And already the ramifications of this for parents and babies are not good. Families here are incredibly resilient, but their stories of the ways this closure has had an impact — and the choices they’ve had to make— have been heartbreaking.

Watching this and thinking about my work in Yakima, which, like many places in the PNW, is >70 miles in all directions from another hospital that cares for kids and > 100 miles from a PICU. (cc: @pasantemd @KieranKathleen @WCAAP).

Come learn about our critical role as pediatricians to prevent youth from becoming involved with the justice system and support those who are. Hosted by the intimidible @pasantemd and @KieranKathleen.

This. Brilliant, heartbreaking, and true. Grateful to @gradydoctor for this powerful illustration of the inexorable links between health and systemic inequities — whether you want to name them or not — and the care we should be providing to our patients.

Read this. #Dontlookaway Pediatricians (and so many others) work hard every day to keep children safe. We do our jobs. Beyond time for politicians to do theirs.

RT @DrCourtneyAnn: Racism continues to be perpetuated in medicine through our clinical practice guidelines. Let’s interrogate systemic raci….

This graph just remakes this point: A remarkable increase in deaths from firearms and a simultaneous decrease in deaths from MVCs over the last decades. Neither by chance but due to decisions to make cars and roads safer for our kids and make it easier to kill people with guns

RT @CoreyCiorciari: I've worked on gun violence for over a decade now. And after every tragedy, our reaction is to express rage at America'….

So, tonight, as those of us who are lucky enough to hug our kids a little closer are thinking about the families who aren't so fortunate, I’d ask [us] to think about how they can get our government to change these laws, and to save lives, and to let young people grow up.

So the notion that gun violence is somehow different, that our freedom and our Constitution prohibits any modest regulation of how we use a deadly weapon… doesn’t make sense.

When Americans are killed in floods and hurricanes, we make communities safer. When roads are unsafe, we fix them to reduce auto fatalities. We have seatbelt laws because we know it saves lives….

“This is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in America. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction. When Americans are killed in mine disasters, we work to make mines safer….

Thinking again about this statement tonight and how it’s only gotten easier to obtain guns and kill people over the past 7 years:

RT @DrNicoleC: Today's #COVID19 data from the AAP hasn't been released yet, but looking at the past year of data available (5/6/21 - 5/5/22….

RT @TheLancet: On the cover, our Editorial: Why Roe v. Wade must be defended

RT @ifwhenhow: Abortion is still legal in all 50 states. Give your energy, dollars, and time to local @AbortionFunds, practical support n….

“Each year, 4.7–13.2% of maternal deaths can be attributed to unsafe abortion” @WHO . Banning abortion does not prevent abortion. It just stops safe abortion. This is healthcare. And access to it that is safe, timely, respectful, and affordable is a human right.