Roe — abortions are up, access is harder, and bans are reshaping care across the U.S.SCOTUS rulings — a gut punch to Planned Parenthood and a dangerous step toward undermining birthright citizenshipGOP hypocrisy — Rep. Kat Cammack received abortion care for her ectopic pregnancy, while backing bans that would prevent others from doing the sameICE’s violence — detained breastfeeding moms and pregnant women denied care until tragedy strikesBright spot — Zohran Mamdani’s people-powered win in NYC is the hopeful future we’re building towardLinks to Reporting Referenced:Roe, 3 Years Later: Yahoo!SCOTUS Birthright Ruling: PBSSCOTUS Planned Parenthood Medicaid Case: The HillKat Cammack Ectopic Pregnancy: HuffPostICE Detention Data: Cato InstituteMarine’s Wife Detained by ICE: OregonLivePregnant Woman Loses Baby in ICE Custody: Yahoo!Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Primary: CBS NewsWhat You Can Do:Donate to immigrant & reproductive justice orgs like IRCO and Planned Parenthood PACUse 5 Calls to demand ICE accountability & federal abortion protectionsShare these stories, speak up, get loudMake something that nourishes your soul or helps showcase your resistance: protest art, cookies, signs, care packagesThis moment needs your energy, whether whispered from the nursery or shouted at a rally.Stay wild. Stay tender. Stay feral.

While the baby naps, we rage on. This week, Fiona breaks down:Adriana Smith’s devastating update | 1lb 13 oz baby removed from her body posthumously | BBCPolitical violence in Minnesota | Melissa Hortman and her husband murdered | PeopleICE detainment of Moises Sotelo in Newberg, OR | KOIN 6 News Texas sues San Antonio for funding abortion travel | Yahoo NewsEMTALA protections rolled back by Texas judge | Yahoo NewsOhio’s proposed near-total abortion ban— no exceptions, full criminalization | NewsweekNo Kings Rally — millions marched for democracy & freedom | AxiosWhat You Can Do:Donate to: Adriana Smith’s FamilyMoises Sotelo’s FamilyCall your reps — demand protections for EMTALA, immigration justice, and abortion rights.Bake bread. Plant a tree. Tell a dad joke. Do something in Melissa & Mark Hortman’s memory.Amplify these stories. Share this episode. This moment needs your energy — whether online, in the streets, or in your community and your own kitchen - dancing with your babies!Stay wild. Stay tender. Stay feral.

While the baby naps, we rage on. This week, Fiona breaks down:🚨 EMTALA abortion guidance rollback by the current administration | MSNBC⚖️ West Virginia’s terrifying miscarriage prosecution speculation | SNOPES💊 Mifepristone access challenges and what you should call it | REUTERS🐻 Montana Supreme Court protecting abortion rights | MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO✊ No Kings Rallies — rising resistance, collective energy | NOKINGS.ORGAdditional Links & Resources Mentioned:Reproductive Health Access ProjectPlan C PillsNational Immigration Law Center⁠No Kings Rally Info⁠ ACLU: Protesters' RightsWhat You Can Do:🩺 Donate. ✍️ Call. 🪧 March. 🎨 Make signs. 💻 Amplify.This moment needs your energy — whether online, on the streets, or in the nursery with your voice turned up while nap-trapped.Connect:🌐 feralmamas.club📸 @feralmamasclub on IG and TikTok📬 🎧 Stay wild. Stay tender. Stay feral.

This week on The Feral Mamas Club Podcast, Fiona brings the fire with updates and urgent headlines about motherhood, bodily autonomy, immigration, and resistance. From the continued horror of the Adriana Smith case to dystopian surveillance in Texas and systemic cruelty at the border, it’s a ride—but don’t worry, we end on a hopeful note from Maine. Plus, ways to take action and support the work.1. Adriana Smith Update – Still on Life SupportLawmakers are demanding answers as controversy deepens over Georgia’s heartbeat law and its role in keeping Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman, on life support.Read more from NPR Read more from Law & Crime2. Texas Surveillance – License Plate Scanners & Bodily AutonomyTexas officials used license plate readers to track a person who had a self-managed abortion, raising chilling implications for privacy and bodily autonomy.The Independent: Texas abortion license plate surveillance3. ICE Separations & Sen. Ossoff’s DemandsFollowing up on previously reported stories of Heidy Sánchez and Yorley Bernal, Senator Jon Ossoff is now publicly demanding DHS explain why nursing mothers were deported without their U.S. citizen infants.NBC News: Ossoff questions ICE on family separations4.) Maine’s Law Protecting Reproductive ProvidersSome good news! Maine passed a law to protect doctors from criminal prosecution when prescribing abortion medicines to patients in other states where abortion is restricted.Yahoo News: Maine Prescriber Privacy LawTake Action:Call your SenatorsIf/When/HowReproductive Health Access ProjectCodePink: End ICE FlightsNational Immigration Law CenterSubscribe, review, and share The Feral Mamas Club Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Stay loud. Stay loving. Stay feral. 💥

This week on The Feral Mamas Club Podcast, Fiona dives into the unholy trifecta of horror: Missouri's Supreme Court drops the hammer on reproductive freedom, Catholic hospitals in California prioritize dogma over pregnant peoples’ health, and the House GOP passes a budget bill that guts care and crushes families. But don't worry—there's a bright spot (and toddler lols), plus real actions you can take right now to rage and rally.Main Stories Covered:1. Missouri Supreme Court Reinstates Abortion BanMissouri's highest court reinstates the state's abortion ban, overturning lower court rulings and ignoring voters who passed Amendment 3.Read more from The Hill2. Catholic Hospitals Denying Emergency Abortion CareAP: Providence California Abortion Story3. The GOP Budget Bill's Impact on FamiliesFinancial Times: The Economic Impact of Trump’s Budget BillMSNBC: House GOP Moves Forward With Trump Agenda BillTake Action:• Call your Senators and tell them to block the budget bill and protect Planned Parenthood funding.• Planned Parenthood Action Fund• National Network of Abortion Funds• Yellowhammer Fund• If/When/How for legal help & abortion rights• Reproductive Health Access Project• Pro-Choice Missouri and ACLU of MissouriBright Spot: Fiona’s 19-month-old demanded “More Milk” and then looked up, said “Where were we?” and resumed nursing. Honestly? Iconic.Subscribe to the podcast and support the movement by sharing this episode, leaving a review, and following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Stay loud. Stay loving. Stay FERAL.#FeralMamasClub #ReproRights #StayFeral

This week on The Feral Mamas Club Podcast, we channel righteous rage into focused fire. We start with Adriana Smith, a Black nurse and mother who was declared brain dead after being denied care for headaches, only to be kept on life support against her family’s wishes because she was nine weeks pregnant. Her case is everything that’s wrong with how we treat Black women and bodily autonomy in America.Missouri lawmakers’ underhanded attempt to undo a pro-choice voter win, and the huge legislative sneak attack that happened while most of us were sleeping: the GOP’s Billionaire Tax Cut Bill and how it’ll impact Planned Parenthood (even though it'll cost us $300 million).Rage isn’t the end point—it’s the beginning. Let’s use it.📎 Show Notes + Source Links:Adriana Smith Coverage:• A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman is Being Kept on Life Support, Raising Legal Questions – NPR• Family, Doctors of Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Grapple With Georgia Law – AP News• Black Woman Declared Brain Dead Kept Alive for 12 Weeks to Deliver Baby – AP News• Georgia is Keeping a Brain-Dead Black Woman Alive to Incubate Her Pregnancy – Ms. MagazineMissouri’s Abortion Repeal Tactic:• Missouri Lawmakers Approve Referendum to Repeal Abortion Rights Amendment – MSNGOP Legislative Moves:• The GOP’s Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Would Add $300 Million to the Deficit – Mother Jones• In Late-Night Vote, Republicans Move Closer to Pushing Trump Agenda Bill Through House – MSNBC💥 Places to Put Your Rage:• Adriana’s Family GoFundMe: Help Adriana's Family• Planned Parenthood• Black Mamas Matter Alliance• SisterSong (Atlanta-based)• Amplify Georgia Collaborative

This week on The Feral Mamas Club Podcast, we’re diving into the latest twists and turns in the fight for reproductive rights. From New Jersey holding the line and Michigan striking down a 24-hour waiting period, to South Carolina digging in with a six-week ban, we’ve got the legal rollercoaster covered.But it doesn’t stop there. We’re also calling out a new and bizarre anti-abortion narrative that’s tying abortion rights to so-called “manhood.” Spoiler: it’s as toxic as it sounds.And the heartbreak doesn’t end there. We’re also covering the latest stories of family separation at the hands of ICE, including updates on Erika's temporary reprieve, Heidy Sánchez's ongoing separation, and new cases like the heartbreaking story of toddler Maikelys Espinoza Bernal being left in U.S. custody while her parents were sent to two different countries. Plus, we'll discuss the ICE agents who left a 12-year-old boy alone on a Massachusetts sidewalk during an arrest. From Erika’s temporary reprieve to the gut-wrenching tale of a toddler torn from her family and left in foster care for nearly a year, we’re talking about the ways our immigration system continues to fail mothers and kids.Plus, our bright spot this week: Maryland just did something proactive and practical to expand abortion access, and we’re celebrating this move.We’re also highlighting some incredible organizations doing the work to protect and expand reproductive rights and support immigrant families. If you’re fired up after listening, check out the full articles for more context and support these organizations doing the work to protect and expand reproductive rights and support immigrant families:NJ Abortion Rights Victory: NJ.comMichigan Waiting Period Overturned: AOL News, APSouth Carolina Upholds Six-Week Ban: NewsweekAnti-Abortion 'Manhood' Narrative: NPRToddler Separated from Parents: Yahoo News, Washington PostICE Leaves Boy Alone After Arrest: The IndependentCuban Mother Deported from US Pleads with Trump to Reunite with Her Family: APMaryland Gov. We Moore Signs Bill to Tap Unused ACA Insurance Funds for Abortion Grant Program: APNew Mother Faces Deportation After Border Agents Deployed to Maternity Ward: NewsweekOrganizations You Can Support:National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.orgYellowhammer Fund: yellowhammerfund.orgPlan C Pills: plancpills.orgRAICES: raicestexas.orgImmigrant Families Together: immigrantfamiliestogether.comMamás Con Poder (by MomsRising): momsrising.orgTune in for the stories, stay for the righteous rage. You won’t want to miss this one. #StayFeral | #FeralMamasClub

Hey, Feral Fam. It’s Fiona here – comms professional and feral baby wrangler. If you're anything like me, you're juggling bedtime, burnout, and a browser full of bleak headlines. That's why I’m bringing you this weekly roundup: for the humans who care deeply but don’t have time to sift through 19 think pieces before preschool drop-off. We’re making sense of the news that hits hearts hardest, and finding ways to channel the rage. Because as the goddesses know, there is plenty of it.In this episode, we’re talking about:ICE agents waiting outside a maternity room door to deport a new motherTrump’s team stalling on mifepristone access (because of course)Rising maternal mortality rates in the U.S.And a surprising bright spot from Connecticut centering teen reproductive healthTune in for the news, the fury, and a little hope. We’re not just surviving, mamas – we’re roaring back.ICE at the Maternity WardErika, fleeing violence in Guatemala, walked through the Arizona desert at eight months pregnant to secure safety for her baby. She gave birth in a Tucson hospital—only to find ICE waiting to deport her outside her room.Erika was separated from her newborn right after giving birth. Public pressure and intervention from Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delayed the deportation, but the trauma is unimaginable.This is a grim reminder that policies meant to protect are often used to harm. We must do better.Sources: CNN, NewsweekMaternal Mortality Rates Keep RisingNew CDC data shows that U.S. maternal mortality rates rose again in 2024—up to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births.Most of these deaths are preventable, especially among Black and Brown mothers. This reality should shake us all.Source: MSNMifepristone MadnessThree Republican-led states (Idaho, Kansas, Missouri) filed a lawsuit to ban telehealth access to mifepristone—a crucial pill used in 60% of U.S. abortion cases.Trump’s team asked for a dismissal, not because they support access, but because they claim it was filed in the wrong court.This isn’t backing down; it’s stalling. Stay alert, mamasSource: APBright Spot: Connecticut's Teen Reproductive Health BillThe Connecticut state House passed a bill to expand access to birth control and prenatal care for teens—without needing parental consent.It’s a win for reproductive autonomy, health equity, and the dignity of young mothers.Source: NBC CTGet your claws out:Channel your frustration into change. Support these organizations:RAICES TexasMomsRising / Mamás Con PoderImmigrant Families Together

In this episode, I rant (lovingly) about the $5,000 "baby bonus" being floated in political circles right now.TL;DR: it’s nowhere near enough. Not when birth alone can cost over $25K. Not when birthing parents lose income, careers, and their sanity --- plus the ability to control our bladders!🔥 Quick Hits & Receipts:It costs nearly $300K to raise a child to age18: Fast CompanyMoms lose 10% income per child (yes, really): Time MagazineChildcare > college tuition in 38 states: StatelineThe average cost to give birth in the U.S. (with insurance):Vaginal: $14,768 (avg), ~$2,655 out-of-pocketC-section: $26,280 (avg), ~$3,214 out-of-pocketPrenatal to postpartum care: ~$18,865 totalFrom Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker💪 Want to Do Something About It?If you're ready to channel your feral mama rage into action, donate to: The National Partnership for Women & FamiliesThey fight for paid family leave, maternal health equity, and caregiver economic justice.🐾 Stay Feral:Share this episode with your rowdiest group chat. Yell about it at daycare pickup. Leave a review.And join us next week for more rage, receipts, and rewilding.#FeralMamasClub | #PaidLeaveNow

This week’s Feral Mamas Club Podcast takes you straight into the fire—and back out again with purpose. We cover the devastating removal of a breastfeeding mother from her baby, the unlawful removal of U.S. citizen children by ICE, and a much-needed moment of hope from the World Health Organization’s new global maternal health campaign.These are the stories that shake us, wake us, and remind us why feral mamas don’t stay silent.If you’re ready to mother on your own terms—and roar when needed — this one’s for you.STORIES:1. ICE Deports Breastfeeding Mother Heidy SánchezA Cuban-born mother is separated from her 1-year-old U.S. citizen daughter while awaiting immigration proceedings.📎 Read on Reuters2. U.S. Citizen Children Deported Without Due ProcessThree U.S.-born children, including a 4-year-old undergoing cancer treatment, are deported alongside their undocumented mothers.📎 Read on The Washington PostBRIGHT SPOT:WHO Launches Global Campaign for Mothers & BabiesOn World Health Day, WHO kicked off Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures—a year-long push to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths.📎 Learn more on WHO💪Want to Take Action?Support orgs that keep families together:RAICES TexasImmigrant Families TogetherMamas Con Poder by MomsRisingLiked this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with the fiercest mama you know. We’re building a movement—one roar at a time. 🐅 Stay Feral!